WEBVTT 00:00.980 --> 00:01.790 Hi there. 00:01.820 --> 00:05.060 In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Boris Spassky. 00:05.060 --> 00:09.200 In 1975, the first team Soviet team championship. 00:09.320 --> 00:10.160 Let's have a look at this. 00:10.160 --> 00:14.330 So D four from Karpov we have night of six, C four, E six. 00:14.330 --> 00:16.490 And now Karpov sidesteps the Nims engine. 00:16.490 --> 00:19.640 So this is Queen's engine territory 9f3. 00:20.360 --> 00:23.420 So 9c3 would have allowed the nimbler engine. 00:23.750 --> 00:26.540 So the engine players need to know this move. 00:26.540 --> 00:29.780 Knight F3 So B six here, G3, Bishop B seven. 00:30.140 --> 00:30.980 Bishop G two. 00:30.980 --> 00:33.200 Bishop e79c3. 00:33.200 --> 00:39.590 Black Castles, Queen c2d5c takes DD five, Knight takes the five. 00:39.590 --> 00:47.090 And now Karpov castles we have 97, Knight takes the five, E takes D five. 00:47.360 --> 00:49.880 If Bishop takes D five, you might ask. 00:50.180 --> 00:56.140 Well, the tempo is important here and it has a very nice classic center. 00:56.150 --> 01:00.920 This is a very comfortable position for one here with a positional vantage. 01:01.130 --> 01:02.960 So E takes DD five. 01:02.960 --> 01:08.720 We have rook d1956 my E five, c five. 01:09.140 --> 01:11.870 Now this might actually be an inaccuracy. 01:12.590 --> 01:20.510 Rookie eight Keeping the pawns fluid for the moment and this position black could encourage white to 01:20.510 --> 01:21.800 give up the bishop. 01:22.310 --> 01:32.560 So we have this position, for example, where for all night b4 in fact is also another idea. 01:32.570 --> 01:41.450 So for example Bishop takes d4e free and here might be four could be used to hit the five. 01:41.450 --> 01:42.830 So that's very interesting. 01:43.910 --> 01:46.400 But Black has rookie six. 01:48.090 --> 01:50.880 And should be okay if C six. 01:51.450 --> 01:52.520 Yeah, that's a bit dodgy. 01:52.530 --> 01:55.610 1966 is possible and that would be dodgy. 01:55.620 --> 01:57.210 Might would have a big advantage there. 01:57.210 --> 02:01.890 But yeah, there is a way for black to avoid this structural commitments. 02:01.980 --> 02:03.720 So C five was played though. 02:03.720 --> 02:06.330 We have D take C five, Bishop take C five. 02:06.330 --> 02:11.250 So this is an isolated Queen's pawn situation, which is quite interesting. 02:11.250 --> 02:16.650 If B takes that's a hanging pawns situation because the adjacent files here. 02:19.090 --> 02:23.680 Which most the blacks should be able to use because black has a missing pawn. 02:23.680 --> 02:26.620 So the rooks should be good in hanging pawn situations. 02:26.770 --> 02:30.490 Here, for example, Bishop G five Rook one. 02:30.490 --> 02:32.980 Overall, it should be in White's favor here. 02:33.280 --> 02:34.660 So Bishop takes C five. 02:34.660 --> 02:35.680 We have Knight different. 02:35.680 --> 02:36.730 Bishop D six. 02:37.120 --> 02:45.430 Now a logical plan to get rid of the dark square and bishops rookie ain't e 394 We have Bishop takes 02:45.430 --> 02:48.280 the six, Queen 66 and now Knight four. 02:48.280 --> 02:50.290 White's position is super comfortable. 02:50.470 --> 02:52.840 There is also a concrete frats here. 02:54.070 --> 02:56.110 So Rook eight was played. 02:56.110 --> 02:59.320 If Rook, can you see what the problem is? 03:00.580 --> 03:01.810 There's a big problem here. 03:01.900 --> 03:02.410 Yeah. 03:02.410 --> 03:03.640 This pawn is kind of pens. 03:03.640 --> 03:05.860 We can actually play queen size E four. 03:06.610 --> 03:07.270 So. 03:07.720 --> 03:11.680 And if knights have six, if the knight went back, we can actually blockade her on D four. 03:11.710 --> 03:14.290 This would be a nice blockading move positionally. 03:14.290 --> 03:23.080 So this position with Queen DD two we can intensify the pressure on D five and in fact, a little tactic 03:23.080 --> 03:24.460 would work here. 03:25.540 --> 03:26.680 Can you see what that is? 03:27.070 --> 03:33.490 So this would be a great position for a tactic like takes D five actually works here. 03:35.080 --> 03:40.410 So the point would be basically that E four is coming. 03:40.420 --> 03:45.970 So for example, this position E four is coming whatever way black takes, E fours coming. 03:48.220 --> 03:51.730 So, yes, interesting situation. 03:53.350 --> 03:56.380 So anyway, rook associate was played by here. 03:56.380 --> 03:59.080 There is actually a weakness for the last move tapped into. 03:59.110 --> 04:05.440 So it's not just this pin that rook holds e for, but can you see what white plays here which. 04:07.140 --> 04:09.510 Seems very, very accurate indeed, actually. 04:09.510 --> 04:10.980 So what would you play? 04:13.150 --> 04:13.400 Yeah. 04:13.420 --> 04:17.560 Based on the weakness of the last move and we move the Queen to a four. 04:18.010 --> 04:19.480 So a seven is looked at. 04:19.480 --> 04:23.020 And also Bishop takes four, Queen takes e four. 04:23.140 --> 04:26.530 The tactics are important to realize when playing positioning. 04:26.920 --> 04:29.580 Otherwise, we just won't be able to emulate Karpov. 04:29.590 --> 04:36.460 We've got to see the tactical variations that in the position we have Queen E seven if H six. 04:36.460 --> 04:40.240 Yeah, just to put that on the board, Bishop takes E four and Queen takes E four. 04:41.080 --> 04:43.270 So Queen E seven. 04:43.480 --> 04:49.180 We have now very interesting situation in this position. 04:49.180 --> 04:53.530 There's a choice of pawns or we can actually consider taking out the knight. 04:53.530 --> 04:55.290 It's interesting options here. 04:55.300 --> 04:57.670 Karpov chose Queen takes a seven. 04:58.120 --> 05:03.370 If we look at Knight, takes the five, Bishop takes Rook, takes the five. 05:03.460 --> 05:11.710 Black has the vicious looking knight takes f2y can survive this If white if white takes, then sure 05:11.710 --> 05:13.360 Queen takes E free check. 05:13.360 --> 05:20.710 There's a crushing attacking point to notice here that although Black hasn't got rook c two, which 05:20.710 --> 05:24.940 would be really dangerous, Black can actually facilitate that with just one check. 05:25.420 --> 05:32.110 And this is a super dangerous position where positional play has gone wrong and black's actually going 05:32.110 --> 05:33.010 to Checkmate White. 05:33.010 --> 05:34.840 So that's got to be factored in. 05:35.740 --> 05:40.150 And here, if Queen takes AI, it's not helping. 05:40.390 --> 05:41.830 Black is still better here. 05:42.940 --> 05:49.330 The other option though, which does exist is Bishop takes E for just getting rid of that pesky knight. 05:49.720 --> 05:57.820 And if Queen takes E for rook dd four and this position Queen takes a seven queen thanks be to Rook 05:57.820 --> 06:01.300 81 White does seem fairly comfortable here. 06:01.330 --> 06:05.200 This this would be a comfortable way of proceeding as well. 06:06.130 --> 06:14.350 In the game though Karpov chose Queen takes a seven so game on from here and acknowledging nine times 06:14.350 --> 06:16.600 F two is a very dangerous tactic. 06:18.110 --> 06:20.120 So it takes F to here. 06:21.650 --> 06:24.350 And the thing is 9/10 D five is played. 06:24.590 --> 06:26.870 So hitting the queen, protecting EA free. 06:27.800 --> 06:30.890 So yeah, tactical awareness super important in this game. 06:30.890 --> 06:35.420 If King takes F two in this position, Queen takes EA free check and Rook two. 06:35.420 --> 06:39.170 And this is very bad news for white why it's going to get mated. 06:40.880 --> 06:43.470 So Knight takes the five important move. 06:43.490 --> 06:47.450 So Bishop takes D five, Queen takes E seven. 06:48.260 --> 06:50.780 And now Knight takes D one is played. 06:51.680 --> 06:55.300 And yeah, there's a very accurate tactical move played here. 06:55.310 --> 06:56.330 Can you see what that is? 06:56.330 --> 06:58.250 It's like the strongest move in the position. 07:01.150 --> 07:02.250 And Rook one. 07:02.260 --> 07:02.930 Yeah. 07:02.950 --> 07:07.720 So the queen can't be taken here because of the back row mating possibility. 07:07.720 --> 07:15.280 So if Queen de seven, you might ask, this is still actually good for whites, but it's a better version 07:15.280 --> 07:16.270 of events. 07:16.690 --> 07:18.340 For black, it's an improvement. 07:18.340 --> 07:20.620 So this is actually more to the point. 07:20.800 --> 07:23.740 C one we have Rook B eight. 07:24.400 --> 07:30.210 If Bishop G takes G to just rook, take the eight and King takes G to bigger fine. 07:30.220 --> 07:36.400 So rugby ain't we have Queen before and our bishop takes G to King G two. 07:36.400 --> 07:40.210 So this situation now should be favorable for white. 07:40.210 --> 07:44.680 White has a 2 to 1 pawn majority to play with. 07:45.190 --> 07:53.230 So rookie six Queen F for D ain't queen D for playing with the back row frets taking Rook eight So playing 07:53.230 --> 07:57.970 with the back row Queen d79g4 Rook C eights. 07:57.970 --> 08:08.290 So one pair of rooks coming off Queen B seven, Rookie six And now check 90 8a4. 08:08.290 --> 08:13.120 So yes, with this 2 to 1 pawn majority, the rook and Knight are being overwhelmed. 08:13.120 --> 08:17.200 The Queen is actually rather good here against the rook and there's no fortress here. 08:17.200 --> 08:28.930 So each free king of six king G2 Rook thinks a five so that outside pass pawn rookie 6a6 97 the pieces 08:28.930 --> 08:36.490 are being strained so rookie seven hoping for some sort of fortress position perhaps by Queen C six 08:36.790 --> 08:38.770 of the King E five. 08:39.220 --> 08:42.820 Guess what Karpov played here, which ended the game. 08:47.940 --> 08:49.580 You know, king free. 08:51.180 --> 08:52.290 I mean, it's a winning position. 08:52.290 --> 08:52.680 Anyway. 08:52.680 --> 08:53.970 We can just queen them. 08:53.970 --> 08:56.520 We're going to break black down eventually here. 08:56.730 --> 09:01.290 This isn't a solid fortress, but know King Free is very good. 09:01.300 --> 09:05.490 F6, for example, check queen size g six. 09:06.000 --> 09:10.920 Splitting the pawns could make things much easier, in fact. 09:10.920 --> 09:14.250 So anyway, an interesting game with the isolated Queen's pawn. 09:14.250 --> 09:17.010 So dynamic possibilities factored in. 09:17.010 --> 09:21.900 Actually, you know, we can't just make a fairy tale out of positional chess. 09:21.900 --> 09:27.810 When we look at comp of games, we've got to realize the tactics behind the scenes because he presumably 09:27.810 --> 09:34.530 did so very interesting tactics and to control the counterplay or to acknowledge the counterplay that 09:34.530 --> 09:35.310 exists. 09:35.310 --> 09:38.160 Otherwise, there's no point like going for I Queen's pawns. 09:38.160 --> 09:45.720 There is this hook advantage and and F2 can be sensitive and a lot of isolated queen pawn situations. 09:45.720 --> 09:52.230 So this decision here about which pawn to win is was a very interesting decision point. 09:52.230 --> 09:59.880 So queen size a seven it seems very well calculated so yes very, very interesting. 09:59.880 --> 10:03.030 The dynamics being factored in here off the 965. 10:03.030 --> 10:08.670 So, yes, I hope you like this one too much.