WEBVTT 00:00.810 --> 00:01.590 Hi there. 00:01.620 --> 00:04.860 In this lecture, we see a battle of two British superstars. 00:04.860 --> 00:08.220 David, how very strong British team against Michael Adams. 00:08.220 --> 00:11.340 So this is 2016, British Hampshire, round seven. 00:11.730 --> 00:14.290 So e four from David Howe. 00:14.310 --> 00:17.850 e5939c6, Bishop B five. 00:17.850 --> 00:24.450 And Adams chooses here the Berlin defense very, very solid approach champions by Vladimir Kramnik, 00:24.450 --> 00:32.340 who beat Garry Kasparov in a brain Games world Championship match with the Berlin defense to neutralize 00:32.340 --> 00:33.030 Garry Kasparov. 00:33.060 --> 00:43.680 E four So the Berlin defense is all the rage now we have de fray Bishops C five Bishop c6d Take C six. 00:43.710 --> 00:45.090 Knight BD two. 00:45.180 --> 00:51.360 If Knight takes E five, there's a kind of weakness of the last move neglecting D four Black can play 00:51.360 --> 00:59.940 Queen D for here and black has one now with the Queen takes F two mate, so black would have to give 00:59.940 --> 01:02.340 up a piece and that's winning. 01:02.340 --> 01:18.770 So nine BD two We have black casting here Queen E to rookie 89c4 97 Bishop Ditto 9b6. 01:18.780 --> 01:24.750 Now there are two ways of taking on E five so this is kind of fascinating actually. 01:24.750 --> 01:29.280 If Knight C takes E five, the move to play here would be F six. 01:30.830 --> 01:31.250 Yeah. 01:31.880 --> 01:40.010 So in this position, if 94 we can take on C four and we've weakened E four and there's a key move here 01:40.010 --> 01:47.030 tactically Bishop F5 and Black's going to be better after this if E five, Bishop takes C two and, 01:47.030 --> 01:49.190 and Bishop C three, Black's going to be fine. 01:49.190 --> 01:50.270 Better actually. 01:50.270 --> 01:52.520 Significantly better and even worse. 01:52.520 --> 01:55.280 If white cancels, Bishop D free will win the exchange. 01:55.940 --> 01:59.090 So yes, Knight takes Knight, C takes. 01:59.090 --> 02:04.100 We answer with F six here and the other way. 02:04.130 --> 02:05.340 Knight F takes five. 02:05.480 --> 02:07.070 It's a little bit more fascinating actually. 02:07.070 --> 02:11.870 Bishop D4 is indeed useful here to E five and B two. 02:13.190 --> 02:14.480 And let's say Bishop C three. 02:14.480 --> 02:18.440 We can take on C free and here F six. 02:19.310 --> 02:20.690 This is a safe routes. 02:20.690 --> 02:25.670 There are other options like Queen G fine, but this is the most straightforward of six. 02:26.150 --> 02:35.120 If Knight takes eight, takes this position, even though black is a pawn down, there is compensation 02:35.120 --> 02:40.310 here and it should be about even when it has double pawns. 02:40.310 --> 02:47.270 Black has the cube structure here but the a foul play, it's overall even there is another more exotic 02:47.270 --> 02:52.040 way of treating this with Queen G five instead of F six, Queen G five. 02:52.040 --> 02:54.020 But yeah. 02:54.020 --> 02:58.490 Knight I'm afraid this leads to a little bit of interesting complications. 02:58.490 --> 03:00.770 But overall, this, this is even as well. 03:02.730 --> 03:09.660 Okay, so taking on E5, basically it doesn't really do quite too many favors. 03:10.110 --> 03:15.360 So we have 93 keeping more tension in the game, more pieces on the board, more tension. 03:15.480 --> 03:23.130 We have a5h for Bishop D for white consoles, Queenside to protect B2, Bishop E six and now King B 03:23.130 --> 03:24.720 one to protect a two. 03:25.620 --> 03:33.240 If C free, we can take time to take on E freight and take on A2 without the bishop being trapped. 03:34.020 --> 03:39.630 So King b1f6, G four. 03:39.630 --> 03:40.520 Very aggressive. 03:40.530 --> 03:43.770 So this is a pawn sacrifice for a bit of an attack. 03:43.800 --> 03:46.260 Now, Adams takes the challenge. 03:46.260 --> 03:47.880 He plays Bishop takes e free. 03:47.880 --> 03:53.880 Taking this defensive challenge, Bishop takes G for Rook G one and our bishop takes a free. 03:55.900 --> 03:56.500 Interesting. 03:56.680 --> 03:57.250 For equality. 03:57.550 --> 04:04.570 See for is interesting for bishop takes a free queen 60 to eliminating that potentially dangerous bishop. 04:04.750 --> 04:06.070 But this way is interesting. 04:06.070 --> 04:12.020 Bishop takes her free queen takes king hate and thou queen free. 04:12.040 --> 04:18.640 Just to show there are some dangers with this bishop and the G foul to weights Credit H five. 04:18.640 --> 04:21.220 Let's say the strongest move for is 97. 04:21.220 --> 04:25.300 Let's say H six is it's actually asking for trouble. 04:25.810 --> 04:30.090 This would be we have to safeguard our king here. 04:30.100 --> 04:34.450 Rook g 697 Bishop takes h six and blacks in big trouble. 04:34.450 --> 04:36.640 So Adams is avoiding this. 04:38.540 --> 04:39.550 This didn't happen anyway. 04:39.550 --> 04:45.190 This is a terrible situation where it doesn't matter about our positional player for kings getting splattered. 04:45.970 --> 04:51.220 So either our king is getting checkmated or we lose the queen or other horrible things happen. 04:51.400 --> 04:53.620 King of fate, we lose the rook on eight. 04:53.710 --> 04:56.830 So there are horrible things happening sometimes with the bishop. 04:56.830 --> 04:58.390 But actually, you know what? 04:58.390 --> 05:06.430 We can bypass all of this by playing 97 and in this case H six, G six. 05:06.430 --> 05:08.500 We haven't got too much to worry about. 05:08.740 --> 05:11.950 If Queen G to rookie seven, we shouldn't have too much to worry about. 05:11.950 --> 05:13.690 So it's not that bad. 05:13.690 --> 05:17.380 The pawn sacrifice isn't like a forced win for white or anything. 05:17.380 --> 05:22.690 So Queen G free is played Rook E seven and now F four. 05:23.680 --> 05:29.950 We have C four here tactically using that pin against the two if 90 7g2. 05:29.980 --> 05:37.930 This is also about even so 90 C for bishop c1e takes F four gives the knight the nice E five square, 05:38.080 --> 05:41.890 and then the bishop goes off the ball, which is maybe a sigh of relief. 05:41.890 --> 05:43.180 It's more simplified. 05:43.180 --> 05:47.980 And in fact, you know, towards the end games this is going to be a passport majority to correct a 05:47.980 --> 05:48.910 pass pawn. 05:49.360 --> 06:03.910 We have rook f one queen D six rook f5a4a3b5 rook hf1 rook g eight King c1c5h5b4. 06:05.620 --> 06:07.240 We have Queen E three. 06:08.290 --> 06:15.460 And now h six wrote g one Rook e six Defending against Rook g six Rook f seven. 06:15.790 --> 06:19.540 And now B takes a three, B takes a free C four. 06:19.540 --> 06:22.180 So hitting a three. 06:22.510 --> 06:28.330 Of course allowing won't to protect though if D takes is played and that is played which protects a 06:28.330 --> 06:28.680 free. 06:28.690 --> 06:32.140 But now look at the fragmentation though. 06:34.180 --> 06:35.260 So a very interesting position. 06:35.260 --> 06:42.400 Rook f6c5 Queen da rook have one pair of rooks come off and they'll see sex. 06:44.860 --> 06:46.510 Okay, so it's equal on pawns. 06:46.510 --> 06:52.150 But once structure is in in four different islands, so to speak. 06:52.150 --> 06:55.720 One island, two islands, three islands, four islands. 06:55.720 --> 06:57.070 So they're on the same. 06:57.280 --> 07:03.550 You could say they're on the same island, but King B two we have Queen RD one now looking at H five. 07:03.550 --> 07:10.390 So Black is keen to Adams is keen to take out this but also frightening rugby one we have rugby sevens 07:10.390 --> 07:14.260 defending against rugby H Sorry, that was the rugby eight, not rugby one. 07:14.260 --> 07:22.180 So here if as example Roxy seven forget taking H five we can play rugby eight check and kick the king 07:22.180 --> 07:22.780 and bell. 07:22.780 --> 07:25.090 So this position, it's about king safety. 07:25.600 --> 07:32.440 So here, this is quite vicious for example here and we're winning the Queen. 07:32.440 --> 07:39.460 The thing is, if Queen E two we have rook f h king e free queen for it's checkmate. 07:39.970 --> 07:42.130 So, yes, it's fascinating stuff. 07:42.280 --> 07:43.300 I just wanted to demonstrate. 07:43.300 --> 07:44.830 Rook See some rugby. 07:44.830 --> 07:45.970 Forget taking h five. 07:45.970 --> 07:47.140 We go for the king now. 07:47.530 --> 07:52.000 So anyway, B seven was played, dropping H five. 07:52.000 --> 07:56.640 So yeah, it's better for one king to remain alive than lose five. 07:56.650 --> 07:59.350 But now we've got a 2 to 0 majority over here. 07:59.560 --> 08:01.560 Queen G free, Queen E eight. 08:03.010 --> 08:04.210 The Queen is flying around. 08:04.210 --> 08:07.060 Queen E six, King before. 08:07.090 --> 08:14.890 No, this is actually technically a mistake, but Anand's played Queen a two. 08:14.920 --> 08:17.950 This is a bit of an inaccuracy, it seems. 08:18.490 --> 08:29.080 It does have an exciting threat to win the rook, but it does seem here in this position that the 2 08:29.080 --> 08:33.850 to 0 majority it might actually be safe to start using it with G five. 08:33.850 --> 08:40.090 So for example, Queen D three, G four and let's say this possession where White is trying for Rook 08:40.090 --> 08:47.860 RD six to harass the king, we can play Queen f6 very accurate this position the pawns get going basically 08:48.040 --> 08:51.400 they get going and it doesn't really matter about Rook. 08:51.400 --> 08:52.920 This is Queen F4. 08:52.960 --> 08:53.800 It doesn't matter about the check. 08:53.800 --> 08:58.060 We can move on King and say this position Queen G five. 08:58.060 --> 09:00.640 We're ready to push the pawns again. 09:00.640 --> 09:09.730 So the 220 pawn majority gets really exciting here now instead of Queen G four either if Rook D six, 09:09.730 --> 09:11.440 Queen G five Rook take C six. 09:11.440 --> 09:15.130 Let's imagine G three and G two. 09:15.160 --> 09:18.190 This position is also going to be in Black's favor. 09:18.520 --> 09:24.130 Yeah, we're going to Queen sometimes if we look at that again with G five, Queen D, four, G four, 09:24.160 --> 09:25.420 there's another option. 09:25.420 --> 09:32.440 Let's say we have to play accurately here against D six, but even even G three works. 09:32.440 --> 09:40.660 Even if we lost sorry, the H six point 6bh even if we lost h six, it really wouldn't matter. 09:40.660 --> 09:43.600 This is actually still better for black, but it's trickier. 09:43.900 --> 09:48.940 We don't want to be having to play more accurately if needed. 09:49.120 --> 09:54.250 So anyway, all in all, Queen Etta is a bit of an inaccuracy here. 09:54.760 --> 10:01.510 When G five does seem quite good, we have King A five and that's a very good move. 10:02.020 --> 10:07.450 Queen St C two, Queen Tangs E five, Queen D free. 10:08.140 --> 10:13.180 So at the moment, black a pawn up King B six queen takes a three. 10:13.180 --> 10:22.300 So two pawns up one point up Queen RD free Ruby eight We have rook times B eight Queen times eight, 10:22.300 --> 10:24.670 King H seven, Queen five. 10:25.270 --> 10:27.220 So there's a possibility of lots of checks. 10:27.220 --> 10:31.270 Here we have Queen A six check King d5a3. 10:31.270 --> 10:34.390 The Queen can go to G six on Queen A five now. 10:34.750 --> 10:39.010 So we we have queen have five check King G eight though, is used. 10:39.340 --> 10:44.230 The thing is Queen G six white can actually take on G six and play C six. 10:44.230 --> 10:47.110 And this position is going to be about even. 10:47.410 --> 10:49.090 Yeah, there's too many checks around. 10:49.300 --> 10:54.400 So King J is better to play for the win and. 10:55.340 --> 10:57.410 It's a bit different here. 10:58.850 --> 10:59.960 The tempo is everything. 10:59.960 --> 11:01.910 So C6 is played, the tempo is everything. 11:01.910 --> 11:08.180 If Queen E six, black's fine, Black's got the advantage after a two queening first, that's going 11:08.180 --> 11:10.640 to be over for white. 11:11.900 --> 11:12.890 We've got this h pawn. 11:12.890 --> 11:13.600 We can set the queen. 11:13.780 --> 11:15.110 It's over for white. 11:15.470 --> 11:19.130 So anyway, c six is joint queen B five check. 11:20.360 --> 11:21.320 Very accurate. 11:21.320 --> 11:21.920 Very accurate. 11:21.920 --> 11:23.330 Queen bee five, a two. 11:23.330 --> 11:24.740 There's Queen E six check. 11:24.770 --> 11:26.080 Queen of five, ten Perpetual. 11:27.260 --> 11:31.970 And if we try and go over here, this is getting very tricky after C seven. 11:32.210 --> 11:36.440 This position, we have to rely on perpetual check with black to draw. 11:36.470 --> 11:38.660 So, Queen bee five check. 11:39.230 --> 11:40.430 Very accurate. 11:41.090 --> 11:45.350 And now this queen takes her five, Getting the queen's off and not minding. 11:45.350 --> 11:46.880 New Queen's on the board. 11:47.300 --> 11:48.980 So new queen is on the board. 11:49.250 --> 11:51.430 Check h five. 11:51.440 --> 11:55.280 So finally, Black is trying to use the past H pawn. 11:55.700 --> 11:58.700 And here, Queen g four check h for the past eight. 11:58.700 --> 12:00.140 Pawn is pretty dangerous. 12:00.650 --> 12:02.570 That pins the f five pawn. 12:03.380 --> 12:06.020 And now h three here. 12:06.440 --> 12:07.820 Not minding. 12:08.840 --> 12:10.520 Not minding really f six. 12:10.520 --> 12:11.010 Check here. 12:11.060 --> 12:12.450 It's not really a big deal. 12:12.470 --> 12:16.850 And in any case, Queen F two, Queen H five, Queen H two. 12:16.850 --> 12:22.640 And now Black is making progress soon with G six. 12:23.060 --> 12:24.910 So kingly for Queen takes F five. 12:24.920 --> 12:27.800 Now it's just a matter of technique, really. 12:27.950 --> 12:32.000 So these pawns are being pushed gradually, carefully. 12:32.510 --> 12:40.700 And here after G for checking H for Queen and King G free, it's time to resign. 12:40.880 --> 12:47.480 If Queen de Fray White resigned, if Queen de Freed and queen are free so there's no more significant 12:47.480 --> 12:47.960 checks. 12:47.960 --> 12:50.750 Blacks making progress to queen the h pawn finally. 12:50.750 --> 12:52.820 So it's quite funny in the middle game. 12:52.820 --> 12:53.120 Yeah. 12:53.120 --> 12:57.680 White had a bit of compensation but didn't you know this? 12:57.890 --> 13:01.100 If it goes to the end game, that is a dangerous pass pawn potential. 13:01.610 --> 13:03.200 So yes, funny stuff. 13:03.200 --> 13:05.120 So a bit of a grind this game. 13:05.120 --> 13:07.670 A bit of a long test for Adams 77 moves. 13:08.060 --> 13:12.530 So from David Howell, one of Britain's top grandmasters as well, David Howe. 13:13.070 --> 13:22.670 Okay, So Adams beating the new generation here in this game with the Berlin defence, a very respectable 13:22.670 --> 13:24.290 choice of black. 13:24.920 --> 13:31.160 So Vladimir Kramnik popularizing the Berlin defense, and it shows great solidity in this game. 13:31.420 --> 13:32.750 Okay, I hope you enjoyed that. 13:33.470 --> 13:34.580 Got some points from it. 13:35.090 --> 13:35.780 Thanks very much.