WEBVTT 00:00.990 --> 00:01.790 Hi there. 00:01.800 --> 00:09.090 In this lecture, we see Yasser so playing against Mikhail Tal in 1993, next tournament, round 12. 00:09.210 --> 00:20.370 So differ from Yasser so on we have 90 6c4, e69c3, Bishop B four and we have Queen C two, d5c text 00:20.370 --> 00:24.900 d5e takes D five, Bishop g5h6. 00:25.650 --> 00:27.200 And now Bishop takes F six. 00:27.210 --> 00:27.510 Yes. 00:27.510 --> 00:33.090 If someone wanted to keep the position quiet and strategical, he's playing against the tactical monster 00:33.450 --> 00:36.050 and basically against a tactical monster like make. 00:36.070 --> 00:43.080 I'll tell you, you do want a quiet strategical position where tactics don't have to be calculated too 00:43.080 --> 00:43.740 much. 00:43.770 --> 00:46.920 If Bishop H for that is a more exciting game. 00:47.100 --> 00:53.910 But as pieces get exchanged off, there are there's less potential for being cheaper, you know, tactically 00:53.910 --> 00:54.720 destroyed. 00:54.870 --> 01:03.300 So so Bishop takes F6 getting some pieces off we have a free and now getting even more pieces off because 01:03.300 --> 01:10.710 if the bishop doesn't take on C free say Bishop E seven, why it's just going to take on D five or if 01:10.710 --> 01:15.300 Bishop A five, B four and then we're going to take on D five. 01:15.510 --> 01:16.860 So Bishop, take C free. 01:16.890 --> 01:18.240 Queen take C free. 01:19.350 --> 01:25.950 We have black castling E three, Bishop F five and this offers the C seven pawn. 01:26.160 --> 01:32.610 But yes, if someone rather wisely plays 92, he doesn't want tactical complications. 01:32.670 --> 01:39.780 If Queen takes C seven, Black gets a lot of play here and this could end very badly. 01:39.780 --> 01:48.060 For example, this situation blacks getting a nice small advantage and it's actually kind of scary as 01:48.060 --> 01:48.660 well. 01:49.950 --> 01:51.510 So that's to be avoided. 01:51.510 --> 01:57.510 And also, you know, if we played Queen F4 trying to bail out, it's still in Black's favor. 01:57.510 --> 01:58.740 This kind of scenario. 01:58.890 --> 02:05.130 Plans got a lot of play here G five Rook takes Be2 Black's got a great amount of play, so it's best 02:05.130 --> 02:06.870 to keep it quiet and strategical. 02:07.020 --> 02:10.170 92 especially against Mikhail Tal Rook. 02:10.170 --> 02:20.070 C eight Knight G three Bishop e six Here if C five white can take on five and then play D tanks with 02:20.070 --> 02:20.850 a small edge. 02:20.850 --> 02:26.190 This position Queen rd free for example, and letting black get a pawn back. 02:27.030 --> 02:29.670 This resulting position is going to favor us. 02:29.670 --> 02:34.350 We have about a bishop versus knight here and D five is dropping off. 02:34.830 --> 02:35.460 So. 02:35.460 --> 02:37.380 Okay, interesting. 02:37.380 --> 02:42.570 So Bishop E six is tried, is played. 02:45.460 --> 02:48.220 Let's actually there's one more thing about C five. 02:48.820 --> 02:57.820 This position mentioned B six if 97, B four, B six, there's Bishop A six. 02:57.820 --> 03:06.400 So this keeps control of the position of C six and here F four is possible tactically. 03:06.880 --> 03:10.630 So if nine takes those B five, so this keeps control. 03:11.080 --> 03:16.810 And if we get this situation as Bishop B seven, it has tactics here. 03:17.700 --> 03:18.140 Okay. 03:18.190 --> 03:25.630 Anyway, so Bishop E six we have B4 trying to keep C five out of the picture A five. 03:25.960 --> 03:27.490 Now this kind of helps. 03:27.490 --> 03:28.960 Why is playing well? 03:28.960 --> 03:34.960 One is strong on the queenside bishop e2 with 8x8x pair of rooks. 03:34.960 --> 03:36.820 Come off queenie. 03:36.820 --> 03:39.910 Seven Queen C free 9c6. 03:39.910 --> 03:42.190 And now this encourages B five with tempo. 03:42.220 --> 03:47.020 If c6y is slightly better here, there is a small edge. 03:47.020 --> 03:54.490 If 97 white small edge is not going anywhere, why has that nice semi-open C4 and now the a fun as well 03:54.520 --> 03:55.180 to play with. 03:55.210 --> 03:56.620 It's going to be a nice edge. 03:56.620 --> 04:00.670 So 90 6b5 might D eight. 04:02.590 --> 04:08.200 So if Queen before that is tactically possible to tap into the unprotected queen, we can take her and 04:08.200 --> 04:10.870 then King Lee to this position. 04:10.870 --> 04:13.690 We can actually play King C free. 04:14.500 --> 04:15.940 And if B six rook a one. 04:15.940 --> 04:17.050 We're getting a nice edge here. 04:17.050 --> 04:19.000 The Knights kind of stranded on B4. 04:19.000 --> 04:22.120 Here we've got an infiltration point to get to the seven. 04:22.120 --> 04:25.180 Frank So 98. 04:27.040 --> 04:27.630 Yes. 04:27.820 --> 04:32.350 So in castles C five, B take C six and now B, take C six. 04:32.350 --> 04:33.820 If might take C six. 04:33.820 --> 04:34.060 Yes. 04:34.060 --> 04:36.280 The pawn structure is dented. 04:36.310 --> 04:38.440 That would be two isolated pawns. 04:38.440 --> 04:41.050 So in principle this doesn't seem good. 04:41.050 --> 04:42.550 White will have work to do. 04:42.580 --> 04:45.700 It is a nice small edge for white and at the same with Rook. 04:45.730 --> 04:46.450 Take C six. 04:46.450 --> 04:53.950 It's unprincipled to split the pawn structure so badly like this and White has certain amount of pressure. 04:54.190 --> 04:56.380 So B takes is played. 04:56.680 --> 04:59.320 So the minority attack here has succeeded. 04:59.320 --> 05:00.700 There's a backward pawn. 05:00.700 --> 05:03.040 There's a potential outpost on C five. 05:03.550 --> 05:13.120 We have Rook C one, Bishop dd seven and now actually so and improves pieces instead of the queen just 05:13.120 --> 05:17.800 being on C free he moves the queen's a five slightly better location. 05:18.340 --> 05:20.920 We have King eight and now Queen a seven. 05:21.070 --> 05:27.010 So slightly better location again king of fake perhaps wants to do being able to move the bishop without 05:27.010 --> 05:27.850 the queen dropping off. 05:27.850 --> 05:31.600 So protecting the queen we have Bishop E six and now. 05:31.600 --> 05:33.280 Yeah, this probing is interesting. 05:33.280 --> 05:36.310 Queen Bee six, Queen seven, Queen Bee one. 05:36.310 --> 05:40.540 And the fret here is Queen H seven going to age seven. 05:40.540 --> 05:48.340 So that is addressed with King G eight, Bishop D frequent E seven, Queen C to Bishop D seven. 05:48.340 --> 05:55.800 So perhaps the idea now is to play 96 and kind of liberate with C five Bishop eight seven checks. 05:55.810 --> 06:00.250 So a king in the corner could be good for endgames later, if the king has to take one more move to 06:00.250 --> 06:01.360 get to the center. 06:01.360 --> 06:04.630 So that's a free kick and is used. 06:04.630 --> 06:12.250 So Bishop at five we have Bishop takes her five, nine takes her five, Queen D seven, and here we 06:12.250 --> 06:19.360 have Knight H for the knight hangs around for potential tactics rather than going back to G three. 06:19.360 --> 06:20.380 This is very interesting. 06:20.380 --> 06:27.730 The knight also does still support Queen A five if e four This would be structurally compromising for 06:27.730 --> 06:29.950 whites, this position is just equal. 06:30.670 --> 06:37.890 So knight H for keeping the structure solid here for white knight e six and now Queen F five. 06:37.900 --> 06:39.550 So c five is played. 06:39.550 --> 06:41.410 We have D take c five. 06:42.850 --> 06:47.110 And now this is an important moment of the game time pressure mistake. 06:47.110 --> 06:51.310 Queen E seven is played it seems rook take C five. 06:51.310 --> 06:55.600 This resulting endgame might not be enough to win. 06:55.780 --> 06:59.110 Black can actually play, believe it or not. 07:00.010 --> 07:01.060 G six. 07:03.770 --> 07:11.390 Because if it takes H six funny enough, King G 790 4f5 we're winning the night blacks went in and white. 07:11.900 --> 07:19.910 So given that's the case, if we look at 97 instead, like B six, this position is just even for example, 07:19.910 --> 07:25.670 just to take it a bit further, we can see that blacks should be able to defend this and it should be 07:25.670 --> 07:26.870 an even position. 07:27.050 --> 07:34.670 So it's a time pressure mistake, which really is the decisive mistake it seems here in E seven. 07:35.360 --> 07:42.050 If we look at this again, just for a moment, you might think instead of Queen 67, there's a tactic 07:42.050 --> 07:43.550 here, 96 check. 07:43.550 --> 07:44.990 This doesn't lead to anything. 07:44.990 --> 07:49.880 Queen if queen take five, Black has adequate resources here to defend. 07:50.180 --> 07:50.540 So. 07:50.840 --> 07:53.210 So Queen E seven, though, is a mistake. 07:53.810 --> 07:58.160 We have G three and now Queen D seven is played. 07:58.160 --> 08:03.410 So the thing is, if Rook takes C five. 08:05.630 --> 08:09.650 Then F seven and RD five are under scrutiny. 08:09.680 --> 08:13.640 If Rukh takes five night taxi five we can take on D five. 08:14.420 --> 08:15.080 Yeah. 08:15.770 --> 08:18.110 Or if Queen takes, we can take on F seven. 08:18.560 --> 08:24.170 So yes, Queen D seven is played, but now there's a really disruptive tactic. 08:24.170 --> 08:25.890 Key move to win this. 08:25.910 --> 08:27.680 Can you see what someone plays? 08:27.680 --> 08:33.230 Which creates a very, very bad version of events now for me cartel. 08:34.640 --> 08:36.470 So what do you think the key move is? 08:38.590 --> 08:39.170 Okay. 08:40.360 --> 08:41.260 For 100 points. 08:42.570 --> 08:45.270 Its tactics and combinations to crown oppositional play. 08:45.300 --> 08:48.360 See six or the opponents mistakes as well. 08:48.450 --> 08:51.210 So see six rook see six is played. 08:53.070 --> 08:53.880 What else? 08:53.880 --> 09:03.990 So Rook takes see six Queen take six and they'll winning the F seven pawn We have 9g5 if d49g6 check. 09:03.990 --> 09:05.700 And this is kind of nasty. 09:05.970 --> 09:07.490 We have a nasty tactic here. 09:07.500 --> 09:08.460 Can you see what that is? 09:10.790 --> 09:11.870 You know, queen size E! 09:12.950 --> 09:14.540 And we're winning material. 09:15.770 --> 09:17.990 And if we look at this again. 09:20.890 --> 09:21.340 Yeah. 09:21.340 --> 09:24.700 I mean, it's it's crushing with Queen 66. 09:25.180 --> 09:31.990 There's also 97 for the record, this possession, you know, the king is also in trouble. 09:31.990 --> 09:37.810 So anyway, 95 as fight Queen at five, Queen F six. 09:38.320 --> 09:40.660 This is unfortunate, this end game. 09:40.660 --> 09:50.350 If Queen d64, and let's say 96, we get that tactical idea again, potentially if King H seven we can 09:50.350 --> 09:58.780 play queen takes e six for F eight check or actually we can just do double check on this occasion to 09:58.780 --> 09:59.890 take out these things. 10:00.880 --> 10:01.810 So yes. 10:01.810 --> 10:03.400 So Queen F six. 10:03.700 --> 10:04.300 Brilliant. 10:04.300 --> 10:07.390 End game now Queen six, G takes 9.5 blacks. 10:07.390 --> 10:09.070 Pawns are all isolated. 10:09.820 --> 10:11.590 King h7h4. 10:11.590 --> 10:13.390 And the game ended here. 10:13.570 --> 10:16.180 We have a if not a free check. 10:16.180 --> 10:18.550 This position is just clearly banner for white. 10:18.550 --> 10:20.260 Why it's going to be making progress here. 10:20.260 --> 10:23.800 And that would stop any counterplay there with the pawns. 10:25.580 --> 10:26.600 And that's justifiable. 10:26.600 --> 10:34.760 We can support that H5 pawn and why it's going to have a fairly easy time to convert this eventually. 10:35.150 --> 10:42.950 So, yes, a very, very interesting game against a major tactician, a legend, Mikhail Tal, keeping 10:42.950 --> 10:46.490 counterplay minimized, seeking simplification. 10:47.060 --> 10:51.410 And yes, it's just effective, like winning chess. 10:52.070 --> 10:54.350 So I'll take it to the game end position. 10:54.530 --> 10:56.150 So from the start. 10:56.510 --> 10:56.890 Yes. 10:56.960 --> 11:02.390 So in in this game wants to minimize the tactical potential of Mikhail Tal. 11:02.390 --> 11:08.930 So you're trying to keep the positions quiet and strategic or i.e. pawn structure based and quiet as 11:08.930 --> 11:09.560 well. 11:09.890 --> 11:15.640 So the positional player doesn't want too much interference from having to calculate tons of variations. 11:15.650 --> 11:22.430 So keeping it quiet, positional seeking simplification, seeking small advantages but steady, small 11:22.430 --> 11:28.890 and steady, less potential for being tactically tricked or tactical cheap. 11:28.910 --> 11:32.390 Those combinations of the opponent just kept it quiet. 11:32.720 --> 11:38.870 And you know, it was a nice win in your hands thanks to Mikhail tells help especially time trouble 11:38.870 --> 11:39.500 blunder. 11:41.050 --> 11:48.800 Okay so a very interesting game so even against me can say we can play positionally like this and groins 11:48.800 --> 11:54.650 basically this is the attacking tactical players do not like positional players like this generally 11:54.650 --> 11:58.490 if their counterplay is minimized in such a fashion. 11:58.580 --> 12:03.770 So the opening choice was absolutely great to have the Kohl's bad structure for the minority attack 12:03.770 --> 12:04.430 plan. 12:04.940 --> 12:07.310 Yeah, it's a very interesting gaming sample in my view. 12:07.310 --> 12:09.650 I hope you enjoyed it so much.