WEBVTT 00:00.810 --> 00:01.710 Hi there. 00:02.130 --> 00:06.180 In this lecture, we see Gansu Kamsky against Anatoly Karpov. 00:06.210 --> 00:09.030 In their fide World championship match of 1996. 00:09.030 --> 00:10.530 A very high profile game. 00:10.680 --> 00:15.330 This is in round four E4 from Gazza Kamsky. 00:15.930 --> 00:20.830 Anatoly Karpov plays the Kraken defense, which really suits his style. 00:20.850 --> 00:23.310 D4 d5 We have a tasty five. 00:23.340 --> 00:24.540 See text five. 00:25.050 --> 00:27.780 c49569c free. 00:27.780 --> 00:28.650 E six. 00:29.370 --> 00:35.700 So this looks to block in the bishop, but it's necessary to hold the center in a solid manner if the 00:35.700 --> 00:38.310 bishop is used. 00:38.580 --> 00:42.890 There are great tactical resources for Wight like hitting B seven. 00:42.900 --> 00:47.010 It's a bit too early to make use of the bishop, so this is one of the safest moves. 00:47.120 --> 00:47.760 Nice referee. 00:47.760 --> 00:52.140 We have Bishop B four, C takes D five, Mike takes D five. 00:52.140 --> 00:54.660 So why has the isolated Queen's pawn? 00:54.660 --> 00:57.170 But at the moment that's not the whole story. 00:57.180 --> 00:57.570 Why? 00:57.570 --> 00:59.060 It has a lead involvement. 00:59.070 --> 01:01.560 Things are pretty dangerous for both sides. 01:01.590 --> 01:10.900 9c6 we have Bishop DD three comp of castles, white Castles, Bishop E seven, Queen two and now Knight 01:10.920 --> 01:11.400 F six. 01:11.400 --> 01:18.150 So this looks as though black is threatening Knight 64 It's kind of ignored by Kamsky with Knight E 01:18.160 --> 01:20.550 for a dynamic continuation. 01:20.550 --> 01:24.510 Indeed, we have though compo playing Queen B six. 01:25.080 --> 01:30.120 If he takes on D four, we can see that White gets a dangerous initiative. 01:31.320 --> 01:34.950 Lots of threats in a row, lots of forcing moves, lots of peace activity. 01:34.950 --> 01:36.150 That's what I mean by that. 01:36.150 --> 01:41.820 So say, Queenie, a knight takes five, six Jack Bishop takes off six, rook for one. 01:41.820 --> 01:43.620 And yet there's another threat to deal with. 01:43.620 --> 01:46.380 Bishop takes h seven to win the Queen. 01:46.380 --> 01:47.970 And what is black actually do? 01:47.970 --> 01:56.790 This is getting to be, like, really dangerous and say Bishop D seven, Queen E four, G six, Bishop 01:56.790 --> 01:58.410 B five is winning material. 01:58.410 --> 02:02.940 This is just one example where it's going to be winning material for four white. 02:02.940 --> 02:05.280 So Queen B six is a good safety move. 02:05.370 --> 02:09.300 And who would imagine this bishop has any career prospects right now? 02:10.770 --> 02:14.820 It looks as though it's a kind of bad bishop to try and improve positionally. 02:14.820 --> 02:20.510 So a free we have Bishop RD seven again, greed doesn't really do much here. 02:20.520 --> 02:21.450 Queen takes B two. 02:21.450 --> 02:28.410 There's just neat takes a six check Bishop takes and then rook for B one embarrasses the queen Knight 02:28.410 --> 02:34.260 takes the forshaw, hits the queen and return Queen E four looks at H seven and return. 02:34.260 --> 02:36.480 And after nine takes her free check, G takes. 02:36.480 --> 02:42.630 It's clear that white is faster then queen size H seven might as well as the Queen. 02:42.960 --> 02:44.850 So this is bad news. 02:45.330 --> 02:46.010 So okay. 02:46.110 --> 02:52.140 Bishop rd seven that Bishop is one step towards improving itself. 02:52.140 --> 02:59.880 On D seven we have rook for one, Rook 88 we have nine takes have six check here. 02:59.910 --> 03:02.580 B four seems to be a better try for white. 03:02.580 --> 03:10.140 If Knight takes E4, bishop takes e4 and five white can play, Bishop takes C six and white can claim 03:10.140 --> 03:10.830 a small edge. 03:10.830 --> 03:15.090 Overall there is a nice grip on E five here as example. 03:15.090 --> 03:20.070 So anyway, Knight takes F six check though was played, Bishop takes up six, Queen E four. 03:20.070 --> 03:25.530 So this matrix is parried with G six, bishop e free. 03:25.530 --> 03:31.020 And now a brave looking move going into discovery 97. 03:31.530 --> 03:37.680 It's brave looking because of this D five but is that a big deal? 03:38.910 --> 03:40.560 So a very interesting position. 03:40.560 --> 03:48.810 And also the bishop now could actually really improve itself potentially if given a few moves. 03:48.810 --> 03:54.390 We have 95 if D five Queen takes beta is actually possible here. 03:54.390 --> 03:59.130 This position Queen takes a free rook, takes b7a5. 03:59.130 --> 04:00.000 That's fine for black. 04:00.000 --> 04:07.470 Black's got the edge and the other rook is used than Queen C free Bishop takes a seven, E five is good 04:07.470 --> 04:14.040 for black and there are threats like Bishop F five here, so this is better for black. 04:14.040 --> 04:16.800 So anyway, 95 is chosen. 04:16.800 --> 04:18.510 We have 9f5. 04:20.230 --> 04:22.330 And now 94. 04:23.140 --> 04:26.530 If it takes 37, Rook takes the 75. 04:26.530 --> 04:27.520 This is harmless. 04:27.580 --> 04:32.380 That's just going to take on E three, Bishop D four and then take on D five. 04:32.380 --> 04:33.310 No problem. 04:33.310 --> 04:38.710 So 9c4 Queen asks, not worried about this discovery against the Queen. 04:38.710 --> 04:40.600 Any discoveries we have a four. 04:40.630 --> 04:45.910 If 95 of a discovered attack on the Queen, then Bishop B five, and that would sort out the problem. 04:45.910 --> 04:49.150 Bishop Anyway, so this position is fine for black. 04:49.150 --> 04:50.590 This is just great. 04:50.890 --> 04:56.020 Even if this forcing sequence is used by white, black stands better there. 04:56.620 --> 05:04.480 So a four is played and now Bishop C six we have Queen F4. 05:06.640 --> 05:07.380 Bishop RD five. 05:07.390 --> 05:12.270 So the bishop, which was a bad bishop not so long ago, is now a great blockading bishop. 05:12.280 --> 05:15.640 On day five we have 95 hitting the Queen. 05:16.910 --> 05:20.900 So the queen goes to the B six and our bishop takes F five. 05:22.310 --> 05:24.800 What else if Rook AC one? 05:25.160 --> 05:26.050 Let's put this on the board. 05:26.060 --> 05:27.530 Bishop takes e five. 05:29.060 --> 05:30.170 And here. 05:31.700 --> 05:39.410 Of the Queen's Knights E5 Knight Takes EA free Queen takes ea free Black has Bishop be free. 05:39.440 --> 05:44.750 And this simplification to this end game is really miserable for white. 05:45.120 --> 05:47.080 Black's going to end up winning material. 05:47.090 --> 05:55.820 And you know, if white plays a move like Rook two, there's things like E five potentially as well 05:55.820 --> 05:57.830 coming up soon later. 05:58.640 --> 06:01.580 So it would be a really miserable position. 06:03.890 --> 06:07.250 And there's other things like queen aa6 as well for E five. 06:07.280 --> 06:08.630 Yeah it's just the miserable position. 06:08.630 --> 06:15.560 If h free rook takes the E4, black has the advantage of fgg4 here by the way. 06:15.800 --> 06:19.010 Move 23 there's g five trapping the queen. 06:19.010 --> 06:19.820 Wow. 06:19.820 --> 06:28.310 So Bishop takes his used E6 and it looks as though visually Karpov is getting control of the position 06:28.790 --> 06:31.300 and looks like super solid as those. 06:31.310 --> 06:33.770 There's no like weaknesses either. 06:35.270 --> 06:39.380 So we have rookie to Bishop G seven. 06:39.380 --> 06:45.500 An aspect of positional control is this blockade of course just blockading that pawn that is real control 06:45.500 --> 06:50.690 over that pawn, just stopping it and just trying to improve the position around the blockading piece 06:50.690 --> 06:57.050 on D five we have H four rook for eight Queen G Free rook C eight. 06:57.050 --> 07:02.630 So comp of improving the position with that magnificent bishop on D five really. 07:02.630 --> 07:05.570 And it's got a lot of tactical implications potentially. 07:05.570 --> 07:10.460 97 the Queen moves C five the bishop sorry. 07:10.490 --> 07:18.950 B six nudging the knight 93, Queen RD 7a5 and now concrete threat rookie four with the idea of Rook 07:18.950 --> 07:28.010 G four and conspiring against G two so 9 to 4 addresses that and now B five not minding at all if it 07:28.010 --> 07:33.890 takes D five the bishop has served its purpose, but Rook d won. 07:33.890 --> 07:34.960 The bishop lives. 07:34.970 --> 07:39.410 If Knight takes D five, we can get a position of supreme comfort here. 07:39.650 --> 07:43.640 H five would lock down anything for black. 07:43.910 --> 07:46.490 And let's take this. 07:46.490 --> 07:48.530 Sorry, this is just a fictional scenario. 07:48.690 --> 07:51.290 Black could basically improve the position here. 07:53.550 --> 08:00.330 If I mean, what else if King have one before and then Bishop da and then snapping off a five. 08:03.040 --> 08:10.060 So, yes, this is just improving the position until, you know, blacks can eventually just take a 08:10.060 --> 08:10.540 pawn. 08:10.660 --> 08:12.250 Let's run through this again. 08:12.340 --> 08:20.680 So we get this same kind of bishops, but one is essentially run out of counterplay. 08:21.340 --> 08:25.210 And I'll just show you another tactical aspect of Bishop f6, by the way. 08:25.330 --> 08:34.050 So if Rook E2 a six bishop F4, because if King EF one can just go back into this, we said Rook rd 08:34.060 --> 08:34.330 free. 08:34.330 --> 08:37.130 We showed Rook D free if King G won here. 08:37.150 --> 08:39.250 There's actually a tactical shot here. 08:41.070 --> 08:46.380 You might wonder about this KING If on this bishop takes H four, G takes rook G for check, and that 08:46.380 --> 08:47.310 wins the Queen. 08:47.310 --> 08:51.030 So there are tactical aspects of the positional play. 08:51.240 --> 08:53.280 So Rook D won anyway. 08:53.280 --> 08:56.760 Yeah, there's no benefit on taking on D five. 08:56.880 --> 09:06.120 So Bishop C for AC 1h6 rook c3b for rookie two and now Rook C six. 09:06.120 --> 09:09.900 So this puts the rook where it can be more easily protected. 09:09.900 --> 09:19.830 Sometimes with Bishop B five we have rook DC one if D five Bishop E five is possible. 09:19.830 --> 09:21.870 There is a pen against D one rook. 09:21.870 --> 09:26.670 So in this position rook sex as well as another point of rook he seeks to target this week pawn over 09:26.670 --> 09:27.210 here. 09:27.780 --> 09:34.460 So rook dc one we have Bishop B five so that's a great use of the light squares and the bishop without 09:34.470 --> 09:37.650 a counterpart that like square bishop without a counterpart. 09:37.650 --> 09:39.090 It's been busy in this game. 09:39.090 --> 09:42.740 King H two, King H seven Rook tanks. 09:42.750 --> 09:45.440 C six Bishop C six Rook C four. 09:45.450 --> 09:47.730 So you might wonder what about D five here? 09:47.730 --> 09:50.070 Well, Bishop A four is nice. 09:50.220 --> 09:51.840 And then for example, Bishop E five. 09:51.840 --> 09:54.030 This is just going to be a great position for black. 09:54.510 --> 10:02.520 So Rook C four we have Bishop effect holding b4, but also tactically D six could be used for this dangerous 10:02.520 --> 10:03.330 diagonal. 10:03.480 --> 10:07.980 93 Queen E six So that hits the rook on C four. 10:08.370 --> 10:10.500 Queen five might actually be more accurate. 10:10.500 --> 10:20.280 For example, Rook C one Bishop D 695 There's actually a brutal tactic here based on this battery. 10:20.280 --> 10:21.150 Can you see what that is? 10:21.150 --> 10:22.920 What would Black play here for ten points? 10:24.780 --> 10:25.040 Yeah. 10:25.080 --> 10:26.100 Rotates age four. 10:26.100 --> 10:28.320 Check this Bishop's involved in a lot of tactics. 10:28.320 --> 10:30.420 Queen takes G to his mate. 10:31.140 --> 10:33.710 Yeah, It's horrible, horrible, horrible. 10:33.900 --> 10:38.430 If 95 Rook takes E five and then taking the rook soon. 10:38.430 --> 10:43.110 If rook takes six, then insert Rook takes EA free winning material. 10:43.410 --> 10:44.310 So yes. 10:44.700 --> 10:50.130 So we have queen e sex though being played, which is less accurate than Queen D five. 10:50.130 --> 10:55.800 So that does set up some stunning tactical ideas on the battery. 10:55.920 --> 10:58.380 But Queen six is time. 10:58.410 --> 11:05.100 Time pressure at move 40 basically D five we have Bishop takes D five, rook takes E for bishop takes 11:05.100 --> 11:05.640 E four. 11:05.640 --> 11:09.750 And White's point is Bishop takes a seven and Bishop D six is played. 11:09.750 --> 11:16.410 It looks tempting to fork to pieces right with Queen A six, but maybe Karpov considered this and looked 11:16.410 --> 11:17.160 at Bishop C five. 11:17.160 --> 11:23.550 It counterattacks the unprotected piece on F eight and black's only going to get a small edge here that 11:23.580 --> 11:25.800 will be a bit of a waste after all that. 11:25.800 --> 11:29.010 So Bishop rd sex don't try and win material. 11:29.010 --> 11:34.080 Or rather just this horrible diagonal that White has here is used. 11:34.230 --> 11:40.170 So we have four and now the Tempo Express train is used essentially win this position. 11:40.170 --> 11:43.140 Can you see what Chernoff does with the Tempo Express train? 11:43.140 --> 11:50.430 So gaining time in chess, We're gaining tempos through frets, which the opponent needs to address, 11:51.030 --> 11:53.040 can actually improve the position. 11:53.040 --> 12:00.300 Like so you're going on in Tempo Express Train Queen E five so threatening the Knight Knight H three 12:00.300 --> 12:01.890 and now Queen E seven. 12:01.890 --> 12:03.090 And this is overwhelming. 12:03.090 --> 12:07.560 France hitting the queen, hitting the bishop and is absolutely winning. 12:07.560 --> 12:15.840 Canter Kamsky resigned here if F4 we're just going to take the bishop if for of course we can just take 12:15.840 --> 12:20.370 the bishop and also even G five is working on that diagonal. 12:20.370 --> 12:22.230 So that's going to be working as well. 12:22.230 --> 12:26.070 So yeah, a crushing position in the end. 12:26.070 --> 12:28.560 And also you might think, hang on, what about Bishop E Frey. 12:28.830 --> 12:32.430 Yeah, White's in a in a horrible pen here. 12:32.430 --> 12:34.650 So this situation with Queen f6. 12:36.470 --> 12:38.510 Is is absolutely winning. 12:39.230 --> 12:41.930 Yeah, it's the pin is not going anywhere. 12:41.930 --> 12:42.380 So. 12:42.380 --> 12:42.820 Okay. 12:42.830 --> 12:44.780 End of game with Queen E seven. 12:44.990 --> 12:49.680 Nice tactics to finish to crown the positional play nicely. 12:49.700 --> 12:53.060 Nice to crown the positional play with nice tactics. 12:53.630 --> 13:00.620 So many people are really love this game for the handling of the Queen's pawn situation. 13:00.620 --> 13:03.170 So Karpov actually didn't mind double pawns. 13:03.170 --> 13:04.940 He just got authority of the position. 13:04.940 --> 13:07.040 It's about gaining positional authority. 13:07.040 --> 13:10.310 It's not what your pawn structure looks like. 13:10.430 --> 13:17.090 And he really did gain authority and it's kind of magical how the C eight Bishop the journeys of the 13:17.360 --> 13:25.130 bishop in this game leading to a big central square is a great transformation of the bad bishop. 13:25.130 --> 13:28.040 In many openings, the bishop is often a problem. 13:28.040 --> 13:29.180 Bishop Positionally. 13:29.180 --> 13:34.130 So yeah, a fantastic positional demonstration against the isolated Queen's pawn. 13:34.130 --> 13:36.080 And it's not like the classic recipe. 13:36.080 --> 13:41.840 You know, often we think of the classic recipe against the isolated Queen's pawn as a blockading knight 13:41.840 --> 13:42.890 on D five. 13:42.890 --> 13:48.440 No, in in this game example, Karpov went for another treatment. 13:48.470 --> 13:54.500 He didn't have a blockading knight on D five, but he just got to improve all his pieces, especially 13:54.500 --> 13:55.940 this like square bishop. 13:55.940 --> 14:01.820 So without, you know, visually blockading with a knight, he actually well he ended up blockading 14:01.820 --> 14:07.820 with a bishop which in many ways is is really it's really, really interesting what happened here the 14:07.820 --> 14:13.220 blockading bishop instead of a blockading knight and the double pawns but the double pawns assessed 14:13.220 --> 14:19.580 in using the same file the same file assists in creating frats later it assists in amplifying the bishop. 14:19.580 --> 14:23.420 So yeah, there were a lot of positional considerations in this one game. 14:24.320 --> 14:30.050 And yeah, the harassment of the Queen is only temporary stuff cop can handle. 14:30.140 --> 14:34.880 And the parking on C six was nice to exchange off potentially a pair of rooks. 14:35.330 --> 14:38.060 Yeah, the whole game is just positionally controlled. 14:38.060 --> 14:44.660 This defi really doesn't help weight when one has this dangerous scrabble kind of piece configuration. 14:44.660 --> 14:46.640 That's the losing liability in the end. 14:47.180 --> 14:48.560 So a really enjoyable game. 14:48.560 --> 14:50.360 I hope you enjoy this game as much as me. 14:51.750 --> 14:52.400 So much.