WEBVTT 00:00.810 --> 00:01.770 Hi there. 00:01.800 --> 00:07.770 This is one of my absolute favorite games of Emanuel Lasker, who on occasion could really play the 00:07.770 --> 00:08.910 role of an attacker. 00:09.030 --> 00:17.130 So this was his classic game against Johann Hermann Bayer in 1889 Amsterdam tournament, round one. 00:17.340 --> 00:23.280 So we see actually Lasker playing the birds opening to start off with surprising F4. 00:24.180 --> 00:25.620 We have D5. 00:25.650 --> 00:32.250 So this opening named after Henry Bird, we have E3 myself six and now be Free. 00:32.250 --> 00:44.970 So from catching the queenside Bishop we have E6 Bishop b2 Bishop E7 Bishop D3 Be6 Knights C Free Bishop 00:44.970 --> 00:46.500 Be7 Knights F3. 00:46.500 --> 00:52.860 So out of the opening it looks as though this is quite an interesting novel situation and now both sides 00:52.860 --> 00:54.750 do actually Castle Kingside. 00:55.740 --> 01:00.390 So the question is, are these bishops actually kind of useful for attacking? 01:00.390 --> 01:02.610 Later we see 92. 01:03.060 --> 01:07.140 So the knight transfers to this to the kingside. 01:07.140 --> 01:15.600 We have C5, Knight, G3, Queen, C7, and now Knight E5 is played. 01:16.870 --> 01:19.210 Queen A2 was an alternative. 01:19.750 --> 01:25.840 And if, for example, Bishop d6 Rook E1 this is this is a way of playing it as well. 01:26.740 --> 01:28.020 At the moment this would be about equal. 01:28.030 --> 01:30.700 But 95 we have Knight takes E5. 01:32.890 --> 01:34.730 Now Bishop takes E-5. 01:35.860 --> 01:39.940 So this is an interesting situation on F tanks 97. 01:39.940 --> 01:43.810 This is actually still quite this is quite interesting to this launch that night. 01:44.020 --> 01:45.640 And look at H seven directly. 01:45.640 --> 01:50.770 This situation is is actually rather dangerous for black. 01:50.770 --> 01:55.330 For example, if the effort moves, can you see what one could play here? 01:57.570 --> 02:04.440 There will be a weakness of the last move on f7 one could play rook tanks f seven on king tanks, Queen 02:04.440 --> 02:15.090 tanks, 87 Czech Bishop tanks G6 Czech Queen F seven fresh in Queenie eight and White would get a very 02:15.090 --> 02:16.160 strong attack here. 02:16.170 --> 02:18.300 This would be a nice big advantage. 02:18.300 --> 02:20.860 So that is actually a legitimate way of playing it. 02:20.880 --> 02:21.930 It seems. 02:23.710 --> 02:29.840 If we look at this appetite, this does actually seem to be quite good attack on 86 instead. 02:29.860 --> 02:33.730 Here, Brooke, four for there is an attacking build up here. 02:33.880 --> 02:42.550 So this position where Bishop G five Rook G4 five, it could still lead to a promising position for 02:42.550 --> 02:43.470 one of the Queen sites. 02:43.480 --> 02:50.110 H six Here Bishop takes B to C three Disconnecting Rook from G seven front in Queen 67, mate. 02:51.490 --> 02:58.210 And now Rook have one here 95 Queen H seven Czech Cafe Queen takes G seven check. 02:58.240 --> 03:06.040 This is far away Fantasyland variations, but they do demonstrate that it has strong attacking potential 03:06.670 --> 03:13.080 so this situation warrants breaking through again, it seems with a very interesting position, very 03:13.540 --> 03:14.980 interesting vantage. 03:15.250 --> 03:20.890 So anyway but Bishop takes E5 was played keeping that bishop clear on the diagonal. 03:21.790 --> 03:24.820 We have Queen C6 and now Queen E two was played. 03:24.820 --> 03:28.450 This is a bit dangerous, this battering on G2. 03:28.480 --> 03:33.520 So Queen E2 is a safety point if F5 was played immediately here. 03:36.240 --> 03:38.310 Can you see what plant will play for Five points? 03:40.510 --> 03:40.890 Yeah. 03:40.900 --> 03:47.010 To see full hair would be interesting for black, more interesting for black. 03:47.020 --> 03:49.400 Trying to open up with tempo against the bishop. 03:49.420 --> 03:56.650 So if Bishop e too, because if beatings tanks takes is hitting the bishop and threatening queen to 03:56.710 --> 03:57.190 make. 03:58.180 --> 04:01.960 So let's say Bishop e E2 97. 04:01.960 --> 04:02.170 Yeah. 04:02.170 --> 04:04.240 This isn't so great. 04:04.240 --> 04:06.930 Black could play like this and parry things. 04:06.940 --> 04:09.160 So, Queenie, two important points. 04:11.320 --> 04:12.250 A six. 04:14.590 --> 04:19.540 And now we have 95 trying to remove the defender. 04:21.550 --> 04:25.090 And Black actually made a mistake here. 04:25.120 --> 04:27.280 Well, it's a difficult position in any case. 04:27.310 --> 04:28.990 Black played nine takes age. 04:29.440 --> 04:36.520 If rook f eight, there is actually an interesting thing White can do in this position. 04:36.520 --> 04:37.840 Can you see what that is for? 04:37.840 --> 04:38.680 Five points? 04:42.050 --> 04:46.220 Yeah, one could actually take on G seven King Queen G for check. 04:46.220 --> 04:48.320 King A faint queen. 04:48.320 --> 04:49.370 G five. 04:50.180 --> 04:54.260 And it's difficult for black to defend her if Rook eight Bishop takes f6. 04:55.430 --> 04:58.270 If Knight G ain't Queen G seven is checkmate. 04:58.280 --> 05:00.500 So, you know, this is actually rather tricky. 05:02.960 --> 05:09.980 So, yes, this is a very interesting line with Queen G five here and a big advantage to why there. 05:10.550 --> 05:17.300 So anyway, night takes H five was played, perhaps expecting Queen takes H five. 05:17.300 --> 05:19.790 And this is important for the attacking player. 05:21.170 --> 05:25.550 When you've got pieces around the opponent's king, you want to make sure you're not doing things on 05:25.550 --> 05:29.690 autopilot like auto recapturing when there might be better options. 05:30.530 --> 05:32.900 As Laskar implied in one of his quotations. 05:32.900 --> 05:36.370 You know, when you see a strong move, look for an even stronger one or to that effect. 05:36.380 --> 05:40.700 So what would she play in this position for 200 points and why? 05:46.170 --> 05:46.610 Okay. 05:46.620 --> 05:50.760 There's a beautiful concept here of Bishop Tate's age seven shank. 05:51.090 --> 05:55.020 So destroying the safety around the king, Queen Saint's age five, shank king, do seven. 05:55.020 --> 05:57.240 And getting rid of that shield. 05:57.240 --> 05:58.950 Now Bishop takes G seven. 05:59.100 --> 06:01.200 Frightening Queen H eight. 06:01.200 --> 06:02.010 Checkmate. 06:02.820 --> 06:05.010 A wonderful attacking mechanism. 06:05.010 --> 06:11.550 Demolition of the opponent's pawn skeleton around the king with a concrete moat hair which Black has 06:11.550 --> 06:12.720 to respond to. 06:13.170 --> 06:16.110 So we see King takes G-7. 06:17.190 --> 06:24.420 If F thinks then Rook have free and the attack still rolls on here, they're still mate. 06:24.420 --> 06:25.200 So what is black do? 06:25.200 --> 06:26.640 They're not rook f seven. 06:26.640 --> 06:36.060 But if King takes those rook g free Shaq and mate, if Queen eight the attack is strong, check Queen 06:36.060 --> 06:39.750 H seven and if Rook Bishop H six check. 06:39.810 --> 06:40.260 Yeah. 06:40.260 --> 06:45.000 The king's own pieces are not helping her helping a mating that it seems. 06:45.330 --> 06:51.960 So we have king tanks G7 being played instead of anything else. 06:52.170 --> 06:52.740 But now. 06:52.740 --> 06:54.120 Queen G four check. 06:54.510 --> 06:59.010 King H seven if King f6, that's an immediate checkmate. 06:59.130 --> 07:00.660 So King H seven. 07:00.660 --> 07:02.370 But now Rook have three. 07:02.370 --> 07:04.920 A lawnmower mate mechanism so frightening. 07:04.920 --> 07:09.720 Rook H free and on Bishop takes to take his lawnmower mate pattern. 07:09.720 --> 07:11.310 We have e5. 07:13.080 --> 07:14.840 Just to put something on the board there. 07:14.850 --> 07:15.360 Roger. 07:15.630 --> 07:15.900 Yeah. 07:15.930 --> 07:18.010 Rook, H3 and Rook take. 07:18.030 --> 07:18.900 You can see that's checkmate. 07:18.900 --> 07:19.140 So. 07:19.170 --> 07:23.310 E5 rook free check. 07:23.310 --> 07:27.660 And this allows a resource yet E5 allows the resource Queen h six offering the Queen. 07:28.890 --> 07:30.870 Now the Queen is taken. 07:31.050 --> 07:32.160 King tanks. 07:32.610 --> 07:35.940 And here it plays a nice move. 07:39.900 --> 07:41.520 So further the advantage. 07:41.550 --> 07:42.100 Yeah. 07:42.120 --> 07:46.860 There's other liabilities in Black's position, so sometimes we're not ending with a checkmate, but 07:46.860 --> 07:48.630 we can end with a winning possession. 07:48.630 --> 07:50.730 Queen 87, picking up one of the bishops. 07:52.110 --> 07:53.730 It's important to do this. 07:54.650 --> 07:55.710 Kind of strong move. 07:55.730 --> 08:03.260 If F5 Bishop f6 and Black could be on the way to being equal, Rook have won is actually interesting. 08:03.260 --> 08:09.890 Actually, in its own right, this situation could lead to an advantage, but it's more complex than 08:09.890 --> 08:10.580 the game. 08:11.180 --> 08:17.900 In a way, this, this, this situation might do this when you can win a bishop game continuation here. 08:18.140 --> 08:18.500 Okay. 08:18.620 --> 08:19.850 It is better for white. 08:21.690 --> 08:26.460 O'Quinn a three shack and Unbroken one is a slight improvement on that. 08:26.490 --> 08:32.820 We get a very dangerous situation here where rookie Frey is going to be amazing. 08:32.820 --> 08:38.820 So that is also it's kind of an incisive looking move, actually a free check. 08:38.820 --> 08:41.400 But Queen D seven seems entirely logical. 08:41.400 --> 08:49.200 Blacks should have really resigned but played on it seems six queen to be seven king D7 Rook have one 08:50.700 --> 09:01.170 rook ab ain't queen d71 could have taken also on D5 so we have rook have the eight Queen G for King 09:01.170 --> 09:07.710 her eight and that opening up this asphalt the King F takes e5 Bishop G seven. 09:07.710 --> 09:16.410 So yeah, this looks as though if Bishop takes can you see what White could play which would win further 09:16.410 --> 09:27.300 material basically tactics Queen f five hitting E5 and f seven f6 we can take on e pinned pawn. 09:28.770 --> 09:32.880 So yes, this pool is allowed to stay on the board. 09:32.880 --> 09:42.420 Bishop g7i mean black really should resign e6 we have rook b7 if f6 a7 check could be used and I'm picking 09:42.420 --> 09:43.260 up the bishop. 09:44.070 --> 09:45.630 So rugby seven here. 09:45.660 --> 09:51.780 Queen g6f thinks rook thanks F six So emphatic end to this. 09:52.320 --> 09:54.480 So Bishop Saints Queen Saints have six. 09:54.540 --> 09:59.310 King eight So if King Gates then we just pick up the rook. 09:59.400 --> 10:01.830 So King ain't queen. 10:02.340 --> 10:08.010 Check King seven Queen G seven Shaq King takes E6 Queen Thanks P seven. 10:08.280 --> 10:10.230 This is actually the main line of the game. 10:10.410 --> 10:17.940 Yeah, it's not just a variation so black's playing on Queen takes a6 d4 e6 c 64. 10:17.940 --> 10:20.250 We have h for the now. 10:20.250 --> 10:21.870 Now it's actually the end of the game. 10:21.870 --> 10:28.380 Finally, just simplifying with Queen takes D3 now finally move first. 10:28.380 --> 10:35.880 Yay Black actually resigned Yeah it's it's quite it's quite amazing how black continues even after this 10:35.880 --> 10:44.940 combination with f6 so black Ashley resigned here thankfully, but it's still an iconic celebrated game 10:44.940 --> 10:47.820 a bit extended more than it needed to be for sure. 10:48.180 --> 10:52.860 So the attacking potential here for me, this game really stands out. 10:52.950 --> 10:56.520 The openings, really interesting lines with a queen sized thing. 10:56.520 --> 10:59.310 Catto are often quite dangerous. 10:59.310 --> 11:03.810 You're looking to amplify this bishop and the possibilities it affords. 11:04.860 --> 11:08.380 And there was such an amplification by trying to remove one of the key defenders. 11:08.400 --> 11:12.630 This transfer of the knight to get rid of a key defender was very, very interesting. 11:12.630 --> 11:16.650 It led to very, very strong attacking prospects here in this position. 11:16.650 --> 11:24.120 This is already a really nice attacking setup and I've kind of simulated this in my own online games, 11:24.120 --> 11:26.940 at least with B free systems and strong attacks. 11:26.940 --> 11:28.950 It's interesting to sometimes experiment. 11:28.950 --> 11:31.230 Benson was a pioneer of one beef ring. 11:31.230 --> 11:33.540 I do have a1b3 nimzowitsch lost. 11:33.540 --> 11:38.250 And of course you can also kick off with my friend and B friend this game before he was the late of 11:38.250 --> 11:45.570 course, but you can see it's a nice thing to have two attacking bishops and this demolition of pawns 11:45.570 --> 11:49.560 fame that you can later get from such a scenario. 11:50.280 --> 11:55.500 It's just an iconic game to bear in mind for that kind of attacking pattern. 11:56.310 --> 11:58.020 So I hope you enjoyed it as much as me. 11:58.820 --> 11:59.600 And so much.