WEBVTT 00:00.840 --> 00:01.710 Hi there. 00:01.740 --> 00:05.930 In this lecture we see and Sir Franchot against Michael Adams. 00:05.940 --> 00:07.740 So this is in 1991. 00:07.740 --> 00:08.910 The 15th floor is back. 00:08.910 --> 00:13.230 Masters open, round one, E four and Adams Place E five. 00:13.320 --> 00:21.060 We have nine, five, three, nine, C six, Bishop B five, A six, Bishop a49f6 White castles, Bishop 00:21.060 --> 00:25.980 E seven rookie 1b5 Bishop Be free black castles. 00:25.980 --> 00:29.730 And now white plays an anti Marshall system. 00:29.730 --> 00:36.990 So C free would encourage the Marshall Gambit, which top engines nowadays thinks is pretty sound. 00:37.610 --> 00:39.570 You know, engines actually like the Marshall game. 00:39.570 --> 00:46.200 It's not the latest stockfish with neural networks version kind of likes the Marshall Gambit positions. 00:46.530 --> 00:55.470 So we have this anti Marshall gambit H three we have now Bishop B seven being played. 00:57.230 --> 01:01.270 So black is much safer to do this than try the martial gambit. 01:01.280 --> 01:09.620 Here this this helps white defensively this H three move so bishop b7d free and white's trying to cut 01:09.620 --> 01:11.480 out this bishop. 01:12.080 --> 01:14.150 We have rookie eight C free. 01:14.150 --> 01:23.380 h6a488 takes B five, eight takes B five rook takes eight are now Queen takes eight. 01:23.390 --> 01:30.950 This is seen this seems more accurate than Bishop takes eight The queen can be you know this position 01:32.990 --> 01:35.330 is a small edge for one if queen size eight. 01:35.330 --> 01:36.410 Well that's the game. 01:36.410 --> 01:39.020 There are lots of exciting possibilities here. 01:39.350 --> 01:45.890 The a fold pressure but also d5d4 but also to break down this diagonal with D five and D takes. 01:46.010 --> 01:54.980 So yeah, this is this is actually more accurate to play Queen takes eight here we have knights a free. 01:56.440 --> 02:02.650 Now as some other examples, that looks a bit of a weird move like a free, but it might be to let's 02:02.650 --> 02:10.180 say 98 black can play 4d5 so the queen and bishop nice battery against E for E takes Bishop takes. 02:10.180 --> 02:20.950 This should be equal for black if King H 198 five bishop a2d5 is still kind of dangerous this position. 02:20.950 --> 02:25.390 If we get this position, we have tactics we can play 94. 02:25.390 --> 02:28.690 We're looking at the bishop, but also we're crumbling this diagonal. 02:28.720 --> 02:29.380 This is even better. 02:29.380 --> 02:31.150 Just crumble the diagonal first. 02:31.630 --> 02:33.880 And this is a really strong position for black. 02:34.630 --> 02:42.600 So yes, if Bishop c two again, the Queen is useful on D five for D five how to break down the diagonal. 02:42.610 --> 02:44.350 This is slightly better for black. 02:44.350 --> 02:51.190 So anyway, 93 is played and Adams gives up the dark square. 02:51.190 --> 02:55.090 Bishop This does reduce the solidity of Black's king. 02:55.090 --> 02:59.680 There is a bit of a downside here incurred. 02:59.680 --> 03:05.290 So B tanks we have 95 and now Knight H four. 03:06.670 --> 03:09.670 This seems more dangerous than usual without the bishop on F eight. 03:10.060 --> 03:15.850 If Bishop h2 D five white can play knights H four hare. 03:16.900 --> 03:25.780 And yeah, there are dangers lurking if Queen de Knights let's just say Queen de 895 nine states H six 03:25.780 --> 03:28.870 check here for Queen free is actually rather dangerous. 03:28.870 --> 03:34.180 Black hasn't got many pieces around the king and white can actually get quite a lot of compensation 03:34.180 --> 03:42.520 hitting things like H six and then opening up the F file so this position can get rather dangerous for 03:42.520 --> 03:44.800 black these resulting scenarios. 03:44.800 --> 03:52.990 So here, for example, one has a lot of pawns for the piece, but anyway, Knights H four is played 03:54.520 --> 04:05.710 and we have actually d5f3 trying to again put granite to this bishop on B seven If Bishop A2 D takes 04:05.710 --> 04:08.260 E four, why is forced to play? 04:08.260 --> 04:11.710 Basically Bishop takes H six here to try and expose the king. 04:12.550 --> 04:15.760 Yeah, if D takes four, this is just clearly better for black. 04:15.760 --> 04:17.140 There's nothing going on here. 04:17.140 --> 04:18.520 That's a key center pawn. 04:18.520 --> 04:22.420 But Bishop takes h six, gives white something to do. 04:22.810 --> 04:26.590 Queen A six might very well be the best move in the circumstance. 04:26.590 --> 04:30.550 And one has a small edge here off the Bishop G five and D four. 04:30.760 --> 04:39.010 It's tricky, but the thing is, if this kind of sacrifice is accepted here, Queen RD two and in this 04:39.010 --> 04:43.600 position may have five, you can see that without the bishop on for eight, that's quite a cost to King 04:43.600 --> 04:49.240 Safety Knight Jake Bishop takes F seven and all of a sudden there's a raging attack here of the Queen 04:49.240 --> 04:50.020 takes eight six. 04:50.020 --> 04:55.150 There's a raging attack with a rock lift and white can end up significantly better. 04:55.150 --> 04:59.500 For example, this situation, it's ending up with big advantage. 04:59.500 --> 05:05.530 So yeah, there are dangers here, but OC free is played. 05:05.530 --> 05:07.360 It seems like a logical move. 05:08.020 --> 05:09.310 9/10 be free. 05:09.310 --> 05:13.120 The thing is the light squares are a bit vulnerable. 05:13.120 --> 05:24.850 In White's camp we have Queen, a sex queen before now D takes E for D, takes E for Queen C Sex 95 05:25.030 --> 05:27.220 and now King H seven. 05:28.870 --> 05:33.790 We have wrote D one and now improving this piece, which is kind of blunted, improving the worst piece, 05:33.790 --> 05:35.800 putting it to a better square. 05:36.190 --> 05:38.140 And the fact was Bishop takes her five. 05:38.140 --> 05:38.920 Potentially. 05:38.920 --> 05:40.150 We have bishop e six. 05:40.150 --> 05:46.150 So the bishop is looking good now on E six, nine Central Bishop King H two, rook eight and this carries 05:46.150 --> 05:49.300 with it a nice threat of rook, a four, which could be handy. 05:49.690 --> 05:56.290 The queen starts back 97 and this improves the knight now improving pieces systematically. 05:56.290 --> 06:03.280 So 95 the knight is has got an adventure potentially to d free to the heart of White's position and 06:03.280 --> 06:04.390 white plays. 06:04.390 --> 06:06.490 Now I move which is a kind of mistake C4. 06:06.490 --> 06:13.210 It looks kind of tempting to kind of win a center pawn for a flank pawn because then maybe even bishop 06:13.210 --> 06:15.670 be to later and looking at G seven. 06:16.060 --> 06:17.440 But it is a mistake. 06:17.440 --> 06:19.780 It seems Bishop e free would have been better. 06:20.130 --> 06:24.070 Throwing away those attacking ideas seems a bit sad. 06:24.070 --> 06:30.460 But here if Knight B seven, let's say C four works in an interesting way here. 06:32.870 --> 06:42.220 So beatings 97 and then taking out the sensor --, it is actually equal at least if C4 isn't played, 06:42.230 --> 06:44.650 say rock F one, then we're just taking on D five. 06:44.660 --> 06:45.650 Thanks very much. 06:46.430 --> 06:49.160 If rook dd two, then a five in that night. 06:49.160 --> 06:51.980 It's kind of vicious with that C full square. 06:52.130 --> 06:55.940 So this possession is going to be in Black's favor. 06:55.940 --> 07:03.320 For example, here, Queen G six and then Quincy, two blacks making inroads into the white position 07:03.320 --> 07:04.360 with advantage. 07:04.370 --> 07:11.210 So anyway, so Bishop free overall though, was an interesting move alternative so C four it seems it's 07:11.210 --> 07:15.430 a principled move to swap a flank pawn for a sensible. 07:15.440 --> 07:16.850 Now Adams has talked about this. 07:16.850 --> 07:22.910 Sometimes you need to really in your current positions and just look further ahead and not just stick 07:22.910 --> 07:24.050 to principles. 07:25.160 --> 07:28.910 There needs to be solid evidence and then there's actually takes on C four here. 07:29.000 --> 07:33.530 And the thing is there's a key forcing move which gives a kind of octopus knight on dh free now. 07:35.360 --> 07:39.800 So even though black's got double pawns and has lost the flank pawn for a sense pawn, there's actually 07:39.800 --> 07:42.230 compensation here, which is dangerous. 07:42.650 --> 07:47.600 If rookie Ades instead then Bishop be too sure. 07:47.630 --> 07:53.690 Bishop b2 looking to mate and if F6 Knight takes off six and this gets very dangerous for black for 07:53.690 --> 07:55.310 example here Rook 88. 07:56.360 --> 07:58.010 And what is black doing? 07:58.010 --> 08:03.530 Check Black's going to get mated potentially off the check and Queen G for mate. 08:03.530 --> 08:05.660 So it has to be with tempo. 08:05.660 --> 08:09.110 90 threes is a good safety move to say the least. 08:09.110 --> 08:14.240 Instead of rookie eight with tempo on the queen now Queen de Forest played. 08:15.670 --> 08:18.380 If Queen G free, then we're just taking on D five. 08:18.400 --> 08:19.450 Thanks very much. 08:19.780 --> 08:23.680 And blacks, just better here overall. 08:25.210 --> 08:26.080 And. 08:27.740 --> 08:31.790 Instead if Quinn aimed for this position. 08:34.820 --> 08:41.060 Blank tends to be here worse once 85 is collected. 08:42.140 --> 08:42.530 Yeah. 08:42.530 --> 08:46.940 So, okay, it's it's an interesting situation. 08:47.780 --> 08:54.920 So Queen de four is played and we have Queen A4 with tempo again. 08:55.730 --> 08:58.870 And there's also Knights beta of the bishop wants to fratton mate. 08:58.880 --> 09:01.070 So the rook moves in our tempo against C five. 09:01.070 --> 09:06.470 So this is a situation where the double pawns are not that bad it seems here. 09:06.680 --> 09:13.490 If Queen C free, then we just take on D five and Queen B free queen to Queen B seven. 09:13.490 --> 09:16.910 That D five is a disconnected pawn which can be picked up. 09:16.910 --> 09:19.310 So Queen E free is played. 09:19.610 --> 09:21.410 We have Queen C two. 09:21.890 --> 09:25.970 So of 490 of six. 09:25.970 --> 09:31.050 Check is interesting trying to use the battery, but black has king. 09:31.420 --> 09:33.950 Black doesn't need to accept the night sack. 09:33.950 --> 09:40.700 If black except the sack then sure why it might have a perpetual check scenario or a scenario like this 09:40.700 --> 09:43.250 which is going to lead to perpetual checks. 09:43.250 --> 09:48.230 The king can't really come out here with King X, Queen six Jack picking out the rook. 09:48.230 --> 09:51.240 So it leads to a perpetual check situation. 09:52.550 --> 09:55.940 But as I mentioned, you know, black can play King eight here. 09:55.940 --> 09:58.130 So this battery is not doing anything. 09:58.820 --> 10:03.710 And here Queen C free and that defends G seven. 10:03.710 --> 10:08.810 There's nothing there for white black's got the advantage so nine F4 though it's tried Knight takes 10:08.810 --> 10:11.630 her four queen takes up four C free. 10:11.690 --> 10:14.090 This is a dangerous pass now even though it's double pawns. 10:14.090 --> 10:17.600 This is a dangerous pass pawn Queenie Free C4. 10:17.690 --> 10:21.050 They're very cute together, these double pawns. 10:21.050 --> 10:22.940 So this is showing Adams. 10:22.940 --> 10:28.160 You know, it's dynamic treatment of possessions, You know, looking beyond the principles, we are 10:28.160 --> 10:31.550 actually playing in a live possession of its own peculiarities. 10:31.550 --> 10:35.720 And here, Rook the eight that part of the double pawn does support rook de fray. 10:35.810 --> 10:39.380 Well, as long as as well as the Queen, we have five bishops. 10:39.380 --> 10:41.330 C eight Rook have two now. 10:41.330 --> 10:44.870 Queen D Free queen for Rook D four. 10:45.320 --> 10:56.630 Queen C seven Bishop dd seven Rook three What else if Queen C five Black's just going to take on E four 10:57.050 --> 11:03.440 And here Rook D five is the move and black's should be fine here. 11:04.160 --> 11:05.990 Well, at least equal. 11:06.110 --> 11:08.720 It's a fighting variation for white as well. 11:09.200 --> 11:09.530 Why? 11:09.530 --> 11:12.470 It does have the past pawn here. 11:13.930 --> 11:16.330 So anyway, Caffrey, though, was played. 11:17.380 --> 11:20.540 We have queen size E for C free. 11:20.560 --> 11:23.560 But now Bishop takes her five, so black is a pawn up. 11:25.150 --> 11:26.860 Now it's equal again. 11:27.670 --> 11:31.810 Check Rogue three, But there's a dangerous pass pawn. 11:31.810 --> 11:37.390 So although it's equal on pawns, the Queen holds g sevens dangerous pass pawn Bishop E four and rookie 11:37.390 --> 11:46.570 four Rook D seven was also interesting here for Queen f8c2 and this gets scary for black with that pass 11:46.570 --> 11:47.020 pawn there. 11:47.020 --> 11:52.480 For example this situation rook d for rook d one we're winning a piece. 11:52.510 --> 11:53.290 It's winning. 11:53.290 --> 11:54.550 That is a very interesting move. 11:54.550 --> 12:05.470 Rook d seven So anyway, Rookie four is played Bishop C five If Bishop C won here, then Rook default 12:05.530 --> 12:08.410 rook D seven And again the past pawn is dangerous. 12:08.430 --> 12:09.190 Better for black. 12:09.190 --> 12:11.500 So Bishop C five we have C two. 12:11.740 --> 12:16.480 Bishop eight So this actually doesn't help. 12:16.840 --> 12:18.850 It's cause this passport is too far gone. 12:18.850 --> 12:20.190 It's too dangerous. 12:20.200 --> 12:28.840 If Bishop D six trying to lure the Queen away from G seven, Queen F six this position is better for 12:28.840 --> 12:31.300 black, but there's some work to do. 12:31.330 --> 12:33.400 Black and try and win G two there. 12:33.520 --> 12:35.050 And the king can come in the center. 12:35.050 --> 12:37.180 It's going to be better, even though it's obviously the bishops. 12:37.180 --> 12:38.380 It's better for black. 12:38.800 --> 12:43.840 But Bishop, if I lead too quick, the feet just quitting and won't resigns. 12:43.840 --> 12:45.880 Why it doesn't have anything here. 12:47.260 --> 12:48.970 The rookie's pins so. 12:50.580 --> 12:52.190 Yeah, it's kind of nasty. 12:54.610 --> 13:03.280 If if that's a Queensland's G seven so wants queen size rock tanks and there's nothing for white this 13:03.280 --> 13:04.090 is hopeless. 13:05.230 --> 13:09.730 So yes, Bishop G seven is King G eight. 13:10.420 --> 13:11.800 And then that's it. 13:13.870 --> 13:21.220 So an interesting game showing an anti martial variation, some of the intricacies of an anti martial 13:21.220 --> 13:22.270 gambit variation. 13:22.270 --> 13:24.670 So why is Adams playing the martial gambit? 13:24.700 --> 13:28.270 He's supposed to be a positional player, but, you know, engines love it. 13:28.270 --> 13:30.160 It's a really accurate opening, actually. 13:30.160 --> 13:34.510 It gives some fun, entertaining, exciting possibilities for counterplay. 13:34.870 --> 13:38.530 And if you're a chess professional, you do want to have good openings. 13:38.530 --> 13:43.210 One was ones with teeth that can scare opponents if they go wrong. 13:43.210 --> 13:48.310 So these anti martial lines here don't seem to be that challenging. 13:48.310 --> 13:50.200 Well, this one didn't seem to be that challenging. 13:50.200 --> 13:57.580 Black was just improving pieces here and getting a nice position from this position, improving the 13:57.580 --> 13:58.660 night later. 13:59.050 --> 14:06.850 And the dynamics are very interesting here that White's intuitive see for the double pawns aren't so 14:06.850 --> 14:13.300 bad when things like this looking at the concrete details of position, why it's clearly tied down here. 14:13.480 --> 14:15.190 So yeah, a very interesting game. 14:15.190 --> 14:18.250 I hope you enjoyed this one and so much.