WEBVTT 00:00.870 --> 00:01.710 Hi there. 00:01.860 --> 00:05.800 In this lecture, we see Michael Adams playing against Demetrius Agnus. 00:05.820 --> 00:08.640 So that's what he was known as when he was in England. 00:08.640 --> 00:17.300 He went to Greece after and he got an extended Greek name, Demetrius Anagnostopoulos. 00:17.580 --> 00:18.610 It's a mouthful. 00:18.630 --> 00:25.460 So anyway, this is the 19 9115 Deutsche Bank Masters edition, Round two. 00:25.470 --> 00:28.440 So Adams with the White pieces kicks off with E four. 00:28.440 --> 00:29.730 We have D six. 00:29.730 --> 00:33.710 We're going to appear it's the fence G six Bishop E free. 00:33.720 --> 00:37.380 This is actually a really critical test of the special. 00:37.410 --> 00:44.490 E three we have C six so if here Bishop G seven Queen RD two is fun. 00:45.150 --> 00:50.820 So if C six we can actually play Bishop H six just get rid of that Bishop Leave weaknesses already from 00:50.820 --> 00:54.570 a positional perspective, but also from an attacking perspective as well. 00:54.870 --> 01:02.520 And the thing is, if G four we just played Bishop F4 here and let's say E five we can take, take, 01:02.850 --> 01:09.300 take on D eight Consul queenside check and this is a nice advantage for white overall. 01:09.420 --> 01:18.030 So OC Black Plains C six we have Queen D two Knight, BD seven nine F3 and now B five. 01:18.810 --> 01:25.170 So this looks like an active move with a threat of B four for Knight takes E four. 01:25.170 --> 01:33.000 We have E five in response B four if Knight G four White has Bishop G five. 01:33.000 --> 01:38.220 This is actually rather strong for white, a kind of temporary pawn sac scenario sometimes. 01:38.220 --> 01:47.790 So for example, if h six Bishop h4d takes temporary pawn sac by H three and you can see that this is 01:47.790 --> 01:55.020 going to go downhill quite quickly for black because if gf6 we can take on e five, then e six. 01:55.020 --> 01:55.560 Ouch. 01:55.560 --> 01:56.640 And look at this. 01:56.640 --> 01:58.290 The king is having to defend g six. 01:58.290 --> 01:59.640 This isn't good news. 01:59.640 --> 02:01.920 Well, it's getting a very big advantage here. 02:02.850 --> 02:09.150 So he has very dangerous formations and if D takes e five here, h three, e, four nine takes e for 02:09.150 --> 02:12.930 this position is also rather nice for white. 02:13.740 --> 02:18.030 When it has a leading development, black has more targets. 02:18.030 --> 02:19.650 Basically it's got the advantage. 02:19.650 --> 02:22.610 Overall, it looks uncomfortable. 02:22.650 --> 02:25.840 So anyway, B4 was tried by Demetrius. 02:25.840 --> 02:27.780 Thank goodness we have e takes F six. 02:27.780 --> 02:34.680 The thing is this does lose a pawn for black after Queen take C Free Knight takes F six Adams does actually 02:34.680 --> 02:35.970 take on C six. 02:35.970 --> 02:44.940 So it's a strange kind of gambit you could say Bishop D seven We have Queen C free rook B eight. 02:46.350 --> 02:47.100 So here. 02:47.100 --> 02:47.430 Yeah. 02:47.430 --> 02:50.070 I mean, black's a pawn down the opening. 02:50.070 --> 02:58.110 If rook ain't Queen D to this position, White could play just Bishop RD free and offer B two so this 02:58.110 --> 03:01.260 would be nice for white can return the pawn as well. 03:03.450 --> 03:11.520 So rugby eight was tried Bishop c four and there's other ways of shutting down the B file pressure Queen 03:11.530 --> 03:19.800 A4 is another move this this way is also kind of it's good for white but Bishop C4 seems neat as well 03:20.190 --> 03:23.070 because here the bishop just parks on B free. 03:23.070 --> 03:26.470 So where is the counterplay from Black We have Bishop B5 okay. 03:26.520 --> 03:32.430 A forcing move Rook FC one now a five, so maybe four, I think a four. 03:32.430 --> 03:36.120 And that shut down Bishop E2 So threatening to double pawns. 03:36.120 --> 03:38.610 Now this is addressed G5. 03:40.350 --> 03:42.600 We have a six minute h free. 03:44.220 --> 03:48.390 Now the night can spring back to four and this is stopped with g five. 03:48.390 --> 03:49.740 But, you know, Paul moves it. 03:49.740 --> 03:51.990 Irreversible pawns don't go backward. 03:51.990 --> 03:53.550 So it's quite a commendable decision. 03:53.550 --> 03:57.330 Maybe at this point, Bishop, a sex is the best bet. 03:57.990 --> 04:00.300 Just stay a pawn down. 04:00.300 --> 04:03.660 But at least the kingside hasn't been compromised. 04:05.070 --> 04:08.490 And for example, 94 does fatten. 04:08.490 --> 04:16.050 Sometimes night takes G six because of that pinned a seven pawn and here black could play e six. 04:16.230 --> 04:21.420 And actually it should be quite interesting for black to play this. 04:22.680 --> 04:23.190 It seems. 04:23.190 --> 04:27.120 You know, engines suggest this might actually be close to equality. 04:28.710 --> 04:30.660 So black has good pieces. 04:30.660 --> 04:37.650 This bishop's a bit locked in so this is really what maybe black should have played but instead. 04:39.040 --> 04:47.890 Black plays G five and now we have F three and G four is played here. 04:48.460 --> 04:51.550 Bishop 86 again, may be interesting. 04:51.550 --> 04:55.000 This situation has its own interest points. 04:55.000 --> 05:03.820 After 94, Black could use this pawn sac to get this pin we've rook before and here, if one has to 05:03.820 --> 05:06.610 give the pawn back, then the advantage is small. 05:06.610 --> 05:07.330 But the thing is. 05:07.330 --> 05:10.030 So you might be asking what is going on here? 05:11.350 --> 05:12.250 If Rook dd won. 05:12.250 --> 05:16.270 The thing is, Queen bee sex and black's got a point because be free is a bit of a liability. 05:16.270 --> 05:18.460 There's no C for a rook to be free. 05:18.580 --> 05:21.460 So this position Black's going to win the poor Mack anyway. 05:22.720 --> 05:27.070 And if c free ham Bishop takes that and Rook takes his pressure, it's about equal there. 05:27.070 --> 05:30.820 So Bishop A6 again was was useful here it seems. 05:31.780 --> 05:39.700 But G4 pawns don't go backwards and now f tanks g four And this does create a kind of semi-open file 05:40.630 --> 05:42.040 aspect to the position. 05:42.040 --> 05:47.920 Not not, not technically far as the pawn on G two, but from from G three to G eight. 05:48.250 --> 05:49.840 That's a road to use here. 05:49.840 --> 05:51.400 It's a clear road to use. 05:53.140 --> 06:02.170 So nine f4 is played and this not only hits the bishop Knight H five is a great place for the knight. 06:02.170 --> 06:12.550 We have Knight takes e free if rook c eight Queen DD to this position White could take on c4b free and 06:12.550 --> 06:13.960 then 9h5. 06:13.960 --> 06:19.360 And you can see that if that Bishop's taken out, then this is going to be really quite nice for white, 06:19.360 --> 06:21.970 this position overall. 06:24.760 --> 06:28.960 So, yes, they're still playing the position, but overall it's nice for white. 06:29.230 --> 06:34.050 So anyway, Nike takes EA, free hair, Queen takes Bishop G for now, Queen G free. 06:34.060 --> 06:36.010 This is a great place for the Queen. 06:36.010 --> 06:41.830 All of a sudden, because of Black's poor moves, the black king is embarrassingly exposed. 06:41.830 --> 06:47.350 Here H five is played if Bishop takes the Falkirk king h one this position. 06:47.350 --> 06:49.180 Yeah, just take you on G four check. 06:49.420 --> 06:57.490 So it's become a bit of a disaster on the G file because of this, you know, this road to the king. 06:57.490 --> 07:01.720 Here we have H three and the bishop can't really step back. 07:01.720 --> 07:02.650 We have e five. 07:02.740 --> 07:06.400 The bishop steps back then takes H five. 07:06.700 --> 07:08.950 How is that defending plus getting mated. 07:09.610 --> 07:16.270 So and if e six again, you know this is not good to be a peace down for black. 07:16.270 --> 07:21.460 So white should be able to get a big advantage here and maybe counterattack the exchange to get rid 07:21.460 --> 07:22.300 of pressure. 07:22.420 --> 07:24.370 And this is just the big advantage for white. 07:25.810 --> 07:27.280 So e five is tried. 07:27.280 --> 07:31.450 We have though 96 so temper on the rook. 07:31.450 --> 07:33.040 This is winning in exchange. 07:33.460 --> 07:40.630 Basically the rook can't move because H takes g so rook takes B free is tried, but now Queen takes 07:40.630 --> 07:44.580 B three renews the pin Bishop E six by now D five. 07:44.590 --> 07:46.960 So again, the rook is hit, the bishop is hit. 07:47.680 --> 07:53.230 So Black is actually now going to exchanges down after Bishop five. 07:53.590 --> 07:56.680 If F takes g six, just one exchange down. 07:56.830 --> 08:05.530 This is fairly bad for black because this position one can swap off and most accurate would be king 08:05.530 --> 08:10.140 of two Here to address e for every part the king on E two. 08:10.150 --> 08:15.880 So this way of playing it is just the exchange up and white's going to get past pawn soon. 08:15.880 --> 08:17.530 It's dominating position. 08:18.730 --> 08:19.040 Yeah. 08:19.090 --> 08:26.440 So I mean we could also play it with just to show the little finesse here why King of two is accurate 08:26.560 --> 08:32.980 Rook the 5e4 It's still good for white, but there's no king on E two here, so but it's still good 08:32.980 --> 08:33.430 for white. 08:33.460 --> 08:34.710 It's the exchange up. 08:34.720 --> 08:42.850 So anyway, Bishop F five, two exchanges down off to nine takes F eight, Bishop takes some fake queen 08:42.850 --> 08:43.830 E three. 08:43.840 --> 08:45.520 So a nice central place for the Queen. 08:45.520 --> 08:51.340 King H seven and now a nice move to gain a long term positional advantage. 08:51.340 --> 08:54.220 What would you play here at ten points? 08:58.170 --> 09:00.810 So if we're to exchange is that we can give back material. 09:00.810 --> 09:03.300 We want to build our positional trump cards. 09:03.300 --> 09:07.380 So be for let one exchange go because we're creating an outside passport here. 09:07.860 --> 09:12.210 So Bishop thinks, yeah, if he takes a five still. 09:12.390 --> 09:14.220 Same effect, but six. 09:14.220 --> 09:15.480 First queen have two. 09:17.340 --> 09:24.880 Now this is with check so there's no actual time anyway to to take on C one so it's not really exchange 09:24.920 --> 09:31.320 so so the bishop goes back but now it's an exchange B five just letting the bishop take on C one. 09:31.530 --> 09:36.870 So Aguilar tries to keep the game alive if with E four, if Bishop takes C one. 09:36.870 --> 09:39.030 Yeah, there isn't much to say here. 09:39.390 --> 09:45.060 The rooks behind the pass pawn tariffs row pawns means be pushed and the rooks are supposed to be behind 09:45.240 --> 09:48.090 either your past pawns or the opponent's past pawns. 09:48.810 --> 09:51.000 So this is going to be easily winning. 09:52.900 --> 10:00.070 So E4 is trying to have rookie one queen G five and now cute rookie three. 10:00.070 --> 10:01.540 Addressing E three. 10:02.710 --> 10:03.850 Very cute. 10:04.570 --> 10:07.000 So E three is not possible after that. 10:07.240 --> 10:13.180 And the rook can also support not just preventing counterplay can support the pawn again from b free. 10:14.740 --> 10:17.290 If Rook 81 let's have a look at this. 10:17.290 --> 10:18.490 E three allowed. 10:19.180 --> 10:19.810 Yeah. 10:19.810 --> 10:22.300 White still got the advantage there, but it's more work to do. 10:22.510 --> 10:23.290 This is neat. 10:23.290 --> 10:24.190 Rook free. 10:24.940 --> 10:30.760 Adams is very proficient at using the third rank for different parts of the board. 10:30.760 --> 10:32.650 So D five is dropped. 10:33.160 --> 10:34.750 Doesn't matter B six. 10:36.460 --> 10:37.630 So Bishop G seven. 10:37.630 --> 10:38.380 So Bishop D four. 10:38.380 --> 10:40.810 Looks like a France king moves. 10:41.770 --> 10:43.300 Bishop E five We have a rook. 10:43.300 --> 10:44.770 A B free queen B seven. 10:44.770 --> 10:46.210 Black's getting passive now. 10:46.630 --> 10:47.770 Rook B five. 10:47.770 --> 10:50.770 Bishop C Free rook D one. 10:50.770 --> 10:57.070 And this is the end of the game actually, if Bishop b4 then rook have one. 10:57.070 --> 10:59.230 Let's have a look at this as example. 10:59.740 --> 11:05.620 It's a very dominating position and actually, even though we can't blockade the pawn that easily, 11:06.790 --> 11:08.830 White can actually go for the king with rook. 11:08.880 --> 11:12.890 Tank C five here, Queen D eight check. 11:12.910 --> 11:14.890 And then look at this king's safety. 11:14.890 --> 11:17.200 We're still the exchange up here with white. 11:17.680 --> 11:20.110 So this position is absolutely crushing. 11:21.130 --> 11:23.980 So, for example, here, it's going to be absolutely crushing. 11:26.380 --> 11:30.280 And yeah, that's queen of fight being threatened. 11:30.910 --> 11:33.070 So, yeah, it's game over there. 11:33.340 --> 11:44.680 So a very interesting game from a positional perspective, controlling counterplay and using a pass 11:44.680 --> 11:49.030 pawn potential there to drive the opponent into passivity. 11:49.510 --> 11:51.690 So yes, the game end point here. 11:51.700 --> 11:52.600 Rook one. 11:52.900 --> 11:54.190 So a fascinating game. 11:54.190 --> 11:56.140 I hope you got some points from this game. 11:57.160 --> 11:59.710 Managing counterplay, pawns, not going backwards. 12:00.940 --> 12:07.870 Yeah, Black should have tried to keep things solid, but G5 G4 did seem to backfire quite badly in 12:07.870 --> 12:08.530 this game. 12:09.910 --> 12:12.520 OC and so much.