WEBVTT 00:01.070 --> 00:01.970 Hi there. 00:02.060 --> 00:06.740 In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Garry Kasparov. 00:07.310 --> 00:09.920 So this is in 1993. 00:11.320 --> 00:13.690 The new instalments round ten. 00:14.380 --> 00:17.830 So we see D4 from Anatoly Karpov. 00:18.490 --> 00:21.250 Kasparov plays don't have six C4. 00:21.250 --> 00:22.810 We have a Kings engine offense. 00:22.810 --> 00:24.550 This isn't so popular nowadays. 00:24.550 --> 00:28.480 The Kings injured offense as it was in the nineties. 00:28.690 --> 00:38.500 So here Afri has played with some inspiration from castles Bishop Ephraim now E5, Knight, G, E2 and 00:38.830 --> 00:39.640 C6. 00:39.640 --> 00:47.080 If Black releases the central tension, this statistically has a 60% win rate for white. 00:47.080 --> 00:51.460 It is a comfortable position for whites anytime black plays C6 later. 00:51.460 --> 00:54.580 D6 could be a big target on that default in general. 00:55.240 --> 01:00.310 So yeah, it looks more interesting to play C6. 01:00.550 --> 01:06.610 Now we have Queen d2y could actually consolidate a space advantage with D five here. 01:06.610 --> 01:07.450 It seems. 01:08.530 --> 01:08.770 So. 01:08.770 --> 01:10.990 For example a6 g4. 01:11.020 --> 01:11.860 C tanks. 01:11.860 --> 01:17.890 C tanks, same black plays h5h3b5y overall is better. 01:18.220 --> 01:25.960 It's a way of just making sure there aren't too many tactics in the position and what remains better 01:25.960 --> 01:28.900 in terms of space at least. 01:28.900 --> 01:31.000 So yeah, that is interesting. 01:31.000 --> 01:36.430 If 96 is tried instead, again, you know White's going to get a space advantage here. 01:37.660 --> 01:39.720 G takes Knight, takes this position. 01:39.760 --> 01:44.260 We could try Knight at four to try and liberate the bishop for a pawn that could be ignored. 01:44.260 --> 01:47.830 Why again, has got a nice position. 01:48.070 --> 01:50.530 So anyway, Queen D two though, was played. 01:50.530 --> 01:55.300 We have Knight Bd7 and now Rook D one. 01:55.540 --> 01:59.110 So this looks a little bit strange because these guys are still in bed. 01:59.350 --> 02:01.060 The king is still in the center. 02:04.110 --> 02:06.780 It is interesting if what it calls old queenside. 02:06.810 --> 02:10.140 Let's look at this one should be slightly better here. 02:10.170 --> 02:17.190 For example, this position one should be better or D5 again here just for a space edge advantage should 02:17.190 --> 02:25.380 be slightly better for white, at least positionally, and there's less tactics than what we're about 02:25.380 --> 02:26.000 to see. 02:26.010 --> 02:34.220 So in the game Rook D1 and we see a sense D takes E5 and now Knight takes E5. 02:34.230 --> 02:38.400 So not minding D6 because the knight is hitting C4, it has come to life. 02:39.030 --> 02:43.020 If D takes E5 was played, this is absolutely miserable for black. 02:43.440 --> 02:48.120 This would be completely aligned to comp. 02:48.240 --> 02:52.140 He wouldn't mind the exchange of queens and once getting a nagging edge here. 02:53.040 --> 03:00.690 So yes, this is the more dynamic way player hitting C4 be free and now hitting C4 again with B5. 03:00.930 --> 03:09.780 So a very interesting situation now is emerging if rook e Knight's Yeah queen takes D6 this position. 03:11.670 --> 03:20.010 It is actually possible that this is plausible, for there are certain aspects of counterplay. 03:20.340 --> 03:27.360 If F4 Knight G4 and this position Black gets, you can see that Black's pieces are kind of alive. 03:27.390 --> 03:28.530 Just to demonstrate. 03:28.530 --> 03:30.220 But let's not go further there. 03:30.240 --> 03:32.430 Let's just continue on the game line. 03:32.460 --> 03:36.240 B5 immediately see tanks. 03:37.320 --> 03:47.940 If Queen sized six hear Queen's coming off be takes and what is won't do a for this position is very 03:47.940 --> 03:49.290 nice for. 03:50.220 --> 04:01.950 It's okay for black but actually it's not entirely bad objectively for white it might actually have 04:01.950 --> 04:03.150 a small edge here. 04:03.810 --> 04:06.350 So this is with queen sized sex hair. 04:06.360 --> 04:09.120 It seems complicated on this occasion. 04:09.120 --> 04:12.210 The game keeps activating Black's pieces. 04:12.210 --> 04:22.320 He played c tank's I was kind of activates the otherwise asleep rook on ice so yes Queen 66 was a bad 04:22.320 --> 04:24.420 choice it seems objectively. 04:26.660 --> 04:28.640 And just try and claw into these dark squares. 04:28.640 --> 04:29.840 Let's have a look at that again. 04:29.850 --> 04:34.070 So queen size rotates, B takes 92, 84. 04:34.100 --> 04:40.130 Just trying to get into these dark squares and yeah, white should be securing actually a small edge 04:40.130 --> 04:51.740 objectively but C thanks B5 was played and now 80 takes which activates the rook on eight we have queen 04:51.740 --> 04:55.130 takes these six and though 947. 04:57.140 --> 04:59.600 So it's actually a rather tricky possession. 04:59.600 --> 05:08.720 This black's pieces are activated and there are a lot of interesting tactical ideas in this position 05:08.950 --> 05:11.450 of makes his position much worse with F4. 05:12.590 --> 05:21.230 If A-4 B takes night tanks, there's Bishop A6 and this position Bishop takes f11 is inconvenienced 05:21.230 --> 05:25.220 to bet and black should have now a small edge. 05:26.030 --> 05:28.910 So okay by F4 actually creates more weaknesses. 05:28.910 --> 05:37.490 On top of activating brass pieces is like more weaknesses and more responsibility now is taken on. 05:37.580 --> 05:42.200 And there's a brilliant reaction here in this position which makes all the difference. 05:42.200 --> 05:46.910 In fact, what would you play here if I give you a five sentence pause video? 05:50.900 --> 05:51.540 Okay. 05:52.650 --> 05:53.670 Before. 05:54.480 --> 06:02.040 This is actually much stronger than G4 because Bishop DeForest needs trying to get rid of that thing. 06:02.040 --> 06:11.090 Catto Bishop And this position, for example, whites being activated and looking at C6, you know this, 06:11.100 --> 06:14.100 this could be it's just an even position. 06:14.100 --> 06:18.810 Basically this kind of scenario is just even but with before this is very, very different. 06:19.260 --> 06:28.800 The stumbling back to B1 if F takes E5, B takes nine takes Bishop takes E5, and yeah, White's on 06:28.800 --> 06:30.000 the back foot here. 06:30.780 --> 06:37.200 Bishop Default is Bishop F4 and even taking out H two to flatten Bishop Geoffrey, you can see that 06:37.200 --> 06:40.290 Black's pieces are very nice here. 06:40.500 --> 06:42.780 This hits the rook, the fans H seven. 06:42.810 --> 06:45.390 Yeah, Blacks very, very comfortable in these scenarios. 06:46.350 --> 06:54.780 On A4 can you see the tactic Black could employ here, which is great for ten points. 06:58.610 --> 06:59.840 Okay, Black could use that. 06:59.840 --> 07:05.240 Activated rock Rook takes A4 because C4 is a bit of an Achilles heel in its position. 07:05.960 --> 07:09.560 So it doesn't want it doesn't really want to allow C4. 07:11.460 --> 07:13.800 This is just a very strong. 07:16.220 --> 07:17.090 Position. 07:18.200 --> 07:25.280 Let's say B takes C for Queen D Frey, because where else? 07:25.460 --> 07:26.560 This is unfortunate. 07:26.570 --> 07:27.710 Where is the queen going here? 07:28.460 --> 07:31.640 Has to hold on to the bishop, but then runs into a counter fork. 07:32.900 --> 07:39.410 And here Knight takes the one queen 61 Queen 85, just to demonstrate Black's pieces are really alive 07:39.410 --> 07:41.330 and these guys are still asleep in bed. 07:42.320 --> 07:44.000 So what's happening here? 07:44.810 --> 07:48.140 Well, you know, Rook D ain't Queen C one, g five. 07:48.140 --> 07:50.990 We can undermine this construction. 07:51.710 --> 07:53.420 And you can see that. 07:53.600 --> 07:53.960 Yeah. 07:53.990 --> 07:56.020 Black's got all the pressure here. 07:56.180 --> 07:56.900 This scenario. 07:56.900 --> 08:01.610 Black's pieces are really alive and could even cash out with a queen exchange. 08:02.660 --> 08:04.880 And here there's a 2 to 1 pawn majority. 08:04.880 --> 08:07.070 Black's much better if queen. 08:07.070 --> 08:07.400 Thanks. 08:07.400 --> 08:18.800 b4c5 Bishop takes c5c because if Queen b5 here Bishop a6 and this position is not going to be good for 08:18.800 --> 08:19.250 white. 08:19.820 --> 08:20.120 Yeah. 08:20.150 --> 08:27.190 Otherwise you know whereas the queen going is running into discovery Attack Queen for Bishop takes A2 08:27.330 --> 08:27.980 e2. 08:28.550 --> 08:37.550 So let's say C5, Bishop takes C5 here might take C five, rook takes the eight. 08:37.550 --> 08:40.670 This is possible because of this family folk. 08:40.670 --> 08:43.400 I mean this royal folk knight eats the freight. 08:43.400 --> 08:48.410 So winning the queen, this position is just better for black. 08:48.890 --> 08:50.750 So great stuff here. 08:50.750 --> 08:55.250 Showing the liveliness of the black pieces and the weakness has been exploited. 08:55.250 --> 09:02.240 So night B one is chosen and we have now knight G4 and at this point Karpov's really on the back foot 09:02.270 --> 09:03.470 off the board as well. 09:03.500 --> 09:08.480 He's down to apparently 15 minutes on his clock at this point. 09:08.480 --> 09:15.890 So we see Bishop d4 now Bishop takes D4, Queen takes three for Rook takes a two. 09:16.070 --> 09:16.640 Yeah. 09:16.640 --> 09:20.960 This is being given this active rooks crashing to that seventh rank. 09:21.260 --> 09:29.150 Very, very bad situation for H free and now C5 also Queen H for Shank was strong here just to show 09:29.150 --> 09:31.370 the strength of the black position. 09:31.370 --> 09:34.730 Rook takes E2 check Queen takes G3. 09:35.240 --> 09:37.670 This position with Knight C5. 09:39.090 --> 09:46.920 It's truly kind of vicious because if Queen takes C5, Bishop takes G4. 09:46.920 --> 09:54.240 Shaq wrote the hack Look at the black pieces, just winning back material, fun stuff, and, you know, 09:54.240 --> 09:58.260 eventually could end up getting all the pieces back with interest. 09:58.410 --> 10:01.020 So this is just better with the outside pass pawn. 10:01.380 --> 10:05.400 So, okay, so C5 though is chosen. 10:05.400 --> 10:10.800 Queen g1 Knight f6 E5 94. 10:11.940 --> 10:14.670 Want a science to see comp off? 10:14.670 --> 10:17.610 Visually, the optics don't look good as they say. 10:17.880 --> 10:20.400 The optics is only a knight on the second rank. 10:21.330 --> 10:27.150 So we have h for a now comp of crates, a pass pawn potential with C4. 10:27.510 --> 10:34.500 We have c one if B takes C4, it's not just the passport and it's it's this diagonal opening up this 10:35.010 --> 10:37.320 diagonal of death to the white king in the center. 10:37.770 --> 10:43.200 So this position Knight DC five and here Rook C two. 10:44.680 --> 10:53.200 Is a cool idea because yeah, there are various menacing threats that controls see free actually amplifying 10:53.200 --> 10:57.070 the effects of this check because there's less of a free defense. 10:57.280 --> 11:00.660 So here, you know, we can take that and be free. 11:00.670 --> 11:05.310 Check this position with that pressure on sea free. 11:05.320 --> 11:05.990 It's just horrible. 11:06.010 --> 11:07.360 Bishop takes G4. 11:07.870 --> 11:09.400 It's a horrible position for one. 11:09.430 --> 11:18.190 So anyway, see, one is chosen and guess what is played here, which is absolutely wonderful. 11:19.510 --> 11:22.960 Reminiscence of Alexander Alekhine classic game. 11:22.960 --> 11:24.100 This next move. 11:25.600 --> 11:25.800 Okay. 11:26.950 --> 11:28.290 Kasparov chooses C free. 11:28.300 --> 11:29.740 It's a very strong position. 11:29.980 --> 11:32.200 C To be free is also good. 11:32.200 --> 11:38.380 You know, this position is also funny enough of the Knight takes E5 Knight's E4. 11:38.380 --> 11:42.010 We have Queen 61 and Queen Eng here with interest. 11:42.100 --> 11:46.150 So that is very, very nice for black this scenario. 11:46.960 --> 11:49.420 So oc C free though is played. 11:49.450 --> 11:54.670 We have no it takes A2 and LC to Queen D for. 11:55.920 --> 11:57.900 What else if we see one? 11:59.160 --> 12:00.900 There's actually a really strong move here. 12:00.900 --> 12:01.880 An attacking blow. 12:01.890 --> 12:02.670 What would you play here? 12:02.680 --> 12:04.200 Mazzara will go for the king. 12:05.670 --> 12:07.110 Going for the king is a game ending. 12:07.110 --> 12:11.850 Downside going for material is a downside, but you're letting the opponent fight on. 12:17.110 --> 12:19.210 And you know where there's hope. 12:19.900 --> 12:22.840 You know, you don't want to give hope to the opponent. 12:23.650 --> 12:25.330 So here, what would you play for? 12:25.330 --> 12:26.320 Ten points. 12:30.150 --> 12:30.480 Okay. 12:30.480 --> 12:31.610 1965. 12:31.620 --> 12:32.010 Yeah. 12:32.010 --> 12:38.550 It threatens actually, Queen D, potentially Queen D two mating if it wasn't on B1. 12:38.550 --> 12:39.930 So let's play with this. 12:39.930 --> 12:44.700 F takes C takes B one, and then we have Queen D two. 12:44.970 --> 12:47.010 So basically, yeah, this is powerful. 12:47.010 --> 12:53.820 If Rook take C to Bishop G four and we're threatening Queen D one mate. 12:54.180 --> 13:02.460 If Rook D two Knight 62 This position with Rook A is vicious French thing 93 double check and mine's 13:02.460 --> 13:10.080 the yeah, the king's in the center It's fun and games this position Queen 62 check King G3 rookie free 13:10.080 --> 13:14.400 check King takes G for Queen D four Checking G five Rook G Frechette. 13:14.400 --> 13:17.880 We're bringing the king down the ball another attacking pattern. 13:18.540 --> 13:23.670 So anyway, so Queen D four is played. 13:23.670 --> 13:29.540 We have C takes D1, Queen and King Tasty one nine DC five not minding the exchange of Queens. 13:30.350 --> 13:32.550 This is such a powerful possession now for blacks. 13:32.550 --> 13:40.050 So after Rook takes D ain't here check King C to knight F2 and actually the game ended here moved 27 13:40.380 --> 13:45.690 so yeah Black's pieces seem to be swarming with various beautiful possibilities. 13:47.040 --> 13:54.000 So technically white is a pawn up but say Knight saying, well, what does white do if rook g won? 13:54.000 --> 13:55.860 The thing is Bishop at five check. 13:57.400 --> 14:04.330 And here if King C one say wrote D one check is picking up material and it's checkmates. 14:04.330 --> 14:12.290 The thing is, if off the track King b2 there's 91 check and nine times B three is checkmate. 14:12.310 --> 14:15.070 If Bishop defray, there's rook takes D3. 14:15.070 --> 14:20.980 This is kind of vicious 91 check and nine times B three is checkmate as example. 14:21.130 --> 14:23.090 So yes, it's kind of vicious. 14:23.110 --> 14:26.760 Let's say Knight takes before we take the rook. 14:26.770 --> 14:30.640 Yeah, this isn't a good outcome black material up here. 14:30.730 --> 14:34.890 It's just easily winning four pieces against free. 14:34.900 --> 14:37.930 This pawn is not going to make it under these circumstances. 14:37.940 --> 14:39.760 This is just absolutely winning for black. 14:39.910 --> 14:44.230 So, yes, a hugely entertaining game. 14:45.190 --> 14:52.150 It's these classic suave games, which perhaps, you know, they influenced my style of play dramatically. 14:52.900 --> 15:00.550 And they are really, really entertaining and exciting and full of conversational possibilities. 15:00.910 --> 15:07.600 So, yes, it shows that if your pieces are getting activated, come off, made certain activations 15:07.600 --> 15:14.140 of the black pieces in effect, in my view, like this first one activate in the night against C4 and 15:14.140 --> 15:18.070 then later activating the rook whilst these pieces were still in bed. 15:18.100 --> 15:24.340 It wasn't, it didn't seem to be Karpov's finest hour for opening play to have this position in the 15:24.340 --> 15:26.800 opening, so I hope you enjoyed this. 15:26.830 --> 15:35.230 It shows quite a few attacking ingredients and willingness to sack pawns to activate pieces. 15:35.980 --> 15:37.210 Yeah, a really great game. 15:37.210 --> 15:41.500 I hope you enjoyed this and got some good attacking points from it as much.