WEBVTT 00:01.020 --> 00:07.470 Hi there in Atlanta, we're going to have a look at the upside of having an isolated queen's pawn, 00:07.470 --> 00:08.610 or AQAP. 00:09.180 --> 00:16.170 This is Raymond Kane against Anthony Myles, two of the leading British grandmasters at the time, battling 00:16.170 --> 00:19.980 it out at Hastings Tilghman's 1976. 00:20.400 --> 00:22.410 So nights are free from Raymond Keane. 00:22.860 --> 00:28.080 He's very much into the hype modernist theory and plays the Reti opening. 00:28.470 --> 00:30.150 Not committing a pawn just yet. 00:30.870 --> 00:33.350 Might have six C4 C5. 00:33.360 --> 00:46.800 So we have often night 93 96 in English opening every desex the 45 C tanks 965 Bishop Differe and now 00:46.800 --> 00:49.860 White gets the so-called isolated queens form. 00:50.820 --> 00:58.980 So the perks of this include the Hook Squares, C5 and A5, the adjacent C4 and EFO, sometimes good 00:59.100 --> 01:06.990 for rug's white generally has extra space to play with, so the pieces are not that bad at all. 01:07.950 --> 01:09.300 Contrast this to the Cape. 01:09.360 --> 01:16.950 Bishop is kind of hemmed in, so can won't use the upsides of this situation and isolate Queensborough 01:16.950 --> 01:22.440 when we see Bishop Estevan both sides Castle Rookie one might have things. 01:23.310 --> 01:25.680 We see Bishop G5 and the night before. 01:25.830 --> 01:32.010 So that night has made space for the other one to blockade the pawn on D five and not in front of that. 01:32.010 --> 01:37.320 I say queen spawn blockading is generally a good standard recipe. 01:38.100 --> 01:43.980 We see Bishop dropping back quite, quite often wants to use this battering, but it can't be used at 01:43.980 --> 01:45.150 the moment clearly. 01:45.480 --> 01:54.360 But that's not standard plan with the Osei Queen's Ball to celebrate the attacking opportunities that 01:54.360 --> 01:56.550 White's extra space affords in this position. 01:57.000 --> 02:03.700 You'll know also that the Third Reich is fairly clear of --'s the pawns here on the second rank mainly, 02:03.750 --> 02:05.880 and this pawn here, there's no pawns on the third rank. 02:06.630 --> 02:11.370 And if we think about that, that means our pieces can actually potentially use this vote rank. 02:12.000 --> 02:15.990 We see Bishop B seven and in fact, this is sponsored by Roman King. 02:17.280 --> 02:23.280 And he plays a move which is a little bit it seems very controversial that this rook, for example, 02:23.280 --> 02:28.890 is not in the game and the bishop is just on B1 and this knight still on before. 02:28.920 --> 02:36.870 And yet very, very interesting move, rookie free generating some direct attacking opportunities on 02:36.870 --> 02:38.490 that Gevo or AFO. 02:39.300 --> 02:46.230 So either Jeoffrey or HFA could be a great way to intensify the pressure we see desex. 02:46.710 --> 02:52.590 Now, in general, this is providing Granite's, you know, a block a barrier to this bishop. 02:53.130 --> 03:02.040 But is this that solid can actually be on the minds of this foundation, this apparent blockage of the 03:02.040 --> 03:08.190 bishop, this pawn structure around the king, generally attacking players, the baron attacking players, 03:08.550 --> 03:09.090 the better. 03:09.090 --> 03:13.290 They are quite often undermining the pawn skeleton near the opponents. 03:13.290 --> 03:17.370 King We see her rook Jeoffrey. 03:17.370 --> 03:19.650 And this seems a little bit ridiculous. 03:20.160 --> 03:22.080 Isn't that isn't a solid enough. 03:23.010 --> 03:26.490 So that is given priority over Rook. 03:26.670 --> 03:29.970 Very amazing what's going on here. 03:30.360 --> 03:36.600 We see Rook sees Bishop and he thinks rookie eight and now this knight is nudged. 03:37.140 --> 03:42.780 It goes to C six if the knight went to D5. 03:42.780 --> 03:50.550 In fact White can play in a brutal manner here with Bishop takes g sex and head queen differe. 03:50.880 --> 03:54.750 How is actually black defending this situation? 03:55.530 --> 03:56.340 For example, Bishop? 03:56.370 --> 04:02.190 I think Rook takes Jéssica check and we see whites attack crashing through to a checkmate as an example. 04:02.610 --> 04:03.960 So it's very, very scary. 04:04.320 --> 04:06.960 So we see Ninety-Six challenging that A5. 04:06.960 --> 04:14.670 Right, but now the knight is used 966 to undermine that skeleton around the king. 04:15.390 --> 04:16.950 And now guess what? 04:16.950 --> 04:18.510 The continuation is here. 04:18.510 --> 04:23.250 It's rather brilliant if I give you five cents for the video. 04:33.230 --> 04:34.290 OK, Bishop, thanks. 04:34.310 --> 04:34.970 Gee, thanks. 04:38.270 --> 04:45.660 A very, very scary position for blacks king thing indeed, very, very scary. 04:46.040 --> 04:47.780 We see offtakes g things. 04:48.410 --> 04:50.900 And the key point now is made. 04:51.020 --> 04:56.870 There's one key move in this position which is so much superior to other versions of events. 04:57.380 --> 04:58.970 There are different versions of events. 04:59.540 --> 05:01.070 What is the movie playing? 05:03.350 --> 05:08.360 To further destroy Black's king in its position, if I give you five cents for the video. 05:10.980 --> 05:16.460 OK, the new plan is actually queen bee one, this is much more effective than other squares. 05:16.860 --> 05:24.600 If the queen has gone to defray, then the school shot 95, which protects the -- is really Konstanz 05:24.600 --> 05:27.650 was the hits the queen and that -- is penned. 05:27.900 --> 05:33.480 So this is a disaster is the absolute disaster like 95. 05:34.140 --> 05:43.710 Queen Setsu also allows 95 because here 94, unless they can't be used, it's pinned to the queen. 05:45.120 --> 05:52.050 So blacks are not given these resources in this version of events with Queen Bee one, this is very, 05:52.050 --> 05:52.980 very difficult for black. 05:54.930 --> 06:01.680 We see 95 here, details 94 and that's just taken once. 06:01.680 --> 06:02.580 Got a big advantage. 06:02.760 --> 06:08.430 K seven is played, but now black is in gigantic trouble. 06:08.430 --> 06:13.210 Often they have sex check which takes Queen 66 check. 06:13.210 --> 06:19.380 King James Bishop, G7 Jack Bishop, Queen Jesus. 06:20.580 --> 06:21.210 Checkmate. 06:23.140 --> 06:32.620 Yeah, this guy made a vivid impression on me that if you're an attacking player like I try to be, 06:33.250 --> 06:38.230 the isolated Queens Ball can sometimes be a very, very nice pawn structure to have. 06:39.730 --> 06:42.250 There are trade offs to these things. 06:42.760 --> 06:45.700 This third rank was pretty dangerous to use for a rook. 06:46.210 --> 06:52.340 The seemingly solid pawn chain around the opponent's king only needs one or two pieces sacrificed against 06:52.360 --> 06:53.680 it to really soften it up. 06:54.070 --> 06:58.090 A key move after Queen Bee wants to avoid any neat tricks black hat. 06:58.480 --> 07:06.790 And we create a version of events where they brutally checkmating if Hannan's King some some people 07:06.830 --> 07:15.250 voted this one of the more brutal ice like Queen's Pawn Games ever played and certainly makes a big 07:15.250 --> 07:20.290 impression on me and shows, you know, we've really got to understand the pros and cons of our chosen 07:20.290 --> 07:25.480 pawn structures and several different openings for the English opening or for one evil. 07:25.480 --> 07:32.530 Conaghan Evil might lead to these situations where we have the same fundamental pawn structure. 07:33.040 --> 07:40.990 So the more we can get the most the templates in place, it's like we're simultaneously. 07:42.750 --> 07:49.200 Getting a very, very good idea of what to do in several, you know, multiple different openings which 07:49.200 --> 07:54.930 lead to that particular pull structure with centralizing but refactoring our knowledge of chess. 07:55.170 --> 07:56.920 So, yes, take up my contract. 07:56.970 --> 08:01.350 Of course, I have over 40 hours of examples, pros and cons of each structure. 08:01.360 --> 08:06.300 But this is this is just a very brief introduction to support structures in this course. 08:06.720 --> 08:09.320 And you think, oh, it's a beginner's course case for sure. 08:09.340 --> 08:12.570 Why have you even talked about pulling structures? 08:14.070 --> 08:18.900 Well, we do have eight pawns at the start of the game and they are hugely influential. 08:20.490 --> 08:25.610 Anatoly Karpov said, you know, once you know, you set out your pawns, you have this thing you have 08:25.680 --> 08:26.720 you have to live with them all. 08:26.730 --> 08:30.060 The fellow said, pawns of the soul of chess. 08:30.660 --> 08:34.530 He treated them with great importance in the romantic era. 08:34.530 --> 08:42.570 Pawns were just used to sort of open up lines brutally to maximize tactics, but on the understanding 08:42.570 --> 08:49.080 of pawn structures and essentially the essential elements of pawn structures at least. 08:49.590 --> 08:55.860 And that's what I'm trying to importance in this course, essential elements that to look out for within 08:55.860 --> 09:00.120 a given pawn shops all have that up and down sides. 09:00.120 --> 09:03.360 It's rather amazing duality in chess. 09:03.780 --> 09:06.200 Otherwise this opening would be just unplayable. 09:06.210 --> 09:13.170 In fact, if if if giving you an ISIS is Queens pawn guarantees, you're where no one will do that. 09:13.500 --> 09:19.890 So it really you know, there are more accurate moves that black could have tried in this game to hold 09:19.890 --> 09:20.570 the balance. 09:21.120 --> 09:27.000 In fact, you know, to be fair, objective, there's a key moments in particular. 09:28.860 --> 09:37.560 If we go back to this position in the game after move 15, it didn't have to be ending in a brutal attack. 09:37.740 --> 09:39.720 Black could have actually, instead of rootsy. 09:39.720 --> 09:41.400 I played in 96. 09:42.180 --> 09:50.760 And the point is, if Knight takes Bishop takes this position should be about even. 09:51.180 --> 09:59.790 That should be about even if White goes in with Bishop 86, then black can actually play this, sacrificing 09:59.790 --> 10:02.240 the exchange with good compensation. 10:02.250 --> 10:04.050 It should be at least equality. 10:04.380 --> 10:11.730 So, of course, you know, a game of chess requires a mistake to be played, especially in human chess. 10:12.690 --> 10:18.300 I would like to be played for one side to get the advantage for one side to eventually win. 10:18.690 --> 10:24.120 So, yes, even you know, the things I saw at Queen's pawn structures do not guarantee a win. 10:24.120 --> 10:29.030 It does require an element of imprecision to creep in at some point. 10:30.480 --> 10:37.620 So anyway, I hope the takeaway points of this lecture are a bit clearer about the I say Queen's form. 10:37.860 --> 10:41.130 It provides hooks, it provides freedom and liberation to the pieces. 10:41.520 --> 10:43.440 The third round can sometimes be dangerous. 10:43.830 --> 10:49.350 Going for the opponents king can sometimes be the thing to do because otherwise the defender might seem 10:49.350 --> 10:55.980 to find to end games where your eyes like queen spawn is just a major liability to be picked off later. 10:57.390 --> 11:03.750 So there are up and downs, obviously queen spawn situations to be aware of and so much.