WEBVTT 00:00.980 --> 00:01.750 Hi there. 00:01.760 --> 00:06.260 In this lecture, we see Bob Ames or Bob Ames playing against Michael Adams. 00:06.260 --> 00:07.640 So I know Bob, great guy. 00:07.640 --> 00:09.430 He plays in the North Circular Chess League. 00:09.440 --> 00:11.630 Very dangerous fit monster. 00:11.690 --> 00:14.600 This is in the 2010 British Championship round one. 00:14.600 --> 00:16.730 So E four from Robert Ames. 00:16.730 --> 00:20.720 We have E five from Adams and The King's Gambit. 00:20.990 --> 00:23.300 So Ames is daring to play the King's gambit. 00:23.300 --> 00:26.060 We have after he takes her for the Bishop's gambit. 00:26.060 --> 00:30.200 Bishop C For now, this does invite Queen H for check. 00:30.200 --> 00:34.280 The more mainline King's Gambit move is not afraid to God. 00:34.290 --> 00:40.220 H four So Adams here doesn't play Queen H for check, though that can lead to complexities where the 00:40.220 --> 00:42.500 Queen is subject to tempo gain. 00:42.500 --> 00:44.930 Instead, Adams fights for the center. 00:44.930 --> 00:46.430 He plays D5. 00:46.430 --> 00:48.380 We have Bishop takes D five. 00:48.740 --> 00:55.250 If E takes D five, then here it's slightly different case where Queen H for check is a bit more lucrative 00:55.250 --> 00:56.360 with Bishop DD six. 00:56.360 --> 00:59.120 This should be fine for black. 00:59.120 --> 01:05.660 You know, this kind of position with C six in particular, it seems this could be a really accurate 01:05.660 --> 01:11.060 way of playing things because only C five later the bishop's got a reverse gear and say, why plays 01:11.060 --> 01:11.870 like this? 01:12.350 --> 01:16.010 This is going to be to Black's advantage. 01:16.010 --> 01:22.640 It should be if D four then C takes the five and one of the points of C six that reverse gear. 01:22.640 --> 01:29.450 So only C five we can put Bishop C seven, we can play Bishop C, seven, nine, C three, this position 01:29.450 --> 01:33.380 or even bishop back to B and this should be to Black's advantage. 01:33.950 --> 01:37.430 So yes, he D five does have some issues with it. 01:37.430 --> 01:39.020 Bishop takes D five is played. 01:39.020 --> 01:41.720 We have 9f69c free knights. 01:41.720 --> 01:41.960 Right. 01:42.290 --> 01:43.040 And free. 01:44.390 --> 01:46.640 So nine C free is tempting, but not yet free. 01:46.640 --> 01:55.220 Developing a piece we have Knight takes D five, perhaps 9c3 was interesting here as an alternative, 01:55.220 --> 02:04.520 but not every note takes D five, E takes D five, Queen takes the five, and black already has all 02:04.520 --> 02:05.570 the pieces active. 02:05.570 --> 02:07.670 There's no bad piece in Black's possession. 02:08.300 --> 02:12.410 This doesn't seem like a very attacking opening for a king's gambit. 02:12.430 --> 02:13.670 The glory of the King's game. 02:13.760 --> 02:17.480 More is in name here, it seems then the position. 02:17.480 --> 02:24.830 So 9c3 the Queen parks on F five so black with the bishop pair is doing well and castling is actually 02:24.830 --> 02:25.730 a mistake. 02:26.060 --> 02:27.800 D four is needed here. 02:27.800 --> 02:37.850 So for example 96 there's D five and if nine B for white castling, Bishop C five, King h11. 02:37.850 --> 02:41.240 It's got a bit more play actually than the game here. 02:41.240 --> 02:48.980 There's more of a more of a need for Black's castle kingside here in the game with White castling on 02:48.980 --> 02:50.030 the King side. 02:50.030 --> 02:57.110 In fact, Adams is able to arrange castling queenside starting with 90 C six of the default bishop e 02:57.110 --> 03:02.990 six and that is a beautiful perk here to Castle Queenside to hit the d pawn hard. 03:02.990 --> 03:11.420 We have 92 black is actually clearly better here if d five Black castling knight for Queen G five Rook 03:11.420 --> 03:19.430 takes a four black has bishop takes D five black is just better here so 92 is tried but now g five holding 03:19.430 --> 03:24.920 on to the pawn and it seems black's got a lot of compensation as well as that pawn there. 03:26.000 --> 03:28.010 So this looks rather miserable. 03:28.040 --> 03:29.750 Be free black castles, queenside. 03:29.750 --> 03:31.520 Black's just got the better pieces here. 03:31.790 --> 03:36.550 Bishop B two, Bishop G seven, C four and G four. 03:36.830 --> 03:39.590 Trying to undermining D4 a bit more. 03:39.630 --> 03:46.070 91 two now F three blunting the foe g tanks count attacking a pawn there. 03:46.070 --> 03:48.260 But who is attacking who now of the rook? 03:48.260 --> 03:55.070 Hey, it seems White's king is less safe than Black's king f4 now g free. 03:55.420 --> 03:57.530 So trying to open up lines Knight of four is played. 03:57.530 --> 04:01.520 If Knight takes G free, Bishop takes D4 check. 04:01.520 --> 04:08.270 This is really nice for black after Bishop takes four 964 Black has a big advantage so 93 is tried. 04:10.550 --> 04:13.480 Yeah, it looks rather miserable but. 04:15.790 --> 04:16.450 H text. 04:16.660 --> 04:19.300 There's a world of pain waiting there as well. 04:20.140 --> 04:21.660 We see 93. 04:21.670 --> 04:22.900 Let's go with 93. 04:23.410 --> 04:32.920 G takes h two checking H one we have Bishop F six, Queen D2 and now Queen G for threatening an immediate 04:32.920 --> 04:38.450 queen G to checkmate Rook have two and then we have Bishop five. 04:38.470 --> 04:43.060 This looks very nasty, this Bishop e four And this is a bishop without a counterpart. 04:43.090 --> 04:45.850 A very dangerous asset for Black's position. 04:46.360 --> 04:53.050 Queen e free now, Knight before with numerous threats and ideas like 92, Bob has actually resigned. 04:53.050 --> 04:56.290 If Knight takes H to Queen H four. 04:56.320 --> 04:59.640 This is just such a strong position here. 04:59.700 --> 05:05.050 Let's say Rook g one, Rook g eight, Queen G three. 05:05.060 --> 05:13.390 The knight can come to D three and yeah, White's position has just had it here say Queen 6h4. 05:13.390 --> 05:14.800 Bishop 6h4. 05:14.800 --> 05:21.880 Rook G two does not have to check winning an exchange and it's still equal on pawns. 05:22.090 --> 05:23.370 Rook attacks have to rotate. 05:23.380 --> 05:24.640 It's not even for a pawn. 05:26.290 --> 05:28.450 So this position is very bad. 05:28.720 --> 05:32.540 It's crumbling here, losing more material, in fact, immediately. 05:32.560 --> 05:35.450 So, yeah, quite a vicious game, just 27 moves. 05:35.470 --> 05:37.840 The Kings gambit was absolutely timed. 05:37.840 --> 05:45.340 This was, for me, a remarkable example of a positional player like Adams, totally taming the Kings 05:45.340 --> 05:45.760 gambit. 05:45.760 --> 05:47.560 So, yeah, very, very interesting. 05:47.560 --> 05:53.470 But what it should have considered, I believe nine C free here as an important move in the opening 05:53.470 --> 05:54.520 nine C free. 05:55.420 --> 06:01.540 So it seems black had an easy game and the off tonight takes the five out of the opening I mean the 06:01.540 --> 06:08.260 assets here for a possession or attacking player the lights quite bishop without a counterpart. 06:09.170 --> 06:10.760 The semi-open defile. 06:11.180 --> 06:14.270 Black's bishops are more active and alive than whites. 06:14.270 --> 06:22.940 Bishop and blacks kind of plotting to castle queenside now after 1936 because White didn't play d4 so 06:22.940 --> 06:24.920 castling queenside also gives. 06:25.250 --> 06:27.950 This would have been a much better version of events. 06:27.950 --> 06:28.880 But in the game. 06:28.880 --> 06:31.730 Yeah constant queenside and holding on spawn. 06:31.730 --> 06:36.110 This is a dream position to have with the black pieces against the King's Gambit. 06:36.140 --> 06:39.020 The King's gambit was well and truly timed here. 06:39.020 --> 06:45.080 So yeah, interesting game, but bravo for both teams for trying the King's Gambit in the British Championship 06:45.080 --> 06:46.320 against Michael Adams. 06:46.360 --> 06:48.380 Okay, thanks very much.