WEBVTT 00:00.900 --> 00:01.860 Hi there. 00:02.430 --> 00:08.940 In this lecture, we see Michael Adams playing against William Stanton in the 1993 17 Floyds Masters 00:08.940 --> 00:10.200 Open Round three. 00:10.560 --> 00:13.230 So let's have a look at this form from Adams. 00:13.230 --> 00:24.090 We have E five from William Stanton, 93, 96, Bishop B five, A six, Bishop 8496 one cancels Bishop 00:24.090 --> 00:31.170 E seven Rookie 1b5, Bishop B free black cancels C three. 00:31.170 --> 00:32.770 And now we have a marshall Gambit. 00:32.820 --> 00:38.820 Stanton plays the Marshall Game against Adams, so Adams was using the Marshall game as well. 00:38.850 --> 00:44.160 Of course the major exponent of the Marshall Gambit and knows a trick or two from the white side. 00:44.160 --> 00:53.160 It seems Adams takes on D five like take 35, we have nine takes E five, nine, take five, rook takes 00:53.190 --> 00:55.830 E five, C six. 00:55.830 --> 00:58.620 And now there is an interesting move. 00:58.620 --> 01:02.160 D four is usually played, but D four has played in this game. 01:02.520 --> 01:06.750 D three is a very interesting choice, very dangerous choice. 01:06.750 --> 01:09.510 On default the Marshall runs deep. 01:09.510 --> 01:10.560 We're forcing moves. 01:10.560 --> 01:14.040 So Bishop rd six, for example, Queen h4g free. 01:14.040 --> 01:15.270 Queen H free. 01:16.320 --> 01:27.870 And here I just want to demonstrate something that actually the main line of the one runs Bishop e free 01:29.100 --> 01:32.490 here, and it continues on and on, off to Bishop G. 01:32.490 --> 01:33.100 For white. 01:33.100 --> 01:39.360 It has to play Queen D free to be able to answer Bishop free with Queen F one, but just for the sake 01:39.360 --> 01:47.280 of demonstrating something different here about this, if Rook E for Black does actually have an option 01:47.280 --> 01:55.320 here to stop to stop Rook four if this is a France black can actually play an interesting tactical response. 01:55.320 --> 01:58.710 G five to stop Rook H four If Bishop takes G five. 01:58.710 --> 02:06.420 The point is that Black can now play Queen f5 five winning material, so hitting E for hitting G five 02:07.230 --> 02:08.490 and that's just winning material. 02:08.490 --> 02:12.600 So it shows that actually what if we had a pawn on D three? 02:12.600 --> 02:13.560 That wouldn't have worked. 02:13.560 --> 02:15.390 We would be threatening H four. 02:15.390 --> 02:17.190 So we go back to this game. 02:17.190 --> 02:22.530 I just wanted to show you that for this point that we're actually reinforcing the E four square here 02:23.280 --> 02:24.510 with that pawn. 02:25.830 --> 02:34.230 And if so, Bishop dd6 Rookie one We have Queen H four being played here, which might actually be an 02:34.230 --> 02:35.070 inaccuracy. 02:35.070 --> 02:36.240 There are other moves. 02:36.510 --> 02:37.800 G Free. 02:37.800 --> 02:38.510 Queen free. 02:38.520 --> 02:45.810 And the thing is white can now play rook E four in this position and it's a bit of an eviction notice 02:45.810 --> 02:49.770 because of rook H four and it also stops Bishop G for. 02:52.480 --> 02:55.060 So yeah, this is a very interesting situation now. 02:55.690 --> 03:01.750 If Bishop free, then blacks doing much better than usual because there's no Queen RD free. 03:02.140 --> 03:06.370 So for example, this position Bishop takes, Jeffrey is out of town. 03:06.730 --> 03:07.960 It's devastation. 03:08.110 --> 03:11.170 But otherwise even worse, Quincy to queen, a bishop for free. 03:11.170 --> 03:13.270 So it's not designed against that at all. 03:13.480 --> 03:20.770 To play bishop for the zone here is rookie for to stop Bishop G for like that we have Queen five. 03:23.160 --> 03:31.140 And yes, if here you have one is potentially for inciting for if g five white can safely take on g 03:31.140 --> 03:35.280 five, there's no Queen five the rook supported by the pawn. 03:35.400 --> 03:45.120 So this would be clear advantage for white Queen D two if f six here rook h four shows its teeth and 03:45.120 --> 03:48.510 this possession white can actually play 92 and not mine d free going. 03:49.260 --> 03:57.180 There's going to be a big pressure off the bishop C two if f five you might think rook h four traps 03:57.180 --> 03:58.440 the Queen in broad daylight. 04:00.860 --> 04:03.470 So, yes, this this whole line of three handsome teeth. 04:06.380 --> 04:13.580 So Queen, if I'm getting the queen out of there, we have 90 to 90 F six rookie one letting D free 04:13.610 --> 04:14.220 go. 04:14.240 --> 04:17.290 We have Bishop b7 if Queen takes the frame. 04:17.300 --> 04:20.450 So I kind of counter gambit equal and pawns. 04:20.450 --> 04:22.300 But this looks dangerous for black bishop. 04:22.310 --> 04:31.340 See two and 94 Why ends up at least with a small edge so Bishop e four for example, here there's no 04:31.340 --> 04:32.960 king safety issues. 04:33.590 --> 04:35.720 It's kind of symmetrical pawn structure. 04:36.020 --> 04:38.600 But why is slightly better here? 04:39.080 --> 04:42.140 The pieces are slightly better overall. 04:42.140 --> 04:49.940 So anyway, Bishop B seven we have 94, Bishop C seven, which is a bit of an inaccuracy it seems Rook 04:49.940 --> 04:52.040 add eight might be the way it's playing. 04:52.310 --> 04:53.300 So for example. 04:53.300 --> 04:54.170 Knight Thanks. 04:54.170 --> 04:56.480 Rook takes DD 4c5. 04:56.480 --> 05:03.960 Black's trying to get count on the Knight Squares here this position Queen H free Queen F one white 05:03.980 --> 05:09.350 gives up D four and ends up maybe with a small edge here. 05:10.910 --> 05:13.910 A lot of multiple games do do end up in drawers nowadays. 05:13.910 --> 05:20.600 So anyway Bishop c seven is played, which is an inaccuracy. 05:20.600 --> 05:21.500 A four. 05:23.280 --> 05:24.060 His plight. 05:24.090 --> 05:25.440 There are other ways of playing it. 05:25.440 --> 05:31.550 Night takes f sex is also interesting for Queen G for this is kind of adventurous to say the least, 05:31.560 --> 05:36.870 with Queen de Seventh and Bishop four and taking out B seven. 05:37.650 --> 05:39.510 Yeah, Opposite Colored bishops. 05:39.510 --> 05:46.080 But White has a certain authority in the position here on the e fo and that pressure on C six is annoying. 05:46.080 --> 05:47.310 It's annoying for blank. 05:47.310 --> 05:48.810 So anyway, that's an interesting one. 05:48.810 --> 05:50.640 Playing a four is also interesting. 05:50.640 --> 06:02.790 Rock 88 Queen E to c58 times eight times Rook 87 rugby eight bishops E to D seven and now D four. 06:02.790 --> 06:05.280 So things are opening up towards Black's king. 06:05.310 --> 06:06.690 This shouldn't really be happening. 06:06.690 --> 06:08.850 Blacks should be the one attacking generally. 06:09.180 --> 06:11.370 So Queen D five is played. 06:11.370 --> 06:15.030 If C takes DD 495 is vicious. 06:16.110 --> 06:18.740 So looking at the Queen looking at age seven. 06:18.750 --> 06:23.030 So this was a young bishop takes h seven check and Queen D one and one. 06:23.040 --> 06:25.830 It's getting a big advantage here. 06:27.420 --> 06:28.290 There are options. 06:28.500 --> 06:34.680 Queen find this Bishop e four and yeah it's just was a queen H five ideas essentially. 06:34.680 --> 06:40.710 So yeah, we have the queen d5dc5. 06:42.330 --> 06:47.040 It's a strong position for white here, even though it looks as though black's got something one could 06:47.040 --> 06:49.260 also play Queen size B five here. 06:49.620 --> 06:53.430 So for example, if F five bishop be free. 06:53.430 --> 06:54.000 Ouch. 06:54.000 --> 07:00.720 Pinning the Queen and finds out with the question of Bishop C six queen drops back. 07:01.650 --> 07:04.950 And yeah, you know, we've just taken out a pawn. 07:05.340 --> 07:06.510 The bishop's hanging. 07:06.510 --> 07:08.280 So this is not very pleasant. 07:08.460 --> 07:14.460 If black tries for five anyway, then this position is not going to be in Black's favor. 07:14.580 --> 07:15.570 That's horrible. 07:17.010 --> 07:19.320 Is several pawns up there. 07:20.220 --> 07:21.750 So D take C five, though. 07:21.750 --> 07:23.070 Is chosen. 07:23.070 --> 07:24.120 Might take C five. 07:24.120 --> 07:26.880 And you'll notice here that there's a weakness of the last move. 07:27.510 --> 07:29.700 So actually in this position. 07:31.540 --> 07:35.260 It looks as though blacks got some sort of pressure, but this is all extinguished. 07:35.260 --> 07:37.150 All the counterplay is kind of extinguished. 07:37.900 --> 07:39.850 So how would you do that? 07:39.850 --> 07:41.100 Extinguishing counterplay. 07:41.110 --> 07:47.860 But first, instead of nine, take five rook f eight, there's b4. 07:48.190 --> 07:49.300 That's the problem here. 07:49.300 --> 07:54.310 B4 would would hold C5 and this would be in White's favor. 07:54.940 --> 08:01.630 So White's consolidating though anyway, but with take C five, this is a little bit brutal tactically 08:01.630 --> 08:02.270 now. 08:02.320 --> 08:03.280 So White's pay. 08:03.280 --> 08:05.050 What would you play for 100 points. 08:08.130 --> 08:08.520 Yeah. 08:08.520 --> 08:10.620 The battery's taken out of Black's position. 08:10.620 --> 08:11.520 Rook takes b7. 08:11.520 --> 08:14.640 That is safeguarding White's position on the diagonal. 08:14.910 --> 08:15.660 Prophylaxis? 08:15.660 --> 08:17.400 You could say it takes B7. 08:19.670 --> 08:21.680 If Queen takes B7. 08:21.680 --> 08:26.900 There are tactics here which remain its favor, which is similar to the game. 08:26.900 --> 08:29.930 So I'm not going to spoil that for a moment and that takes B7. 08:30.110 --> 08:31.970 Now there are tactics here. 08:32.450 --> 08:34.280 So yeah, F six was weakened. 08:34.280 --> 08:36.110 There's no God on F six. 08:36.620 --> 08:37.100 That's the clue. 08:37.130 --> 08:38.180 So what would you play here for? 08:38.180 --> 08:39.170 100 points. 08:45.330 --> 08:46.920 Because there's no God on F6. 08:46.920 --> 08:49.560 This is a soft spot, softer than usual. 08:49.560 --> 08:51.750 Adams plays a very forcing overnight of six checks. 08:51.750 --> 08:56.310 So for King, King queen so black takes and looks as though Hold on. 08:56.310 --> 08:57.750 Well, there's no Queen H five, Right? 08:57.750 --> 08:59.040 So what's the point of this? 08:59.250 --> 09:00.330 What's the point here? 09:00.750 --> 09:01.620 A little bit subtle. 09:01.620 --> 09:04.100 Queen for check puts the king in the corner. 09:04.110 --> 09:08.940 Queen H four and Alfred's thing, mate. 09:10.050 --> 09:13.680 And as well as F thinks so. 09:13.680 --> 09:15.450 Black hasn't got too many choices. 09:15.450 --> 09:20.700 So F five, Queen F six, check King J and now Bishop H six. 09:20.700 --> 09:21.660 Ouch. 09:21.660 --> 09:22.680 For anything, mate. 09:22.690 --> 09:24.630 Limiting Black's reply severely. 09:25.110 --> 09:30.270 Bishop E five which interrupts the protection of F five and now Queen takes F five. 09:30.630 --> 09:31.770 End of game. 09:31.770 --> 09:32.430 Yeah. 09:33.300 --> 09:34.740 Play has to resign anything. 09:34.740 --> 09:35.400 Really. 09:36.690 --> 09:41.490 How is black defending h seven that really can't defend against this? 09:41.490 --> 09:43.140 Queen takes h seven mate. 09:43.140 --> 09:49.860 So yes, the attack kind of was squashed and won't go on attack against Black's king. 09:49.860 --> 09:56.910 It's a very interesting anti kind of less than mainline mode D free but very very dangerous for its 09:56.910 --> 10:04.320 own right for subtle nuances here of evicting the queen and a different way of kind of stopping black 10:04.320 --> 10:11.910 being so aggressive de fray a very, very interesting move choice So the repertoire of enemies is strengthening 10:13.080 --> 10:13.920 in 1993. 10:13.920 --> 10:20.400 Yeah he's got a strong anti martial line here with de fray Yeah very dangerous anti kind of martial 10:20.400 --> 10:26.010 line not not the more mainstream move D4 that used to be played more routinely D4 but de fray has a 10:26.010 --> 10:29.520 lot going for it so I hope you got something from this game. 10:29.790 --> 10:32.550 Some interesting points and so much.