WEBVTT 00:00.840 --> 00:01.770 Hi there. 00:01.800 --> 00:06.630 In this lecture we see vishy anand playing against Joe lawyer. 00:06.720 --> 00:09.960 This is in the 1997 credit suisse. 00:10.140 --> 00:12.980 A very strong all play all tournament. 00:12.990 --> 00:15.720 So vishy anand playing the white pieces place e4. 00:15.720 --> 00:18.780 We have a scandinavian defence from joe doherty. 00:18.930 --> 00:23.760 We have e2 65 for the critical test queen 6593. 00:23.760 --> 00:29.100 Queen 85 DD four Knights half six Knights F3 C6. 00:29.190 --> 00:30.970 We have Bishop C4, Bishop F5. 00:30.990 --> 00:36.000 So Black is trying to arrive at a solid position with the bishop outside of the pawn chain. 00:36.660 --> 00:41.880 But 95 tests black immediately we see E6 and now g4. 00:41.910 --> 00:46.710 Very sharp play from Vishy Anand to exploit the bishop as a target here. 00:47.220 --> 01:01.530 So France think h5 we have 97, we have 967 967 five Bishop e4 and now Rook H3 is played as an alternative 01:01.530 --> 01:08.520 to this if white just castles this position is quite nice for White's white will have the bishop pair 01:08.880 --> 01:11.340 and that is a nice advantage overall. 01:12.540 --> 01:15.510 Okay, so rook H3 though is interesting. 01:15.510 --> 01:21.300 Bishop G2, this is a bit of a strange excursion Rookie free 96. 01:21.300 --> 01:25.320 The bishop is prone at some point to a free flat to try and trap it. 01:25.530 --> 01:32.010 Bishop Differential 95 is played and here with the rook attacked and C4 attacked. 01:33.780 --> 01:43.200 Basically this downside of the G2 bishop causes vishy to think about the less than obvious continuations 01:43.200 --> 01:49.200 of responding somehow to the the rook France you might think safeguard the rope, move the rook. 01:49.200 --> 01:51.290 But guess what Vishy and I am plays here. 01:51.300 --> 01:55.200 We want to be more downside centric, not being pushed around by the opponent. 01:55.380 --> 02:01.350 We want to be no people of the chessboard in terms of just not being pushed around. 02:02.610 --> 02:04.350 So the rook actually doesn't move? 02:04.350 --> 02:05.520 No, I'm not moving. 02:05.520 --> 02:10.740 The rook afraid is offering the rock we have Bishop b4 if Knight takes E3. 02:10.770 --> 02:11.910 The thing is yes. 02:12.450 --> 02:13.860 Where is this bishop going? 02:14.130 --> 02:22.500 Bishop A4 is a tactical idea to undermine C3, but Bishop C1 and Black is still left with this bishop, 02:22.500 --> 02:23.730 which is awkward. 02:23.760 --> 02:26.340 So say G6 King F2 to Bishop H3. 02:26.820 --> 02:29.160 We don't have to use the king to try and win the Bishop. 02:29.160 --> 02:34.560 We can play Quinn H one here and this position is just significantly better for white. 02:34.890 --> 02:37.230 So for example here White's consolidating. 02:37.770 --> 02:46.770 So Bishop B4 was tried in this position, not Knight takes F3, King F2 and now Bishop takes C4 and 02:46.770 --> 02:47.400 then scans. 02:47.400 --> 02:48.540 White's on a plate. 02:48.540 --> 02:54.330 The bishop pair, which can be a great complementary team, a great juicy ingredient ingredient for 02:54.330 --> 02:55.440 attacking chess. 02:55.770 --> 02:58.740 Steinitz highlighted the bishop pair. 02:58.830 --> 03:02.370 They are a natural complementary of the chessboard and natural team. 03:02.370 --> 03:05.670 When you have complementarities, it's a natural team. 03:06.390 --> 03:11.700 And in terms of attacking the king or checkmate in the king, you know, one bishop can control escape 03:11.700 --> 03:14.160 squares while the other can do vicious checks. 03:14.160 --> 03:17.880 As example, we have here Queen take C3. 03:17.910 --> 03:22.770 If Knight takes C3, we have a pinning move Queenie one in this position. 03:23.460 --> 03:25.120 And for example, Bishop H. 03:25.140 --> 03:25.620 Fray. 03:25.620 --> 03:31.530 We can actually do something great already in this particular variation here. 03:31.680 --> 03:35.880 Instead of just winning the Bishop, guess what one can play here for ten points. 03:35.880 --> 03:37.110 This is just a variation. 03:39.170 --> 03:41.420 It just shows how formidable the bishop here is. 03:41.420 --> 03:46.100 We can play Rook Saints e6 Shaq and you could also argue this is a bishop about counterpart. 03:46.100 --> 03:50.690 Anyway, so rook takes Essex check Queen sex essex check. 03:50.930 --> 03:56.540 And if say king of a eight sex is crushing you know rook ain't. 03:56.570 --> 04:03.740 We have Bishop takes h seven and black is where any real defense This position is pretty hopeless getting 04:03.740 --> 04:04.610 annihilated. 04:05.540 --> 04:10.970 And if we look at this again also, we could have just played King greatest to win the bishop downside 04:10.970 --> 04:11.960 century as well. 04:13.070 --> 04:20.180 Okay, but the Queen St C3 is played Rook B one queen takes the E4 and now Rook on the seventh. 04:20.180 --> 04:24.220 Frank and Black has big difficulties here. 04:24.230 --> 04:30.230 Rook The eight is played black can't fall into the classic trap here we just play. 04:30.230 --> 04:36.770 Bishop takes h seven check and win the Queen and course then Queenside is not appetising either. 04:37.010 --> 04:43.340 We just play Rook takes f7 this time with Bishop a6 in mind to win the Queen. 04:43.340 --> 04:44.630 What does Black do? 04:44.930 --> 04:49.580 King behind Queen G1 is good for a big advantage. 04:49.580 --> 04:59.150 This position with Queen Geoffrey Jack and then Queen takes F3 is just great for white so Ruthy is tried 04:59.390 --> 05:06.860 but now yeah don't square implications H six so not even well, not taking the bishop because Knight 05:06.860 --> 05:08.600 takes a free check. 05:09.080 --> 05:12.380 So at the moment the king's like guarding, helping God e free. 05:12.380 --> 05:14.480 But this h six is vicious. 05:14.510 --> 05:15.320 We have g tanks. 05:15.320 --> 05:16.070 H tanks. 05:16.520 --> 05:24.590 If G6 is a brilliant move in this variation, what would you play here with White, which actually celebrates 05:24.860 --> 05:26.630 the power of the bishops? 05:27.440 --> 05:29.060 So this is a brilliant move. 05:31.520 --> 05:32.960 Which is possible here. 05:36.150 --> 05:38.010 Which is similar to the game continuation we have. 05:38.010 --> 05:40.290 Bishop takes six just letting the queen go. 05:40.530 --> 05:44.550 If queen takes one, rook takes e6 check. 05:44.550 --> 05:50.310 If King Kf8 rook takes f7 check and then that pawn is useful for the hook on G7. 05:50.520 --> 05:54.630 And now look at this other bishop delivering the champ mating. 05:55.050 --> 05:57.510 So one bishop is controlling. 05:57.510 --> 06:00.720 Well, the rook can make here as well. 06:00.930 --> 06:04.500 So yeah, this is more incisive immediately. 06:04.500 --> 06:05.490 More incisive rookie. 06:05.670 --> 06:06.270 Checkmate. 06:08.130 --> 06:11.640 Okay, so the bishop here is playing a wonderful role in this variation. 06:11.640 --> 06:17.900 So anyway, we have G6 h6, and now guess what? 06:18.610 --> 06:20.040 What does won't play here? 06:24.300 --> 06:25.280 And beautiful move. 06:25.290 --> 06:26.340 Bishop Jesus. 06:26.550 --> 06:29.850 So the Pinna, you know, it's backfiring on the pinna. 06:29.880 --> 06:32.020 This whole thing is a liability in its own right. 06:32.040 --> 06:33.690 So we're attacking the queen. 06:33.960 --> 06:35.430 We're also pinning this pawn. 06:35.430 --> 06:40.470 So a French thing, if that's Unpin, we've got rookie six, Czech 97 is tried. 06:40.500 --> 06:42.060 Let's have a look here. 06:42.360 --> 06:45.270 Queen 61 we have rook takes e6 check. 06:46.230 --> 06:48.360 Now, if King in fight, we just play. 06:48.360 --> 06:50.160 Bishop takes h6 check. 06:50.160 --> 06:51.840 And then look at this with the two bishops. 06:51.840 --> 06:52.190 Bishops. 06:52.200 --> 06:54.540 I have seven beautiful stuff. 06:54.870 --> 06:59.040 If not E7, it's just delaying Rook e e7 check. 06:59.040 --> 07:02.130 Bishop H six check or takes H six check. 07:02.220 --> 07:03.300 Bishop takes up seven. 07:03.300 --> 07:04.680 Beautiful stuff with the bishops. 07:04.920 --> 07:07.620 So we have here 97. 07:08.640 --> 07:11.670 Queen takes d4, rook takes D4. 07:11.670 --> 07:13.890 So that's unpin the rook. 07:13.890 --> 07:17.690 And now actually, you know, this leaves, this bishop trumps. 07:17.700 --> 07:21.580 We just have rook d free which needs the sorts out things. 07:21.600 --> 07:23.210 Bishop D3 is also strong. 07:23.220 --> 07:26.190 We're just going to take this bishop on G2 with advantage. 07:26.190 --> 07:27.930 But Rook D3 does the job. 07:28.530 --> 07:30.900 Rook They ain't so exchanging a pair of rooks first. 07:30.900 --> 07:37.110 Less counterplay from Black Bishop D3 leaving this bishop trapped end of game Black resigned here. 07:37.110 --> 07:40.080 What a crash move 25 What a crushing game. 07:40.380 --> 07:49.680 If Bishop H3 Bishop B2 is afforded here, forget even King Geoffrey and we can play Bishop f6. 07:49.680 --> 07:53.730 This is nasty and now we can play King G3 on Bishop control of F1. 07:54.030 --> 07:56.910 So this is totally hopeless for black, this position. 07:57.360 --> 08:01.110 Yeah, what a dramatically stunning kind of game. 08:01.110 --> 08:03.600 Short game for such a high level tournament. 08:04.050 --> 08:09.720 It shows the power of the bishop, power for the kind of magic attacking properties in some of the variations. 08:09.720 --> 08:15.990 We saw what a great team they were in complementary roles, but also, of course, Bishop of our counterpart, 08:16.260 --> 08:19.290 multiple attacking ingredients in this one game. 08:21.330 --> 08:25.530 And, you know, looking at the downsides of the opponent's positions, you know, we don't have to 08:25.650 --> 08:30.900 parry opponent's threats and the simple way we can expose the opponent's downsides, bigger fish to 08:30.900 --> 08:31.500 fry. 08:31.890 --> 08:37.350 So there's an element of saying no to parrying threats in a basic way. 08:37.350 --> 08:38.880 So that was kicked off. 08:38.880 --> 08:44.460 The bonus of this game was kicked off here with F3 saying, Look, I'm interested in this. 08:44.460 --> 08:45.810 I'm not moving my rook. 08:45.810 --> 08:46.110 No. 08:46.110 --> 08:47.100 To moving the rook. 08:47.250 --> 08:49.740 It just guaranteed huge advantages here. 08:49.890 --> 08:51.570 Collecting the bishop here soon. 08:51.840 --> 08:52.470 Yeah. 08:52.470 --> 08:52.980 Okay. 08:53.070 --> 08:58.290 One or two pawns sacrificed, but this is an absolutely crushing position. 08:58.290 --> 09:02.040 So much attacking opportunity in this position. 09:02.160 --> 09:05.580 Okay, so I hope you enjoyed this game and saw the power of the bishop power a little bit. 09:06.990 --> 09:07.710 That's very much.