WEBVTT 00:00.810 --> 00:01.470 Hi there. 00:01.500 --> 00:05.670 In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine playing against Frank James Marshall. 00:05.700 --> 00:09.120 This is in the 1925 Baldwin balls and two months round. 00:09.120 --> 00:12.000 17 D4 from Alekhine. 00:12.000 --> 00:16.350 We have noise of sex for Marshall C4 and now D5. 00:18.160 --> 00:21.620 This isn't very popular nowadays. 00:21.640 --> 00:24.760 This is the Marshall variation. 00:25.270 --> 00:28.000 It's it seems very provocative. 00:28.000 --> 00:33.280 White Place seats 65 and we have 1965 and 94 and the light just goes back. 00:33.280 --> 00:34.360 So it's very provocative. 00:34.360 --> 00:38.650 In the opening, Bishop de Fry is played by Anakin. 00:38.650 --> 00:46.720 If E5, we get a kind of alekhine defense, basically it looks a little bit alekhine esque alekhine 00:46.720 --> 00:51.040 defense flavor to this, and White should have a small edge. 00:51.040 --> 00:57.850 But there is a responsibility here associated with these pawns, and Black does seem to have, you know, 00:57.850 --> 01:01.750 good pieces and prospects for undermining here. 01:02.260 --> 01:05.620 But Bishop D4 is actually rather interesting. 01:05.620 --> 01:07.180 It sets a little trap. 01:07.180 --> 01:12.430 Black played e5 If Queen takes D4, I hope you can spot what we play. 01:14.140 --> 01:15.100 Yeah Bishop be fun. 01:15.100 --> 01:16.330 Check and we're winning the Queen. 01:16.330 --> 01:19.330 If 96 doesn't matter, we're taking the queen that Knight's pinned. 01:19.480 --> 01:23.440 So E5 is played, which is interesting. 01:23.440 --> 01:25.940 Black is trying to weaken white on the dark squares. 01:25.940 --> 01:27.910 It's quite an aggressive move. 01:28.210 --> 01:30.340 We have details in our knight G4. 01:30.340 --> 01:33.580 And here an inaccuracy by Anakin Knight free. 01:33.610 --> 01:39.910 It turns out here the perhaps pedantic looking check moving a piece twice. 01:39.910 --> 01:41.170 Why would this be any good? 01:41.170 --> 01:43.450 It is actually the best move in this position. 01:43.570 --> 01:51.250 For a start, if C6 we just take the Queen's off and we're looking forward to castling on the queenside. 01:51.250 --> 01:56.980 This position stopped using G4 and we've got pressure here being built up. 01:56.980 --> 02:02.020 After we castle queenside, we stand significantly better even though the queens are off. 02:02.020 --> 02:02.740 That's the way to go. 02:02.740 --> 02:03.550 And you might ask. 02:03.760 --> 02:04.330 Well, hold on. 02:04.330 --> 02:04.720 King's Cross. 02:04.780 --> 02:06.490 What about 97? 02:06.490 --> 02:07.810 Yeah, we're taking on G4. 02:07.840 --> 02:10.630 What about Bishop D7 Interesting here. 02:10.630 --> 02:13.870 There's quite a crushing move If you ever get this position. 02:13.870 --> 02:16.030 This is probably a trap worth knowing. 02:16.030 --> 02:18.070 You've actually caught the opponent in a trap here. 02:18.070 --> 02:21.340 If they really played this line, what would you play here for? 02:21.340 --> 02:22.300 Ten points. 02:25.090 --> 02:30.190 There's a devastating move here, he says, kind of disconnecting the bishop from G4. 02:30.400 --> 02:33.910 So if Eph tanks, we can actually just play Queen takes G4. 02:33.940 --> 02:34.840 Funny enough. 02:36.160 --> 02:40.240 I mean, you've also got Bishop takes the seven check and Queen takes G4, but we can use this route 02:40.270 --> 02:43.720 because the Queen H five check and then Queen takes B5 check. 02:43.870 --> 02:44.890 Very nice. 02:45.490 --> 02:54.490 And here if Bishop takes B5, the point here is he takes seven check King takes and now not Queen takes 02:54.490 --> 02:56.320 the act because there's bishop before check. 02:57.430 --> 02:58.410 We don't want to do this. 02:58.420 --> 03:00.310 It's not winning the queen because bishop before take. 03:00.460 --> 03:03.130 And we have to bring back our queen on Queen's Gambit taking No. 03:03.160 --> 03:08.630 The point here would be Queen B free check to pick up B5 with a big advantage here. 03:08.650 --> 03:09.920 Non-controversial. 03:09.940 --> 03:11.140 Big advantage. 03:11.440 --> 03:14.170 So, yes, it's worth perhaps knowing about Bishop B5. 03:14.170 --> 03:14.650 Check here. 03:14.680 --> 03:18.250 It looks as though, well, we're moving a piece twice, but there's huge benefits. 03:18.250 --> 03:24.450 But not a three was played by the Queen, which actually leaves blank with especially after Bishop G5 03:24.460 --> 03:26.380 a decent enough position from the opening. 03:26.380 --> 03:32.720 Now, if White Castle was again, it's not really much to write home about here. 03:32.740 --> 03:38.080 This position for white, it's only a small edge and the Queen's coming off. 03:38.080 --> 03:43.340 This isn't really that desirable at all from an attacking player perspective. 03:43.360 --> 03:45.610 But anyway, Bishop G5 was tried. 03:45.970 --> 03:55.180 Bishop e seven, Queen Bishop takes E seven, Queen St C7 9c3 might C takes E, five 9/10 and now Queen 03:55.180 --> 03:55.390 take. 03:55.390 --> 04:01.990 So it has to be careful not on autopilot if white castles Queen takes h two is an embarrassing checkmate 04:02.980 --> 04:10.300 Alekhine will never live that one down so h free lance f six We have Queen D to Bishop D seven and now 04:10.300 --> 04:11.740 Queen E fray, which is nice. 04:11.980 --> 04:15.340 Controlling D4 preparing perhaps for as well. 04:15.850 --> 04:22.780 We have Bishop C six white castles, queenside black castles, kingside and now F4. 04:23.260 --> 04:26.800 We have Queen sex and we have some mobility here with these pawns. 04:26.800 --> 04:35.550 So E5 we have now rookie eight Rook one rook 88 and F five. 04:35.560 --> 04:37.630 This looks like a very dangerous attack. 04:38.200 --> 04:39.250 Queen A7. 04:39.250 --> 04:40.720 Queen G5. 04:41.140 --> 04:42.160 Yeah, These pawns. 04:42.430 --> 04:45.340 It looks as though the attack is just flowing towards Black's king. 04:45.730 --> 04:50.710 Now, here 95 is played, which is a mistake to hold on. 04:50.710 --> 04:55.870 It seems Queen F eight is needed, which is based on tactical nuances. 04:55.870 --> 05:02.950 If E takes f6, rook takes e, one, rook takes e, one loosens D three that can be taken that bishop. 05:02.950 --> 05:09.160 And that's even if we look at this again now instead of it takes f6, Queen H four is better. 05:10.900 --> 05:13.030 95 F6 is super dangerous. 05:13.030 --> 05:21.970 Looking at age 7h6 Bishop C to this position Rook takes the rook takes the 8fg7 and you see the Queen's 05:21.970 --> 05:25.570 looking at D eight her king takes B takes. 05:25.570 --> 05:31.840 This ends up being better for White's of the Queen f6 six checking e six. 05:31.840 --> 05:35.350 This is much better for white and that protects C three hits the hits F seven. 05:35.350 --> 05:36.160 That's crushing. 05:36.760 --> 05:42.550 So anyway so even basically on Queen F eight, Queen H four would be the move not taking the knight. 05:42.970 --> 05:52.390 So 95 was played and we have f6 here Queen F eight and now really brutal Bishop C for Knight C three 05:52.390 --> 05:53.500 and what's the point? 05:54.220 --> 05:58.330 What would you play here to gain big advantage. 06:03.160 --> 06:03.880 Okay. 06:04.360 --> 06:05.260 Rook takes the eight. 06:05.260 --> 06:06.310 He's played very good. 06:06.580 --> 06:09.400 If B takes, then Rook takes D1 check. 06:09.910 --> 06:12.850 Rook takes the one black, hands the resource queen a free check. 06:13.510 --> 06:16.270 And in this position as the annoying bishop E4 check. 06:17.170 --> 06:22.030 And this is going to save the day for black because of Bishop G6. 06:22.030 --> 06:23.350 That check saves the day. 06:23.350 --> 06:25.300 You know black's not getting mated on g seven. 06:25.480 --> 06:27.150 Bishop takes h takes. 06:27.160 --> 06:33.610 There's nothing here E6 because G takes queen sex, there's Queen E7 and it's just fizzles to a rook 06:33.610 --> 06:35.620 and ending which is just equal. 06:36.640 --> 06:44.710 So yes important to have accuracy here with rook takes the eight so we have rook takes the fg7. 06:44.710 --> 06:53.500 So looking at the rock here we have Monk takes a to check if a move like Queen before then Queen takes 06:53.500 --> 06:53.790 the eight. 06:53.810 --> 06:58.660 Check this position we can go back to F6 and it all runs with check for a checkmate or queen. 06:58.660 --> 06:59.710 J is checkmate. 06:59.710 --> 07:03.220 So Knight takes A to check King B one, Queen eight. 07:03.610 --> 07:06.340 But now what does that the queen do here? 07:06.340 --> 07:10.990 He's interested more in the king, not just winning a battle, winning a peace battle of some sort. 07:11.020 --> 07:11.500 No. 07:11.500 --> 07:12.640 So what are we playing here for? 07:12.640 --> 07:13.570 100 points. 07:16.430 --> 07:20.060 Yeah, we want to pass through the kind of dining of death. 07:20.060 --> 07:22.670 You know, the kings on Jay pierced this open. 07:22.910 --> 07:27.320 Bishop e Vasek has played now, King A1, this is good. 07:27.560 --> 07:33.800 Also, Rook takes E4 was winning with the right follow up Rook D1 check not king. 07:33.830 --> 07:41.480 Thanks A2 That's embarrassing for a mate there, but actually King C to here Rook C one check. 07:42.710 --> 07:47.540 There's actually queen take C one that's just winning for Y after he takes. 07:47.720 --> 07:49.490 This is just absolutely winning. 07:49.490 --> 07:51.080 So that's the way to go. 07:51.140 --> 07:51.560 But. 07:51.560 --> 07:53.240 King One is nice. 07:54.170 --> 07:59.930 F five If F takes E6, Bishop takes E6 check. 07:59.930 --> 08:03.680 And the point is here, Queen takes the eight check. 08:03.770 --> 08:09.050 And the point here is Queen D for check and things are falling off winning advantage for white. 08:09.380 --> 08:17.210 So F5 is tried, but now the lethal looking seven shank rook d5 and a really nice move here. 08:17.210 --> 08:18.020 What would you play here for? 08:18.020 --> 08:18.860 Ten points. 08:19.750 --> 08:22.960 Really nice celebrating those two advanced pawns on the seventh rank. 08:24.970 --> 08:25.630 Well. 08:26.800 --> 08:27.130 Yeah. 08:27.440 --> 08:29.560 We've gone to Queen of Sex here. 08:29.590 --> 08:30.640 This is very nice. 08:31.090 --> 08:32.680 Well done, Queen, if you've done that. 08:32.680 --> 08:33.130 So, Queen. 08:33.460 --> 08:35.890 Is the big fat queen of seven. 08:35.890 --> 08:38.680 And now we've got two brilliant choices. 08:38.680 --> 08:40.590 I mean, there's brilliant choices here. 08:40.600 --> 08:47.320 Basically, one of them, at least two great moves by E ends the game very neatly. 08:47.920 --> 08:53.950 So Queen saying the point would be Bishop takes the five check and then the bishop has to take. 08:53.950 --> 08:54.580 Really? 08:54.790 --> 08:55.930 And then That's horrible. 08:55.960 --> 08:56.820 That's checkmate. 08:56.830 --> 08:59.230 So brutal in the end Queen of sex. 08:59.500 --> 09:04.690 So yes, Queen F seven, eight crushing stuff. 09:04.900 --> 09:05.950 Indeed. 09:06.760 --> 09:08.500 And you know, we've got choices here. 09:08.500 --> 09:14.800 Actually, we could play Bishop Tang's D5 as well, pitting the queen, and then he ain't, you know, 09:15.010 --> 09:15.790 just choices. 09:15.790 --> 09:17.530 It's an absolutely winning position. 09:17.680 --> 09:21.160 So anyway, I hope you enjoyed this one. 09:21.700 --> 09:22.800 What a crush. 09:22.810 --> 09:26.830 In the end, it seems as though the pawns had mobility from the opening. 09:26.860 --> 09:30.160 That seems to be the big problem from the opening. 09:30.160 --> 09:35.200 So alekhine, you know, keeping the tension in the possession, keeping the queens on. 09:35.440 --> 09:41.830 And he has a point to keep the Queen's on and try and use the central pawn mobility to sort of get a 09:41.830 --> 09:45.040 vicious attack pointed in the direction of the king here. 09:45.040 --> 09:50.290 It seems to naturally flow quite smoothly, actually, if we look at this game. 09:50.290 --> 09:54.010 In summary, yes, it looks as though it was a very smooth game. 09:54.160 --> 09:54.490 Okay. 09:54.490 --> 09:55.720 I hope you enjoyed this one. 09:56.620 --> 09:57.430 That's very much.