WEBVTT 00:00.910 --> 00:01.610 Hi there. 00:01.630 --> 00:06.850 In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Vladimir Sogavare in 1970. 00:07.030 --> 00:07.810 Let's have a look. 00:07.840 --> 00:11.950 e4d64969. 00:11.950 --> 00:12.550 c39. 00:12.580 --> 00:15.220 BD 79ge2. 00:17.080 --> 00:20.200 And it would be nice with this movie to be able to play later. 00:20.200 --> 00:22.750 For example, G four and Bishop G two looks very comfortable. 00:23.680 --> 00:26.560 And then there are ideas after that like H four and G four. 00:26.560 --> 00:29.240 Maybe it comes to G free later to support G five. 00:29.260 --> 00:30.850 There are all sorts of ideas. 00:30.850 --> 00:34.060 Black tries to be disruptive here with B five. 00:34.720 --> 00:41.140 So yes, if it takes nine times E for losing that center pawn doesn't seem great for white. 00:42.490 --> 00:51.280 If a free C six this position black has e five, and if white goes for the exchange of queens, it's 00:51.280 --> 00:52.660 not a big deal here. 00:53.740 --> 00:58.120 For example, here it should be about even of adopts here. 00:58.120 --> 01:01.930 A very interesting move uses a very interesting movie e five. 01:02.170 --> 01:03.480 So we have details. 01:03.490 --> 01:04.300 E five. 01:04.300 --> 01:06.430 What else if nine, G four. 01:06.730 --> 01:08.560 Then here very strong movies, nine. 01:08.560 --> 01:10.840 G free hitting the knight. 01:12.040 --> 01:12.700 And if nine. 01:12.700 --> 01:13.300 Sage six. 01:13.300 --> 01:16.660 Can you see what white can play, which is really crushing in this position. 01:19.680 --> 01:20.130 Yeah. 01:21.130 --> 01:22.030 Essex. 01:22.120 --> 01:27.670 And if Black wants to go really badly wrong, Black would take her and off the bishop takes h6. 01:27.670 --> 01:29.200 Black could end up being mated. 01:29.200 --> 01:31.230 So it's very, very dangerous stuff anyway. 01:31.510 --> 01:32.710 Takes was played. 01:32.980 --> 01:41.410 We have D takes E five and cop off gets black to lose Casting Rights Exchange of Queen's Night takes 01:41.440 --> 01:41.830 B five. 01:41.830 --> 01:45.790 Also, the pawns are a little bit weak, but it's hard to exploit these. 01:45.970 --> 01:48.670 One of the bigger features is the King. 01:48.670 --> 01:50.650 Actually, it's combined with the weaknesses. 01:50.650 --> 01:53.500 Here we have a six night BD for. 01:55.480 --> 01:56.760 Bishop be seven. 01:56.770 --> 01:58.000 Bishop four. 01:58.180 --> 02:01.960 We have 96 White Castles now. 02:02.880 --> 02:04.370 Queenside we have kingside eight. 02:04.530 --> 02:04.890 Yes. 02:04.890 --> 02:10.020 So if Knight takes F4 white plays for ten points, what would you play? 02:12.380 --> 02:12.950 Yeah. 02:12.980 --> 02:14.900 There's the crushing 96 check. 02:15.500 --> 02:16.550 This is the most crushing. 02:16.550 --> 02:18.050 It's mating by force. 02:18.050 --> 02:23.840 If Kingsgate wrote the chap Mate f King, 667 is chap mate. 02:24.200 --> 02:26.090 So yes, that would be the way to go. 02:26.840 --> 02:27.920 96 check. 02:28.820 --> 02:32.210 So that's the most accurate. 02:33.860 --> 02:36.230 And yeah, you might be thinking, well, what about 96? 02:36.230 --> 02:37.250 Check, That's not as good. 02:37.250 --> 02:38.410 What if Kinky ain't here? 02:38.420 --> 02:39.260 What you play? 02:39.440 --> 02:40.430 There's no meat there. 02:40.670 --> 02:41.840 So kinky. 02:41.840 --> 02:42.410 Eight. 02:42.410 --> 02:44.690 We have Bishop dropping back. 02:45.620 --> 02:48.530 E sex might be free. 02:49.460 --> 02:54.320 And this gives the idea that maybe white at some point can grab the light square. 02:54.320 --> 02:55.310 Bishop Sorry, a five. 02:55.310 --> 02:56.380 We just take that. 02:56.390 --> 03:00.620 But the point I wanted to mention is on the A five square. 03:03.110 --> 03:03.650 A five. 03:03.650 --> 03:09.170 If we can grab this light square bishop and get this more kind of permanent advantage sometimes Depends 03:09.170 --> 03:10.870 how much you take care of the bishop here. 03:10.880 --> 03:16.340 If we can get the bishop pan, there's a glimmer actually, this week, and pawn structure does have 03:16.340 --> 03:17.570 that slight issue of it. 03:17.570 --> 03:21.980 It's not controlling a five and that could lead to another permanent, more permanent way. 03:21.980 --> 03:24.500 We can accumulate advantages with the bishop hair. 03:24.500 --> 03:26.090 So bear that in mind. 03:26.210 --> 03:28.400 But black seems active at the moment. 03:28.400 --> 03:33.230 Hasn't called for night G for well, we're not afraid to put our pieces on the back row. 03:33.230 --> 03:33.500 So. 03:33.500 --> 03:36.620 Bishop E one just protecting f two like that. 03:38.000 --> 03:41.750 We have Bishop dd six and now H three. 03:41.780 --> 03:48.470 It is important to note here, what if 9h2 because actually doesn't have nine takes F one, then Bishop 03:48.500 --> 03:52.580 takes you to G two, which undermines the pawn chain, then Bishop takes H three. 03:52.730 --> 03:53.570 Yes. 03:53.990 --> 04:00.290 White does actually have a tactic here which reassures that this is this is okay for y guess what you 04:00.290 --> 04:03.170 play here to get a winning advantage. 04:04.470 --> 04:05.460 400 points. 04:05.730 --> 04:09.350 Yeah, we play Route 66, so we're undermining Black's pieces. 04:09.570 --> 04:11.490 So if takes, we're just going to take the knight. 04:11.520 --> 04:12.630 Knight takes F one. 04:12.630 --> 04:16.110 We leave the knight stranded in the best possible way. 04:16.110 --> 04:19.770 Without this structural undermining, we play Rook RD free. 04:19.770 --> 04:22.770 So the key point is protect free. 04:22.770 --> 04:27.510 So if the bishop takes G two with H three protected, we play rook G won. 04:27.840 --> 04:29.340 So what does Black do here? 04:29.910 --> 04:37.320 Bishop e four We can scoop up two pieces here and we have a big positional advantage and material advantage. 04:37.620 --> 04:40.080 Well, basically we're winning this position. 04:40.080 --> 04:42.090 So Knight H two is out of the question. 04:42.090 --> 04:49.470 So Knight Have six was played, but now 95 and White is going to turn all of this action into it's a 04:49.500 --> 04:55.110 two way street that black can take on G two We can actually try and use that diagonal if we get that 04:55.110 --> 04:58.650 line square Bishop Black played Rook D eight. 04:58.650 --> 05:04.880 If Bishop D five, we can play C four here and Bishop e4 F three. 05:04.890 --> 05:06.870 So black's going to play Bishop B seven. 05:06.870 --> 05:13.950 And we've in this case, we've kind of put pawns in this diagonal and about the best way of playing 05:13.950 --> 05:21.900 it might actually be here not to take the bishop, which is lucrative, but B four because this carries 05:21.900 --> 05:25.830 C, C five and C six concretely in the position. 05:26.550 --> 05:29.010 If we have C five, we have ac6 threat. 05:29.130 --> 05:30.090 What does black do? 05:30.120 --> 05:34.050 King eight Then this we can carry on with a nice position. 05:34.050 --> 05:39.120 For example, here we've just got a very nice position and that Bishop's not doing much is blunted anyway. 05:39.120 --> 05:40.800 We've just got a superior position. 05:40.980 --> 05:42.810 So yeah, we can keep the options open. 05:42.810 --> 05:48.840 We don't have to automatically snap up the B seven Bishop but in the game Rook the eight, we have C 05:48.840 --> 05:50.370 four and now 94. 05:50.400 --> 05:53.910 There's more of a case now for taking out the bishop. 05:53.910 --> 05:59.610 It's being annoying on this diagonal so actually takes out the bishop and you can see he has got a kind 05:59.610 --> 06:03.090 of permanent advantage now, more semipermanent advantage. 06:03.090 --> 06:08.370 The bishop pair, they could be snapped up if White's not careful, but the pieces largely on the first 06:08.370 --> 06:09.030 round gets funny. 06:09.030 --> 06:13.500 But White does have this bishop pair to play with Bishop e five. 06:13.500 --> 06:14.820 We have nine C free. 06:15.930 --> 06:17.530 Route tanks was also possible. 06:17.550 --> 06:20.220 Maybe this is a slightly more accurate for Knight C one. 06:20.220 --> 06:26.250 This handles the D three issue and then you know, we're going to be playing G for it at some point. 06:26.250 --> 06:31.260 Say black plays 9g6 in advance of G three, then we're using this diagonal. 06:31.260 --> 06:32.160 So this is great. 06:32.160 --> 06:33.480 Now this would be great. 06:33.480 --> 06:36.270 So that's another way of playing it with advantage. 06:36.270 --> 06:43.290 So 9c3 that was played, pair of volts come off like this, wrote the eight G for it still in It's a 06:43.290 --> 06:47.250 relative of the other position we're still getting on this diagonal that's the key point The light square 06:47.250 --> 06:52.380 bishop without the counterpart is a long term advantage in its own right. 06:52.680 --> 06:54.300 So Bishop G two check. 06:54.300 --> 06:59.550 So one is stronger on the light squares and controlling king escape squares, which is exciting even 06:59.550 --> 07:02.280 for a positional player to try and make the opponents king Now. 07:02.490 --> 07:08.940 So positional play is establishing advantages but other things like tactics and attacking crown that 07:08.940 --> 07:10.050 positional play. 07:11.810 --> 07:17.240 We can use our levels of sophistication to get great attacking positions. 07:17.240 --> 07:23.000 So sophistication is understanding the small permanent advantages of positions. 07:23.000 --> 07:24.530 So we have this Bishop pan. 07:24.830 --> 07:26.720 Sea freight is very dangerous now for blacks. 07:26.720 --> 07:28.370 King Bishop default. 07:28.370 --> 07:30.530 We have nothing Ito funny enough here. 07:30.680 --> 07:36.140 Bishop e five and now f four. 07:36.140 --> 07:40.490 So tempo gaining getting on this key diagonal now potentially. 07:40.490 --> 07:41.780 But first 90 C free. 07:41.780 --> 07:50.540 So this key diagonal as well, the bishop looks absolutely great but 93 first before was also an interesting 07:50.540 --> 07:50.750 move. 07:50.750 --> 07:52.130 It's a really strong position. 07:52.130 --> 07:52.820 So frightening. 07:52.850 --> 07:58.250 C five, F, C five Bishop F So this is also very strong for white, as you might suspect. 07:58.370 --> 08:04.150 And B five we can even just go for a pass pawn strategy like two connected pass pawns on the queenside. 08:04.160 --> 08:08.900 Huge advantage here if eight takes those bishops are amazing on the diagonals. 08:08.900 --> 08:16.640 So anyway, noisy free though is played c six If King a seven bishop have to check this position before 08:16.640 --> 08:17.360 is strong. 08:17.780 --> 08:20.900 So even though the king's not getting mated, it's very dangerous for black. 08:20.900 --> 08:24.350 If Bishop takes b4, we're going to be winning material with the pen. 08:24.710 --> 08:31.880 So let's say black players h5b5 and we're back to having very strong passport potential and attacking 08:31.880 --> 08:32.900 potential here. 08:33.320 --> 08:35.480 So C six is played 08:38.090 --> 08:40.790 and Compo actually finds an amazing resource here. 08:40.790 --> 08:43.610 So for 500 points, what would you play in this position? 08:43.850 --> 08:45.350 It really is about king safety. 08:45.350 --> 08:48.290 Now White has accumulated enough advantages and can go for it. 08:48.320 --> 08:51.530 Even though queens have come off, one pair of rooks have come off. 08:51.530 --> 08:54.230 It's still now great attacking potential here. 08:54.230 --> 08:55.700 So what would you play here? 08:56.150 --> 08:57.230 500 points. 08:59.100 --> 08:59.360 Yeah. 08:59.400 --> 09:00.470 C five chip. 09:00.540 --> 09:01.800 So it's working with tempo. 09:02.010 --> 09:03.270 Has to do something about that. 09:03.300 --> 09:08.460 Now, if Kim takes five, then we have Bishop have to check and look at these bishops. 09:08.460 --> 09:09.720 They're helping to make the king. 09:09.720 --> 09:16.890 They're helping each other to make the king Bishop be would be a beauty here to prevent the king using 09:18.000 --> 09:18.980 a five and C five. 09:18.990 --> 09:22.170 So Francis, think a three chap mating so like that. 09:22.170 --> 09:23.220 That would be amusing. 09:23.220 --> 09:27.930 So Bishop take C five was tried, but now a four check. 09:27.930 --> 09:31.230 The king's coming down the board and now beautiful move here. 09:32.740 --> 09:34.390 Can you say what does won't play? 09:34.870 --> 09:36.970 So don't allow any reverse gear of the king. 09:36.970 --> 09:39.630 We have king be free protecting the knight. 09:39.640 --> 09:41.350 So the knight holds that reverse gear. 09:41.380 --> 09:42.310 The king can't step back. 09:42.310 --> 09:43.870 We're threatening Bishop F one. 09:44.170 --> 09:47.110 So black tries Rook D free check, Bishop C free. 09:47.110 --> 09:48.970 We're still threatening Bishop F one. 09:48.970 --> 09:51.460 So Black desperately gives up the exchange. 09:52.820 --> 09:54.610 We have maintained C for each check. 09:54.620 --> 10:02.090 King a5f king B 694 check and blacks again in big trouble with the king. 10:02.270 --> 10:08.060 This position Bishop and for one check, 1965 is just winning material anyway so. 10:08.060 --> 10:22.070 King a five knight a4f to rook C 197 Rook C to Bishop e3a now Bishop take C six. 10:22.070 --> 10:25.460 So, yeah, this is a winning position. 10:25.460 --> 10:26.090 Let's see what happened. 10:26.120 --> 10:31.490 95 For the record, Bishop e89 takes G three And now. 10:33.430 --> 10:40.960 King see for getting the -- ready for b4 chat mating so 95 stops before chat mate. 10:41.500 --> 10:43.870 Let's put that beauty on the board just for fun. 10:44.380 --> 10:46.860 So here b4 and that's chat mate. 10:46.870 --> 10:48.280 The bishop is holding the knight. 10:48.490 --> 10:50.250 So Knight takes Geoffrey. 10:50.260 --> 10:55.960 We have kingussie for 95 and now a free again to renew the idea of B four. 10:56.350 --> 10:58.060 We have knight b six check. 10:58.300 --> 11:03.580 And now King D free takes a four, king takes E free. 11:03.580 --> 11:10.360 So och black's not mated, but it's still it's the exchange down for no compensation. 11:10.780 --> 11:12.280 And Black actually resigned here. 11:12.280 --> 11:17.980 If h five we can play B four check and pick up the knight after bishop takes a four. 11:18.370 --> 11:21.210 Yeah, it's a totally like, hopeless position. 11:22.350 --> 11:27.160 And the funny thing is, if Knight B six that takes away the King's own escape square b4 it's checkmate 11:27.160 --> 11:27.550 there. 11:27.850 --> 11:28.780 So yes. 11:29.050 --> 11:30.550 Och, end of game here. 11:30.550 --> 11:37.450 So the game show's about the bishop, how a weakness in structure in particular can lead to another 11:37.450 --> 11:39.790 form of kind of permanent advantage. 11:39.790 --> 11:46.660 The Bishop power is accumulated here and it's just very nice. 11:46.660 --> 11:48.460 So might be free. 11:49.420 --> 11:56.830 We have this even though the pieces are on the first rank as they un Spring and British international 11:56.830 --> 12:01.750 master batsman Rest in Peace was a great was great with the bishop as well with situations which look 12:01.750 --> 12:04.140 kind of funny with his pieces in the first round. 12:04.180 --> 12:12.490 The the key point is to preserve the bishop here, but even the option of taking is an option. 12:12.670 --> 12:17.050 There are other options available to why it's only until 94 that it's taken out. 12:17.050 --> 12:21.670 But now, yeah, the white pieces, you know, this helps control d free. 12:21.940 --> 12:29.380 The white pieces are springing into life and especially this bishop about the counterpart is absolutely 12:29.380 --> 12:29.920 great. 12:29.920 --> 12:34.450 The bishops here work towards a nice kind of near mating attack. 12:34.990 --> 12:42.130 That beautiful C five move is an iconic move of this particular game showing Once Karpov is is satisfied 12:42.130 --> 12:44.830 that he's accumulated advantages, he can go for the attack. 12:44.830 --> 12:51.100 Well the reassurance the attack is very low risk and it's going to either win material or make the opponent's 12:51.100 --> 12:51.520 king. 12:51.520 --> 12:52.510 So wonderful stuff. 12:52.510 --> 12:53.650 I hope you enjoyed this. 12:54.400 --> 12:55.810 Got some instructive points. 12:56.380 --> 12:57.160 Thanks very much.