WEBVTT 00:00.960 --> 00:01.700 Hi there. 00:01.710 --> 00:07.760 In this lecture, we see an amazing game between two of the British leading grandmasters over many years. 00:07.770 --> 00:14.310 This is Michael Adams against Matthew Sadler in 1988, the 12th Lloyds Bank Masters open round nine. 00:14.400 --> 00:16.560 So e four for Michael Adams. 00:16.560 --> 00:24.750 We have a Sicilian defense from Matthew sent that we have nice f3d6d force he takes the four knight 00:24.750 --> 00:32.130 takes the fall nine five, six, nine C free and now the Sicilian Najdorf we have Bishop E three and 00:32.130 --> 00:33.180 now E five. 00:33.180 --> 00:39.630 So not going for a shaven England formation, but the more aggressive looking e5 we have not be free. 00:39.630 --> 00:40.890 So positionally. 00:40.890 --> 00:45.330 The lucky hole is a battleground key square. 00:45.330 --> 00:48.270 We have Bishop e six before anything else. 00:48.270 --> 00:57.690 So Bishop e six we have now Queen D two, Bishop e7f3 Black castles, white consoles, Queenside and 00:57.690 --> 01:02.310 now B five, G four and now B four. 01:03.150 --> 01:08.220 It's a4 9c6g5 90 7h4. 01:08.220 --> 01:15.450 So so far the play, it seems to be a kingside pawn storm, but can White actually play on the queenside 01:15.450 --> 01:17.430 potentially as well? 01:17.430 --> 01:18.840 Knights eight five is played. 01:18.840 --> 01:21.150 We have King B one and our knight C4. 01:21.900 --> 01:23.310 Bishop take C4. 01:23.310 --> 01:24.810 Bishop take C4. 01:25.140 --> 01:31.980 And the thing is this pawn intuitively in one sense, does it give counterplay to black because there 01:31.980 --> 01:42.900 are options if taking this pawn for Rook B eight or D five and positionally that would imply default 01:42.900 --> 01:43.380 as well. 01:43.380 --> 01:47.820 So not only liberating the bishop but also a dangerous pawn on D4. 01:47.820 --> 01:51.780 But Adams does dare take on B4. 01:51.780 --> 01:52.980 This is a very interesting decision. 01:52.980 --> 01:54.390 So it's hitting the Bishop. 01:55.260 --> 02:02.730 We have the full team of Bishop E2, so hitting the rock and the pawn rook rook DG one Bishop takes 02:02.730 --> 02:05.310 F free, so it's a very interesting situation. 02:05.310 --> 02:12.480 Rook H2 And now Black is playing D5, opening up the E seven, Bishop Queen B seven. 02:12.480 --> 02:19.200 So this is a really interesting play, basically saying that there's a penalty if Rook B eight for Queen 02:19.200 --> 02:25.320 takes a six, but there's also Queen text five being threatened as well immediately. 02:26.130 --> 02:31.920 And the first thing that Matthew said that addresses is the D pawn. 02:32.790 --> 02:35.130 He actually plays D4. 02:36.630 --> 02:45.060 Now, if Bishop takes E4 instead to protect the D pawn nine C free rook b eight queen takes a six is 02:45.060 --> 02:49.530 indeed possible, but technically this is just an even position here. 02:49.530 --> 02:57.360 This position is just white having, well, a small edge in this particular if this particular follow 02:57.360 --> 03:00.720 up a small edge here black is constrained. 03:00.720 --> 03:07.590 It looks almost as if it should be impressive, but black is constrained a bit so equal to slight advantage 03:07.590 --> 03:08.580 to white here. 03:09.210 --> 03:15.090 But D4 was played immediately. 03:16.260 --> 03:20.790 Bishop C1 and now Rugby eight. 03:22.710 --> 03:29.340 And the thing is the Queen is actually protecting E4 from here, so this is slightly different. 03:29.580 --> 03:38.070 So Queen C six, Quincy eight and now this is getting really quite tactical, this situation. 03:38.070 --> 03:39.600 Very tactical indeed. 03:39.600 --> 03:49.200 We have Queen take C eight, which gives a tempo gainer for 92 and Memphis had a really is interested 03:49.200 --> 03:55.290 in taking away this E4 pawn and plays Bishop takes E4 there's a tactical justification for it but it 03:55.290 --> 04:06.900 kind of backfires better would have been Bishop H five here so for example B free A five this position 04:07.080 --> 04:08.400 with rook seven. 04:08.400 --> 04:10.290 C free 95. 04:10.290 --> 04:15.600 If we take this a bit further in this variation, black should be financially here. 04:15.600 --> 04:18.600 Black should have an an edge, an advantage. 04:18.840 --> 04:21.690 So Bishop takes E4 is a big mistake. 04:24.240 --> 04:26.880 There was a it's a tactical consideration. 04:26.880 --> 04:31.980 If you visualize this 1964, guess what black was banking on here. 04:45.460 --> 04:48.040 Okay, so black. 04:49.630 --> 04:56.580 Was banking on this being an unprotected piece and playing the move Rook C4. 04:56.590 --> 04:58.210 So where is the knight going? 04:58.360 --> 05:07.030 So if be free here now which wasn't played, there's rook takes a fall and black would be absolutely 05:07.030 --> 05:08.680 fine here after rook C4. 05:09.190 --> 05:10.810 That would be fine with a small edge. 05:10.810 --> 05:17.140 But there's a move here which Michael Adams has anticipated. 05:17.710 --> 05:21.410 So a very interesting, strange looking move. 05:21.430 --> 05:23.320 Non stereotypical, I would say. 05:24.790 --> 05:29.710 I mean, the whole game is in a way, the constructions over here weren't open lines. 05:29.710 --> 05:31.110 It's just the game key squares. 05:31.120 --> 05:37.030 It's been the positionally motivated construction here for a moment, but there's a move here which 05:37.030 --> 05:37.630 wins material. 05:37.630 --> 05:38.950 So for 200 points. 05:39.400 --> 05:40.270 Can you see? 05:42.480 --> 05:42.660 Yeah. 05:42.740 --> 05:43.770 Before. 05:44.040 --> 05:45.320 Before it vacates. 05:45.330 --> 05:47.160 B2 for the night. 05:47.670 --> 05:48.240 Very strong. 05:48.240 --> 05:51.720 So Rooks C takes B for night A to B too. 05:52.050 --> 05:54.840 So yes, winning material there. 05:55.170 --> 05:56.460 But there's still some work to do. 05:56.490 --> 05:57.870 95 is played. 05:58.170 --> 06:02.130 If five G takes night, takes nine times F six. 06:02.130 --> 06:05.850 This position, one should have an advantage of a free. 06:05.850 --> 06:10.360 For example, in King A2 underpinning why it should be getting a big advantage. 06:10.380 --> 06:15.960 So 95 is tried c free hair which hits the rook. 06:17.610 --> 06:22.530 So the night was attacked here and I didn't want to play 1965. 06:22.530 --> 06:24.480 So this is a very interesting play. 06:24.660 --> 06:28.750 So hitting the rook rook for two B6 and now Knight, take five. 06:28.770 --> 06:31.890 Here Bishop takes C takes D four. 06:32.160 --> 06:33.250 Bishop takes the E4. 06:33.270 --> 06:36.270 So this rook over here is helping B2. 06:36.270 --> 06:38.610 Good board vision all around the board. 06:38.700 --> 06:40.290 Rook d one from white. 06:40.290 --> 06:44.270 You know that the H two rook is well placed there for this F5. 06:44.280 --> 06:50.100 So a bit of defensive move, you know, in this position, a free starting the underpinning process. 06:50.530 --> 07:00.960 Five we have King A two so I'm pinning the knight F4 knight C4 and this is with tempo against the rook. 07:01.030 --> 07:03.450 Now sometimes there's going to be Bishop takes F4. 07:03.450 --> 07:12.510 Here we have rook C six rook G to check King of eight and a five, rook cb6. 07:14.510 --> 07:19.160 94, we have six. 07:19.490 --> 07:27.440 So getting some time on the clock before move 40 and now Rook two, we have rook be one. 07:27.440 --> 07:29.030 So this stands for ATN. 07:29.600 --> 07:31.100 Rook one Checkmate. 07:32.600 --> 07:34.000 But here, yeah. 07:34.010 --> 07:38.450 Adams gets rid of Black's counterplay, essentially with this next move. 07:39.650 --> 07:41.930 What do you think one should play here? 07:44.710 --> 07:45.310 Okay? 07:45.580 --> 07:46.240 Yeah. 07:46.270 --> 07:52.690 He just actually plays Rook takes the fall, getting rid of that menacing bishop he takes. 07:52.690 --> 07:55.790 And our bishop takes that force that hits that rook on banks. 07:55.840 --> 07:58.660 Rook eight to be five now a four. 07:58.690 --> 08:00.790 The kings holding that B one rook. 08:02.380 --> 08:13.150 And the thing is, this is getting rather tricky now for Black's Rooks is getting very, very tricky 08:13.150 --> 08:14.050 for the rocks. 08:14.320 --> 08:15.520 And in fact. 08:18.670 --> 08:27.580 You know, for example, if Rook before there's Bishop DD six, Shaq picking up a rock and B for. 08:29.900 --> 08:31.340 And otherwise. 08:31.340 --> 08:32.120 If. 08:32.870 --> 08:34.190 Where else is the rook going? 08:34.220 --> 08:36.890 Rook Be six here. 08:36.890 --> 08:40.330 Bishop seven And the rook is trying to hold on to the rook. 08:40.340 --> 08:43.610 And again it's pushed on to a square where there's Bishop B six check. 08:43.700 --> 08:48.680 So basically, yeah, Black's in trouble and plays. 08:48.680 --> 08:49.490 Rook takes a five. 08:49.490 --> 08:50.720 So it's a bishop up now. 08:50.720 --> 08:52.130 But is this endgame tricky? 08:52.130 --> 08:53.570 We see rook f two. 08:53.570 --> 08:57.200 One important thing is that this pawn is on the same carrier as the bishop. 08:57.200 --> 09:00.590 So if it wants to promote later, that's the right kind of square. 09:01.010 --> 09:03.500 So King G seven, King B two. 09:03.530 --> 09:10.940 King G thinks Bishop G five wrote before taking C to the Kings, making its way to the center to hit 09:10.940 --> 09:24.950 the four Rook G to King H five Bishop E 737 Rook e to a5e5 check King G for Bishop and six Rook These 09:24.950 --> 09:32.120 things Rookie Full check King H five Now that the rooks holding H four it's safe to take default won't 09:32.120 --> 09:41.090 want to keep this h four pawn A for King C to C six track Bishop C Free Rook six King B two Rook It 09:41.090 --> 09:45.170 ain't king free And here Black resigned. 09:45.290 --> 09:45.900 Move 60. 09:45.920 --> 09:50.780 Yes, there's some work to do but essentially it is kind of technique here. 09:50.780 --> 09:55.790 One, it's going to hold this pawn and take out this pawn and it's going to be a winning end game. 09:55.790 --> 09:56.690 It's a grind. 09:56.690 --> 10:03.110 So Senator generally resigned here without further ado, saving energy for the next day. 10:04.310 --> 10:07.580 So a very interesting game between two grandmasters. 10:07.580 --> 10:13.250 So it looks as though, you know, the positional player, positional planner, Adams doesn't necessarily 10:13.700 --> 10:15.650 use the pawn swarms to go for the king. 10:15.650 --> 10:20.420 He's attended to things with great interest on the queenside here. 10:21.170 --> 10:24.830 This is where positioning in fact there's a free to two pawn majority. 10:25.190 --> 10:31.370 So in one respect it seems it's very daredevil to take a pawn like this. 10:31.370 --> 10:33.320 It seems like a hot pawn to take. 10:33.320 --> 10:37.520 And in fact technically black does have sufficient counterplay. 10:38.120 --> 10:43.790 So if black slightly improved later, Black's should have been fine, but nonetheless, nevertheless, 10:43.790 --> 10:48.890 a very interesting game from a position of perspective, as if it wasn't really played for the attack. 10:49.070 --> 10:51.200 It's about gaining material, gaining key squares. 10:51.200 --> 10:56.420 More importantly, the material quite often try and get authority on this side of the board. 10:57.830 --> 11:01.280 So yeah, very, very interesting play here and a very interesting win of a piece. 11:01.280 --> 11:06.890 So just because you're a positional client doesn't mean you can't calculate very interesting tactical 11:06.890 --> 11:08.180 variations for winning material. 11:08.180 --> 11:09.710 That's another thing about this game. 11:10.400 --> 11:17.780 So a very strong positional player will be aware of amazing tactical resources because it can have implications 11:18.980 --> 11:21.470 for taking authority in the possession. 11:21.470 --> 11:24.620 So this is a really great tactical move before. 11:25.040 --> 11:28.250 Och, I hope you enjoyed this one and so much.