WEBVTT 00:01.030 --> 00:01.800 Hi there. 00:01.810 --> 00:07.300 In this lecture, we see Michael Adams against International Master Richard Palace in 2011, British 00:07.300 --> 00:09.910 championship, round 9e4 from Adams. 00:09.910 --> 00:17.200 We have Palliser playing assassin in Defence, Knight f3d6d For now, it may seem this is a tactical 00:17.200 --> 00:22.480 opening and it's not going to be a positional game, but it's the choices being made continually which 00:22.480 --> 00:24.040 make it positional here. 00:24.160 --> 00:27.670 Bishop e two This is also a favourite move. 00:27.880 --> 00:32.890 Anatoly Karpov So this is not going to be one of those games of opposite side castling. 00:33.070 --> 00:41.050 We have E five might be free, you might think, Well, the knight's not particularly well placed on 00:41.050 --> 00:41.950 be free. 00:42.100 --> 00:43.750 That's true for the moment. 00:43.750 --> 00:48.610 It doesn't block the f pawn though, and there are possibilities for the knight coming back later into 00:48.610 --> 00:50.830 the game or even coming to the kingside. 00:50.830 --> 00:54.580 So it's not completely terrible on B Freydis now. 00:55.330 --> 00:57.280 Bishop e seven both sides. 00:57.280 --> 01:08.200 Castle Rookie one And here of the Bishop E six we do actually see a perk of the knight not using the 01:08.290 --> 01:10.900 free square of the knight and only use the free square. 01:10.900 --> 01:12.550 We wouldn't be able to play bishop free. 01:12.550 --> 01:18.880 So we're looking against DFI, we're trying to stop one of the opponent's key strategic pawn breaks, 01:18.880 --> 01:24.280 which would liberate their pieces, improve their pieces, were preventing the opponent actually improving 01:24.280 --> 01:25.150 their pieces. 01:25.150 --> 01:32.320 Through this set up we have Queen C seven and you might think, what about the energetic B five instead 01:32.320 --> 01:33.100 of Queen C seven? 01:33.100 --> 01:39.070 Well, here we can play a four and already we can use the D five score of 95. 01:39.070 --> 01:46.930 So this position we can reinforce DFI with C four and let's say black tanks and we take we're actually 01:46.930 --> 01:48.460 slightly better here. 01:48.970 --> 01:50.410 Overall in this position. 01:50.410 --> 01:52.120 There's a target on a five. 01:52.330 --> 01:56.920 We can look into the queenside, peer into the queenside with Bishop E free later. 01:57.370 --> 02:01.660 So okay Queen C seven we have a four preventing B five. 02:01.660 --> 02:04.240 Roxy 8h3. 02:05.260 --> 02:06.280 This is okay. 02:06.280 --> 02:10.750 It's not a particularly weakening move because black's not in a position, especially with this locked 02:10.750 --> 02:13.840 in Bishop on e seven behind that D six pawn. 02:13.840 --> 02:16.000 Black's not in a position to exploit these weaknesses. 02:16.000 --> 02:26.980 On this occasion he seems quite sensible and stopping using the g four square like bd seven Bishop e3h6 02:27.430 --> 02:29.200 and now we have the knight. 02:29.200 --> 02:33.100 Improving itself is one of those pieces we can improve. 02:33.340 --> 02:38.740 It hasn't got much scope on B three, so D two So there are a couple of ideas. 02:38.740 --> 02:44.710 One is preventative for black using the C four square and another potentially knight can come to G free. 02:44.710 --> 02:53.830 We have Queen C six if B six as an example, Knight F one and then 2g3 is an even possession about even. 02:53.950 --> 03:00.400 But White maintains a positional bind here, even though it's even what has a bit of a bind and let's 03:00.400 --> 03:09.280 say B five eight tanks Bishop C4 yeah it's about even if black plays like this and if Bishop de eight 03:09.310 --> 03:14.560 again, it's going to be about even like this point has a little bit of a bind going on restriction 03:14.560 --> 03:16.840 of the opponent's counterplay with the bind. 03:16.840 --> 03:20.530 So anyway, Queen c6a5. 03:20.530 --> 03:22.540 So that does seem to grip the dark squares. 03:22.540 --> 03:28.870 We have bb5 and now, yeah, this incurs structural damage to play this eight. 03:29.030 --> 03:33.820 So there is an isolated pawn to target as well as the D six pawn we have. 03:33.820 --> 03:42.190 Knight takes B six and our parking right in front of the bankruptcy rook five point C for that rook 03:42.190 --> 03:44.590 is not moving from knight take C4. 03:44.590 --> 03:50.200 So the use of that knight, at least it's exchanged off one of black's better pieces once black's more 03:50.200 --> 03:50.860 active knight. 03:51.190 --> 03:55.060 So taking the sting out of black's position a bit and now Queen a one. 03:55.240 --> 04:02.050 This seems really solid play against structural targets and potentially D six can also be a target from 04:02.050 --> 04:02.430 a free. 04:02.440 --> 04:09.410 Believe it or not, this seems very, very positional given it's a Sicilian defense we have Bishop de 04:09.430 --> 04:11.530 and that abandons d6a little bit. 04:11.530 --> 04:14.950 We have rook a4a5. 04:15.580 --> 04:24.370 Bishop b five is interesting for this position should be about even but black plays a five. 04:24.700 --> 04:31.030 We have rook d one starting to look at the weaknesses and you might think, well this is really token 04:31.330 --> 04:32.670 looking at these weaknesses. 04:32.670 --> 04:35.260 Isn't that why would we want to look at these weaknesses? 04:35.260 --> 04:38.380 We're not going to win them because they're adequately protected. 04:38.680 --> 04:39.460 That's true. 04:39.460 --> 04:47.650 But sometimes there's a possibility of a positional exchange sacrifice where you might want to sacrifice 04:47.650 --> 04:52.630 a rook for a bishop and get take out with the pawns with long term compensation. 04:52.630 --> 04:54.220 So let's see what happens. 04:54.220 --> 04:55.900 There's something quite vivid that happens here. 04:55.900 --> 04:59.080 Rook aviate queen, a free so already. 04:59.730 --> 05:08.600 With contacts with D six already there's a massive concession error from black A mistake Bishop B five 05:09.650 --> 05:13.310 and the follow up is also very much a mistake. 05:13.310 --> 05:20.270 So this pressure being felt on the structure seems to provoke a collapse of Richard. 05:20.510 --> 05:25.620 So literally it provokes collapse in this position here if Bishop. 05:25.650 --> 05:30.110 E seven route takes a five, the a five form will drop off. 05:30.110 --> 05:34.010 If bishops c seven wrote to Bishop 861. 05:34.010 --> 05:37.370 It has a small edge here, but it's not the end of the world yet. 05:37.370 --> 05:38.430 Bishop e six. 05:38.450 --> 05:41.270 Bishop e two This is should be an even position. 05:41.270 --> 05:49.310 If black uses that be fold counterplay if we play Queen 66 Queen thanks be to Black's counterplay looks 05:49.310 --> 05:49.910 a bit scary. 05:49.910 --> 05:55.190 Rook b one There is actually 98 here to save the day for black. 05:55.190 --> 05:58.160 Otherwise that's just losing an exchange on B eight. 05:58.190 --> 06:00.710 If black takes rook takes B eight. 06:02.680 --> 06:03.640 Losing an exchange. 06:03.640 --> 06:06.460 But the thing is, there's 98 here. 06:06.850 --> 06:14.200 And if queen takes be a queen to be a rook, to be a rook, to be a this is even so, there was a way 06:14.200 --> 06:21.880 of black playing it, it seems, with Bishop Essex, which isn't entirely terrible, but black goes 06:22.870 --> 06:30.970 wrong, badly wrong with Bishop B five, D six is taken and now Bishop takes A for a queen sack for 06:30.970 --> 06:34.540 not too much for two pieces. 06:34.570 --> 06:36.850 A queen sack for two pieces, basically. 06:38.530 --> 06:40.360 You know the. 06:41.040 --> 06:42.000 The two Rooks. 06:42.000 --> 06:45.090 The two rooks, but it's in context of the pawn. 06:45.090 --> 06:47.190 So it looks on paper. 06:47.280 --> 06:48.030 Two Rooks. 06:48.300 --> 06:49.470 Five plus five. 06:49.590 --> 06:52.460 Ten Queen's usually worth nine on paper. 06:52.470 --> 06:59.430 It's a good idea, but if Queen Bee seven instead, this might actually be an improvement. 06:59.430 --> 07:06.300 Rook takes DA would be a key exchange sacrifice to win two pawns for the exchange. 07:06.300 --> 07:13.860 So this will be a funny position where let's say Bishop C six, so attacking B two but be free. 07:13.860 --> 07:18.090 Y is slightly better here, but this is really radical giving up to Rook. 07:18.090 --> 07:23.010 So Bishop takes a four rook take C six, Bishop take C six. 07:23.010 --> 07:25.350 So why is it radical here? 07:27.500 --> 07:30.290 It's only a pawn for white rhinos. 07:30.320 --> 07:31.250 Well, let's look. 07:31.250 --> 07:32.090 Bishop C5. 07:32.090 --> 07:36.200 The bishop is using squares in the absence of that DD six. 07:36.530 --> 07:37.610 And look at the dark squares. 07:37.610 --> 07:39.260 Look at the E five pawn. 07:39.650 --> 07:43.270 And this full capability of B eight with E five. 07:43.280 --> 07:47.390 So if I was kind of indirectly under pressure we have Bishop C seven trying to show that. 07:47.780 --> 07:51.980 But now Bishop E seven So Fritz thinks structural damage. 07:53.180 --> 08:00.460 We have 97, but now this goes into some painful tactical issues. 08:00.470 --> 08:03.350 Bishop G4 pending in the ninth. 08:03.380 --> 08:09.800 We have Bishop be saying if King H 895 is interesting. 08:09.800 --> 08:15.380 So for example here might take C seven rook takes Bishop DD six and one's getting more material. 08:15.770 --> 08:22.640 So yes, at the moment token you blacks on paper got enough material for the Queen. 08:22.940 --> 08:31.840 But Bishop de six now and things are getting a bit awkward to say the least. 08:31.850 --> 08:35.870 So if it's going to be two pawns being lost, that's unfortunate. 08:35.870 --> 08:40.070 And it is two pawns after Bishop takes e five because of that pin. 08:40.490 --> 08:41.210 Yeah. 08:44.190 --> 08:45.350 And it could be one anyway. 08:45.500 --> 08:48.710 Okay, If one wants to play, Bishop takes 37, Bishop takes 85. 08:48.720 --> 08:49.320 But here. 08:49.320 --> 08:50.950 Yeah, just Bishop takes E five. 08:50.970 --> 08:52.160 Here is two pawns. 08:52.170 --> 08:54.930 Now, for the two rooks, we have Bishop C five. 08:55.680 --> 08:57.780 So just to put it on the board, nine times E five. 08:57.780 --> 09:00.030 Bishop C there's no backfire here. 09:00.480 --> 09:03.480 So Bishop C five, Queen A two. 09:03.930 --> 09:08.000 We have rookie eight, so two pawns and a queen against two rooks. 09:08.010 --> 09:09.630 Bishop G free. 09:12.010 --> 09:15.160 And now we have 95. 09:15.460 --> 09:15.790 Yeah. 09:15.800 --> 09:21.670 This starts to look like a very tricky position indeed. 09:22.930 --> 09:24.940 There are potential vulnerabilities. 09:24.940 --> 09:32.920 So if Rook, a seven queen C4 is a big France and then Bishop H five looking at seven and blacks overstretched, 09:32.920 --> 09:34.720 blacks can lose even more material. 09:36.340 --> 09:38.640 So how is f seven shouldered? 09:38.650 --> 09:40.870 We've got resources here for the night moves. 09:40.870 --> 09:45.310 We can take on F seven and then win another pawn free pawns. 09:45.880 --> 09:48.040 And you might be wondering, what about? 09:49.210 --> 09:49.810 Is there anything else? 09:49.810 --> 09:50.620 Not really. 09:51.390 --> 09:54.550 So sorry, Rook. 09:54.550 --> 09:56.530 A seven is not particularly helpful. 09:57.010 --> 10:01.380 So 95 was played, dropping a third pawn. 10:01.390 --> 10:02.140 Ouch. 10:03.160 --> 10:05.820 Bishop D for Bishop takes e five. 10:05.830 --> 10:07.420 Now Bishop takes five. 10:07.450 --> 10:08.500 Queen C five. 10:08.800 --> 10:12.010 So attacking the bishop on C six that moves. 10:12.010 --> 10:12.940 And now Knight B five. 10:12.940 --> 10:16.510 So three pawns and a queen for two rooks. 10:17.800 --> 10:19.630 Bishop takes B five, Queen takes five. 10:19.630 --> 10:23.620 And again, looking at this route, there's no time for black to take a single pullback. 10:23.620 --> 10:25.300 Rook e seven. 10:25.570 --> 10:29.350 So if rook takes to take on e a so E seven. 10:30.310 --> 10:35.110 C free and white now is able to consolidate the pawns. 10:35.110 --> 10:41.860 Queen E two shearling b2 rook B six and now Queen RD to taking that center file. 10:42.340 --> 10:50.800 Bishop C seven, Queen C to G six, Bishop E to B six. 10:50.800 --> 10:51.910 Bishop D three. 10:52.210 --> 10:53.440 Bishop B six. 10:53.440 --> 10:59.200 And the King moves on to the other side of the road, so to speak, from the bishop onto the line squares. 10:59.200 --> 11:02.380 Rook have six free rook eight, seven. 11:02.380 --> 11:03.490 And I'm making progress. 11:03.490 --> 11:10.090 Bishop C for the bishop is nicely supported on D five on a big central knight square rook a one changqing 11:10.090 --> 11:15.930 e to Bishop C seven and the king can come to d free Ruby six Bishop dd five. 11:15.940 --> 11:23.980 So the king is pretty safe on D Free on the Knight Square Hare Bishop f4 Queen F two hitting the Bishop 11:24.310 --> 11:25.000 hitting the rook. 11:25.030 --> 11:31.390 The route moves g free hitting the bishop Bishop dd 6f4 and the white pawns are making progress. 11:31.540 --> 11:36.760 Rook 6 to 8 five and now Queen B six and black resigns here. 11:36.760 --> 11:39.550 It looks absolutely overwhelming with all these pawns. 11:40.210 --> 11:48.430 And let's say Rook, if Black had continued with Rocky sex, Queen d h check Bishop f a King C to one. 11:48.430 --> 11:49.990 It's just making easy progress here. 11:49.990 --> 11:53.410 That central Bishop is an absolute monster piece. 11:53.410 --> 11:55.870 Black's Rooks have absolutely nothing to do. 11:56.080 --> 11:58.510 So yes, there's pawn after pawn after pawn. 11:58.510 --> 12:07.360 The story of this game after Black gave up the Queen for two rooks, which on paper was okay. 12:07.480 --> 12:12.070 But in practice, if you're going to start losing pawn pawn off the pawn, then it's not good. 12:12.070 --> 12:20.290 So very interesting how contact with the two weaknesses in Black's position causes this drama on the 12:20.290 --> 12:25.570 chessboard immediately, this immediate drama of an imbalance of material. 12:25.570 --> 12:28.420 So two rooks for a queen on paper. 12:28.600 --> 12:33.220 But yeah, White's bishops and these diagonals seem quite vicious here. 12:33.340 --> 12:37.360 Black still has these weaknesses, I guess we could say. 12:37.360 --> 12:40.230 Well, because D six was holding up E five Yeah. 12:40.240 --> 12:42.340 It's a newly created weakness. 12:42.340 --> 12:47.620 By targeting weaknesses, you get new weaknesses when you undermine structures, pawn chain structures. 12:47.620 --> 12:54.160 So e five being a tactical weakness led this trends to be winning more pawns in this position. 12:54.160 --> 13:00.400 So the Queen was actually rather good here in conjunction with these minor pieces to win yet another 13:00.400 --> 13:01.060 pawn. 13:01.360 --> 13:06.910 So yeah, very, very interesting game here with the bishops being quite good and Black's bishops kind 13:06.910 --> 13:08.230 of being restricted here. 13:09.040 --> 13:14.680 The bishops slightly better than the opponent's bishops makes a difference to try and win yet another 13:14.680 --> 13:15.280 pawn. 13:15.280 --> 13:16.930 So that's the beginning of the end. 13:17.140 --> 13:19.690 Even more so here. 13:19.690 --> 13:21.970 Yeah, just it's a game of winning pawns. 13:21.970 --> 13:24.070 This one queen against her rooks. 13:24.070 --> 13:25.180 Fascinating game. 13:25.180 --> 13:26.350 I hope you enjoyed this. 13:26.350 --> 13:31.540 So starting with looking at the weaknesses leads to all the drama in this game. 13:31.750 --> 13:33.940 Okay, so much.