WEBVTT 00:00.960 --> 00:01.620 Hi there. 00:01.650 --> 00:06.720 In this lecture, we see Alekhine against an anonymous player in 1911, Moscow. 00:07.440 --> 00:08.460 So let's have a look. 00:08.490 --> 00:19.020 E4 from Alexander Alekhine e5 93 nine C6 Bishop's C4 Bishop c5 c3 9f6. 00:19.260 --> 00:28.380 We have now d4 eating C4 and now Alekhine consoles and black consoles, which is actually a mistake. 00:29.730 --> 00:33.720 It seems Black's best is to play 19th e4. 00:33.750 --> 00:38.040 So for example, rookie one black could actually just console her. 00:38.520 --> 00:48.750 And if rook takes E4 there's D5 and this turns out to be playable for black f6 C 64 D tanks C4. 00:51.900 --> 00:56.890 Which is actually stronger than other moves. 00:56.970 --> 01:02.370 It seems technically so defensive for Bear with this queen, EF one, Bishop EF five. 01:02.520 --> 01:08.880 This position is actually going to be in Black's favor. 01:09.390 --> 01:11.700 So, okay, Knight takes E for though. 01:12.270 --> 01:13.530 You know, this is interesting. 01:13.680 --> 01:19.170 Also, C takes d4 D5 as possible and you might think, Oh, hold on, Queenie too. 01:19.320 --> 01:23.360 There's Queen D3 Rookie one is F5, so it's justifiable. 01:23.370 --> 01:29.900 It seems that Black could actually in this particular position playing Knight takes E4. 01:29.910 --> 01:38.760 What happens is actually a world of pain here when black Castled because now C64, Bishop B6 and now 01:38.760 --> 01:43.230 Black's pushed back D5 97 and this Knight's pushed back. 01:43.230 --> 01:52.110 Yeah, White's got this very aggressive centre and uses it to create a form wedge in the sense that 01:52.110 --> 01:57.420 kind of central wedge in the centre, not really a form pawn, the form pawns then the king. 01:57.420 --> 02:04.860 So it's just kind of more of a central wedge pawn and you can see that there's a pin which is difficult 02:04.860 --> 02:08.280 to parry on the f7 pawn. 02:09.150 --> 02:12.600 So this looks like it's kind of dangerous. 02:12.600 --> 02:16.560 C takes d6, E takes D6 as well as positionally. 02:16.560 --> 02:18.480 Black's piece is locked in here. 02:18.510 --> 02:19.500 Poor Bishop. 02:20.010 --> 02:20.940 So 96. 02:20.940 --> 02:27.960 So there's a few factors here which give one a great basis to kind of say, Well, if I go for the King, 02:27.960 --> 02:31.670 surely black's actually not going to be able to hold off the attack. 02:31.680 --> 02:33.810 There are problems here in Black's camp. 02:34.230 --> 02:37.350 We see Bishop G5 and there's not so many moves for black. 02:37.350 --> 02:39.030 Given the pawn is pinned. 02:39.180 --> 02:42.900 Another pin is basically created a relative pin against the knight. 02:44.370 --> 02:49.230 We have no C4 and it looks like there's a very juicy option coming up of 95. 02:49.230 --> 02:54.240 We have H6 which weakens G6 now. 02:54.240 --> 02:55.230 So this is interesting. 02:55.230 --> 02:55.830 This is interesting. 02:55.830 --> 02:56.370 Very interesting. 02:56.370 --> 03:03.900 If H six wasn't played if rookie eight Queen D three won't can actually let's imagine rookie six one 03:03.900 --> 03:05.430 can actually still build up the attack. 03:05.460 --> 03:07.680 Well it doesn't even have to be that materialistic. 03:08.190 --> 03:17.310 So even this situation it's really quite strong of the 95 b4 Bishop six Y can go for an attack with 03:17.310 --> 03:18.600 h four here. 03:20.590 --> 03:28.240 And it's just very, very tricky here for black, this kind of possession with these pieces locked in. 03:28.750 --> 03:34.720 If Knight takes age for 97, check, and then we're actually winning the knight. 03:35.050 --> 03:36.370 So let's imagine. 03:36.370 --> 03:39.850 King age eight, age five, Knight fight. 03:40.090 --> 03:41.980 We could play 97 here. 03:42.940 --> 03:48.940 And this looks kind of brutal because we've got France like nine G5 looking at seven. 03:49.380 --> 03:50.870 Yeah, it looks absolutely brutal. 03:50.890 --> 03:53.230 So, okay, by age six was played. 03:53.230 --> 03:55.660 So what would you play here? 03:55.690 --> 03:57.850 There's a great move played in this position. 03:57.880 --> 04:01.000 If I can give you 5 seconds to pause the video. 04:02.920 --> 04:07.840 Now, you could say, by the way, at this point spins as well as this pawn. 04:07.840 --> 04:13.120 But the thing is, there's no liability on G3. 04:13.150 --> 04:20.170 Whilst, you know, these pieces are not really going to amplify the pin, but white spaces, by contrast 04:20.170 --> 04:22.390 here could amplify the f7 pin. 04:22.390 --> 04:23.710 That's my clue to you. 04:23.740 --> 04:29.290 White's in a position because of the great pieces to make the pin on F7 far more significant than the 04:29.290 --> 04:30.340 pin on F2. 04:30.550 --> 04:32.410 So how would we do this here? 04:32.410 --> 04:37.000 How would we amplify the seven pin advantage we have? 04:37.660 --> 04:42.060 Do we play a plain vanilla move like moving the bishop or is it something else? 04:42.070 --> 04:43.840 So for 200 points, what would you play? 04:46.630 --> 04:47.160 Yeah. 04:48.670 --> 04:52.990 Queen C to wear France, then Queen takes G6 her. 04:54.100 --> 04:55.540 Now this is very difficult for black. 04:55.540 --> 04:57.940 We have age takes G5. 04:58.030 --> 05:04.030 If we look at night eight for a moment because one is frightened in Queen size G6. 05:04.300 --> 05:12.280 Let's see, one can actually play 95 on on each takes 97 check and we see the Queen's guarding 87. 05:12.280 --> 05:14.830 So the black queen will have to give herself up. 05:14.980 --> 05:16.390 This is just diabolical. 05:17.140 --> 05:20.470 So, okay, age takes is played. 05:20.470 --> 05:21.580 Queen takes G6. 05:21.580 --> 05:23.170 This is not a good sign. 05:23.170 --> 05:24.550 The Queen's near the king. 05:24.640 --> 05:28.540 There's Knights 65 coming and these pieces are all locked up. 05:28.630 --> 05:31.870 It's a total disaster for Black 19 seven. 05:31.960 --> 05:38.860 And now a very nice tactical move to celebrate things even further, amplify things. 05:39.490 --> 05:42.100 So okay, technically 97 protects G5. 05:42.100 --> 05:45.640 There is some logic to it, but it's doomed the position overall. 05:46.000 --> 05:52.060 Despite that logical move, Black is doomed here, especially with this next move for 200 points. 05:52.060 --> 05:53.140 What would you play here? 05:56.550 --> 05:57.960 So celebrating a pin. 05:57.960 --> 06:04.830 Paradoxically, we might want to temporarily on pin because we've still got the power of this diagonal 06:04.830 --> 06:05.670 potentially. 06:06.670 --> 06:08.680 That diagonal of death, as I like to call it. 06:09.220 --> 06:13.570 So we have actually 95 being played temporarily underpinning. 06:14.350 --> 06:16.600 So King H eight is paid f f tanks. 06:16.600 --> 06:17.230 G six. 06:17.230 --> 06:18.610 We have a wonderful. 06:20.390 --> 06:21.070 Move. 06:21.080 --> 06:22.430 What would you play here? 06:23.960 --> 06:25.220 Which double check. 06:25.970 --> 06:27.060 Choose your double checks. 06:27.080 --> 06:30.320 Quite wisely, they force the king to move double checks. 06:30.320 --> 06:32.120 97 is the key one. 06:32.300 --> 06:34.730 So the king is forced to move on a double check. 06:35.690 --> 06:38.450 And on King eight, now we have 96 G. 06:38.720 --> 06:39.410 Checkmate. 06:39.710 --> 06:41.360 So, yes, that's brutal. 06:41.360 --> 06:43.580 So King H eight is played, avoiding that. 06:44.150 --> 06:46.760 But now another beautiful move. 06:48.520 --> 06:49.480 97. 06:49.840 --> 06:51.310 Yeah, 97. 06:51.610 --> 06:56.530 So basically, if F thinks there's nine, G six. 06:56.530 --> 06:57.220 Checkmate. 06:57.880 --> 07:02.830 So Black tries, Queen takes 87 D tanks, F tanks, G six. 07:03.040 --> 07:13.000 And even stronger than the plain vanilla E takes F 895 is played threatening 96g6 mating end of game 07:14.170 --> 07:19.660 Black resigned if rookie eight nine times g six is checkmate if D five. 07:19.660 --> 07:21.760 We're going to scoop up a lot of material here. 07:22.000 --> 07:23.140 9/10 G6. 07:23.140 --> 07:24.940 Jack Bishop 65. 07:24.940 --> 07:32.320 Jack Bishop 66 Jack And we can come and pin that F seven And when Walter was absolutely winning. 07:32.950 --> 07:34.720 So yes, a wonderful game. 07:35.170 --> 07:40.390 It shows that one inaccuracy and you might have thought of being a bit nerdy about this inaccuracy, 07:40.390 --> 07:47.080 but it's kind of important because this position, you know, it leads to a disaster. 07:47.080 --> 07:49.900 Inaccuracies often lead to, you know, disasters. 07:50.260 --> 07:53.320 And, you know, if it takes E4, it's a different kind of story. 07:53.320 --> 08:01.600 But castling, White gets this push of both center pawns, which end up locking the whole queenside 08:01.600 --> 08:04.020 up, especially the poor bishop and K. 08:04.120 --> 08:13.330 And this pin, which white's freer, you know, liberated pieces are more able to exploit F7 than technically 08:13.330 --> 08:13.840 White's pen. 08:13.840 --> 08:23.050 But Black's in no position to kind of amplify the F2 pin whilst the f7 pawn being pinned can be amplified 08:23.050 --> 08:27.220 and was amplified with this beautiful Queen two in particular. 08:27.220 --> 08:28.360 So great stuff. 08:28.360 --> 08:30.820 I hope you really enjoyed this one as much as me. 08:31.120 --> 08:32.590 So yeah, it shows. 08:33.370 --> 08:35.320 You know, you got to be accurate in the opening. 08:35.320 --> 08:42.670 It can quickly lead to obsession where the seeds are sown for a really dramatic and effective attack 08:42.700 --> 08:46.210 against the king and so much.