WEBVTT 00:00.920 --> 00:01.580 Hi there. 00:01.610 --> 00:05.100 In this lecture, we see Michael Adams playing against Ludwig Sandstrom. 00:05.120 --> 00:06.500 This is in 1993. 00:06.500 --> 00:10.220 The 17 boys Bad Masters open round seven, So E four. 00:10.220 --> 00:15.110 And Sandstrom plays a Sicilian defense and he plays actually, there's a silly insufficient cough. 00:15.350 --> 00:21.860 So I kind of like this variation with black, and it's been revitalized by Magnus Carlsen using it in 00:21.860 --> 00:24.140 World Championship match recently. 00:24.920 --> 00:27.260 So we have E5. 00:27.260 --> 00:31.040 This is the traditional way the Sicilian kind of goes. 00:31.040 --> 00:38.480 Bishop g5a6 93 is sometimes played, but here Bishop takes six immediately. 00:39.920 --> 00:43.760 So quite often a three is played and off to be five. 00:43.760 --> 00:47.300 There's two options taking on F6 or 95. 00:47.300 --> 00:53.120 But yes, Adams actually commits to Bishop takes F6 six immediately, so the Queen can't really leave 00:53.150 --> 00:55.250 C seven without 97 check. 00:55.820 --> 00:59.060 So we're transposing into a mainline version. 00:59.060 --> 01:00.830 Anyway, we have B 595. 01:00.830 --> 01:07.580 So we arrive at this position and it's interesting, there's an interesting dynamic potential with the 01:07.580 --> 01:08.450 black position. 01:08.450 --> 01:17.070 Black has the bishop hair and the G fold and I have a lot I've had a lot of fun with this myself in 01:17.090 --> 01:21.470 over the board chess and online sometimes. 01:22.850 --> 01:25.850 So here Adams plays C three. 01:25.850 --> 01:27.320 We have Bishop G seven. 01:28.970 --> 01:31.130 So you might wonder one question here. 01:31.130 --> 01:32.060 What about appetites? 01:32.060 --> 01:36.040 E for Y actually has the strong bishop text B five had. 01:36.050 --> 01:38.210 This is actually rather good in this position. 01:38.870 --> 01:44.300 So for example, eight takes Knight takes B five black go really badly wrong as example with Bishop 01:44.300 --> 01:50.540 A six because then there's knight BK seven check king D seven and Queen G four is mating. 01:50.900 --> 01:53.890 Oh dear, that would be absolutely terrible. 01:53.900 --> 02:01.730 So black can do better with Bishop E six but then Knight BK seven, Shaq Knight takes eight. 02:01.730 --> 02:03.290 Black has to tread carefully here. 02:03.290 --> 02:06.530 If Queen takes eight, Knight B six, check wins the queen. 02:06.920 --> 02:10.490 If Bishop takes the five, Queen takes the five. 02:10.490 --> 02:14.870 This position white gets more than enough compensation for the piece. 02:14.870 --> 02:17.300 This is actually rather good for white. 02:17.420 --> 02:18.920 The queen protects a two there. 02:19.370 --> 02:21.260 So that's overall very good for white. 02:21.260 --> 02:23.780 So for taxes not to be recommended, we have Bishop G. 02:23.780 --> 02:25.850 Seven's good so far from black. 02:26.090 --> 02:30.560 He takes her five, Bishop takes F five, 90 C two, and now 97. 02:30.560 --> 02:33.500 Perhaps Safer would have been just the castle here. 02:34.040 --> 02:37.070 This looks like a thoroughly trodden position in this. 02:37.070 --> 02:45.650 RESNIKOFF And it should be a small edge only for white, but Black played 97, and now Knight take seven. 02:45.650 --> 02:47.750 And now King takes E seven. 02:47.930 --> 02:50.330 Black should really play Bishop, Take two. 02:50.330 --> 02:50.840 This is Knight. 02:50.840 --> 02:52.460 It's actually rather dangerous. 02:52.790 --> 02:58.880 And to take it out here, this leaves one only with a small edge But King takes was played and in fact 02:58.880 --> 03:02.480 now might be for the knight could have also gone to E three. 03:02.480 --> 03:08.300 But yeah looking at that D five but also C six sometimes from B four is an added perk. 03:08.300 --> 03:12.080 If it was on E three short, the added perk would be F five and D five. 03:12.500 --> 03:14.810 But bear in mind the knight's looking at C six. 03:14.810 --> 03:23.030 We have King of eight, Queen three, Queen C eight, Queen D five and now Queen Bee eight. 03:23.030 --> 03:24.410 Protecting D six. 03:24.830 --> 03:25.730 Here. 03:25.730 --> 03:27.980 Queen eight is possible actually. 03:27.980 --> 03:33.830 And if White tries to win the D six pawn, let's say this scenario Queen takes D six check. 03:33.830 --> 03:34.970 It's not so bad. 03:34.970 --> 03:41.420 Believe it or not, after Rook H six Black does have the bishop hair and Black's position is kind of 03:41.420 --> 03:42.170 freed up. 03:42.170 --> 03:45.050 It's not entirely bad for black. 03:46.760 --> 03:51.880 I mean, there's dynamic compensation, but okay, so that's one way of playing it. 03:51.890 --> 03:52.370 Playing it. 03:52.370 --> 03:54.920 But White is not obliged to take on D six here. 03:54.920 --> 04:01.580 In this variation, White could play Bishop e two and if rook H six just torture the backward d pawn 04:01.580 --> 04:07.130 positionally by trying to exchange off this line square bishop to try and leave this bishop hemmed in. 04:07.310 --> 04:12.980 So for example, here White could arrange eventually Bishop de fray and White should stand position 04:12.980 --> 04:14.960 the significantly better. 04:15.590 --> 04:27.170 But Queen B eight was played and the thing is now Bishop D three we have Bishop D seven, Queen Frey. 04:29.220 --> 04:30.180 A five. 04:30.690 --> 04:36.420 And this is really unfortunate now, because the bishop ey for the knight, the knight is looking at 04:36.420 --> 04:37.200 c six amendments. 04:37.200 --> 04:44.340 So bishop takes i the rook is now joining the queen on a kind of forceable configuration. 04:44.340 --> 04:52.830 If the knight ends up on c six and Adams kind of plays a very strong forcing move now Bishop D five 04:52.830 --> 04:57.840 so threatening might simply we have five. 04:58.230 --> 05:05.640 That's a mistake if Queenie eight white can play Queenie free looking at the rook instead of moving 05:05.640 --> 05:06.360 the knights. 05:06.360 --> 05:15.270 And here C six just getting this positional domination on the line squares is an outcome which which 05:15.270 --> 05:17.370 is favorable for white in any case. 05:17.370 --> 05:23.460 But with F five now actually there's a very strong move. 05:23.490 --> 05:25.200 Can you guess for ten points? 05:28.530 --> 05:29.130 Yeah. 05:29.300 --> 05:30.150 96. 05:30.150 --> 05:30.300 Yeah. 05:30.330 --> 05:36.000 Using the poker for the night, going via B four instead of E free 96 for King Rock and Queen and and 05:36.000 --> 05:42.300 actually Black resigned here quite generously moved 22 If Bishop takes C six weakness of the last move, 05:42.300 --> 05:48.530 we can actually insert Queen takes our five check and then take on C six note not Queen F 78. 05:48.570 --> 05:49.920 There's no adventure here. 05:49.950 --> 05:52.290 This is just better for black hitting the Queen. 05:52.290 --> 05:52.700 So. 05:52.720 --> 05:54.000 But Bishop, take C six. 05:54.000 --> 05:57.930 That's a key pawn and white is dominant on the like squares. 05:59.410 --> 06:02.170 So actually the game ended on 96. 06:02.170 --> 06:04.390 So we're just taking this fixed thing now. 06:04.390 --> 06:05.730 Queen takes F five. 06:05.740 --> 06:06.310 Check. 06:06.310 --> 06:07.780 Bishop take six. 06:07.780 --> 06:09.670 That's a Queen five check. 06:09.670 --> 06:12.370 And the queen drops back, essentially looking at the rook. 06:12.370 --> 06:13.540 The rook moves. 06:13.540 --> 06:16.210 This is a very dominating position and light squares. 06:16.210 --> 06:18.840 Sure, Black could play on, but they didn't want to suffer. 06:18.850 --> 06:25.690 This is a bad, bad outcome from a Sicilian version of the dynamics have been taken away from black. 06:25.690 --> 06:30.520 So yes, an interesting little game showing that. 06:30.520 --> 06:33.580 Yeah, this Resnikoff is a bit delicate. 06:33.580 --> 06:38.440 It's a bit of a delicate creature, unlike, you know, the Coracle and French, sometimes it's less 06:38.440 --> 06:43.510 solid and black has to play kind of accurately and here yeah, not playing. 06:43.510 --> 06:43.960 For example. 06:43.960 --> 06:47.490 Bishop, take two leads to some pain here. 06:47.500 --> 06:54.490 Perhaps Black had expected the usual 93 root, which seems more sensual and more principled in a way. 06:54.490 --> 06:59.560 But yeah, this night before has its own real dangers for black in this position. 06:59.560 --> 07:00.520 So an interesting game. 07:00.520 --> 07:03.760 I hope you enjoyed this one and so much.