WEBVTT 00:00.810 --> 00:01.490 Hi there. 00:01.500 --> 00:06.690 In this lecture, we see fellow Master Martin Brown against Michael Adams in the 2016 British Championship, 00:06.690 --> 00:09.660 round 11 E four for Martin Brown. 00:09.660 --> 00:13.680 We have a five from Adams Knight every night. 00:13.680 --> 00:16.410 c6d4 to the Scotch game. 00:16.410 --> 00:20.490 E takes D for nine, takes D four, nine five, six. 00:22.050 --> 00:23.400 Now nine, take C six. 00:23.400 --> 00:26.040 So this has the idea of an E five thrust. 00:26.070 --> 00:31.200 Now black does best to pin that pawn to cause inconvenience in the white position. 00:31.470 --> 00:40.500 So Queen E to a bit of inconvenience caused so that bishop is hemmed in and now 95 we have c four and 00:40.530 --> 00:46.950 our black is not actually obliged here to play bishop Essex Adams actually just plays 9b6. 00:47.130 --> 00:55.680 So this is interesting nine C free and now with the pressure on C four Queenie six increasing that pressure, 00:56.940 --> 00:58.980 it's adequately guarded at the moment. 00:58.980 --> 01:03.150 In any case but Queenie Ford to try and develop the bishop. 01:04.660 --> 01:10.840 So ends by playing this is dissuading I think Catto because then C4 be hanging so queeny for trying 01:10.840 --> 01:15.550 to keep hold of c4g6 Bishop D free the bishop develops. 01:15.790 --> 01:19.270 Bishop G seven f4 protecting the e five pawn. 01:19.990 --> 01:22.470 Both sides Castle and now f five. 01:22.480 --> 01:24.730 This is a very interesting point of the game. 01:24.730 --> 01:29.770 In fact won't play is actually a big mistake, which seems very natural. 01:29.800 --> 01:34.480 He takes off six well in a way, but the structure is a bit compromised here. 01:36.460 --> 01:39.220 The concern of one is to lose the C4 pawn. 01:39.730 --> 01:40.300 But why? 01:40.300 --> 01:43.330 It should in fact play queen a free losing the C4 pawn. 01:43.630 --> 01:47.470 If Knight takes C4 to evaluate this, we need to understand. 01:47.470 --> 01:52.810 Well, Black's double pawns are not really an extra pawn on this side of the board. 01:52.960 --> 01:57.040 And in fact, this position the bishops also hemmed in. 01:57.040 --> 01:59.200 There are different aspects of this to consider. 01:59.200 --> 02:01.900 The bishops hemmed in an overall. 02:02.050 --> 02:05.290 Overall, why is actually slightly better here. 02:05.290 --> 02:12.130 For example, this scenario with bishop a free and the rooks together this is slightly better for for 02:12.130 --> 02:20.410 white but white played e takes f6 so not sacrificing a pawn but sacrificing position instead Queen takes 02:20.410 --> 02:25.690 f6 so we can see that this bishop hemmed in doesn't seem that great. 02:25.690 --> 02:29.920 The five square seems nice for black after Bishop DD two. 02:30.820 --> 02:34.120 This allows a very tactical positional response. 02:34.120 --> 02:37.360 If Bishop e free Bishop a six. 02:38.020 --> 02:43.660 This is actually already is just better for black this position that can even take out C4 there. 02:44.590 --> 02:52.030 So Bishop D2 is tried, but can you see what Adams plays now, which really energizes the black position 02:52.030 --> 02:54.790 and gives white a wealth of problems actually. 02:54.910 --> 02:56.980 So what's the move here of ten points? 03:00.980 --> 03:01.240 Hmm. 03:01.270 --> 03:01.780 Yeah. 03:01.780 --> 03:05.830 Because of the placing of the pieces, D5 isn't really restrained. 03:05.830 --> 03:06.910 D5 is played. 03:07.360 --> 03:08.390 We have Queen E two. 03:08.410 --> 03:14.740 If C takes D5, the point is Bishop of five, Nasty tempo Gainer, Queen of Nasty Tempo Game, Queen 03:14.740 --> 03:16.080 D for Czech winning material. 03:16.090 --> 03:16.810 Ouch. 03:18.010 --> 03:28.630 And if Queen E Free Rook 88 this position again Queen D4 is just actually winning material, basically. 03:31.120 --> 03:31.990 So. 03:33.070 --> 03:33.400 Yeah. 03:33.400 --> 03:35.380 I mean, it looks pretty unpleasant. 03:36.910 --> 03:41.590 In one scenario, I say Sam Rook protects, you know, we could potentially take and if Rook takes, 03:41.590 --> 03:43.330 we've got Bishop RD for ouch 03:46.450 --> 03:49.210 and say King H one Queen st. 03:49.220 --> 03:50.500 So then we're just taking on E4. 03:50.500 --> 03:51.160 Ouch. 03:51.820 --> 03:54.880 So, yeah, a lot of pain here for white in these variations. 03:56.050 --> 03:59.440 So Queen E too is tried, but now Bishop A's sex. 04:02.400 --> 04:05.880 And it looks difficult to say the least. 04:06.270 --> 04:11.160 We see Rook 81 and now Bishop taking cough, also taking out that pawn. 04:12.810 --> 04:16.050 With the possibility of Queen RD for Track and Rook. 04:16.500 --> 04:16.930 Yeah. 04:16.950 --> 04:20.550 Why is actually losing material and any C takes. 04:20.550 --> 04:23.050 There's Queen D for picking up the bishop. 04:23.070 --> 04:24.570 This track is nasty. 04:25.500 --> 04:26.520 So. 04:26.520 --> 04:27.360 Yeah. 04:27.600 --> 04:31.350 Won't gives up on the C four pawn. 04:31.470 --> 04:33.240 Bishop takes 90/10. 04:34.530 --> 04:39.780 Bishop C one and here a five is played. 04:40.230 --> 04:42.810 Quincy to Rook 88. 04:43.320 --> 04:43.770 Yeah. 04:43.770 --> 04:46.740 White's position seems absolutely bad. 04:47.100 --> 04:48.870 What an outcome from the opening. 04:48.870 --> 04:55.920 It was supposed to be a surprise opening against Adams to use the Scotch game, but White finds himself 04:57.030 --> 04:58.950 a pawn down with a bad position. 04:58.950 --> 05:00.210 And this makes things worse. 05:00.210 --> 05:03.750 The King safety aspect is now emphasized after Queen a four. 05:03.930 --> 05:11.490 If a four queen discovers that C five square, not that it needed to be covered because there's always 05:11.490 --> 05:18.210 Bishop D for track anyway, but here Bishop D for track and 93 is going to increase Black's advantage 05:18.210 --> 05:20.400 with that powerful pawn in the center. 05:22.320 --> 05:27.930 And also the big possibilities of Queen D five chapter, even for simplification. 05:28.200 --> 05:30.690 So, okay, so that's just better for black. 05:30.690 --> 05:37.560 So Queen A for though is played Queen D for checking each one and now it becomes very forcing. 05:37.560 --> 05:46.980 Rook takes E one, rook takes one queen F two rook g one if rook D one black has a really nice tactic 05:46.980 --> 05:47.580 actually here. 05:47.580 --> 05:49.110 Can you spot it for ten points? 05:54.060 --> 05:54.570 Yeah. 05:54.600 --> 05:56.430 Night takes be, too. 05:57.630 --> 06:00.070 It's to do with the back row after Bishop takes Rook. 06:00.090 --> 06:03.330 Takes a fall is overwhelming. 06:03.330 --> 06:08.920 It's hitting the queen and it's fronting Queen one So Queen takes her for would be forced. 06:08.920 --> 06:10.080 Then this is just better for black. 06:10.080 --> 06:14.340 But if queen takes these sexy and we're just playing queen off one and mating so that would be nice. 06:14.340 --> 06:18.810 But Rook G one was played Bishop D for better than Queen. 06:18.810 --> 06:20.060 Thanks G One mate. 06:20.340 --> 06:23.190 D one rook e practicing rookie, one mating. 06:23.280 --> 06:24.540 Hey, rookie one check. 06:24.570 --> 06:26.910 This is becoming a force mate sequence anyway. 06:26.940 --> 06:29.220 Queen G one check, King G free. 06:29.220 --> 06:31.830 And now Knight E free is paid, which is winning. 06:32.190 --> 06:34.290 There's also a quicker mate solution. 06:34.290 --> 06:36.000 This is like forcing mate. 06:36.720 --> 06:41.760 Before we get into that, the quicker one is Queen F to check and 95. 06:43.880 --> 06:50.030 And this is a blast, because if Queen takes the fall, there's a free chat mate with that pin. 06:51.020 --> 06:54.410 And if taking a bishop takes E five, check, This is forcing, mate. 06:54.410 --> 06:57.600 Basically, the white king is getting mated. 06:57.620 --> 07:00.860 In Adams's approach, this is also mating 93. 07:01.970 --> 07:04.720 So White resigned if Rook D two. 07:04.730 --> 07:08.900 We're playing h five with the threat of night. 07:11.400 --> 07:12.550 All sorts of threats, basically. 07:12.570 --> 07:14.550 Night five is one of them. 07:15.930 --> 07:22.890 And if Queen takes the 495 check here and rookie three is mating. 07:23.700 --> 07:32.940 But also, if we look at this possession after 93, if Queen takes DD four, then queen size G two is 07:32.940 --> 07:33.480 the way to go. 07:33.480 --> 07:36.030 Actually, forget trying to win the queen or anything. 07:36.030 --> 07:37.800 Just queen takes G to check. 07:38.220 --> 07:40.590 And 95 now is actually checkmate. 07:40.770 --> 07:42.510 So yeah, brutal stuff. 07:42.510 --> 07:44.100 Really brutal game. 07:44.280 --> 07:49.080 It all went downhill because White didn't play a possession or pawn sacrifice. 07:50.130 --> 07:54.870 So sometimes, yes, positional play in the form of a possession or pawn sacrifice is the way to go 07:54.870 --> 07:57.210 is actually the most accurate continuation. 07:57.210 --> 08:03.510 So in the game, White just was left with a horrendous position. 08:04.900 --> 08:07.630 By just one mistake in the opening. 08:07.630 --> 08:10.720 It starts to be absolutely horrendous here, especially after this. 08:11.110 --> 08:17.320 Yeah, it's a terrible outcome for the opening and the advantage was ruthlessly pursued to a checkmate 08:17.320 --> 08:18.010 attack. 08:18.160 --> 08:19.090 Beautiful stuff. 08:19.090 --> 08:22.570 I hope you enjoyed this game as much as me and so much.