WEBVTT 00:00.960 --> 00:01.710 Hi there. 00:01.740 --> 00:07.110 In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine playing against Abraham Freeman in 1924. 00:07.140 --> 00:14.980 Believe it or not, a blindfold simultaneous display e4 from alekhine e5 d4 e tanks. 00:15.000 --> 00:17.190 So this is the sensor game C free. 00:18.120 --> 00:23.770 We have e tanks D five Queen 65 C 64 nine Tough six. 00:23.790 --> 00:33.510 So out of the opening and isolated Queen's pawn 93 Bishop b4 nine 1040 9c6 Bishop e to both sides Castle 00:34.500 --> 00:40.260 and now there's a price of nine times Queen So Bishop thank C free B tanks. 00:40.260 --> 00:41.490 We have B things. 00:42.540 --> 00:48.690 But yeah, this looks as though Black Mirror has kind of misplayed this because tempo gain will increase 00:48.690 --> 00:49.890 White's influence in the center. 00:49.890 --> 01:00.210 Now C4 we have queenly eight D5 97 and nicely pox nine on D for Bishop B seven and now Bishop B when 01:00.210 --> 01:06.810 we have such a thing Catto Bishop, we're looking to generally amplify that bishop across the diagonal 01:07.560 --> 01:09.720 amplification as a key strategy. 01:09.720 --> 01:14.130 In my view, we have C6 bishop and free C tanks. 01:14.130 --> 01:17.850 D5 So an interesting pawn sacrifice. 01:17.850 --> 01:20.850 Rookie one There's a lot of pressure points building up here. 01:21.510 --> 01:28.530 We have Rookie eight So are you convinced by this pawn sacrifice? 01:28.560 --> 01:32.150 What dynamic compensation exists here? 01:32.160 --> 01:40.140 Well, there are amplification resources to try and amplify this bishop on B2, and with that, actually 01:40.140 --> 01:41.790 there are threats that are carried. 01:41.790 --> 01:45.180 Like if we can't use F5, maybe we can use E6. 01:45.180 --> 01:50.790 So just bear that in mind tactically that there is potentially ag7 focal point here. 01:51.900 --> 01:56.100 We have Queen D2 now Rook the eighth and now Queen G5. 01:56.100 --> 02:01.080 So the threats, the direct threat here is actually 96 hitting the Queen. 02:01.410 --> 02:06.210 And if F takes then bishop takes f6 and it's kind of nasty on G seven. 02:06.990 --> 02:18.930 So that has to be parry 96 was used perhaps safe here it seems is h6 immediately if Queen G3 this does 02:18.930 --> 02:26.850 actually look at the rook as well as g seven if Queen D seven this position should be even for example 02:26.850 --> 02:33.390 here if a pair of rooks come off and potentially another pair of rooks come off this position. 02:33.390 --> 02:41.250 Queen E one check queen E6 trying to stabilize f6 against Knight's H h6 and Bishop takes This should 02:41.250 --> 02:48.960 end up with a situation even if this happens here it's about even this fetch two example. 02:48.990 --> 02:53.640 Why has enough compensation for the pawn so King G3. 02:55.200 --> 02:56.250 H five. 02:56.250 --> 02:58.580 And the king is quite aggressive here with the bishop here. 02:58.650 --> 03:00.480 So that should balance things out. 03:00.510 --> 03:04.080 This this is still, you know, a quality. 03:04.510 --> 03:04.880 Okay. 03:04.890 --> 03:05.820 So anyway. 03:07.760 --> 03:10.610 After 1986, though, so 86 wasn't played. 03:10.620 --> 03:13.040 That was a crucial point for 86 being played. 03:13.610 --> 03:19.540 We have now 92.5 and things are looking really dangerous now along this diagonal. 03:19.550 --> 03:22.200 Lots of key fronts exist. 03:22.220 --> 03:22.980 We have route. 03:23.450 --> 03:29.110 194 was important here just to get the Queen's off. 03:29.120 --> 03:32.030 If the Queen's come off, this shouldn't be that bad for black. 03:32.150 --> 03:38.000 For example, here, Bishop H five, Bishop 65, Knight 67, nine and four. 03:38.000 --> 03:46.070 Things get a bit hairy, but overall, this is also even so, that was another shot here, 94 to try 03:46.070 --> 03:49.250 and get the tension out of the position to simplify. 03:49.970 --> 03:53.470 H six though is a bit problematic here. 03:53.480 --> 04:00.440 Rook takes eight check 9/10 e eight queen tanks D eight. 04:01.280 --> 04:05.930 This position with C tanks D five is problematic for blank. 04:06.980 --> 04:14.660 There's a potential nasty pen to exploit if bishop takes d5 rook d 197 9397 black struggling for this 04:14.660 --> 04:22.580 pen y could now play for example CAF one if can't fight Bishop eight free and then the whole thing collapses. 04:22.970 --> 04:28.130 This is just winning material, if not King, If a five we just play. 04:28.130 --> 04:30.650 Knight takes nine takes and rotates. 04:31.010 --> 04:34.730 If yeah, that's just winning material because of that pins piece. 04:34.940 --> 04:41.450 But yeah, otherwise though, yeah, there's more pressure to be mounted with Bishop A3 so this is a 04:41.450 --> 04:43.070 nasty position for Black. 04:43.070 --> 04:50.630 Indeed, with that pin, the bishop can't really go back to protect the rook and things are precarious 04:50.630 --> 04:51.050 here. 04:51.410 --> 04:58.850 So in a nutshell that H six does seem to run into trouble. 05:00.680 --> 05:01.200 Okay. 05:01.250 --> 05:07.250 If we look at that again, if Queen tanks e eight, there's trouble with knight takes 86 hair check. 05:07.700 --> 05:14.120 So yeah, clearly we're going to welcome taking on f6 if if the pawn takes the knight. 05:14.330 --> 05:19.550 So King H seven though Knight F5 this is very dangerous for black Queen h5. 05:19.550 --> 05:24.980 Check C6 here this position for example Queen G five. 05:25.010 --> 05:26.510 It's very strong for white. 05:27.890 --> 05:34.280 So anyway Brooke takes E one was tried rotates e1d tank C4. 05:36.680 --> 05:39.320 So we've got this beautiful bishop on B2 here. 05:39.320 --> 05:47.660 If H6 instead of D detailing for the queen could park on G3 and this is problematic if D4 bishop takes 05:47.660 --> 05:58.790 D4, the queen on G3 is looking at b eight if Bishop thinks Queen tanks is possible here. 06:02.040 --> 06:06.300 And if 24 nine takes H six, check Queen F four. 06:06.570 --> 06:08.430 And here Bishop takes F6. 06:08.550 --> 06:11.820 Cashing out is actually winning. 06:11.820 --> 06:13.090 Endgame for white. 06:14.570 --> 06:17.190 Yeah, fun stuff if we look at this again. 06:20.330 --> 06:27.290 So let's look at this H six again with D four so queenside So the knight's protecting D4 for the moment 06:27.290 --> 06:28.210 it doesn't actually matter. 06:28.220 --> 06:30.470 We don't have to keep staring at the rook. 06:31.010 --> 06:38.930 And this situation so mentioned Knight takes h six, Knight takes H for Queen takes d4 would be the 06:38.930 --> 06:40.070 point and it would be fine. 06:40.070 --> 06:41.130 Actually slightly better. 06:41.150 --> 06:46.580 So Knight takes h six is crucial for advantage here if G tanks. 06:46.610 --> 06:51.830 Let's look at Queen G shank and we're looking at B eight again. 06:52.190 --> 07:01.730 Nine g6 sorry knight G four we have H three and this is great if five because if Queen takes the D4, 07:02.030 --> 07:05.780 we're going to take on B eight and take on G for the exchange up. 07:05.900 --> 07:10.100 So let's imagine Knight at five we can take on G for Shaq. 07:10.550 --> 07:13.160 Queen takes H takes Bishop six. 07:13.160 --> 07:15.590 This is better for white as well. 07:15.590 --> 07:19.850 So a lot of transposition, simplifications and games. 07:19.850 --> 07:21.020 They're better for white. 07:21.560 --> 07:29.240 So anyway D tank C4 was played we have now bishop tanks, B seven, rook tanks B seven. 07:29.240 --> 07:33.160 And we have a classic combination from Alekhine here. 07:33.170 --> 07:35.600 It's absolutely winning this position. 07:35.600 --> 07:40.820 We have bishop tanks and six and black plays G2. 07:40.910 --> 07:43.730 So you might wonder why, why in this wretched pawn structure. 07:43.760 --> 07:48.050 This is a classic tactics and combination test here. 07:48.320 --> 07:51.200 How would you win this position? 07:51.440 --> 07:56.300 There's a beautiful mating sequence if Queen takes F6 had been played. 07:56.630 --> 07:58.220 Can you see what that is? 08:00.080 --> 08:02.030 So test your combinations. 08:02.030 --> 08:04.850 Mating patterns for 500 points. 08:04.850 --> 08:05.930 How would you finish here? 08:08.710 --> 08:12.250 Okay, we can play Rook e8 check. 08:12.520 --> 08:13.900 So Knight have eight. 08:13.900 --> 08:17.080 And the point here would be there's a wonderful point to be made. 08:17.170 --> 08:18.400 Beautiful points. 08:20.560 --> 08:20.980 Yeah. 08:23.470 --> 08:24.370 1986. 08:24.370 --> 08:32.290 Check if the king moves, we take on fate chat mating if queen tanks. 08:32.650 --> 08:34.000 Guess what we have here? 08:35.590 --> 08:36.020 Yep. 08:36.550 --> 08:38.950 Run with checks Route takes a feint check. 08:38.950 --> 08:40.570 Queen gate is checkmate. 08:40.600 --> 08:44.860 So in the game maybe Black saw that and played g to of sex. 08:45.110 --> 08:47.350 However, Queen H six. 08:47.650 --> 08:48.500 Queen F eight. 08:48.520 --> 08:49.350 What do we play? 08:49.360 --> 08:52.360 Hands and the game at ten points. 08:56.300 --> 08:56.930 Okay. 08:58.250 --> 08:59.060 Rookie eight. 08:59.060 --> 08:59.800 Yes. 09:00.170 --> 09:04.520 We'll be amazing here with Fritz and Queen G7. 09:04.520 --> 09:04.930 Checkmate. 09:04.970 --> 09:08.030 If Rook if the rook is taken, Queen D seven is checkmate. 09:08.720 --> 09:09.800 So yes, wonderful. 09:09.800 --> 09:10.730 Attacking chess. 09:10.790 --> 09:14.120 24 move, brilliant attacking game. 09:14.480 --> 09:18.410 These attacking games really, for me are the spice of chess. 09:18.560 --> 09:21.740 So Alexander Alekhine, one of the greatest players ever. 09:22.090 --> 09:25.490 11 Aronian considers him the greatest player ever. 09:25.490 --> 09:30.860 But yeah, we see the huge dynamic potential revealed of positions. 09:31.620 --> 09:39.090 So yes, a wonderful game with interesting gambit play to try and spice things up to get a lot of peace 09:39.090 --> 09:39.930 activity. 09:40.680 --> 09:47.010 We have a bishop of our counterpart ingredient here, among other attack ingredients as well as good 09:47.010 --> 09:48.810 central control grip. 09:49.110 --> 09:56.460 But this ingredients amplified by the queen maneuver in particular, and the pawn sacrifice is very, 09:56.460 --> 09:57.390 very dangerous. 09:57.420 --> 09:58.860 This is a very dangerous situation. 09:58.880 --> 10:06.810 Black had to play A6, it seems, and the way Blatt played it with 96, 95. 10:06.840 --> 10:08.910 This is a wonderful attacking configuration. 10:08.910 --> 10:14.400 A knight on F five is fought to be, you know, some grandmasters nickname it knife F5. 10:15.630 --> 10:17.220 So like Ben Feingold. 10:17.220 --> 10:23.340 So yeah, this is just a very dangerous situation where Bishop takes to have sex now is absolutely mating 10:23.340 --> 10:26.100 showing the true power of a knight on F5. 10:26.280 --> 10:33.330 Again, Alexander Alekhine is demonstrating wonderfully the functionality of beautiful looking pieces. 10:33.330 --> 10:35.910 They're not just beautiful, they're very functional. 10:36.180 --> 10:39.150 He can find ways of demonstrating their power. 10:39.420 --> 10:42.510 So Bishop takes our sex a crushing blow here. 10:43.150 --> 10:43.450 Okay. 10:43.450 --> 10:44.610 I hope you enjoyed that. 10:44.730 --> 10:46.230 So the game continuation. 10:47.160 --> 10:48.300 Wonderful stuff. 10:48.600 --> 10:49.350 Thanks so much.