WEBVTT 00:00.720 --> 00:01.480 Hi there. 00:01.500 --> 00:06.210 In this lecture, we see a fascinating game between Key Falco, a British grandmaster, and Michael 00:06.210 --> 00:06.860 Adams. 00:06.870 --> 00:13.220 So this is in 1989, round nine of the British championship, the fall from Farkle. 00:13.320 --> 00:21.690 We have going to have six C, 4e6, by the way, both for Arkell and Plaskett play for my Kings Crusher 00:21.690 --> 00:22.470 team at Lee Chess. 00:22.470 --> 00:27.540 You might want to join my Kings Crusher team, check out the teams at Leach Chess and join my team there. 00:27.540 --> 00:28.170 That'd be great. 00:28.170 --> 00:30.300 And you can play alongside Key Farkle. 00:30.630 --> 00:32.040 So we have knights. 00:32.040 --> 00:33.300 Every is a really nice guy. 00:33.300 --> 00:37.380 So we have B six from Adams, Queens, Indian territory. 00:37.380 --> 00:39.900 We have G three Bishop before Jack. 00:39.900 --> 00:44.700 Bishop D to Bishop takes D to Czech Queen takes D two. 00:44.730 --> 00:51.990 Now, this is an unprotected pawn in White's position, and this is a pretty standard move. 00:51.990 --> 00:56.430 One of the better moves Bishop a six to at least provoke some dance square weaknesses. 00:56.850 --> 01:00.240 So be free, so provoking, some dance square weaknesses. 01:00.240 --> 01:04.140 C six, Bishop G two and now D five. 01:04.650 --> 01:07.080 Now White plays 95. 01:07.080 --> 01:13.380 We have both sides castling for seven, so it does seem a right pain. 01:13.380 --> 01:20.970 This diagonal which the bishop is left, it seems this bishop is being confronted with granite and it 01:20.970 --> 01:23.760 is annoying, but Keith uncle knows what he's doing here. 01:24.450 --> 01:25.560 He plays 93. 01:25.560 --> 01:29.570 This is a really great temporary pawn sac concept concept. 01:29.580 --> 01:33.510 If Knight takes DD seven 967 this is plausible. 01:33.510 --> 01:35.370 But yeah, why? 01:35.370 --> 01:36.210 It's got a small edge. 01:36.210 --> 01:37.890 It's plausible to do that. 01:38.340 --> 01:40.560 But 93 is very interesting. 01:40.560 --> 01:44.280 We have D take C four so night before temporary pawn sack. 01:45.570 --> 01:48.930 Now here Adams actually plays Bishop B seven. 01:48.930 --> 01:55.710 This might not objectively be one of the strongest moves, but it is a practical move to keep the tension 01:55.710 --> 01:57.030 and complexity in the game. 01:57.030 --> 02:01.260 If C takes be free losing the light squared Bishop like this. 02:02.010 --> 02:05.880 Yeah, it leads to a position where White's got dynamic play. 02:05.880 --> 02:11.690 This is kind of interesting for White having that bishop without a counterpart and the dynamic compensation 02:11.690 --> 02:12.780 on the file. 02:13.720 --> 02:19.420 So overall, even though this technically might be equal, it's maybe more fun for White to play here. 02:20.080 --> 02:22.210 And if C takes be free. 02:23.710 --> 02:24.100 Yeah. 02:24.100 --> 02:26.050 So that's C to be free. 02:27.970 --> 02:33.430 But let's also check out pardon me, A takes B free immediately. 02:34.840 --> 02:36.010 This is also possible. 02:36.010 --> 02:40.630 This is going to be about even here, even if this bishop is still on the board. 02:40.660 --> 02:43.750 There's dynamic compensation for white hair, basically. 02:44.620 --> 02:52.630 So anyway, Bishop B seven from Adams, we have B take C for Quincy, eight D, free and now C, five. 02:53.380 --> 02:59.770 Quite provocative, asking White to occupy quite aggressively the center we have e take C takes. 02:59.860 --> 03:02.850 But look what's happens for passport potential. 03:02.860 --> 03:04.810 This is a remarkable situation. 03:04.810 --> 03:10.210 There's a free to one pawn majority on this side of the board and white has a big majority on this side 03:10.210 --> 03:10.930 of the board. 03:11.140 --> 03:12.370 Five, two, three. 03:12.730 --> 03:18.460 Very interesting play now rookie 89c489a6 might be five. 03:19.000 --> 03:20.110 Queen B eight. 03:20.560 --> 03:22.900 We have might be too light F six. 03:22.900 --> 03:27.160 So D five under fire 9c4 in response. 03:29.260 --> 03:37.090 Och we have now 9e4 cutting off the protection of D five. 03:37.090 --> 03:38.140 So that's taken. 03:38.140 --> 03:43.270 So once given up that line square Bishop, is there a slight downside creeping in, theoretically these 03:43.270 --> 03:45.430 light squares around the King are they a bit weak. 03:45.430 --> 03:53.680 We see knights cd6 rookie 7e49 37 910 five. 03:53.710 --> 03:56.380 Rook D seven, nine. 03:56.530 --> 03:57.490 BD six. 03:58.060 --> 03:58.600 F six. 03:58.600 --> 04:02.770 So trying to keep these principles locked not with too much potential. 04:02.770 --> 04:10.840 Knight takes B seven White could have kept more tension with F one and play 90 C for that is an alternative 04:10.840 --> 04:12.250 and why it should be better there. 04:12.250 --> 04:18.550 So Knight takes B7, loses a bit of tension in the position and the past pawns of both sides in a sense 04:18.550 --> 04:19.510 get stronger. 04:19.960 --> 04:26.110 However, the problem with White's past pawns, if they're connected with white playing four there is 04:26.110 --> 04:30.430 a certain penalty of King weakness being exposed here. 04:30.430 --> 04:32.830 You could say, Well, blacks weaken the king of F six. 04:32.830 --> 04:34.030 That's true as well. 04:34.030 --> 04:40.540 But in this position, concretely, it does seem as though the move played here and move 28 is a mistake. 04:40.760 --> 04:43.990 F4 is borrowing from kingside safety. 04:44.320 --> 04:52.750 It seems White could try and get authority in the position enough authority by applying e five instead 04:52.750 --> 04:55.150 of F4 playing E5. 04:56.320 --> 04:57.790 So here's an example. 04:58.120 --> 05:04.000 So even though it isn't connected past pawns anymore, there's perhaps a more significant aspect of 05:04.000 --> 05:08.320 this position that White has authority on the E file here. 05:08.830 --> 05:10.900 So this looks very, very interesting. 05:10.930 --> 05:14.830 Tactically, this is working out as well. 05:15.220 --> 05:22.420 Black can't really take on DD five because there's Queen 65 here. 05:22.420 --> 05:26.260 Check and then 97 check and what would be a piece up. 05:26.260 --> 05:28.390 So it tactically works out. 05:29.260 --> 05:38.800 And furthermore if we say the move rookie one king and Queen G five black's under attack as well. 05:38.800 --> 05:40.630 It's not just the authority on the E fold. 05:40.630 --> 05:47.530 There's juicy targets emerging from this rookie six frets think things like rook takes F six sometimes, 05:47.530 --> 05:50.410 but as well as that Knight RD six is supported. 05:51.280 --> 05:53.730 And this is really, really dangerous stuff. 05:53.740 --> 05:59.230 So say Knight takes D 596 Black's king is a bit in trouble. 06:00.160 --> 06:04.570 If black plays Queen B eight, Queen takes D five. 06:05.410 --> 06:08.680 If black has to second the exchange, this is going to be winning for white. 06:08.680 --> 06:10.060 This position is winning for white. 06:10.060 --> 06:18.370 Technically, it does seem as though f for it borrows from king safety to try and get central past pawns, 06:18.370 --> 06:20.500 which does seem in a sense lucrative. 06:20.710 --> 06:24.760 But there's always a doubt here because of these downsides of king safety. 06:24.760 --> 06:30.910 There's a doubt being creeping in here 96, nine times. 06:30.910 --> 06:34.750 D six rook takes D six rook 81 We have rook add eight. 06:34.750 --> 06:42.640 So at the moment black is actually threatening and undermining move five to actually take out D5 potentially. 06:43.000 --> 06:44.890 So g four is played. 06:45.400 --> 06:47.920 It's almost as if weaknesses are begetting weaknesses here. 06:47.920 --> 06:52.780 There's more weaknesses around the king, this vacuum of weaknesses around the king here. 06:53.320 --> 07:02.770 But if a4f5 is strong to undermine this will be even at least even so g four we have B five. 07:03.160 --> 07:08.980 And I remember at the time of this game, people were remarking, you know, how is it that Adams is 07:08.980 --> 07:12.550 making his pawns seemingly more important than your. 07:12.630 --> 07:13.300 Opponent's pawns. 07:13.310 --> 07:20.260 So C4 we have rook E two, B four, Queen C five, because surely white has the central pawns. 07:20.270 --> 07:22.490 King Safety has been slightly compromised. 07:22.490 --> 07:23.570 More for white. 07:23.720 --> 07:27.820 C Free king F to the king moving to F two. 07:27.820 --> 07:30.170 It doesn't seem to bode that well. 07:30.320 --> 07:35.180 Rook B six, Queen C four and a five and inaccuracy. 07:35.180 --> 07:41.780 Actually, it seems Quincy eight seems very useful for black hair, for example, in this position. 07:41.780 --> 07:48.200 King eight And here, black can actually blockade in time with advantage. 07:48.620 --> 07:53.420 And if instead of F text e5d7 again, black block Black's black. 07:53.420 --> 07:55.400 Safe enough here with the king on F seven. 07:55.940 --> 07:57.440 Black should have the advantage there. 07:57.440 --> 08:03.710 So it's very interesting move Queen eight as an alternative to what was played so very very interesting 08:03.710 --> 08:04.430 stuff. 08:05.690 --> 08:11.060 As long as black doesn't play King E six then that would be asking for trouble that be of town. 08:11.060 --> 08:13.640 But no f e five it seems okay for black. 08:13.640 --> 08:18.620 So but anyway, a five was played and now E5 is actually a mistake. 08:18.620 --> 08:19.820 It looks really lucrative. 08:19.820 --> 08:20.420 Right? 08:20.660 --> 08:23.330 But look at the king safety of this. 08:23.930 --> 08:29.120 Something's being borrowed from King safety to create these central passe pawns. 08:31.080 --> 08:39.150 If these six instead Queen of seven, Queen C five, Queen B seven, and let's say E five, F takes 08:39.630 --> 08:40.200 F takes. 08:40.200 --> 08:41.250 Roxy six. 08:41.550 --> 08:48.270 This situation is also kind of pleasant for Black, actually. 08:48.390 --> 08:53.910 As it turns out, like this, for example, it's a bad news for white there. 08:55.020 --> 09:01.140 So e five we have F takes, F takes, and now Roxie eight, Queen dd four, and now a four. 09:01.560 --> 09:05.970 In fact, a more accurate move here would have been B free. 09:06.000 --> 09:11.760 This seems very counterintuitive to break the connectedness of the past pawns though, but it turns 09:11.760 --> 09:19.020 out that the idea of vacating B four is significant for Rook before because look at the white King taking 09:19.020 --> 09:19.590 out G four. 09:19.620 --> 09:21.600 This is becoming about king safety. 09:22.230 --> 09:28.110 So here Queen B for for example, Queen RD for King's being pushed around. 09:28.140 --> 09:30.600 Rook G one is incredibly useful. 09:32.100 --> 09:33.990 So this position, for example. 09:35.220 --> 09:37.560 There's key to crashing through. 09:38.370 --> 09:41.250 Yeah, it starts to get really nasty there. 09:41.400 --> 09:50.220 So anyway, a four though was played D, 6c2, C, one B free. 09:50.220 --> 09:52.110 So pass pawns versus pass pawns. 09:52.110 --> 09:56.820 But as the ingredient of king safety, I takes B free. 09:58.020 --> 10:05.880 If 37 black can use the king on fdt with f h actually and here be two is strong. 10:06.270 --> 10:12.400 So this is taking a rook with queening will balance more than balance. 10:12.420 --> 10:16.650 White's Queen Black will have a big advantage there so eight XB free. 10:16.680 --> 10:26.760 Eight XB free Queen b2 we have rook f h check King G one and now Rook b4 h free, Queen free. 10:27.870 --> 10:37.080 And yeah, you can see that white's in big trouble on the King side here and is having to be distracted 10:37.410 --> 10:40.770 by key issues about king safety. 10:41.130 --> 10:45.150 Essentially we have Rook G two and now Queen Fritchey ends the game. 10:45.450 --> 10:53.040 So one is in the game if King H one as example, Rook B four is threatening basically to get in and 10:53.040 --> 10:58.710 checkmate the white king if Queen a one rook half free. 10:58.740 --> 10:59.250 Ouch. 10:59.250 --> 11:01.500 This is the king's just had it here. 11:02.310 --> 11:11.130 Rook takes h three and let's say this position Queen H six, rook gg2 and then we can actually play 11:11.130 --> 11:13.470 C one here crushing. 11:14.130 --> 11:19.590 It was remarkable at the time how Adams made his past pawns stronger than whites passports. 11:19.590 --> 11:25.710 But we can see now, in the light of day, a little bit more perhaps, that king safety is a big issue 11:25.710 --> 11:32.070 if you're borrowing from King safety to pay for your connected passport as it can backfire as it did 11:32.070 --> 11:32.910 in this game. 11:32.970 --> 11:38.370 It's absolutely a remarkable game in this tournament, which Adams eventually won, has become British 11:38.370 --> 11:39.930 champion in 1989. 11:40.080 --> 11:41.850 Absolutely amazing stuff. 11:42.180 --> 11:45.450 But credit to Keith and Carl for his resourcefulness. 11:45.450 --> 11:49.230 Just Adams was getting super strong by this point in 1999. 11:49.650 --> 11:51.900 Okay, Thanks very much.