WEBVTT 00:01.060 --> 00:01.860 Hi there. 00:01.870 --> 00:07.900 In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Vladimir Kramnik in the 1994, the tournament's 00:07.900 --> 00:08.640 round 11. 00:08.650 --> 00:14.740 So Kramnik quite young, around 19 years old, I a future world champion in the making. 00:14.740 --> 00:24.670 We see comp off with default Kramnik plays d5 c4 C6, so we go into a semi Slav variation of the e6e 00:24.670 --> 00:35.980 Free Knight, BD seven Bishop de Fray D take C4 Bishop take c4 b5 Bishop D3 A six, E, 4c5 and now 00:35.980 --> 00:36.850 D five. 00:37.060 --> 00:39.340 So this is well trodden opening theory. 00:39.340 --> 00:48.280 So far we have C4, D takes E, six, F takes E six here, C takes D3 is an option. 00:48.280 --> 00:53.920 If E takes these seven, Czech Queen takes these seven, white can try 95. 00:54.160 --> 00:58.030 But for example, Queen bee seven nine takes the free. 00:58.030 --> 01:02.770 This should be about even or queen takes the about even here. 01:03.910 --> 01:09.910 And if Queen E seven, that's another way that black can achieve equality here just getting back the 01:10.120 --> 01:14.860 on E four it's about even so F text is played. 01:14.860 --> 01:22.240 We have Bishop C two, Bishop B seven, White Castles, Queen C seven, and now 9g5. 01:22.240 --> 01:24.040 We have 9c5. 01:24.460 --> 01:26.830 So you might ask her what about E five? 01:27.850 --> 01:30.040 The light squares would be weakened with this. 01:30.040 --> 01:30.610 E five. 01:30.610 --> 01:33.220 In fact, there's a very good move here. 01:33.220 --> 01:35.050 Can you see what it is for ten points? 01:36.990 --> 01:37.530 Yeah. 01:37.650 --> 01:46.800 Queen Afraid we can actually support the idea here of 95 If H six Queen H free is nifty exploiting the 01:46.800 --> 01:47.880 pin on the H point. 01:47.880 --> 01:51.570 And here 95 is interesting. 01:52.110 --> 01:55.170 This is a very dangerous position when the king and the center. 01:57.460 --> 02:05.320 If, let's say Queen D sinks because there are diagonal dangers if Plank uses the night diagonals. 02:05.320 --> 02:06.490 h5288. 02:06.490 --> 02:13.360 But let's say queenly six Bishop e31 is actually establishing a nice advantage here of to say Bishop 02:13.360 --> 02:17.650 takes the phrase C takes 9e6, threatening 9c7 check. 02:17.980 --> 02:24.610 And here we can make use of Queen H five check G six, 9c7 check and come back to attack the Queen. 02:24.610 --> 02:31.430 In response to this second, all queen ends up being very nice for white E five fundamentally is alliance 02:31.430 --> 02:35.770 square weakening move and queen free seems to be a great way of exploiting things. 02:36.520 --> 02:43.540 If Bishop e seven here 96 and we're just taking on G seven, that's much more simple to prove advantage 02:43.540 --> 02:44.650 or to show advantage. 02:44.650 --> 02:46.540 So 9c5 is polite. 02:46.870 --> 02:51.130 So in this position, comp of plays a very interesting move. 02:51.130 --> 02:54.310 And he has there's a very interesting move behind it as well. 02:54.310 --> 02:57.130 This is absolutely a novelty move coming up. 02:57.130 --> 02:59.680 It was actually one of the novelties of the year. 03:00.280 --> 03:02.500 So coming up. 03:02.500 --> 03:05.110 So first, what do you think Karpov plays? 03:08.640 --> 03:13.490 E five trying to move that night from H five, but it's a positional pawn sacrifice. 03:13.790 --> 03:17.600 So Queen takes e five if D five, Queen H five check. 03:17.600 --> 03:18.710 And that's quite vicious. 03:18.710 --> 03:24.110 After bishops hg6 check h takes Queen takes h eight winning material. 03:24.110 --> 03:30.140 So Queen Sang says played rookie one, Queen D six and Karpov is happy to take off Queen's. 03:30.140 --> 03:34.730 He has an idea in this possession which justifies the play. 03:34.850 --> 03:37.190 And you see what it is for 500 points. 03:37.340 --> 03:38.720 Actually, let's make it 1000. 03:38.720 --> 03:40.160 It was novelty of the year. 03:40.190 --> 03:42.620 So what is white play in this possession? 03:49.000 --> 03:57.190 So it's more of a positional pawn sacrifice, definitely with this so pawn down and taking time out 03:57.190 --> 04:03.160 for Bishop free, If Knight takes E six, we can show actually quite easily that this position is not 04:03.160 --> 04:03.720 desirable. 04:03.730 --> 04:06.130 After King D seven, it's not desirable for White. 04:06.820 --> 04:09.730 What can we do here apart from retract the rook? 04:09.760 --> 04:13.300 If Bishop F five, there's King C seven with advantage to black. 04:14.530 --> 04:15.670 Black's got a lot of play here. 04:15.670 --> 04:17.900 In fact, the foul could be dangerous. 04:17.920 --> 04:22.300 This is the bishops look nice, the queenside pawn majority. 04:23.080 --> 04:28.810 And if rookie to this position, Black's in the driving seat with advantage. 04:28.810 --> 04:30.700 So that's certainly not the idea. 04:31.840 --> 04:34.900 So instead we have Bishop e Frey. 04:35.080 --> 04:36.760 This makes all the difference. 04:36.790 --> 04:43.480 Now, Black Castle's fascinating is actually castling queenside, you might think. 04:44.710 --> 04:48.010 Well, obviously Knight have seven King's crusher. 04:48.010 --> 04:50.470 He might think it's what I initially thought. 04:50.980 --> 04:58.680 But let's take this a bit further, because Black has kind of done a positional pawn sac here. 04:58.690 --> 05:01.450 It's worthy of investigation with King C seven. 05:01.450 --> 05:03.010 How would you play this? 05:04.750 --> 05:08.830 What would you play here to try and show an advantage for White? 05:16.530 --> 05:23.610 Okay, look, 81, this actually is a lot more dangerous for black than taking one of the rocks. 05:24.600 --> 05:32.850 If Mike takes the eight this position, it could end up with an edge for white, but not as great as 05:33.960 --> 05:35.850 the more subtle delayed gratification. 05:35.850 --> 05:36.810 Rook 81. 05:37.620 --> 05:40.650 If Bishop D five here. 05:43.630 --> 05:47.680 Let's say Bishop d5 be free as important. 05:50.740 --> 05:57.190 And so here, if see saints be free, we can take on be free. 05:57.310 --> 06:00.730 Bishop takes be free and Rook takes DD six is strong. 06:00.730 --> 06:03.000 So here Bishop takes C five. 06:03.010 --> 06:05.780 So we've won two pieces there and we're going to win more material. 06:05.810 --> 06:07.510 Note takes B five check. 06:07.510 --> 06:12.460 Bishop takes B for A wind up significantly material with material advantage. 06:13.420 --> 06:19.690 So let's say King C six, B, take C for B, take C for Bishop D four. 06:19.690 --> 06:24.910 And this position we finally, when nudged to take, we take that and g free. 06:24.910 --> 06:27.910 What we can demonstrate an advantage here more clearly. 06:30.700 --> 06:37.840 If e five by the way, in this position, then White has a very strong attack after Bishop take C five, 06:38.140 --> 06:41.440 Bishop takes C five, rook takes e five, check Bishop e seven. 06:41.860 --> 06:45.160 But now just piling up to encourage a knight backward move. 06:45.160 --> 06:47.320 And then that's the weakness of the last move. 06:47.710 --> 06:49.300 weakening H seven. 06:49.300 --> 06:52.570 So perhaps some of this stuff is why it was novelty of the year. 06:52.570 --> 06:56.290 It seems in all variations that white gets an advantage. 06:56.290 --> 07:02.050 Black has to sack the exchange here because Bishop takes g eight is fraternize followed by rook takes 07:02.050 --> 07:02.860 e seven. 07:02.860 --> 07:05.200 So this would be in White's favor. 07:05.320 --> 07:08.230 So it's a very, very interesting move. 07:09.900 --> 07:19.860 Basically this whole bishop, every thing I'm black reacts because in kingside, which seems somewhat 07:19.860 --> 07:23.010 natural because the rook has that same file. 07:23.430 --> 07:28.500 And what has to be careful here, there's an element of delay gratification here in the main line of 07:28.500 --> 07:29.250 the game. 07:30.270 --> 07:32.820 So what do you think White should play in this position? 07:34.830 --> 07:37.810 And it echoes the caution of that reaction we've analyzed. 07:37.830 --> 07:39.460 It's Rook 81. 07:39.480 --> 07:44.550 If we go immediately with Bishop, take C5 this position to get our pull back. 07:45.270 --> 07:51.060 Black has Rook FCA and funnily enough, we haven't really got much to play with. 07:51.090 --> 07:52.980 This is just about even. 07:55.440 --> 07:56.070 Yeah. 07:56.250 --> 07:56.730 So. 07:56.730 --> 07:57.180 But look. 07:57.180 --> 07:57.920 81. 07:57.930 --> 07:58.140 Yeah. 07:58.380 --> 08:05.970 So this, this, this position of the bishops saying yeah this, this is about even if look 81. 08:06.630 --> 08:12.720 Well that's what's played it's a different story now we have Bishop E seven if look 88 we're taking 08:12.720 --> 08:15.960 on RD six and winning material like this tactically. 08:16.830 --> 08:23.830 So Bishop E seven and there's a small but nagging edge after Bishop takes five, Bishop takes five note 08:23.880 --> 08:26.220 takes E six that hasn't got a chance to use F two. 08:26.250 --> 08:26.790 Here. 08:27.150 --> 08:33.630 The rook moves away from the effort and H three and in fact there's a free two to pull majority here, 08:33.630 --> 08:37.950 which is actually useful for G four and chasing this knight. 08:39.380 --> 08:45.200 Later we have Bishop f8g486f4. 08:45.380 --> 08:48.400 Bishop Geoffrey Brooke RD two and Bishop C six. 08:48.410 --> 08:52.760 This is a bit of an inaccuracy before here, it seems. 08:53.780 --> 08:56.870 Choice to tap into the visual downside of these rooks. 08:56.990 --> 09:04.460 So here there's be three attacks bishop before and at least the possession of the Bishop D five black 09:04.460 --> 09:07.280 gets sufficient counterplay, it seems. 09:07.520 --> 09:14.870 So for example, here Bishop takes keyframe B takes Bishop takes E, six, rook takes six, rook takes 09:14.870 --> 09:15.530 C free. 09:15.530 --> 09:17.240 And there should be even. 09:19.480 --> 09:23.800 So funny stuff, but Bishop C6 leaves with a small edge. 09:24.010 --> 09:28.190 And now Karpov pushes gaining space and restricting pieces. 09:28.210 --> 09:31.330 Now, after HGF takes 97. 09:31.450 --> 09:32.260 We have nine. 09:32.260 --> 09:34.930 Takes our fight nine takes our fight. 09:35.590 --> 09:38.560 If King takes a fight, there's a weakness of the last move. 09:38.590 --> 09:39.760 What would you play here for? 09:39.760 --> 09:40.570 Ten points. 09:41.110 --> 09:42.760 Which gives a lot of. 09:43.620 --> 09:47.210 Trouble to black Bishop H. 09:47.220 --> 09:54.360 Seven restricting the king of g sex because otherwise it's dangerous with rock f to here so g six trying 09:54.360 --> 09:55.410 to make some air for the king. 09:55.410 --> 10:04.620 But after this rookie seven bishops takes six points just winning so Knight takes five is played rook 10:04.620 --> 10:06.480 D six the knight is restricted. 10:07.200 --> 10:13.260 We have B four and now 94 maybe slightly better is actually 95 as well, threatening just the immediate 10:13.260 --> 10:18.210 97 Shaq and if Bishop takes that is a concession from black. 10:18.450 --> 10:25.860 And here white has an edge that bishop is better than the Knights overall so 94 though is played Bishop 10:25.890 --> 10:26.730 e eight. 10:27.570 --> 10:30.420 If Rook aba instead Knight G three. 10:30.420 --> 10:30.960 Rookie Knight. 10:30.990 --> 10:37.350 This position with king of two leads to position White still has better minor pieces. 10:37.500 --> 10:43.230 So Bishop eight we have Knight G free the knights going to reduce the F square and you might feel what 10:43.230 --> 10:45.660 about black stopping that black can't really stop it. 10:47.880 --> 11:00.420 Rook dates was played if rook aba knight and five and then rook rd four is vicious this position if. 11:01.540 --> 11:04.540 Say Sifry That's opening up a key diagonal. 11:04.540 --> 11:09.400 So actually, it turns out this is truly dangerous for black kings. 11:09.400 --> 11:13.210 Well, with real careful, don't even need to open use the diagonal there. 11:13.600 --> 11:21.270 If we look at this again though, if see free 97 check will default for instance for. 11:21.550 --> 11:29.020 And again actually this is just crushing so here rook takes B force saves the day on the queenside with 11:29.230 --> 11:30.400 material advantage. 11:32.330 --> 11:38.750 Yeah, it is a tricky position and g six weakens F six. 11:38.750 --> 11:45.350 We can just take time out to go back for the F six square so that this position is just going to be 11:45.350 --> 11:49.970 horrible with this enormous pen and Bishop A4 can exploit that soon. 11:49.970 --> 11:52.850 For example, the rooks could double with Bishop. 11:52.850 --> 11:53.840 It ain't coming. 11:55.610 --> 11:56.000 Yeah. 11:56.000 --> 11:57.470 So it's fascinating. 11:57.470 --> 12:01.580 So blacks under pressure, Rook The eight is played, we have 9 to 5. 12:01.580 --> 12:05.810 And even with a simplified possession, Black's minor pieces aren't great. 12:05.810 --> 12:07.790 So Bishop G6 is tried. 12:08.060 --> 12:16.070 If Bishop be five trying to hold on c4g6 really restricts the Knights and in fact here Y can play Knight 12:16.070 --> 12:23.030 takes B five 8/10 and rookie five if 97 year we're just taking on B five. 12:23.030 --> 12:29.810 But if the pawn moves we've got things like C three, we've got things like Bishop B free check. 12:29.810 --> 12:30.800 Amazing. 12:30.800 --> 12:33.650 So Black's pieces are pretty restricted. 12:34.280 --> 12:35.390 So say 97. 12:35.390 --> 12:38.900 Yeah, we're just better here in this position. 12:38.900 --> 12:39.250 Okay. 12:39.260 --> 12:43.640 Black's got fit here with the king, but we can just take on B four with big advantage. 12:45.450 --> 12:50.460 Or if Bishop f7967 King takes. 12:50.460 --> 12:51.990 We have Rocky four here. 12:52.000 --> 12:56.190 Any time C three happens, we're just taking on B four within Vantage. 12:56.190 --> 13:04.770 So Bishop G six we have Bishop takes g696369 take C four so our pawn up rook D eight And now a very 13:04.770 --> 13:05.780 cute move indeed. 13:05.790 --> 13:06.990 Guess what Karpov plays. 13:06.990 --> 13:15.810 It's kind of a preventive restrictive move, making sure the piece quality is in its favor for ten points. 13:15.810 --> 13:16.740 What would you play? 13:19.770 --> 13:20.100 Okay. 13:20.250 --> 13:26.070 Rookie for the night controls the data entry point rookie for restricts the night and supports gaining 13:26.070 --> 13:28.020 space and pushing the night back. 13:28.140 --> 13:36.540 We have be free if rook d free king g to this situation with a fall is favorable. 13:36.540 --> 13:41.670 We don't need to damage our structure on the queenside and we can make advances over here. 13:41.670 --> 13:46.940 This situation, for example, with 96 we're threatening rookie ain't checkmate. 13:46.950 --> 13:47.880 That's funny. 13:47.880 --> 13:55.890 Say G 690 C for one it's got better minor pieces and can make progress here trying to win material eventually 13:56.280 --> 14:03.060 so for example like this 2 to 1 pulmonary on the queenside White's got a lot of pressure on both sides 14:03.060 --> 14:11.430 of the board so be free is tried temporary pawn sac here to shatter white's pawns so rook d free double 14:11.430 --> 14:18.390 attacking atrium be free king comes up rook takes be free H for 98 So the knight's really restricted 14:18.390 --> 14:20.790 and now rook eight at move 40. 14:20.790 --> 14:25.170 And here unfortunately for Kramnik, he overstepped the time limit. 14:27.660 --> 14:33.900 Yeah, he lost on time if G six because if king of seven this is worse, actually. 14:34.410 --> 14:39.720 Then the night just goes with Shaq protecting the rook and then g six from white. 14:40.080 --> 14:45.270 And this position is actually funny because white can afford to lose B2 with the idea of getting the 14:45.270 --> 14:46.860 king up to support 95. 14:46.860 --> 14:57.420 As example here, if we get this position, we can sack the h pawn for 95 with a view of 97 check crushing. 14:57.420 --> 14:58.710 This is just crushing. 14:59.460 --> 15:00.480 So that's funny. 15:00.480 --> 15:03.270 So G six would be the best bet. 15:03.270 --> 15:09.450 And it turns out here, you know, with best play, it's not entirely straightforward to win this kind 15:09.450 --> 15:11.700 of position, as you might imagine. 15:12.390 --> 15:19.020 So this position, for example, black can be a real nuisance and there would still be work to go. 15:19.020 --> 15:20.430 This is just a fictional variation. 15:20.430 --> 15:26.430 There's no easy way to crack the nut here, it seems, with modern engines, you know, with neural 15:26.430 --> 15:27.030 networks. 15:27.030 --> 15:29.130 So rookie, it did win on time. 15:29.130 --> 15:33.640 It's a difficult position for black, causing a lot of problems and for this time forfeit. 15:33.690 --> 15:41.310 So a very interesting novelty in this game novelty of the year kind of delayed gratification move was 15:41.310 --> 15:46.470 was demonstrated of just playing this Bishop EA free. 15:46.710 --> 15:48.300 It does make a lot of sense. 15:49.050 --> 15:55.790 Yeah we can we can see some fascinating variations here on castling queenside it would seem you know 15:55.800 --> 16:03.570 not have seven big deal but actually there are subtleties here to to take consideration of on nine of 16:03.570 --> 16:10.860 seven to play another delayed gratification move and you can see that it's kind of undermining the pieces 16:10.860 --> 16:14.100 not being too much in a rush just to win the exchange. 16:14.100 --> 16:20.010 But that's echoed in the game as well with Rook 81 not immediately taking on C five. 16:20.010 --> 16:26.220 So there are quite a few elements of delayed gratification in the main game and in the variations for 16:26.220 --> 16:29.730 wanting to be with an edge with a small advantage. 16:29.730 --> 16:37.440 So fascinating game and getting better minor pieces later making use of restrictive moves, preventive 16:37.440 --> 16:39.740 moves and space gaining moves. 16:39.750 --> 16:42.810 Okay, I hope you enjoyed this and so much.