WEBVTT 00:00.750 --> 00:01.740 Hi there. 00:01.770 --> 00:05.940 In this lecture, we see a classic minority attack example. 00:06.090 --> 00:12.930 So minority attack is basically a plan to amplify weaknesses, making use of a semi-open file. 00:13.080 --> 00:17.940 So we see Karpov against Leibovich in 1999, the Norris Tournament, Round six. 00:18.030 --> 00:23.280 We have D four Nice f6c4e69c3d5. 00:23.460 --> 00:24.670 C takes D five. 00:24.690 --> 00:28.500 So why is getting out of the opening a semi-open C file? 00:29.190 --> 00:33.360 And we have Bishop G five, C six, you might argue. 00:33.360 --> 00:35.770 Well, Black's got also a segment file. 00:35.790 --> 00:36.270 That's true. 00:36.270 --> 00:41.280 But because the king is on the kingside, it's more difficult for black to make use of that. 00:42.780 --> 00:49.090 Or it has to be with great caution because White's attack on the queenside comes in quite quickly. 00:49.110 --> 00:57.240 Sometimes we see IDH, Free Knight, BD seven, Bishop D Free Bishop E, seven, Queen, C2, Black 00:57.240 --> 01:00.090 Castles Knight, Our Free Rookie eight. 01:00.180 --> 01:05.040 And our White Castle's kingside knights have eight Rook AB one. 01:05.040 --> 01:11.700 So the classic minority attack aims to cause structural damage like this where there's a backward pawn 01:12.030 --> 01:13.670 on the C for and isolate pawn. 01:13.680 --> 01:18.830 Here we see 94 and Karpov welcomes simplification. 01:18.840 --> 01:22.530 So it's a bit like Capablanca not minding simplification. 01:23.280 --> 01:41.370 So Queen size e7b4 we see a six, a45 and now 95 we see Rook add eight and C one and here 9g6. 01:42.030 --> 01:46.500 Black has careful not to create weaknesses were pawns. 01:46.650 --> 01:53.670 So once to address this pesky knight of 96 we have Bishop takes e for Bishop takes e four, knight takes 01:53.670 --> 01:56.580 e four and now D takes e four. 01:57.420 --> 02:05.820 If Knight takes E five, white can play Knight RD two and in this situation can go along with B five 02:05.820 --> 02:07.980 to cause structural issues for black. 02:08.100 --> 02:15.600 So this position B takes, let's assume B takes as a way of minimizing the damage. 02:15.600 --> 02:16.440 But rook be seven. 02:16.440 --> 02:23.070 We get access to the seven Frank and we can start using that seven Frank and use the C five square. 02:23.700 --> 02:27.000 So that's a nice big positional advantage emerging. 02:27.270 --> 02:33.240 So D tanks is tried, but now Knight takes not afraid of simplification for B five hair. 02:34.500 --> 02:38.760 So it looks like quite a clear example actually of minority attack in action. 02:38.850 --> 02:47.880 We have C takes a takes rook D six if eight times b five we can play Rook takes B5 with pressure on 02:47.880 --> 02:53.640 the poor B seven pawn so we can double here treble on B seven. 02:54.180 --> 02:56.820 And let's say this situation emerges. 02:56.910 --> 03:03.030 We can even have the exchange of queens and we just have a nice advantage here. 03:03.030 --> 03:09.450 After h four are King can later make use of the dark squares in this scenario, as well as keeping the 03:09.450 --> 03:11.220 rooks tied down to B seven. 03:11.670 --> 03:16.980 And later we will have ample opportunities, for example, to undermine the pawn chain with the pressure 03:16.980 --> 03:19.860 also on F five here as well as B seven. 03:20.250 --> 03:26.610 So Rook d6 is played, we have B takes and this leaves an isolated a pawn. 03:27.300 --> 03:30.900 If rook takes a six queen C five. 03:30.900 --> 03:33.000 This situation is nice. 03:33.120 --> 03:40.020 For example, we get a situation with G four and black's tied up and then we start moving on. 03:40.020 --> 03:44.660 King Taking care of that Black doesn't enter our second rank. 03:44.880 --> 03:51.450 This situation makes sure that there's no G five for sure, and we can just start making progress like 03:51.450 --> 03:55.980 this and undermine even the E four pawn with rookie five. 03:55.980 --> 03:58.830 So this would be a great way of celebrating things. 03:59.940 --> 04:02.610 So yes, there's more than one weakness actually in the black position. 04:02.610 --> 04:05.240 That variation shows that E four is sometimes weak. 04:05.250 --> 04:07.140 So B sex is played. 04:07.140 --> 04:09.840 We have Queen A four now Queen D seven. 04:09.840 --> 04:11.040 You might think, what is going on here? 04:11.040 --> 04:15.810 One is black, one exchange off if Rook Iida, how would we proceed? 04:16.200 --> 04:22.080 Well, we can actually use the C five square and for example, H three just make for the king for the 04:22.080 --> 04:24.300 moment and then look at E four. 04:24.300 --> 04:26.130 We're threatening things like rookie five. 04:26.760 --> 04:34.920 If Queen E eight, we don't need to go for rookie five this rookie six we can play rugby seven though 04:34.920 --> 04:44.070 and here E four will drop off and if black plays rook D seven and sorry instead of rook d seven. 04:44.070 --> 04:50.940 If black just ignores the seven Frank, we build up on seven Frank and here rookie seven to try and 04:50.970 --> 04:59.130 trying to drag the Queen away from F seven And this situation if we break through like this black doesn't 04:59.130 --> 04:59.970 have enough time with. 05:00.090 --> 05:08.100 The pawn of the queen takes E for Queen E seven, as example, Black could get mated well before the 05:08.100 --> 05:09.870 a pawn has a chance. 05:11.160 --> 05:12.570 So very interesting situation. 05:12.570 --> 05:16.440 So Queen dd seven obliges. 05:16.770 --> 05:23.370 So here, rook five Rook seven rookie, five King of eight, Rugby six. 05:24.000 --> 05:30.210 So black is passive H for preparing potentially a king walk on the dark squares. 05:30.750 --> 05:31.800 We have King seven. 05:31.800 --> 05:32.670 King H two. 05:32.790 --> 05:33.750 King D seven. 05:33.750 --> 05:34.710 King G Free. 05:34.950 --> 05:37.680 King C seven Rook goes back. 05:37.980 --> 05:44.760 Rook B seven Check King rook a two rook E seven. 05:45.450 --> 05:49.290 And now King A four strain has been put on E four as well. 05:50.280 --> 05:51.330 King B seven. 05:51.330 --> 05:52.470 We have rugby to check. 05:52.480 --> 05:56.190 King A seven, C six, eight. 05:56.220 --> 05:57.210 ROOK two. 05:57.840 --> 06:00.090 And this is winning material, basically. 06:00.090 --> 06:02.100 This is quite brutal now. 06:02.250 --> 06:05.210 Yeah, Black was under extreme pressure in any case. 06:05.220 --> 06:09.420 So after Rook two, we have a five routines. 06:09.420 --> 06:10.210 H four check. 06:10.290 --> 06:12.060 We just play King G free. 06:12.270 --> 06:18.930 And this is quite vicious for the E seven Rook is a liability here. 06:19.230 --> 06:26.850 And the thing is we can play rook D six check and drag the king down the board until the king is mated 06:26.850 --> 06:28.110 as an example. 06:28.440 --> 06:32.820 So, okay, a five is tried dropping a five. 06:32.820 --> 06:34.050 This is bad news. 06:34.050 --> 06:35.580 Rogue ca6. 06:36.420 --> 06:37.610 So black gets the pawn back. 06:37.620 --> 06:43.290 You might think, yeah, it is bad because look e seven is an unprotected piece. 06:43.290 --> 06:51.600 We have rook h five rook seven check king C six look 5286 King B five. 06:51.600 --> 06:56.340 Trying to hold tactically on for a bit longer, but Karpov obliges. 06:56.340 --> 07:01.830 Rook takes E seven We have rook G five check Kings two. 07:01.860 --> 07:04.620 King takes a six and off the rook takes F seven. 07:04.620 --> 07:06.060 Black just resigned. 07:06.390 --> 07:11.310 This game was smooth without too much play counterplay from the opponents. 07:11.400 --> 07:18.600 If King B five, we're going to take another pawn and then we're going to play King G one as example 07:18.600 --> 07:26.880 for G three to activate our king, we're two pawns up and as example here, as soon as the rook moves, 07:26.880 --> 07:32.040 we can play G for King G free check and win another pawn. 07:32.040 --> 07:33.570 It's all crumbling for black. 07:33.570 --> 07:43.110 So this was a really quite clear example of some of the dangers of minority tack, especially with simplification. 07:43.110 --> 07:48.150 There's enough to be winning in endgames in Rockhampton and endgames. 07:48.150 --> 07:50.220 It's a very, very dangerous strategy. 07:50.580 --> 07:54.450 So resulting from the Queen's Gambit declined exchange variation. 07:54.450 --> 08:02.370 So this might actually boost our interest in playing the Queen's Gambit generally because we we can 08:02.370 --> 08:04.590 rethink what we're doing here. 08:04.740 --> 08:11.130 This is quite a clear variation with an idea of a clear structure called the Coles Band structure. 08:11.130 --> 08:16.680 So we're getting this Coles band structure, which sometimes can be pretty bad, you know, So we're 08:16.680 --> 08:22.140 going to undermine and use the semi file and or classic rugby one. 08:22.290 --> 08:29.190 This structural undermining plan has great benefits to it, which we see in many examples in this course. 08:29.190 --> 08:34.770 To reinforce this theme, it's a great theme in the minority attack for actually going out of your way 08:34.770 --> 08:38.910 to create weaknesses, not wait for weaknesses to emerge from the opponent's bad play. 08:38.910 --> 08:44.880 But just from the opening, it seems, you know, this has the seeds of destruction, if you play it 08:44.880 --> 08:47.910 correctly, this minority attack for the black possession. 08:47.910 --> 08:51.960 So, yes, a wonderful, clear minority attack game example. 08:51.960 --> 08:53.220 I hope you enjoyed this one. 08:53.970 --> 08:54.870 Hence your much.