WEBVTT 00:01.050 --> 00:01.830 Hi there. 00:01.860 --> 00:06.760 In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine playing against Max Oaa in 1947. 00:06.780 --> 00:15.990 Their world Championship match round six d4 from Alekhine We have d5 c4 C6 nine c3 D tank C4 and now 00:15.990 --> 00:23.160 e4 e5 and here Alekhine plays Bishop take C4. 00:23.190 --> 00:24.690 This is a very interesting move. 00:25.080 --> 00:30.360 Nine F3 is objectively a solid move. 00:30.510 --> 00:37.890 After eating D4, we could try and get a small advantage with Queen Tank D4 here. 00:38.250 --> 00:44.940 Yes, the Queen's coming off, but it is a small advantage because Black's in no position to play a 00:44.940 --> 00:52.200 six hare if A6 eight takes and there's no pin on A6 and then C4 is going to be crumbling. 00:52.650 --> 00:54.960 So let's imagine this situation. 00:54.990 --> 01:00.750 C4 is vulnerable and once white develops and reinforces E4, White's going to get into a position to 01:00.750 --> 01:02.910 win C4 with a small edge. 01:03.060 --> 01:10.890 But this is an excellent and the Queen being creative if he actually plays bishop takes C4 here offering 01:10.890 --> 01:11.670 a pawn. 01:13.140 --> 01:15.120 So very interesting situation. 01:15.600 --> 01:22.890 We have F3 and now black reacts badly have very badly in fact a bad improvisation. 01:22.890 --> 01:25.560 So this looks to be a complete surprise. 01:25.590 --> 01:30.540 Basically surprise value being demonstrated against Max in a world championship match. 01:30.630 --> 01:32.820 So what on earth is going on here? 01:33.240 --> 01:34.020 Well. 01:35.080 --> 01:36.580 The terrible move played. 01:37.120 --> 01:39.430 Five will go into in a moment. 01:40.000 --> 01:49.330 The tank C frame looks extremely scary for black because of bishop takes have seven check so if the 01:49.330 --> 01:59.650 king took we can take here and this is going to be winning for white there's not enough time for black. 01:59.690 --> 02:01.480 Try to win back the Queen or anything. 02:01.480 --> 02:06.940 This is just winning winning the queen And so King E7 and we have a line queen, be free. 02:07.600 --> 02:14.380 But funny enough, there is a way for black to actually get on top here, which is being absolutely 02:14.380 --> 02:15.850 outrageously greedy. 02:15.850 --> 02:17.680 We've seen Saints be too. 02:19.120 --> 02:27.970 It seems the key way if F6 that runs into E5 94 Y could console Queen B six. 02:27.970 --> 02:33.730 There's Queen C four and this position is exceptionally dangerous for black. 02:35.050 --> 02:43.900 If C thanks B to Bishop takes B2 Queen Saints b2 even stronger than Queen Sax e4 is is a move like this 02:44.800 --> 02:53.140 where blacks facing all sorts of difficulties with the king in the center So for example 94 here E six 02:53.140 --> 03:02.620 and yeah it's becoming impossible for king safety here with 96 shank queen 66 shank Queen G Freeney 03:02.620 --> 03:04.750 This is an enormous position to have. 03:05.590 --> 03:09.880 So the thing is, the thing is the palace very interesting. 03:11.740 --> 03:13.030 Six should not be played. 03:14.380 --> 03:16.360 The super greedy looking C tanks. 03:16.360 --> 03:28.060 B two turns out here to be good for black after Bishop takes B two because if Bishop G5 check there's 03:28.060 --> 03:35.080 nights of saints and this position is Queen A five check and Queen B five check to simplify when black 03:35.080 --> 03:36.820 would be with advantage. 03:37.210 --> 03:40.060 So let's have a look at. 03:41.930 --> 03:44.030 Bishop takes B2 instead. 03:44.510 --> 03:48.770 And the key point here is actually queen bee sex. 03:50.330 --> 03:51.590 And what does White do? 03:54.710 --> 03:57.290 So there's a kind of skewer against this bishop. 03:57.970 --> 04:03.400 So, for example, if Bishop takes G8, Black could play Rook, takes G8 and then take out B2. 04:03.730 --> 04:10.220 But that mechanism is kind of related to, say, Bishop A3, check C5. 04:10.240 --> 04:15.610 This is the only move for advantage, But we still have that kind of winning the bishop mechanism here 04:15.820 --> 04:16.940 because guess what? 04:16.960 --> 04:18.040 Black plays here. 04:20.460 --> 04:20.790 Yeah. 04:20.820 --> 04:22.010 Rook, St John's. 04:22.560 --> 04:29.580 And then there's Queen, a five shank winning the bishop on A-frame Black actually stands significantly 04:29.580 --> 04:30.530 better here. 04:30.540 --> 04:32.490 So that would have been the way to refute this. 04:32.490 --> 04:36.410 So that's why this is not really a repeatable kind of gambit. 04:36.420 --> 04:41.520 If there's a known reputation, if you know the reputation, you're going to just get a big advantage 04:41.740 --> 04:44.910 with black hair once White doesn't really want this. 04:44.910 --> 04:51.540 So it's a good for surprise value in this game and it works like a treat, this whole thing, because 04:51.540 --> 04:58.410 the game of the night is not accepted, B5 is played instead, but this is actually a very bad move 04:58.860 --> 05:07.380 for reasons other than the king in the center, there's an unprotected piece on ice that's a clue. 05:07.410 --> 05:10.800 Guess what Alekhine plays here, which is super strong. 05:10.800 --> 05:12.570 And why for 100 points. 05:16.650 --> 05:17.070 Yeah. 05:17.070 --> 05:17.880 He just plays nine. 05:17.880 --> 05:19.020 Takes be five. 05:19.980 --> 05:24.450 Oh, she's creating a terrible weakness of the last move if this is taken. 05:26.100 --> 05:31.230 If the bishop had retreated, it's still kind of interesting for this position. 05:33.790 --> 05:37.320 If a five minute 64 once can be absolutely doing well. 05:37.330 --> 05:42.190 But yeah, 1965 is an absolute crusher because C tanks B five. 05:42.190 --> 05:46.120 Bishop D five is the point when the rook Yeah. 05:47.230 --> 05:49.210 Bishop If I'm just winning the rook in broad daylight. 05:49.210 --> 05:53.620 So Bishop A6 was tried, but now Queen B free. 05:53.620 --> 05:59.590 So looking at F seven we have Queen E seven if C tanks B five here. 05:59.620 --> 06:06.760 Let's look at the damage Bishop takes of seven shank King seven would be Queenie six champ mains. 06:06.760 --> 06:09.640 So that means King D seven has to be played. 06:10.120 --> 06:15.310 And in which case Queen D five Jack Bishop thinks Bishop F for Queen E seven. 06:15.520 --> 06:18.040 This position is a strong attack after 95. 06:18.040 --> 06:18.610 Check. 06:18.910 --> 06:20.470 Bishop Thanks, G eight. 06:21.430 --> 06:25.040 And let's say Rook takes G8 as an example tactic. 06:25.060 --> 06:27.130 What would you play here for? 06:27.130 --> 06:28.030 Ten points? 06:28.060 --> 06:29.350 What's the strongest? 06:31.030 --> 06:33.700 Yeah, we can actually just win the Queen with Bishop G five. 06:34.680 --> 06:35.460 In fact. 06:36.120 --> 06:41.220 So queen size of seven, check 1965 and we're going to win more material soon. 06:41.520 --> 06:42.240 Ouch. 06:43.470 --> 06:47.310 So, yes, Queen Bee three, we have Queenie seven. 06:48.540 --> 06:52.400 The other point, actually, Bishop takes B5 as Bishop takes F7. 06:52.440 --> 06:59.100 This position is also a strong attack from white after bishop and for the king in the center and not 06:59.100 --> 07:00.870 finding true shelter here. 07:00.900 --> 07:01.620 This is just. 07:01.620 --> 07:02.940 This is a disaster. 07:03.510 --> 07:05.580 There's no true, true shelter here. 07:05.850 --> 07:07.590 So let's say night have sex. 07:07.590 --> 07:12.620 And yeah, it's just a very strong attacking position here. 07:12.630 --> 07:18.180 One could even get the queens off and still be with a huge advantage here. 07:19.120 --> 07:26.820 Okay, So we have actually Queen E seven and one just consoles. 07:27.090 --> 07:28.020 What a wreck. 07:28.050 --> 07:30.050 Train wreck of an opening here for Max. 07:30.120 --> 07:33.140 Our bishop takes B5. 07:33.150 --> 07:34.020 Bishop takes B5. 07:34.020 --> 07:36.030 It looks like a Paul Morphy game or something. 07:36.030 --> 07:37.710 All the pieces are on the back rank. 07:39.450 --> 07:45.300 You know, one of Paul Morphy's victims, Knight f6 if C tanks, B five. 07:45.300 --> 07:50.370 Queen D five is the horrible mechanism again to win eight. 07:50.380 --> 07:57.360 So Knight F6 Bishop C4 Knight BD seven 9/10 D for Rook Banks. 07:57.570 --> 07:58.680 Queen C two. 07:58.920 --> 08:02.010 Queen C five Knights f5. 08:03.070 --> 08:14.140 Now we have a terribly unfortunate possession of black E-5 and now Bishop F4 with a nasty pin on B ain't 08:14.140 --> 08:14.440 so. 08:14.440 --> 08:15.850 This holds everything intact. 08:15.850 --> 08:17.650 Well, having to. 08:17.680 --> 08:19.210 It's a beautiful move. 08:19.220 --> 08:23.740 Bishop f4 So nice H five is played F Queen C four. 08:23.770 --> 08:26.530 Yeah, we're just going to say on C four, take on the fans. 08:26.530 --> 08:27.760 Very much so. 08:27.760 --> 08:28.930 Nice H five. 08:30.910 --> 08:39.970 But now Bishop takes F seven, shank cashes out the possession because it's taking out C five, taking 08:39.970 --> 08:45.760 out E five and protecting the pawn and protecting and sorry, protecting pawn and hitting the rock. 08:46.090 --> 08:55.330 So this position two pawns up Rook B five, Bishop D six So the bishop takes it's a nice check. 08:55.810 --> 09:00.250 Bishop b6b for rook Danes. 09:00.910 --> 09:03.100 Rook 80 1c5. 09:03.100 --> 09:08.070 But this runs into another tactical issue after beating Bishop 65. 09:08.080 --> 09:11.530 Guess what that other tactical issue is, which ends the game at move 23. 09:11.930 --> 09:13.810 I'll give you 5 seconds to pause Video. 09:16.800 --> 09:17.070 Yeah. 09:17.100 --> 09:17.910 Just use the PIN. 09:17.910 --> 09:18.870 Route 85. 09:18.900 --> 09:19.680 Ouch. 09:19.800 --> 09:21.390 So, black resigns here. 09:22.350 --> 09:23.160 What a crush. 09:23.190 --> 09:25.230 If Bishop thinks I have to check. 09:27.500 --> 09:31.460 Rook takes f2, Rook takes the E5, he takes the E5. 09:31.470 --> 09:34.310 It's just a piece up, have f6. 09:34.310 --> 09:35.510 We're just going to play each frame. 09:35.540 --> 09:36.710 We're just a piece up. 09:37.100 --> 09:38.060 Thanks very much. 09:38.740 --> 09:44.270 Hope his whole bishop app if we want to try nudging the Knights. 09:44.570 --> 09:48.380 There's not a free check protecting the five. 09:48.500 --> 09:49.490 No problem. 09:49.910 --> 09:50.540 So yes. 09:50.540 --> 09:59.930 One a crushing game and played a gambit for surprise value and got a very, very bad improvisation response 10:00.170 --> 10:01.310 in the opening. 10:02.270 --> 10:03.930 But who would have fault? 10:03.950 --> 10:13.820 Actually, to be honest, that, you know, being super greedy could actually give give black the advantage. 10:13.820 --> 10:16.940 Well, they do say the best way to refute a gambit is to accept it. 10:17.120 --> 10:22.670 But yeah, this looks like outrageous levels of greediness from black. 10:22.670 --> 10:27.020 But actually it leaves some loose pieces in the variations, it seems. 10:27.050 --> 10:29.380 It's funny this this whole thing with C5. 10:29.450 --> 10:38.360 It's funny in my view, but anyway, a terrible improvisation instead, which has its own issues, its 10:38.360 --> 10:39.530 own set of issues. 10:39.800 --> 10:43.550 This B5, this eight issue is demonstrated. 10:43.670 --> 10:50.090 So alcohol is not set on his tracks just for going for the king when there's other liabilities material 10:50.090 --> 10:52.280 liabilities in the possession. 10:53.000 --> 10:54.790 Very interesting, instructive stuff. 10:54.800 --> 10:57.890 I hope you enjoyed this one so much.