WEBVTT 00:01.020 --> 00:01.610 Hi there. 00:02.460 --> 00:09.030 In this election, we see the Philidor position, there's a method devised by Fezzan which saves a lot 00:09.030 --> 00:09.600 of grief. 00:09.990 --> 00:17.820 You're trying to defend against the extra point here and you don't really want to make visible progress. 00:18.240 --> 00:22.050 For example, if Reinking the free you can imagine, they'll be threatening Checkmates. 00:22.830 --> 00:28.440 So to save yourself a lot of hassle, grief, stress, energy, you should be aware you're trying to 00:28.440 --> 00:30.550 commit the -- first. 00:30.550 --> 00:37.800 So you keep this kind of shield against the king advancing with a move like before you get them to commit 00:37.800 --> 00:44.250 the -- and then you go for loads and loads of checks with the rook coming back. 00:45.480 --> 00:54.480 And for example, if King differe, we just check them, we just carry on checking them once that --'s 00:54.480 --> 00:54.990 committed. 00:55.770 --> 00:57.990 So it saves you a lot of grief. 00:57.990 --> 01:00.450 Why it's not making any visible progress. 01:01.530 --> 01:06.630 So Brooke, before we try and get them to commit the --, it's the federal method method. 01:08.970 --> 01:14.730 If you do something else, you know, there could be a lot of hassle. 01:16.680 --> 01:19.770 So, for example, look, 87, you can imagine the blitz came. 01:19.770 --> 01:22.350 They're now threatening Chiangmai and you could easily slip up. 01:22.350 --> 01:22.970 Ouch. 01:22.980 --> 01:23.820 And you've just lost. 01:24.240 --> 01:28.960 So the Philidor method will save you a lot of points, especially if you play fast. 01:28.960 --> 01:35.190 The time controls you get into the form first and then you're going afterward. 01:36.390 --> 01:41.610 You know, Brooke, someone will do as well and you just get loads and loads and loads of checks. 01:41.970 --> 01:47.400 And if they get fed up with this check, if they get fed up, you bring a king up and you just take 01:47.400 --> 01:47.850 the form. 01:48.480 --> 01:51.770 So what exactly will they be doing to make progress? 01:51.780 --> 01:54.540 They can't make any visible progress at all. 01:56.850 --> 02:01.020 Just count the checks, just checks and just checks. 02:01.920 --> 02:03.390 And the thing is, if 02:06.330 --> 02:10.260 you know they get this position, then you're going to win the form. 02:10.710 --> 02:11.900 You're going to come when the pawn. 02:13.440 --> 02:15.630 So it saves a lot of hassle. 02:15.930 --> 02:19.350 It works with any pawn. 02:19.530 --> 02:23.910 Doesn't matter if it was on the A4 before seafoam. 02:23.910 --> 02:25.860 D5 that Pomers in place. 02:26.130 --> 02:33.210 And it also works of the Pomers on the fifth rank will show that in a separate example. 02:33.570 --> 02:37.890 But here in this initial example, you're essentially trying to commit the pawn. 02:38.520 --> 02:45.150 And by the way, this was one of the lessons that an international master, Andrew Martin, really great 02:45.150 --> 02:46.710 guy, taught me. 02:46.710 --> 02:50.880 And he basically said, you know, you don't want to spend hours and hours during the actual game he 02:50.880 --> 02:55.350 was talking about over the board chess and then only to blow it at the end, you know, for a kind of 02:55.350 --> 02:56.400 known end game. 02:57.120 --> 03:03.030 I didn't kind of know at that time it was these essential ingame names, positions. 03:03.420 --> 03:11.970 But the reason they are worth studying is also because the frequency of Rockhampton endings is absolutely 03:11.970 --> 03:12.780 massive. 03:13.530 --> 03:19.200 It's the most frequently occurring and game you get the rook important things as you progress in chess, 03:19.200 --> 03:27.510 you'll see that they are the truly practical, essential knowledge of and games. 03:28.590 --> 03:34.290 So this old position will save you a lot of grief, especially on the first time patrols that you're 03:34.290 --> 03:36.150 not threatened with. 03:36.150 --> 03:36.600 Checkmate. 03:36.600 --> 03:39.870 You're going to have your perpetual check sorted out. 03:40.770 --> 03:42.500 OK, that's about.