WEBVTT 00:01.210 --> 00:08.200 Hi there in this election, I really want to show you the power of exchanging pieces when you're up, 00:08.200 --> 00:09.700 even by just one pawn. 00:10.060 --> 00:11.680 So this is a classic game, pal. 00:11.680 --> 00:13.360 Benko against Bobby Fisher. 00:13.690 --> 00:20.680 Paul Benko pioneered his jeoffrey, which became known as the Broncos opening, and he beat both Fisher 00:20.680 --> 00:25.090 and Tower with Jeoffrey in the 1962 Curaçao candidates. 00:25.300 --> 00:26.500 So this was round one. 00:26.800 --> 00:32.100 And he's playing against the mighty Bobby Fisher, who's a major tactician and genius of the game. 00:32.620 --> 00:37.600 But Paul Benko sets up a very, very nice position from his novel opening. 00:38.260 --> 00:43.090 And actually, Fisher soon weakens structurally a pawn. 00:43.330 --> 00:47.350 This desex pawn is about to be weakened with 864. 00:47.710 --> 00:55.030 It's not immediately apparent if this pawn is in grave danger, but the way pal Ben Complaisance, he 00:55.030 --> 00:56.320 neutralizes blanks. 00:56.950 --> 01:03.760 Evil, precious F.R. pressure for a moment and then you can see a slight build up. 01:03.760 --> 01:10.810 So he's taking away the five scrammed from black and we see a very powerful for move. 01:11.020 --> 01:14.680 And all of a sudden Black's position is looking a little bit fragile. 01:15.790 --> 01:21.580 And him of the B5 pal Benko is actually inflicting serious weaknesses into Fisher's position. 01:22.120 --> 01:28.150 And we have some exchanges here which do serve to kind of weaken Black's king a little bit, but also 01:28.150 --> 01:32.620 simplify the fact that there's actually frontal pressure on this desex pawn. 01:33.820 --> 01:38.770 We have Seifi, which is a commensal pull move pawns don't go backwards and desex is just lying there 01:39.130 --> 01:40.120 as a target. 01:40.810 --> 01:47.980 And in fact, through the frontal pressure now, Pål Benko is going to win this pawn, it seems, after 01:48.220 --> 01:48.730 five. 01:49.060 --> 01:53.920 So this tactic puts even more pressure on these things, which is now pinned to D7. 01:54.160 --> 02:02.140 So very, very logical, flowing game from Paul Benko using a novel opening and essentially he's about 02:02.140 --> 02:03.340 to be winning a pawn. 02:04.360 --> 02:11.180 So 1866 and this is the start seen really this is not really a major technical analysis, by the way, 02:11.180 --> 02:17.050 of this game is really from this position where if you're a pawn up against the major tactical opponent, 02:17.860 --> 02:24.700 the act of simplifying the position by trying to exchange off pieces, not pawns, is kind of demonstrated 02:24.700 --> 02:25.060 here. 02:25.450 --> 02:32.200 We see often I have six rotate SS offtakes and now Queene free, just simply searching to take the Queens 02:32.200 --> 02:32.500 off. 02:32.830 --> 02:35.800 So why is a pawn up from his efforts? 02:36.040 --> 02:40.780 He's hitting now SS as well and essentially wants the queens off. 02:41.080 --> 02:46.660 The more we can simplify when we're up a pawn, this could lead to a decisive win. 02:47.020 --> 02:53.440 So Ninety-four was played here, which is a very, very nice tactical shot to help the process of simplification. 02:55.660 --> 02:58.390 We see her 1964 Queen 64. 02:58.750 --> 03:00.640 But this pawn is immune. 03:01.180 --> 03:03.880 Fisher is has to resign himself to the seven. 03:04.390 --> 03:10.990 If he takes on Desex, then it runs into Queen five, pinning against the Queen here. 03:11.410 --> 03:17.770 And if King is seven, then there's the North, the Queen G7 jack, for example, like this. 03:19.030 --> 03:22.780 And here, you know, black could end up losing the queen if not careful. 03:24.220 --> 03:32.410 So in this position, Queen the ACHAK and even if the King, Britain's Queen stays and then rotates. 03:32.410 --> 03:38.530 So basically Power Bank has found a resourceful way to further simplify it with this move. 03:38.530 --> 03:45.550 Ninety-four So the knights come off so we can see the chess positions getting simpler and simpler. 03:45.970 --> 03:49.390 But at this point, Fisher tries to create some complexity. 03:49.900 --> 03:53.620 So that is generally, you know, it's a very, very solid looking pawn up. 03:54.310 --> 03:59.810 And then we see for but now and fish are trying to make things complicated after. 04:00.040 --> 04:06.310 So two pawns up Jack Queen each four and now Rook have one simplifying again. 04:07.930 --> 04:14.770 Now there are some checks for black to factor in, but the queen comes back to try and get the Queen's 04:14.770 --> 04:17.260 off need to check. 04:17.260 --> 04:22.030 And actually Black was convinced here that he was lost and resigned. 04:22.990 --> 04:25.690 So this is a very, very interesting game. 04:26.230 --> 04:34.510 If it continues, for example, Queen Jita and check here and Queen D5, the checks will run out. 04:34.510 --> 04:37.000 It's only the Queen because we've simplified the position. 04:37.000 --> 04:37.780 It's only the queen. 04:38.140 --> 04:44.500 Checks will run out eventually, even with absolute best play and these pawns will crash through. 04:45.370 --> 04:47.560 So the game ended here. 04:48.070 --> 04:54.340 But it strikes me as an interesting example that even if you're playing a tactical legend of the game 04:54.940 --> 05:00.070 that tries to create counterplay in general through the process of simplification. 05:00.310 --> 05:03.260 And even just one pull up can be decisive. 05:03.850 --> 05:09.640 Well, especially if that sense, if it's a sensible and often sensible spawns, like people are very 05:09.640 --> 05:10.600 strong as well. 05:11.000 --> 05:16.810 But one -- up and the process, you know, the planning, the mental game is essentially trying to 05:16.810 --> 05:21.390 just simplify through the exchange of major pieces, not pawns. 05:21.850 --> 05:28.600 So we see even, you know, a tactical legends can be sometimes it can be making the game the process 05:28.600 --> 05:30.340 of winning much, much easier. 05:30.730 --> 05:37.410 If you get to have simplifications, you might need to be resourceful in trying to simplify possessions. 05:37.720 --> 05:44.500 So there was a very, very resourceful move at one point, this 94, which seemed to leave the pawn 05:44.500 --> 05:45.640 that for the taking. 05:46.210 --> 05:48.730 But no, it doesn't quite work for black. 05:49.060 --> 05:51.910 So black is in big trouble in this position. 05:52.240 --> 05:54.940 So sometimes, yes, resourcefulness when you're simplifying. 05:55.510 --> 06:00.250 But if you can achieve that, it's a great thing to achieve if you're even just one pawn up. 06:00.440 --> 06:02.580 So that's the major point I wanted to make for this game. 06:03.130 --> 06:06.190 So I hope you enjoy this game so much.