WEBVTT 00:00.810 --> 00:01.570 Hi there. 00:01.590 --> 00:04.500 In this lecture, we're going to have a look at an early game of Anatoly Karpov. 00:04.530 --> 00:08.880 This is in 1968, the Sixth Anaemia Final Group. 00:08.910 --> 00:12.090 A So he's playing against John Timman so C4. 00:12.090 --> 00:15.250 So John Timman went on to be a strong grandmaster as well. 00:15.270 --> 00:18.860 So E6 we have light. 00:18.900 --> 00:21.040 C three nice. 00:21.090 --> 00:23.430 F six might have three. 00:23.670 --> 00:30.390 We have Bishop b4 Queen B free from Karpov C five. 00:30.390 --> 00:37.680 So Karpov is keeping control, relatively speaking of key squares like D5 with this opening with the 00:37.680 --> 00:41.520 Queen on B4, it's also helping support the D5 control. 00:41.610 --> 00:44.010 But we have a free bishop. 00:44.010 --> 00:46.680 A five black is able here. 00:48.270 --> 00:50.420 Soon to start considering D5. 00:50.430 --> 00:51.690 We have EA free. 00:52.680 --> 00:54.450 This is already an interesting decision. 00:54.450 --> 00:59.490 Not think with g free Black councils, Bishop E two and now D five. 00:59.700 --> 01:09.840 We have white castling night C six nights A for hitting the C five pawn queen E seven We have Queen 01:09.840 --> 01:16.140 C two and there's a concrete threat here of C takes the five for taking out C five. 01:16.830 --> 01:23.850 We have 97 protecting the C five pawn, but slightly weakening the defy pawn D four is played. 01:23.850 --> 01:33.750 We have detained c four If c takes dd four white can just play e takes D for this position should be 01:33.840 --> 01:34.920 a small edge. 01:36.450 --> 01:39.330 It's interesting to consider c take d five here. 01:39.330 --> 01:46.980 It looks as though superficially this is really strong for white, but black has actually Bishop C seven. 01:47.040 --> 01:47.610 You might think. 01:47.610 --> 01:50.310 Hold on King's Crusher isn't B5 winning a piece? 01:50.310 --> 01:56.160 There's dynamics going on here which the positional player should be slightly cautious about. 01:56.160 --> 02:02.610 There's a key defender on F three, but what black can do is a p sac to kind of eliminate the free defender. 02:02.610 --> 02:08.370 There's dynamics here taking over the position of the D Free Bishop takes nine, takes F three, G takes 02:08.370 --> 02:11.640 Queen G five, check King H one, Queen H five. 02:11.640 --> 02:14.310 And we're threatened now with checkmate quite quickly. 02:14.670 --> 02:19.770 So if we play a four queen, a free check King's one, Bishop H free, we can resign. 02:19.890 --> 02:21.960 We can delay things with Bishop E4. 02:21.960 --> 02:24.420 But yeah, we can resign here soon. 02:25.080 --> 02:26.340 So it's interesting. 02:26.460 --> 02:27.600 We can simply play it though. 02:27.600 --> 02:35.040 With C takes in this position, we can simply play E takes D four, if C takes D four. 02:35.070 --> 02:37.560 So we're getting a small edge in any case. 02:38.310 --> 02:40.470 So D take C four though was played. 02:40.470 --> 02:42.030 We have D take C five. 02:42.030 --> 02:49.590 And the funny thing is, black's basically doomed upon black's trying to get dynamic play against the 02:49.590 --> 02:55.320 king now with E five to try and push for E four comp Wolf keeps control relative control with E four 02:55.470 --> 02:58.890 if he takes on c4e for 94. 02:58.920 --> 03:03.090 This is a bit uncomfortable with the bishop pointing at our king. 03:04.170 --> 03:09.720 So even though we're a pawn up, yeah, we should be okay. 03:09.720 --> 03:14.070 But it looks a little bit scary to create these weaknesses around the king with E four. 03:14.070 --> 03:17.130 Yeah, Black's black is stopped to play E four. 03:17.850 --> 03:19.110 We have 94 now. 03:19.110 --> 03:19.530 You might think. 03:19.530 --> 03:20.020 What about 90? 03:20.040 --> 03:20.730 Take C five. 03:20.730 --> 03:23.450 Funny thing is, Knight takes five, Queen takes. 03:23.490 --> 03:24.780 Guess what we've got here. 03:26.310 --> 03:26.550 Yeah. 03:26.550 --> 03:29.250 We could play B four here because of that pin pawn. 03:29.520 --> 03:34.440 So C takes we're just going to take on C five and if Black has to give up a piece, that's not going 03:34.440 --> 03:35.640 to be very good for black. 03:36.150 --> 03:37.230 Huge advice for white. 03:37.230 --> 03:45.300 So 94 we have nine times d4e takes and this does open up this potentially dangerous diagonal to our 03:45.300 --> 03:46.980 king Bishop, take C four. 03:46.980 --> 03:48.360 We have 95. 03:49.080 --> 03:51.750 So if Knight takes C five, that's a disaster move. 03:51.750 --> 03:54.600 We just take on C five because ten points. 03:55.170 --> 03:55.710 Yeah. 03:55.710 --> 03:58.260 Bishop takes have seven check and we're winning the queen. 03:58.410 --> 04:04.350 So 95 2.4 black B four now actually. 04:06.180 --> 04:08.310 This might be a slight inaccuracy. 04:08.310 --> 04:11.460 Bishop D5 might be slightly better. 04:11.460 --> 04:18.210 Bishop C seven f4 and now b4 in the game after b4 Bishop C seven. 04:19.680 --> 04:21.120 Karpov played Bishop RD. 04:21.510 --> 04:22.950 Bishop RD five. 04:26.450 --> 04:34.910 And this did technically allow a bit of dynamic play which Black bypassed the opportunity of and basically 04:34.910 --> 04:36.560 got crushed soon after. 04:36.560 --> 04:40.910 Well, on a downhill slope, uphill for Karpov. 04:40.940 --> 04:46.250 There was an opportunity here off the bishop to the five, but Black played DFA, which is actually 04:46.250 --> 04:47.060 a mistake. 04:48.950 --> 04:53.090 Can you see what dynamic opportunity that might have missed if I give you. 04:54.750 --> 04:56.700 A few seconds, 5 seconds to pause the video. 04:58.290 --> 05:00.720 It's a bit subtle, the continuation, actually. 05:01.350 --> 05:03.760 I mean, it's beyond most humans, actually. 05:03.760 --> 05:11.100 They might have free check, but the subtle point is of the Queen H for here to play actually rook t 05:11.100 --> 05:11.790 eight. 05:13.410 --> 05:14.070 Yeah. 05:14.370 --> 05:18.810 This is using this place to get rid of a potentially key defender. 05:18.960 --> 05:23.490 And as example, how black can equalise with Bishop H. 05:23.490 --> 05:23.950 Free. 05:23.970 --> 05:25.260 I'll give you an example. 05:25.260 --> 05:31.020 So, Bishop E five, Queen H five black could potentially equalize in this situation. 05:31.020 --> 05:32.190 Here it's a draw. 05:32.220 --> 05:34.560 Black is threatening Queen G to checkmate. 05:34.560 --> 05:41.610 White's only move is to play not afford to defend that checkmate Black can play Queen G for check only 05:41.610 --> 05:45.390 move King H one and it's perpetual check So yeah, fascinating stuff. 05:45.390 --> 05:52.470 There are really fascinating variations here showing the dynamics of the position, which it's not losing 05:52.470 --> 05:57.150 for Karpov, but it's not ideal if King H one instead, then Queen H four is crushing. 05:57.300 --> 06:01.680 Bishop takes its end of game scenario that would be mating. 06:01.680 --> 06:06.930 But yeah, this is a key move which Black missed, which would have guaranteed it seems with best play 06:06.930 --> 06:08.730 we've looked at, this is going to be very hard to find. 06:08.730 --> 06:10.170 But we've rook the eight. 06:10.740 --> 06:11.790 This is going to be a draw. 06:11.790 --> 06:13.950 If Queen takes h two, there's no problem. 06:14.460 --> 06:18.420 White is winning here without any controversy, but we've rook the eight. 06:18.420 --> 06:22.980 It does seem as though technically black has resources to be able to draw here. 06:23.790 --> 06:28.800 And if we look at this again, just one more thing. 06:29.040 --> 06:30.840 Knight takes default as Columbo says. 06:30.840 --> 06:31.350 One more thing. 06:31.350 --> 06:32.130 Knight takes the E4. 06:32.130 --> 06:34.320 Queen G six check is mating there. 06:34.380 --> 06:39.930 So yes, I mean, it looks a little bit scary for White's king, so the dynamics of the position are 06:39.930 --> 06:40.440 very interesting. 06:40.440 --> 06:47.250 But d Free Karpov is back in the control driving seat, super control over the position Queen D won 06:47.250 --> 06:48.420 Bishop G for. 06:49.080 --> 06:51.600 So yeah Queen RD one extinguishes no affray. 06:51.600 --> 06:58.350 Visually there's no no F3 and now the free square is kind of taken away from black to play with with 06:58.440 --> 06:59.160 free. 06:59.370 --> 07:07.800 And also one is cleared up a defensive second rank here for the rook we have rook two and this reminds 07:07.800 --> 07:12.420 me of Adams's play sometimes where a queenside rook can help defend on the kingside. 07:12.780 --> 07:18.720 So g for Bishop G six And now for winning material, the bishop is about to be squished. 07:18.720 --> 07:22.560 We have nine times g four, so this looks very desperate. 07:22.560 --> 07:23.850 96, G four. 07:23.850 --> 07:27.060 So if 97, we're just going to squish the bishop. 07:31.320 --> 07:32.400 So, yeah, nothing goes back. 07:32.400 --> 07:39.060 We're going to squash the bishop with five rooks holding nicely a from a two to h two. 07:39.480 --> 07:40.470 What is that doing? 07:40.470 --> 07:42.480 So black tried nine times G four. 07:42.480 --> 07:44.280 So peace up F five. 07:44.310 --> 07:46.290 White wants to keep control of the position. 07:46.290 --> 07:47.330 So E takes F five. 07:47.340 --> 07:47.790 Bishop takes. 07:47.790 --> 07:48.360 Bear that in mind. 07:48.360 --> 07:52.730 Queen F three, Rook 80 89c free. 07:52.740 --> 07:58.920 So the Knights improving the pieces, Queen F six and now a cheeky rook g two not even moving the knight 07:59.250 --> 08:07.830 We have queenly for check if Queen takes C three backfires Bishop B two Ouch and black's getting mated 08:07.830 --> 08:10.140 If the queen moves, Bishop takes G seven is checkmate. 08:10.150 --> 08:12.240 Let's put that on the board somewhere. 08:12.240 --> 08:15.210 I know we can take the queen button just to show Bishop G seven is me. 08:15.390 --> 08:17.160 So here This is hopeless for black. 08:17.160 --> 08:18.600 So Queen for checkers. 08:18.600 --> 08:18.960 Try it. 08:18.960 --> 08:24.480 King H one Rook f six Bishop D to Rook H six. 08:25.050 --> 08:25.890 Yeah. 08:26.100 --> 08:29.760 Queen F two Just wanting the Queen's off, not minding, giving back some material. 08:29.760 --> 08:34.950 It's in inaccuracy, but it's still in control of the position, so it doesn't really matter. 08:34.950 --> 08:39.440 This is a kind of academic inaccuracy because a win is a win is a win. 08:39.460 --> 08:43.620 Doesn't matter if you take 200 moves to win if you're winning or winning. 08:43.620 --> 08:44.220 Right. 08:45.840 --> 08:50.820 It might be more exhausting, though, in human terms than to win a game quicker. 08:51.750 --> 08:57.930 So here, if Rook e won, this does seem to stabilize things even better. 08:58.590 --> 09:00.930 There's no real tricks for Black. 09:00.930 --> 09:02.250 If Bishop G. 09:02.250 --> 09:04.020 Six we're taking on B seven. 09:04.650 --> 09:09.720 But Queen, after wanting the Queen's off, Rook takes the five not minding this and now Rookie was 09:09.750 --> 09:18.960 not even taking the queen off immediately So Rookie one we have rookie six So King J here there's nine 09:18.990 --> 09:23.310 takes Queen takes King G one big advantage for white. 09:23.310 --> 09:33.150 So rookie six we have nine takes the five Queen takes the five rook takes e six Bishop takes e, six 09:34.080 --> 09:34.770 king G one. 09:34.770 --> 09:36.780 So why is the exchange up? 09:36.780 --> 09:39.150 And with this I'm pinning this is getting more dangerous. 09:39.150 --> 09:41.640 Now this improves the G two basically. 09:41.760 --> 09:46.020 And there's no Bishop H free now with great effect because that rook is not pinned. 09:46.020 --> 09:50.850 We have queen bee free and now Queen one taking control even more of the possession. 09:51.960 --> 09:54.870 King jf5 Great tactic here. 09:54.870 --> 09:58.950 So if Bishop takes a five, Queen eight is mate. 09:59.430 --> 10:03.210 So we have Bishop F seven and now Bishop H six going on the attack. 10:03.210 --> 10:06.600 Now finally, cop off G six is justified. 10:06.940 --> 10:08.370 Now beautiful gliding move. 10:08.370 --> 10:10.440 Can you see what type of place here? 10:12.100 --> 10:12.970 Ten points. 10:13.580 --> 10:14.350 Yeah, Queen. 10:14.350 --> 10:14.740 I won. 10:14.740 --> 10:18.070 So France, then Queen G7 mate, we have Bishop. 10:19.590 --> 10:22.100 In an E five queen tax e five. 10:22.110 --> 10:24.570 This check is harmless king of two. 10:24.570 --> 10:26.790 So factor in harmless tempo gainers. 10:26.790 --> 10:28.050 This is pretty harmless. 10:28.050 --> 10:32.430 It runs out after Quincey to King G free Black is faced with Queen G. 10:32.430 --> 10:40.170 Some mate Black resigned here so an interesting game by cop off It's really difficult, I have to say, 10:40.170 --> 10:44.730 for humans to estimate the dynamic possibilities of positions. 10:44.910 --> 10:52.920 But overall cop of demonstrates in this 1968 game his willingness to have even small advantages if they're 10:52.920 --> 10:54.120 non controversial. 10:54.120 --> 10:58.290 So he didn't go badly wrong to any force loss. 10:58.620 --> 11:05.220 And it's only in variations we see some interesting resources for black, but those variations are not 11:05.220 --> 11:06.180 even mandatory for white. 11:06.180 --> 11:14.250 So COP I've really kept control of the position early on establishing grip on the position like D five 11:14.250 --> 11:18.990 and even though it was occupied with a pawn, White's pressure on D five is very interesting and this 11:18.990 --> 11:23.520 central tension very, very interesting ended up winning a key pawn here. 11:24.420 --> 11:24.720 Yeah. 11:24.720 --> 11:29.910 Because of these tactics with b4 is fascinating, but White gets the key pawn and keeps things under 11:30.090 --> 11:32.100 control, relatively speaking. 11:32.280 --> 11:34.140 So yes, very interesting game. 11:34.140 --> 11:35.340 I hope you enjoyed this. 11:35.790 --> 11:45.720 It's about control of the position not to make chess like gambling, but a game of ruthless logic. 11:45.960 --> 11:49.500 And if we have to take 200 moves to win a game, we'll take 200 moves. 11:49.500 --> 11:53.640 If there's no element of controversy and gambling with opposition, we want to keep control. 11:53.640 --> 11:58.170 We don't want to gamble away our position and so much.