WEBVTT 00:00.840 --> 00:01.550 Hi there. 00:01.560 --> 00:03.360 In this lecture, we see Adams again. 00:03.360 --> 00:06.490 Sadler in 1997, British championship play off. 00:06.510 --> 00:12.750 This is actually a rapid time control, so it's intriguing to see positional play and a fast time control 00:12.750 --> 00:14.310 and the opening choices. 00:14.340 --> 00:15.510 E four from Adams. 00:15.510 --> 00:17.070 We have a Sicilian defense. 00:17.070 --> 00:17.940 910 three. 00:17.940 --> 00:18.840 E six. 00:18.960 --> 00:23.380 Default C text e49 times D 496 nine. 00:23.430 --> 00:24.090 C three. 00:24.090 --> 00:25.140 Quincy seven. 00:25.140 --> 00:29.820 And now a kind of positional opening choice here to continue with G three. 00:29.820 --> 00:37.350 So with the intention of usually thing canceling the bishop so a six Bishop g29 ten six White castles 00:37.350 --> 00:46.920 Bishop e seven rookie 1d6 And now in this position actually a rather interesting tactical combination 00:46.920 --> 00:49.020 to create a positional edge. 00:49.020 --> 00:51.330 Knight take C six is played. 00:51.780 --> 00:54.900 We have B takes C six and now E five. 00:54.900 --> 00:56.250 This is really interesting. 00:57.210 --> 00:58.230 D takes E five. 00:58.230 --> 01:05.040 So why it has succeeded in creating some structural damage here, but is it just a pawn down now? 01:05.040 --> 01:06.240 There's a key tactic here. 01:06.240 --> 01:07.440 Can you see what that is? 01:10.090 --> 01:11.230 I gave ten points. 01:12.100 --> 01:17.170 The tactic is Rook takes E5 so he has structural damage, not losing a pawn. 01:17.500 --> 01:24.640 So black castles, if Queen takes E five, Bishop take C six, check to the points, taking out eight. 01:24.640 --> 01:26.050 And this is a very nice for white. 01:28.090 --> 01:29.360 That's a pawn up there. 01:29.380 --> 01:35.410 So black castles, we have Bishop F for Queen B seven. 01:36.970 --> 01:40.960 So it's a very interesting position emerging here. 01:42.370 --> 01:43.240 And. 01:44.860 --> 01:47.800 You might think, Hold on, instead of Queen B seven. 01:47.800 --> 01:50.590 What about Bishop dd six Hare? 01:51.070 --> 01:52.030 Bishop dd six. 01:52.030 --> 01:58.470 There's really a great tactic here to try and amplify the effects of this bishop along the diagonal. 01:58.480 --> 01:59.560 Can you see what that is? 01:59.560 --> 02:04.330 So even at this faster time, patrol, Anderson, is an absolute tactical monster. 02:04.780 --> 02:07.450 So there's a key move here and it's not rookie one. 02:07.630 --> 02:14.320 If rookie one black going to be better now, there's actually a real key, key move here. 02:14.320 --> 02:16.780 So I'll show you for 100 points. 02:17.680 --> 02:19.330 Rook takes E six. 02:21.340 --> 02:23.820 So we've got Bishop takes D six on the cards. 02:23.830 --> 02:27.640 If Bishop takes E six, we take on D six, take on F eight. 02:27.880 --> 02:32.050 And we're much better here with two pawns up. 02:32.650 --> 02:33.400 Wonderful stuff. 02:33.400 --> 02:39.460 And if Bishop takes our four, we play Rook, take C sex queen, and now we can just take on four. 02:39.460 --> 02:40.420 And this is good. 02:40.420 --> 02:41.410 Good enough here. 02:41.950 --> 02:43.390 We've got a nice advantage here. 02:43.390 --> 02:44.830 Even though we've got double pawns. 02:44.830 --> 02:53.530 And if black dares take on our four, we have rook takes F six and similar with Queen takes B two. 02:53.560 --> 02:57.130 This opens up that bishop against eight winning material. 02:57.130 --> 02:59.290 So yes, interesting position. 02:59.290 --> 03:06.160 So we have Queen B seven instead of Bishop d6b3 95. 03:06.220 --> 03:15.460 One of the key points if you don't have the tactics, then your authority on the possession is reduced. 03:15.460 --> 03:19.990 If the opponent's playing moves where you're not showing your authority through tactical means, then 03:19.990 --> 03:24.610 have you actually got an authority of the position through positional play? 03:24.730 --> 03:27.340 So yeah, it's important to be tactically aware. 03:27.340 --> 03:35.020 So we have Knight takes D five, E takes rookie one, Bishop B for Bishop, beat Bishop D two and then 03:35.020 --> 03:41.470 Bishop G for an interesting tactic here in circumstance getting opposite of bishop scenario, is this 03:41.470 --> 03:42.880 enough for white to win? 03:42.880 --> 03:52.030 We see rookie to bishop C free rook D one rook ain't rook d three Bishop f thinks rook d for trying 03:52.030 --> 03:53.770 to get authority on the e file. 03:54.220 --> 03:55.420 So rook takes rook takes. 03:55.420 --> 03:55.630 Yes. 03:55.630 --> 03:57.880 White has authority for the moment. 03:57.940 --> 04:06.220 H for Quincy ain't queen F for Queen B eight, Queen A for so probing and now radical treatment of position 04:06.220 --> 04:07.360 Queen B five. 04:07.450 --> 04:09.760 So this seems to be quite restless. 04:09.760 --> 04:17.620 Rather than trying to defend the position, simplifying as a priority, even at the cost of material. 04:17.620 --> 04:19.840 The thing is Queen D sex hair. 04:20.410 --> 04:26.890 There is a bit of work for white to do here, so let's say H five, g six. 04:26.890 --> 04:30.190 We can play b four here because of that pin. 04:30.190 --> 04:33.090 If Queen takes, we're going to take on C six and dismantle D five. 04:33.100 --> 04:39.250 So let's imagine Bishop eight we can install a form pawn and then play a move like Rook have three, 04:39.250 --> 04:41.020 which is attacking and defending. 04:41.020 --> 04:47.890 So this is just a fictional scenario which shows why it should be a little bit better that C six target 04:47.890 --> 04:52.120 to probe and to win potentially. 04:52.600 --> 04:53.050 Yeah. 04:53.050 --> 04:58.480 I mean, black's under pressure here and this is just one fictional example showing that one could actually 04:58.480 --> 05:00.040 carve out an advantage. 05:00.040 --> 05:06.470 And the opposite kind of bishop scenario, it's not totally dead yet, the position as a draw. 05:06.490 --> 05:08.110 So Queen B five is really interesting. 05:08.110 --> 05:13.120 Queen takes B five, C takes Bishop takes D5, and now Rook eight is played. 05:13.120 --> 05:21.010 It seems a slightly more accurate would be B eight so rook free and I'm maybe consider B four. 05:21.010 --> 05:25.990 I mean, black's under pressure though still, but rook D eight. 05:25.990 --> 05:28.030 It looks nice for C for King. 05:28.030 --> 05:29.320 I think we have king of fun. 05:29.320 --> 05:31.240 So why it's still going to make progress? 05:31.240 --> 05:35.650 Opposite kind of Bishop Slow H five trying to restrain things over here. 05:36.370 --> 05:39.940 Bishop e seven Rook Jeffrey So black's seems passive. 05:40.270 --> 05:44.020 Bishop f six Rookie Free Bishop E seven King comes to E two. 05:44.440 --> 05:45.310 Bishop C five. 05:45.310 --> 05:46.060 Rook f4 again. 05:46.060 --> 05:47.020 Rook D seven. 05:47.560 --> 05:48.850 Rook five. 05:48.850 --> 05:49.740 And now, yeah. 05:49.750 --> 05:52.000 These pawns are on the on the fire potentially. 05:52.000 --> 05:55.750 B b take C for Bishop, take C for bishop before. 05:55.750 --> 05:59.610 So holding a five from this glare of the rug. 05:59.620 --> 06:01.210 So interesting situation. 06:01.210 --> 06:09.040 Now we have King E free rookie seven check king default king's kind of making way making progress. 06:09.040 --> 06:18.400 Bishop D five Rook seven G for King eight Bishop C for royalty seven check King E for Rooks, seven 06:18.910 --> 06:23.110 Rook B five Bishop E, one and F four. 06:23.110 --> 06:24.940 So one it's getting ready for G five. 06:24.940 --> 06:26.500 What will this do to the black position? 06:26.500 --> 06:32.010 Well, it's a kind of structural attack because if we can isolate that pawn, that's another target. 06:32.020 --> 06:37.900 If we can get in g five, isolate the pawn h six will be another target for the position. 06:37.900 --> 06:43.260 So g five is played a for G takes h6g takes a six rook. 06:43.770 --> 06:46.860 Yes, there's other target and it's difficult for the bishop to defend there. 06:47.460 --> 06:52.620 He takes eight tanks, rookie, seven Shaq King, five, rook seven. 06:52.620 --> 06:54.030 And now Rook takes age six. 06:54.030 --> 07:00.330 This is starting to become too much for black two pawns down here to pass pawns on both sides of the 07:00.330 --> 07:00.990 board. 07:01.020 --> 07:04.140 King for rookie six Rook C five Check. 07:04.140 --> 07:11.310 King G for Bishop C Free rookie seven So that F seven target King G seven. 07:11.310 --> 07:12.900 Bishop takes F seven. 07:12.990 --> 07:18.180 And now after King H six, it's not positioning about queening pawns, it's about King safety. 07:18.210 --> 07:21.240 Guess what white plays here, which causes resignation. 07:24.090 --> 07:24.330 Yeah. 07:24.360 --> 07:29.160 Tactically alert for King safety Bishopsgate Big fat of rule seven chap meeting. 07:29.250 --> 07:30.300 That has to resign. 07:32.220 --> 07:34.890 Wow, what a position. 07:35.010 --> 07:36.950 Control game on a fast time there. 07:36.990 --> 07:38.470 A rapid time control. 07:38.490 --> 07:46.350 Adams is seeing amazing tactics which maybe one doesn't suspect from quiet positions, and that's part 07:46.350 --> 07:49.980 of having authority in the position is controlling the tactics. 07:49.980 --> 07:53.370 And if you've got a thinker or bishop, think about amplifying that bishop. 07:53.400 --> 07:56.090 The opportunities to amplify across the diagonal. 07:56.100 --> 07:59.390 Otherwise what is what is the point in having such a bishop? 07:59.400 --> 08:07.710 So yeah, great tactics here with Rook takes E five and yes, this idea of Bishop F4 is just a beautiful 08:07.710 --> 08:08.430 tactic as well. 08:08.430 --> 08:14.220 Basically, given that Bishop 36, this rook takes six beautiful tactics, beautiful amplification of 08:14.220 --> 08:19.570 pieces and creating weaknesses in the opponent's position, even with the opposite color. 08:19.590 --> 08:24.210 Bishop ending making progress systematically one of wonderful game. 08:24.210 --> 08:28.890 I hope you enjoyed this and found many instructive points. 08:28.920 --> 08:30.960 OC has so much.