WEBVTT 00:00.720 --> 00:01.590 Hi there. 00:01.620 --> 00:03.930 In this lecture, we see a very interesting game. 00:03.930 --> 00:08.790 Aaron Nimzowitsch against Veer Amnesic, who was one of the strongest women players of the time. 00:08.790 --> 00:12.630 This is in the 1929 Carlsbad tournament round six. 00:12.630 --> 00:19.890 We seen them as a match implementing in his opening theory choice the concept of over protection via 00:19.890 --> 00:22.770 quite a vivid gambit against the French defense. 00:23.070 --> 00:29.820 So Nimzowitsch here plays the advanced variation of the French defense after C5 Queen G4. 00:29.820 --> 00:34.650 So it's actually a positional gambit to reinforce an overprotected E five points. 00:35.370 --> 00:39.350 So black, if not careful, can be under a severe grip. 00:39.360 --> 00:41.640 Here we see 9396. 00:42.060 --> 00:44.580 Bishop de Frere now Queen a five check. 00:44.760 --> 00:48.000 This already leaves black in a difficult situation. 00:49.170 --> 00:51.120 Better, it seems, is h five. 00:51.120 --> 00:58.680 And for example here to play the cheeky f six regardless of Bishop G six this position the king is safe 00:58.680 --> 01:02.190 enough and black is trying to fight for control of E five. 01:02.190 --> 01:09.870 So this situation should leave black actually better, which is probably why this variation is not so 01:09.870 --> 01:11.160 popular nowadays. 01:11.730 --> 01:19.260 So there are ways and means for black to try and fight the E five grip early on before it sets in. 01:19.740 --> 01:22.860 In this game of the Queen, a five check like be to 01:25.950 --> 01:35.160 9g7 we have white casting 96 rookie one Bishop e seven is played here if Queen C seven. 01:36.480 --> 01:42.450 This might aim to limit White's advantage up to F six If Bishop takes g six at least Black is fighting 01:42.990 --> 01:47.010 for E five and here after Queen of seven this is about even. 01:47.460 --> 01:55.110 But white can do better when it doesn't have to take on g61 complain instead might be free and still 01:55.110 --> 01:56.580 end up with a small edge. 01:56.580 --> 01:57.660 That's a cute move. 01:57.660 --> 01:58.620 King of seven. 01:59.550 --> 02:02.880 But yeah, White's advantage is still present. 02:03.630 --> 02:06.080 If F takes E five might be tasty. 02:06.090 --> 02:10.980 Four and this is kind of dangerous for black hair after 9b5. 02:11.010 --> 02:11.610 Queen seven. 02:11.610 --> 02:12.510 Queen 66. 02:12.510 --> 02:19.320 Jack White's still getting a small edge here, but with the game, this isn't really addressing the 02:19.320 --> 02:21.240 point about the central grip. 02:21.510 --> 02:28.680 Bishop e seven And we have H four trying to chase away the G six knights, which has a bearing on the 02:28.680 --> 02:29.370 e five points. 02:29.370 --> 02:31.360 So black's getting a really passive game now. 02:31.530 --> 02:35.490 Bishop, if things are going backwards, might be free. 02:36.240 --> 02:40.620 Quincey seven might be tasty for 964. 02:40.650 --> 02:42.780 That was one of Black's best pieces. 02:43.200 --> 02:47.370 And now there's a big threat of Knight B five to D six. 02:47.610 --> 02:51.780 We have Bishop D seven parrying that Bishop G five. 02:51.780 --> 02:52.800 We have G six. 02:52.800 --> 02:54.060 Weakening the dark squares. 02:54.060 --> 02:55.620 This looks very bad. 02:55.620 --> 03:01.620 Positioning Rook AC one Knights at five Bishop f6 So the king stranded in the center. 03:01.620 --> 03:07.800 Rook g Now Bishop takes that five getting rid of Black's best piece He takes what else G takes. 03:07.800 --> 03:15.120 We're going to take the rook, Queenie two We have Queen B six, C free a patient move for the moment, 03:15.120 --> 03:15.780 Bishop C five. 03:15.780 --> 03:17.160 But now B four. 03:17.340 --> 03:21.240 Encouraging to open up things we have. 03:21.240 --> 03:30.240 Bishop takes DD four, which gives what, an ancient C file if Bishop e7a4 is quite interesting actually 03:30.240 --> 03:35.310 here trying to lure the bishop away from e six So Bishop takes a four we can say on e seven here and 03:35.310 --> 03:38.160 play e six with a huge attack. 03:38.490 --> 03:41.760 So anyway Bishop takes DD four. 03:41.760 --> 03:43.440 This is looking bleak for black. 03:43.440 --> 03:44.790 The king in the center. 03:45.030 --> 03:49.590 So c text for Bishop E six Rook, C five, King D seven. 03:50.550 --> 03:52.890 There is an issue with Black's position. 03:53.040 --> 03:59.610 Even if the C file is contested, the issue is highlighted with What would you play here for ten points? 04:00.780 --> 04:01.170 Yeah. 04:01.170 --> 04:01.770 Queen of free. 04:01.770 --> 04:04.890 There's the possibility of a positional sacrifice. 04:05.670 --> 04:13.530 Exchange, sacrifice we have Queen takes b4 if Rook AC eight Queen a free is rather nifty here so taking 04:13.530 --> 04:19.350 on c5b tanks Queen six we can take on a seven and not mind the Queen's coming off. 04:19.350 --> 04:21.360 This is still a dominating position here. 04:22.260 --> 04:31.350 So anyway, Queen takes B four is played and it allows Rook takes D five check. 04:31.350 --> 04:32.570 So the Queen is looking at the rock. 04:32.610 --> 04:34.740 So Nimzowitsch has to work with Shaq's. 04:35.610 --> 04:41.610 If Bishop takes the five queen, takes D five check and then rook c one check. 04:41.640 --> 04:44.190 This is a raging attack after Bishop e seven. 04:44.400 --> 04:47.070 This is quite crushing to try and get rook B one in. 04:47.250 --> 04:53.130 So here rook b one check rotates B seven check is just crushing mating. 04:53.130 --> 04:59.760 So King E eight is tried rook c one and now you. 04:59.870 --> 05:05.860 Yeah, it's such a dominating position we have Bishop takes the five queen, takes the five queen by 05:05.870 --> 05:06.080 six. 05:06.110 --> 05:09.560 The Rooks aren't really that happy here, to say the least. 05:09.590 --> 05:14.450 And here, just queen a free with the frets of Queen Free. 05:14.990 --> 05:17.020 Looking at E seven, this dance Bishop. 05:17.040 --> 05:18.020 It's amazing. 05:18.320 --> 05:22.280 So we have G tanks, H five Queen, a free queen six. 05:22.280 --> 05:23.930 But there was a weakness of the last move. 05:23.930 --> 05:28.460 It neglects C seven and a rook on the seventh is pretty decisive here. 05:28.460 --> 05:30.110 Supporting rookie seven. 05:30.110 --> 05:31.460 Black has to resign. 05:31.460 --> 05:36.110 So Black resigned if rook g six Yeah we just can rookie seven Shaq and then take off the queen. 05:36.530 --> 05:40.430 So quite a crushing win here with little resistance. 05:41.120 --> 05:42.110 It's interesting. 05:42.110 --> 05:42.500 Yes. 05:42.500 --> 05:46.160 When we think about Nimzowitsch is concepts. 05:46.730 --> 05:48.380 It's interesting to check out his openings. 05:48.380 --> 05:49.820 They embodied his concepts. 05:49.820 --> 05:56.000 Basically, if we want examples of his concepts like over protection, look no further than this variation 05:56.300 --> 05:58.070 is offering a pawn. 05:58.070 --> 06:03.800 He believes in the concept so much he's offering a pawn for the over protection of the E five square. 06:04.280 --> 06:08.090 So this idea of getting a grip, there's also a lesson for the defender. 06:08.090 --> 06:12.380 If you don't get rid of the grip early on with dynamic measures if necessary, if you're king stuck 06:12.380 --> 06:13.100 in the center. 06:13.100 --> 06:16.740 But if you can try and undermine E5, do it early on before it's too late. 06:16.760 --> 06:20.390 So there's this there's a lesson for both sides here. 06:20.390 --> 06:23.930 But the way it's played, yeah, this gambit justifies itself. 06:23.930 --> 06:25.580 Modern engines don't like this gambit. 06:25.580 --> 06:27.440 It's not particularly sound. 06:27.440 --> 06:32.060 There are sound of gambits, but it's the idea which is kind of beautiful. 06:32.480 --> 06:39.290 The idea of reinforcing fire protection, a central point, giving strength and energy to your pieces 06:39.290 --> 06:40.910 and dissuading pawn breaks. 06:40.910 --> 06:47.090 Later, when the grip is made, it dissuades fraying pawn breaks so you get such a strong position basically, 06:47.420 --> 06:51.380 which Nimzowitsch likes to call prophylaxis. 06:51.380 --> 06:55.100 It is kind of preventing all sorts of things from the opponent later. 06:56.390 --> 07:00.980 Just generally counterplay removal, destruction, there's no counterplay. 07:00.980 --> 07:06.740 It makes it the game like a one way road, like there was no challenge from the opponent, but it's 07:06.740 --> 07:10.610 just because the grip was allowed to be set in on the E five points. 07:10.610 --> 07:17.000 But it's such a great idea to try and make use of this idea of protecting a central point. 07:17.000 --> 07:18.740 So I thought, this is an interesting game to show you. 07:18.740 --> 07:20.030 I hope you enjoyed this one. 07:21.080 --> 07:21.860 Thanks so much.