WEBVTT 00:00.790 --> 00:01.680 Hi there. 00:02.320 --> 00:08.170 In this election, we see Mekaal tell the magician from Riga, as is sometimes nicknamed a former world 00:08.170 --> 00:11.890 chess champion, playing against Pless. 00:13.150 --> 00:16.780 So this is in Riga, Tao's hometown in 1950. 00:17.260 --> 00:20.060 The town became world champion in 1960, by the way. 00:20.650 --> 00:25.610 So in this position and this is a black anteriorly, at least he's doing rather well. 00:26.260 --> 00:33.000 Black has more --'s five pawns versus free black. 00:33.070 --> 00:34.420 Hence the exchange AAFP. 00:34.810 --> 00:41.260 And yet White has a crushing combination here involving a fork or two. 00:41.650 --> 00:45.330 Can you see what white plays and why it would win in this position? 00:46.990 --> 00:49.360 If I give you five seconds to pause the video. 00:51.430 --> 00:52.270 Won't play. 00:56.700 --> 01:03.360 There are folks in both folks of the game how the game could progress, but the first key move to notice 01:03.360 --> 01:04.620 is Coingate check. 01:05.820 --> 01:10.920 Now here, the more obvious kind of folk of the game. 01:11.190 --> 01:16.530 How the game could have gone is king of five can see what White's place is. 01:16.530 --> 01:20.190 And actually, this was the game continuation and Black resigned after this. 01:20.190 --> 01:22.200 Things both whites play here. 01:23.490 --> 01:30.810 Don't just look for folks with, you know, the noise of the Pacers can do the talking or the double 01:30.810 --> 01:35.580 attacks, other pieces and even the little guys, the pawns. 01:39.650 --> 01:44.700 Yes, I know they're not that small on this board representation, OK? 01:45.800 --> 01:50.770 OK, so White can actually talk with G4. 01:50.780 --> 01:52.160 Yes, even a -- convoke. 01:52.370 --> 01:53.240 It's a double attack. 01:54.610 --> 01:56.610 Lovely double attack and black resigned. 01:56.990 --> 01:57.620 They might want to. 01:57.620 --> 01:58.100 Hold on. 01:58.100 --> 01:59.210 Hold on, Squasher. 01:59.840 --> 02:01.250 Let's get a bigger story here. 02:01.460 --> 02:03.820 What if King aged six? 02:03.830 --> 02:09.730 In fact, I will show you this part of the story because it's also a kind of folk in a way. 02:10.490 --> 02:14.270 What does White play here to set up a kind of folk more subtle. 02:16.190 --> 02:21.140 So five seconds to pull their hair, so to puzzle's for the price of one. 02:22.970 --> 02:24.050 So white play. 02:29.050 --> 02:36.310 Won't can actually play 98, this is rather nifty, it's hitting the rock and it supports this quinsy 02:36.310 --> 02:37.690 seven, which would be checkmate. 02:40.270 --> 02:48.190 So, for example, the three which don't threatened by the way Rook takes Geets, Queen takes mating, 02:48.460 --> 02:49.510 but then just 27. 02:50.410 --> 02:56.970 So what does Black actually do if queen if I have to give the king some air, the best move for whites. 02:58.540 --> 03:00.660 Well, this is a good move. 03:00.670 --> 03:04.390 Queen G7 Jack G for Jack and Queen. 03:04.390 --> 03:10.740 And she thinks this is forcing a kind of charming they might want to. 03:10.930 --> 03:21.760 OK, so instead of queen, if I were about Queen G sex then again Queen of A is another kind of folk 03:22.630 --> 03:23.200 look at this. 03:24.320 --> 03:31.030 I mean, it's reinforcing the, you know, giving an option for even Queen stays there and here, you 03:31.030 --> 03:34.420 know, Queen takes these six whites actually turn the tables materially. 03:35.140 --> 03:38.500 King's safe enough and is a light up now. 03:39.190 --> 03:40.570 So one's actually winning that. 03:41.230 --> 03:41.890 So yeah. 03:43.150 --> 03:44.830 So be careful. 03:44.830 --> 03:49.540 You know, about kings in general, if you allow these checks can lead to nasty folks. 03:50.680 --> 03:57.520 It seems chess can be a cruel game, but you want to be the one doing the amazing things like Mikoto 03:57.670 --> 04:00.490 generally was so coingate check. 04:02.680 --> 04:05.710 So there are kind of folks lurking here either with the pawn. 04:09.010 --> 04:18.730 Or with this cute move, which kind of supports Queen G7 and 966, there's two kind of friends created 04:19.150 --> 04:20.710 with one move, even though that's. 04:23.620 --> 04:25.410 It's not what you might expect. 04:25.640 --> 04:32.950 It is a kind of double attack in a way, and it is giving want a totally one possession. 04:33.880 --> 04:36.380 OK, so I hope you enjoyed that example and got something from it. 04:37.420 --> 04:42.030 So, yes, the game, you know, earlier, Rob Tasty six quinsy sets the scene. 04:42.040 --> 04:44.760 The principal Folke I wanted to show you was the -- fork. 04:44.770 --> 04:48.630 So don't be too biased if you just see Northfork after nightfall. 04:48.640 --> 04:54.370 After nightfall, the Queen's kinfolk, even --'s convoke points can even chameides you can do a lot 04:54.370 --> 04:57.160 with --'s tactically that you can move all the pieces. 04:58.160 --> 05:00.170 OK, thanks so much.