WEBVTT 00:01.120 --> 00:01.880 Hi there. 00:01.900 --> 00:09.150 In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Susan Polgar in 1997 Bilbao tournament C4. 00:09.160 --> 00:17.070 From Karpov we have e59c3 96 and now Karpov plays G3. 00:17.080 --> 00:23.020 So this looks like a very logical English opening, controlling the D5 square. 00:24.100 --> 00:31.120 We have Bishop G seven and now E three, so Karpov doesn't want to block in his f pawn. 00:31.270 --> 00:33.630 So he's allowing the knight to go to E two. 00:33.640 --> 00:35.710 So it's pieces behind pawns. 00:35.830 --> 00:42.860 So it's kind of harmonious to try and avoid the pieces being blocked in by the pawns. 00:42.880 --> 00:49.630 We have Rook b19, G seven, and now B for a6d frame. 00:49.660 --> 00:51.220 We have Bishop E six. 00:52.180 --> 00:54.280 And now to prevent D five. 00:54.280 --> 01:01.330 R lock and key is put on the D five square with 90 5d5 would be sometimes a liberating move for black. 01:01.330 --> 01:10.540 So 95 we have black casting 92 Queen D seven and now actually before Castling Knight s free is played, 01:10.990 --> 01:12.330 we have 98. 01:12.340 --> 01:24.100 So one of the ideas of this is to play 9c8 for C six so that there's no Knight B6 for King, Queen and 01:24.100 --> 01:24.660 Rook. 01:24.670 --> 01:27.970 It takes a bit of time to do this as an alternative. 01:27.970 --> 01:30.040 Bishop H three seems logical. 01:30.040 --> 01:36.040 If White Castle's bishop takes G to this position of the king, takes G to F five, F three should be 01:36.040 --> 01:38.920 about even one should be careful. 01:38.920 --> 01:41.410 There's been a lot of pull moves of white place F4. 01:41.410 --> 01:45.640 This could open up the position in Black's favor in this variation. 01:45.640 --> 01:50.680 So for example, here it looks a little bit shaky here. 01:50.680 --> 01:55.420 If the pawn takes, then Bishop takes C free, but this starts to look a little bit on the shaky side 01:55.420 --> 01:55.990 here. 01:56.320 --> 02:04.360 If C six is played in this fashion with 98 for C six and black might actually be getting a small edge, 02:04.360 --> 02:06.730 you can see that there's been a lot of pawn moves. 02:06.730 --> 02:11.980 So White would have to tread carefully there in that variation, it seems that would be the best way 02:11.980 --> 02:12.250 to go. 02:12.250 --> 02:12.700 Bishop H. 02:12.700 --> 02:13.270 Free. 02:14.380 --> 02:21.760 But we have 98 and now I fall in this position also it seems. 02:21.760 --> 02:26.800 Knight six, E seven check queen text and 95 could actually be a good idea. 02:26.800 --> 02:29.320 This position looks good for white. 02:31.260 --> 02:39.390 So if see six again, there's might be six and let's say 96, you know, White has a nice edge here. 02:39.790 --> 02:41.670 Things haven't opened up too quickly. 02:41.670 --> 02:44.850 Why has control over the position So okay. 02:44.940 --> 02:47.900 A four though was played 98. 02:47.910 --> 02:49.020 So the fret now. 02:49.020 --> 02:55.770 Well kind of see sex kick in the night we have 94 which addresses that actually why it's immediately 02:55.770 --> 03:01.110 frightening any night to f six to -- king and queen we have F six. 03:01.650 --> 03:03.090 Let's put that on the board for fun. 03:03.120 --> 03:03.660 C six. 03:03.660 --> 03:04.770 Yes, any night. 03:04.770 --> 03:08.040 And then taking the queen, it's pretty noncontroversial. 03:08.040 --> 03:12.420 If King H eight again night. 03:12.420 --> 03:14.820 Going to F six is painful for blank. 03:15.300 --> 03:23.730 For example, if Queen C six white can end up potentially trapping the Queen like this with 94, where's 03:23.730 --> 03:24.600 the queen going? 03:25.530 --> 03:27.360 So yes, that would be an adventure. 03:27.870 --> 03:34.160 And if Bishop takes first nine takes, this is going to be better for why it's getting that dance square 03:34.170 --> 03:37.110 Bishop has compromised the black position. 03:37.770 --> 03:41.700 If Bishop takes D five, that's a bit of a concession to give up the light square. 03:41.700 --> 03:43.170 Bishop, The knight could go back. 03:43.170 --> 03:47.370 There is E4 hitting the knight, so swapping pawns, basically. 03:47.370 --> 03:49.410 But this ends up favoring white. 03:49.650 --> 03:56.240 So okay f six is tried comp of castle C sex knight DC free. 03:56.500 --> 04:01.440 I have seven Queen C two and no F five is played. 04:01.440 --> 04:08.430 This is quite look aggressive looking but it is creating a potential vacuum around the king. 04:08.790 --> 04:12.660 So if things open up later, this could be a problem for the king. 04:13.050 --> 04:15.030 We have a five. 04:15.480 --> 04:20.040 So this is getting the clause into key squares which might be useful later. 04:20.040 --> 04:24.990 If a knight goes into basics, it could be useful to support possibilities. 04:24.990 --> 04:27.120 So we have H five and F four. 04:27.630 --> 04:35.550 So making sure that the kingside attack is limited and it seems okay to offer the opening of the position 04:35.550 --> 04:35.730 here. 04:35.730 --> 04:36.720 This seems okay. 04:36.720 --> 04:41.520 Now we have Knight E seven so Black didn't really want to take on our four. 04:41.520 --> 04:49.020 We have a four rook now, Knight B six, Queen seven and now actually might be free. 04:49.020 --> 04:53.820 It seems as though as though a lot of pieces are away from the king, but it's difficult for the king 04:53.820 --> 04:55.440 to be blasted open here. 04:57.300 --> 05:00.120 And there is actually a this is interesting. 05:00.120 --> 05:03.000 This is a simple, logical looking move. 05:03.000 --> 05:05.160 White doesn't really want to enter complications. 05:05.280 --> 05:08.280 F takes G five, if you remember, call pops quotation. 05:08.280 --> 05:10.230 It doesn't really like unclear stuff. 05:10.470 --> 05:15.570 So this position, even though it seems as though White is going to win a pawn, there is some complexity 05:15.570 --> 05:18.090 here which requires calculation. 05:18.090 --> 05:21.660 Winning that pawn and having the queen harassed like this. 05:22.230 --> 05:25.110 It seems more complex than needed. 05:25.110 --> 05:29.430 And it seems here, for example, you know, Black's getting some aggressive play. 05:29.700 --> 05:34.590 But yeah, if you're a computer, you can play like this and carry on like this. 05:34.590 --> 05:39.870 That would be a nice pawn sac to make sure control position and it ends up with a nice edge for white 05:39.900 --> 05:40.470 hair. 05:41.310 --> 05:42.290 But okay. 05:42.330 --> 05:44.520 So yeah, thanks for the record. 05:44.670 --> 05:47.160 Seems to be an idea to target h five. 05:47.490 --> 05:53.100 Not that the idea of it hitting H five is ruled out in the main line in the game we see Knight be free 05:53.100 --> 06:00.120 first knight G six and now Queen D one here looking at H five and it commits the pawns g four And here 06:00.120 --> 06:04.410 Karpov has the perk that the knight on B six holds c four. 06:04.410 --> 06:07.980 So this next move is possible without dropping C for D four. 06:08.400 --> 06:11.340 Interesting decision point we have E takes F four. 06:12.420 --> 06:20.370 Things are starting to open up around the king if e four though there is d5c take c text and this position 06:20.370 --> 06:27.570 White can play bishop b two and get an absolutely gorgeous knight on D four here after Bishop takes 06:27.570 --> 06:28.860 G seven, King G seven. 06:28.860 --> 06:35.010 We have for example Rook C one and then a gorgeous knight which immediately flattens Knight takes a 06:35.010 --> 06:41.760 five in this line and 96 and let's say 98 we can move the rook. 06:41.760 --> 06:44.070 And we just got a fantastic position here. 06:45.060 --> 06:46.770 Yeah, this is just great. 06:46.770 --> 06:52.590 It shows actually that the kingside attack is frozen and when it's got key dark square knights, it's 06:52.590 --> 06:54.300 a beautiful position to behold. 06:54.300 --> 06:57.960 So he takes her four is played, he takes her four. 06:58.770 --> 07:01.700 And then of course, this gives one a share of the e-file. 07:01.710 --> 07:02.100 Potentially. 07:02.100 --> 07:05.490 We have D five, which gives ac5 out post. 07:05.490 --> 07:08.940 It seems advantages are accumulating here. 07:09.150 --> 07:12.600 So C takes D five Bishop takes and now Knight takes D five. 07:12.600 --> 07:14.910 That seems to be an advantage in its own right. 07:15.870 --> 07:19.500 And here it's a bit risky to take on D five. 07:19.500 --> 07:21.300 Karpov didn't entertain that. 07:22.980 --> 07:24.230 Bishop, 25. 07:24.240 --> 07:27.450 He actually played the night outpost for Simple Chess. 07:27.660 --> 07:36.840 Bishop b2 Simple Chess Queen before putting more pressure on DD five and now Rookie two is played. 07:36.840 --> 07:42.810 So this is black indulging in tactics to try and make taking on defined backfire. 07:43.020 --> 07:50.850 But Cop Off is saying that he's going to benefit from Bishop 65 now Queen DD six and now Rook for one, 07:50.850 --> 07:55.560 which actually allows a mini combination by black, which is harmless. 07:56.010 --> 07:59.610 The thing is, this is a very difficult position for black. 07:59.880 --> 08:02.320 If Rook for eight, we're just going to take on F seven. 08:02.340 --> 08:03.120 Thanks very much. 08:03.120 --> 08:03.870 Ouch. 08:05.010 --> 08:09.030 So the combination allow this rook takes two and it seems as though. 08:09.030 --> 08:09.870 Hold on. 08:10.350 --> 08:14.130 If Queen takes B two, there's Queen takes D five and Black's winning back. 08:14.160 --> 08:20.100 Karpov has seen this and actually takes with the rook, allowing Bishop takes the fall check. 08:20.310 --> 08:21.840 And now king of one. 08:23.710 --> 08:24.070 Yeah. 08:24.070 --> 08:30.100 This avoids any immediate checks like h three, which might have been useful at some point. 08:30.100 --> 08:31.780 King often seems safe enough. 08:31.780 --> 08:33.130 So Bishop takes B two. 08:33.130 --> 08:34.360 So what is the point? 08:34.360 --> 08:37.150 Because if Queen takes, there's Queen 65, right? 08:38.960 --> 08:39.890 The point is revealed. 08:39.890 --> 08:42.680 It's rookie sex and all of a sudden. 08:42.680 --> 08:43.400 Hold on. 08:44.540 --> 08:46.820 Black's king looks extremely weak. 08:46.820 --> 08:49.430 Now, after this, we see. 08:49.460 --> 08:52.400 Quincy, 7 to 1 is getting the material back with interest. 08:52.790 --> 08:55.490 And here Ruby six was played. 08:55.610 --> 09:01.370 In fact, there's a tactical knockout blow combination as well. 09:01.400 --> 09:02.840 Can you see what it is? 09:04.540 --> 09:07.600 There is actually Queen Bee two here as well. 09:07.960 --> 09:13.900 So if King takes there's actually 96, which hits the queen, and queen hasn't got any useful checks 09:13.900 --> 09:17.100 against the king and also supports G seven. 09:17.110 --> 09:18.340 So Queen moves. 09:18.340 --> 09:19.750 Queen G seven check. 09:20.260 --> 09:21.910 Queen H seven check. 09:22.690 --> 09:26.530 And here 97 is a cute chap, mate. 09:26.590 --> 09:34.540 So rugby six is played, which is strong as well because it's threatening all sorts of things. 09:34.780 --> 09:36.300 It's threatening the bishop and is frightening. 09:36.310 --> 09:38.590 The black is losing material. 09:38.590 --> 09:48.220 Here we have Bishop G seven and now Rook takes B seven, Queen D six. 09:50.130 --> 09:51.450 And here. 09:51.450 --> 09:59.520 Yeah why it's absolutely winning and chooses Knights Essex funny enough and now takes that peace piece 09:59.520 --> 10:01.440 up It's it's over really. 10:01.680 --> 10:05.370 Brook takes a five and black resigns here What a dismantling in the end. 10:05.730 --> 10:06.540 Wow. 10:06.840 --> 10:09.570 If rook see What if Rook see one check. 10:10.110 --> 10:15.650 It's not going to last long after rook age five check Knight takes G seven. 10:15.660 --> 10:16.560 Check. 10:17.070 --> 10:19.680 Quincy Free check, rook G five check. 10:19.680 --> 10:20.820 And we take the queen. 10:20.820 --> 10:22.950 So, yes, quite crushing game. 10:22.980 --> 10:28.260 A beautiful advert for the English opening actually emphasizing control of the position. 10:28.260 --> 10:33.810 When we talk about positional control, it seems like the English opening avoids the massive complex 10:33.810 --> 10:39.870 chess of F4 openings sometimes, and we're just looking at control of key squares. 10:39.870 --> 10:43.620 I remember Andrew Webster saying to me, to use the English opening, you know, can just control D 10:43.620 --> 10:49.230 five It seems, you know, Karpov is just controlling key squares in this game in the center. 10:49.230 --> 10:54.090 The pawn is really helpful here on C four sometimes. 10:54.090 --> 10:58.920 Yeah, well, that's one of the big points of the English opening, so it's a very nice control game. 10:58.920 --> 11:00.210 Pieces behind Pawns. 11:00.210 --> 11:08.670 The pieces were in harmony with the pawns in more than one way, you know, not just that, not just 11:08.670 --> 11:12.690 compatibility, but also the scope of the pieces. 11:13.160 --> 11:16.950 You know, they weren't being blockaded by the pawns with the knight going on. 11:16.950 --> 11:18.270 E two later. 11:19.470 --> 11:22.740 There's no the pieces are all behind the pawns at the moment. 11:23.040 --> 11:24.780 The exception for Black's position. 11:24.780 --> 11:31.890 That piece is in front of a pawn, and it caused awkwardness that Black has to kind of play strange 11:31.890 --> 11:36.600 looking moves just to kick the knight on D5 five because that's c pawn is locked in. 11:36.600 --> 11:39.030 So we see some issues about having to waste time there. 11:39.030 --> 11:44.060 Yeah, a very, very interesting positional game with a gradual accumulation of advantages. 11:44.550 --> 11:47.700 Okay, I hope you enjoyed this one and so much.