WEBVTT 00:00.840 --> 00:01.580 Hi there. 00:01.590 --> 00:04.500 In this lecture, we see Michael Adams playing against Gavin Crawley. 00:04.500 --> 00:11.550 In 1999, the British championship, round six, E four from Adams, we have E, five from Gavin Crawley. 00:11.700 --> 00:13.500 We have the bishops opening. 00:14.220 --> 00:17.610 So Bishop C four we have might have six D Free bishops. 00:17.610 --> 00:33.900 c5923d6c free A six Wayne Castles 90 6a4 Queen E seven Rookie one Bishop e6bd2 Black Castles B four. 00:33.900 --> 00:36.600 So one is gaining a bit of space here on the Queenside Queen. 00:36.600 --> 00:39.000 B Free 95. 00:39.300 --> 00:43.470 So this gives the idea that Black is interested in attacking the white king. 00:43.650 --> 00:48.780 We have Knight f one, Bishop G four and the Queen comes back into a self pin. 00:48.780 --> 00:52.050 So it seems at the moment has Black had some success? 00:52.290 --> 00:58.260 King Height prepares F five, so it looks as though this is a great attack coming up. 00:58.860 --> 01:03.720 H three And in fact, black plays F five, black is committing. 01:03.720 --> 01:08.010 This is a move which is committing to the attack. 01:08.010 --> 01:17.460 And in fact, Adams plays a fantastic prophylaxis move which avoids complexities and a lot of the risk 01:17.640 --> 01:18.930 in this position. 01:18.930 --> 01:23.100 Can you see what the great prophylaxis move is for 200 points? 01:24.630 --> 01:26.130 So White's playing. 01:28.740 --> 01:37.410 The focal point of Black's pieces is, it seems in one respect to be f to potentially, and that could 01:37.410 --> 01:38.460 be vulnerable. 01:38.460 --> 01:43.320 So we have this move rook a two so not taking the bishop. 01:43.320 --> 01:47.310 If the bishop is taken, it gets to be very complex here. 01:47.490 --> 01:53.670 Two F takes G four and in fact black's going to be better taking one, F two Why It's disconnected in 01:53.670 --> 01:58.320 this position and one is actually kind of done permanent communication damage. 01:58.320 --> 02:02.490 So here Black's definitely got a huge amount of compensation. 02:02.850 --> 02:07.650 For example, this looks like a nightmare and blacks just building up and building up the pressure. 02:07.650 --> 02:13.020 It's not something to recommend really, even if White Token is. 02:14.600 --> 02:16.820 You know, getting material from this kind of thing. 02:16.820 --> 02:19.010 This looks too dangerous by far. 02:21.010 --> 02:22.090 So yes. 02:22.870 --> 02:25.120 D for E takes and takes the form. 02:25.150 --> 02:26.680 What is White doing actually here? 02:27.250 --> 02:34.300 So Adams avoids all of this, Brooke a two, and tries to pick up delicately positional advantages, 02:34.300 --> 02:35.680 small positional advantages. 02:35.680 --> 02:41.230 So bypassing the raff of the attack and playing naive free. 02:43.450 --> 02:49.180 So again, here might be slightly more promising to take on G4, but Adams is not tempted by the material. 02:49.570 --> 02:52.810 This position is only a small edge of anything for white. 02:53.320 --> 02:55.540 But e free is much better. 02:55.540 --> 02:57.160 We have Bishop takes that free. 02:57.310 --> 02:59.680 So black giving up the point square Bishop. 02:59.770 --> 03:03.160 And you'll note that black has pawns on dance squares. 03:03.160 --> 03:06.040 So these squares are kind of interesting for white. 03:06.790 --> 03:14.170 Bishop takes three black, gives up both bishops, Queen G6, he takes her five, Rook takes her five, 03:14.680 --> 03:16.300 and now Queen G four. 03:16.750 --> 03:22.210 So simplification here, Queen of six, attempted Bishop D five. 03:22.210 --> 03:29.470 This is a really neat move as well as we'll see So White now volunteers giving up the bishop. 03:29.470 --> 03:36.250 Her bishop takes her four if bishop are free, blacks intensifying the pressure with h five not only 03:36.250 --> 03:38.460 takes dd free as Bishop e four. 03:38.500 --> 03:40.120 This position is better for white. 03:40.120 --> 03:43.180 The knights kind of stranded on e one. 03:43.180 --> 03:46.270 This position you can see the Knights stranded on E one. 03:46.270 --> 03:52.510 But if black plays H five here then this is going to be quite pleasant for black. 03:52.510 --> 03:53.290 Well, pleasant enough. 03:53.290 --> 03:54.880 It's only a small edge for white. 03:54.910 --> 03:55.300 Yeah. 03:55.300 --> 03:58.870 That knight on F4 was a pain, so the pain's got rid off immediately. 03:59.260 --> 04:01.420 Bishop takes her four, rook takes her four. 04:02.920 --> 04:09.460 If E takes her four, white can get control of the e-file with rook e six and this other rook can soon 04:09.460 --> 04:13.980 come from a two to take authority on the e file. 04:14.020 --> 04:21.040 First Bishop take six to deprive any 90 fives and then taking authority of the e-file, it's going to 04:21.040 --> 04:22.180 be better for white. 04:22.480 --> 04:33.460 So Rook takes F4 is played Queen E to Adams is interested in playing d later rook f8g free Queen G find 04:33.460 --> 04:35.260 the Bishop Parkes on g to. 04:36.920 --> 04:38.090 So that, um, pins the jeep. 04:38.090 --> 04:39.950 Horns for the rook is now frightened. 04:40.220 --> 04:44.150 Black is not interested in here in losing to drugs for a queen. 04:44.150 --> 04:45.740 That's going to be good for white. 04:48.860 --> 04:52.010 Instead of Bishop jitsu if Queen did too. 04:52.580 --> 04:56.360 This is also it's an interesting move for White to have that pin. 04:56.750 --> 04:59.340 And for example, here, this is better for whites. 04:59.600 --> 05:05.330 This situation that's a fixed target on a6a9 square target, that's better for white. 05:05.600 --> 05:08.840 So anyway, Bishop, G2 is a move as well. 05:08.990 --> 05:11.660 Rook 42f6h4. 05:11.660 --> 05:16.090 Queen five, Queen E, three, Queen D seven. 05:16.100 --> 05:20.270 And on the other rook comes to use E to a five. 05:20.300 --> 05:23.350 Inaccuracy here makes things worse. 05:23.360 --> 05:26.510 90 8a5. 05:26.510 --> 05:31.380 This position White's going to be making progress soon when it has a big advantage here. 05:31.400 --> 05:33.650 Look at this lovely bishop on g two. 05:34.940 --> 05:41.030 So 85 inaccuracy B 598 and here D fall. 05:41.030 --> 05:44.990 So breaking the doors down on the E file Queen takes D four. 05:47.150 --> 05:56.330 We have 96 Queen G4 95 Queen's come off, but White uses that for evil to get juicy targets. 05:56.330 --> 05:58.730 Now on the seventh rank. 05:59.180 --> 06:00.680 We have 95. 06:00.980 --> 06:02.270 The back row doesn't help. 06:02.270 --> 06:02.840 Black hair. 06:03.140 --> 06:03.730 88. 06:03.740 --> 06:09.880 Well, you know, Rook takes DX seven is a nice tactic for a back row meeting. 06:10.010 --> 06:13.220 So Black is in trouble here. 06:13.790 --> 06:18.590 Basically, we have 95. 06:19.640 --> 06:23.810 Brook, take seven, Rook takes F two and now both Rooks on the seven. 06:23.810 --> 06:26.570 Frank Rook dx to Rook takes G seven. 06:26.570 --> 06:27.620 So threatening to mate. 06:27.620 --> 06:31.100 We're taking on H seven and the other 1g7. 06:31.370 --> 06:32.810 So 96. 06:33.230 --> 06:34.100 If B six. 06:34.100 --> 06:38.010 Just to show that we're taking on H seven, then this one is checkmate. 06:38.030 --> 06:41.150 So 96 we have Rook gf7. 06:42.650 --> 06:45.710 It turns out here Rook takes H seven is very strong as well. 06:45.740 --> 06:47.180 This position rook takes B seven. 06:47.180 --> 06:48.470 It's very strong for white. 06:48.740 --> 06:51.080 So rook gf7 is good. 06:51.320 --> 06:53.630 Rook takes rook tanks. 06:53.810 --> 06:54.860 B six. 06:56.480 --> 07:00.630 So if C five, bishop takes B seven is good for white. 07:00.650 --> 07:03.790 So B six that is still a target. 07:03.800 --> 07:05.300 Can't run really that far. 07:05.300 --> 07:06.080 That pawn. 07:06.170 --> 07:08.060 Rook D one check King H two. 07:08.600 --> 07:09.410 C five. 07:09.440 --> 07:13.880 Rook takes B six and that means this B pawn is very strong now. 07:13.880 --> 07:21.530 Possibly Pawn wrote the eight check kanji 7b6 rook b1b7d5. 07:22.010 --> 07:22.500 Yeah. 07:22.520 --> 07:23.510 Bishop takes D five. 07:23.510 --> 07:24.710 This is hopeless because of that. 07:24.710 --> 07:30.860 People here Rook G Heck King of six and now Bishop H one. 07:30.860 --> 07:33.380 So with the threat of B eights queening. 07:34.160 --> 07:34.490 Yeah. 07:34.490 --> 07:39.560 So actually the game actually ended on King F six. 07:40.820 --> 07:44.390 So yeah, Black actually resigns playing King of six and resigning. 07:44.390 --> 07:51.380 So this is one of the better moves to just safeguard the bishop, not let black use a kind of exchange 07:51.380 --> 07:52.370 sacrifice. 07:53.390 --> 07:59.480 If we rush the play B eight, they could give up the rook and live another day. 07:59.510 --> 08:01.160 No, we just part the bishop. 08:01.160 --> 08:01.820 This would be great. 08:01.820 --> 08:04.670 Just to part the bishop, keep the A as a threat. 08:05.120 --> 08:08.210 And then, yeah, this is just hopeless for black. 08:09.320 --> 08:10.900 So a very interesting position. 08:10.940 --> 08:16.280 Controlled game using the bishop's opening So sidestepping mainline opening theory. 08:16.610 --> 08:23.180 Just getting a nice position where accumulation of advantages can happen in the face of what could have 08:23.180 --> 08:24.800 been a very scary attack. 08:24.800 --> 08:33.500 Just picking out not not kind of adding fuel to the fire here, but instead prophylaxis and simplification 08:33.980 --> 08:41.390 and within that prophylaxis and simplification, trying to remove counterplay and grab small accumulation 08:41.390 --> 08:43.520 of advantages, opportunities. 08:43.850 --> 08:48.170 So, yes, it's just a beautifully played game with great control. 08:48.440 --> 08:54.770 Very, very interesting positional game indeed, in my view, demonstrating many aspects of positional 08:54.770 --> 09:00.860 play prophylaxis, simplification, trying to get the queens off, getting authority on the e-file to 09:00.860 --> 09:03.080 get juicy targets on the seventh rank. 09:03.080 --> 09:08.240 Even if they move, they're still targets then generating a dangerous winning pass pawn. 09:08.240 --> 09:09.820 So beautiful stuff. 09:09.830 --> 09:14.620 I hope you enjoyed this game as much as me and not clinging on to concepts like the bishop here. 09:14.630 --> 09:15.800 This really helps. 09:15.800 --> 09:21.460 Won't get rid of that knight is a real pain there and then parking the bishop on G2. 09:21.470 --> 09:24.890 It's an absolute beauty in my view of positional play. 09:25.130 --> 09:27.110 I hope you enjoyed this one as much as me. 09:27.800 --> 09:30.710 I remember 1999 was the year he won. 09:30.980 --> 09:33.590 Adams won the British championship in 1999. 09:33.770 --> 09:35.450 Some great form in this tournament. 09:36.080 --> 09:38.120 Wonderful stuff and so much.