WEBVTT 00:00.960 --> 00:07.490 Hi there in this, we're going to have a look at Capablanca, Hosai, Réal Capablanca. 00:08.370 --> 00:14.790 So this is a game he played in 1914 in the Moscow town tournament against Osip Bernstine. 00:15.210 --> 00:21.870 So Capablanca was a reigning champion from 1921 until 1927. 00:23.250 --> 00:28.370 He was extremely renowned for his simplicity of play, very, very elegant play. 00:28.710 --> 00:32.480 He earned the nickname of Human Chess Machine. 00:33.060 --> 00:37.050 There was a time he just went a long, long time without losing. 00:37.380 --> 00:39.890 So they actually called in the human chess machine. 00:40.320 --> 00:47.510 So here is an example, in my view, a good example of his elegance, of playing D4 and bouncing playing 00:47.550 --> 00:48.510 the Place de five. 00:49.050 --> 00:50.130 So nothing fancy. 00:50.130 --> 00:53.560 See 46 nights he may have seen. 00:53.610 --> 01:04.110 So the Queen's Gambit declined night every seven Bishop G five black castles every night BDM see one 01:04.110 --> 01:04.980 and they'll be six. 01:06.390 --> 01:13.770 So addressing the bishop issue, which is often a problem in these positions, seating's heating's we 01:13.770 --> 01:20.150 see Quinn, a former bishop B seven one is keen to weaken black on the line esquires. 01:20.760 --> 01:26.010 He says Capablanca obliges Bishop Queen and now C five. 01:26.910 --> 01:27.630 We have bishop. 01:27.630 --> 01:31.260 Things have six nineteens beatings, beatings. 01:31.260 --> 01:35.910 Black has the so-called hanging --'s one thing about hanging --'s. 01:36.150 --> 01:38.160 They can be pretty dynamic in nature. 01:38.610 --> 01:43.650 The adjacent folds are quite interesting for black generally speaking, but also having any push at 01:43.650 --> 01:44.220 the right time. 01:44.220 --> 01:48.280 Perhaps they can be converted into a passport. 01:48.930 --> 01:51.000 We see white castling here now. 01:51.000 --> 02:00.630 Queen bee sex queen to perhaps Basser was actually to take the Queen's off and play this position. 02:01.420 --> 02:02.820 Bonzai Queen two. 02:03.420 --> 02:04.500 And we have CIFOR now. 02:04.500 --> 02:06.120 This is quite a grip on the position. 02:06.720 --> 02:11.910 The hanging pawns do kind of emphasise blacks beefalo pressure here. 02:12.150 --> 02:19.620 And even though it seems kind of strange to give the D Four-Square up, but you know, Black also has 02:19.620 --> 02:21.840 this dance competition, which could be dangerous. 02:22.800 --> 02:24.300 We rook afte one. 02:26.970 --> 02:32.400 If Ninety-four was played here, perhaps bishop before is one of the better moves. 02:32.820 --> 02:35.010 For example, this position should be about equal. 02:35.790 --> 02:45.120 So Rook after one was played well after the night before her bishop before be free. 02:46.830 --> 02:56.640 We see canciones beatings, these things and you can see that Black has emerged here with a passport. 02:56.640 --> 03:00.110 The hanging poems have been translated into a passport. 03:00.810 --> 03:05.790 In fact, Capablanca now plays Bishopsgate Seefried Roadsigns 95. 03:07.520 --> 03:14.620 Whites in this position, just in case you're wondering, can I actually play Rock, S.C., for Kevin 03:14.660 --> 03:17.240 Plank has got the tactics under control behind the scenes. 03:17.720 --> 03:22.400 Can you see what Black plays in this position if I give you five seconds? 03:25.140 --> 03:31.770 There is actually a killer common square, which is kind of been x rayed, the rock is actually x ray 03:31.770 --> 03:35.330 and that's in conjunction with the night. 03:35.330 --> 03:44.100 So actually there is the move might see for kind of x ray defended by the rock that falls Queen of Rock 03:44.460 --> 03:45.880 won't will be in big trouble here. 03:45.900 --> 03:48.330 For example, this losing zero. 03:49.080 --> 03:52.290 So yeah, noisey free would be a crushing blow. 03:53.040 --> 03:56.280 And if rock takes well, it's just the exchange down there. 03:56.520 --> 03:57.160 Not much. 03:57.990 --> 04:06.170 So yeah, that explains that kind of reaction to play in fact rootsy to not try and take out that poem. 04:06.860 --> 04:07.350 OK. 04:10.330 --> 04:11.980 And now Sifry. 04:15.730 --> 04:24.970 Brooks, see one rogue D.C., one group C5, and then might be frequency six and one should have repeated 04:25.000 --> 04:32.070 here, but actually goes a little bit adventurous instead of putting light back on B free one place, 04:32.070 --> 04:33.150 it might be five. 04:34.870 --> 04:36.010 And it looks as though. 04:36.040 --> 04:36.970 Hold on a sec. 04:36.970 --> 04:38.500 Isn't white just winning a poem? 04:38.920 --> 04:41.600 So Night Sifry is not winning the poem. 04:43.510 --> 04:50.650 Well, Capablanca is a super elegant plan, so can actually see a lot of the tactical complications 04:51.040 --> 04:52.570 behind the scenes. 04:53.470 --> 04:59.350 So even though his play looks simple eloquence, he's also a bit of a tactical monster on the side. 04:59.770 --> 05:05.470 And we see this hair of the 19th century rotates rotate Seifi rotate. 05:05.470 --> 05:07.930 Sifry isn't. 05:08.530 --> 05:10.530 It's a bit lacking in air. 05:11.140 --> 05:18.880 Guess what Capablanca plays in this position, which is actually a game ender if I give you five seconds. 05:18.880 --> 05:19.180 Pause. 05:19.180 --> 05:20.440 Video blats playing. 05:27.240 --> 05:38.790 OK, black can exploit the weakens back Rahab with Queen B to Yasuoka the game ended if Queen Yone then 05:38.790 --> 05:41.490 queen take Sifry and then checkmating. 05:42.900 --> 05:45.600 There's very little defense. 05:45.600 --> 05:52.260 There's no defense essentially if Rook Setsu then Queen B one check and Queen Setsu wins the rook. 05:53.490 --> 05:58.500 If Queen c4 then Queen takes Sifry is the strongest that I'm one. 05:58.500 --> 06:00.160 One-Track is meeting Queen. 06:00.230 --> 06:07.830 Anyone if rook see a little trick then queen bee one check and then take on EF1 and then take on seet 06:08.670 --> 06:15.660 if defraying then Quincy one check and then taking on AF1, taking on differe. 06:16.050 --> 06:21.810 So it's winning and all variations and yeah it's just a wonderfully elegant game. 06:22.140 --> 06:25.440 Finish Elenore game opening. 06:25.440 --> 06:35.160 Simple seemingly you know, such clarity, elegance and simplicity and a nice crystal clear finish. 06:35.520 --> 06:36.450 Tactical finish. 06:36.900 --> 06:39.180 What should have made for the King at some points. 06:40.170 --> 06:47.170 So this game for me is representative of the kind of elegant play Capablanca was capable of. 06:47.760 --> 06:55.830 And in some surveys of world champions, he was actually one of the most accurate world champions of 06:55.830 --> 06:56.990 all time as well. 06:59.380 --> 07:07.330 But if you factor in complexity of positions, Bobby Fischer, as she comes a little bit higher, but 07:08.590 --> 07:16.090 Capablanca in his realm of simple positions, yeah, it was super ancora player, you know, relatively 07:16.090 --> 07:19.000 simple positions, very, very accurate player. 07:20.380 --> 07:24.610 OK, I enjoyed this game so much.