WEBVTT 00:01.080 --> 00:01.820 Hi there. 00:01.830 --> 00:06.930 In this lecture, we see Boris Spassky playing against Anatoly Karpov in their very important Karpov 00:06.930 --> 00:10.950 Spassky candidate semifinal round six in 1974. 00:10.950 --> 00:16.560 So E4 four Spassky Karpov uses the Kraken d4 D five. 00:16.560 --> 00:28.880 We see 9c3d take C4 night, take C4 Bishop and 59g free Bishop g6 ninth F3, 97 Bishop de Frey E six 00:28.890 --> 00:32.730 White Castles, nine g, F six and now C4. 00:32.730 --> 00:40.830 We have Bishop dd six B free Karpov cancels, Bishop B2 and now Quincy seven. 00:41.820 --> 00:47.160 So out of the opening it looks like a pretty standard position. 00:47.160 --> 00:50.610 One actually doubles karpov's pawns. 00:50.610 --> 01:02.700 So some structural damage H takes g We have Queen E2 Rook for eight Now here Spassky improves one of 01:02.700 --> 01:07.350 his worst pieces nine G3 to e4. 01:08.040 --> 01:14.370 We have Knight takes E4, Queen takes E4 and our Bishop e seven So this aims sometimes for Bishop of 01:14.400 --> 01:18.870 six to restrain White's censor. 01:18.870 --> 01:24.030 We have rook add one, but actually now Rook 88 rook f one. 01:25.140 --> 01:30.580 And here Karpov takes the sting out of White's position with an interesting maneuver. 01:30.600 --> 01:32.700 Can you see what it is for five points? 01:32.700 --> 01:35.070 What would you play to try and get the Queen's off with black? 01:35.070 --> 01:38.550 You just need to draw in matches basically and try and win with white. 01:38.550 --> 01:40.200 That's generally the policy. 01:40.440 --> 01:45.810 So if we can get the Queen's off, it reduces the danger for our king safety in general. 01:46.500 --> 01:47.610 So Queen a five. 01:47.610 --> 01:54.060 So with tempo hitting a two and also the queen can swing by to five. 01:54.060 --> 02:03.780 So we have a free if D five trying to at least stop queen of 595, queen E free and black and just take 02:03.780 --> 02:04.710 on D five Hare. 02:04.710 --> 02:05.490 No problem. 02:05.490 --> 02:06.990 Black's getting a big advantage there. 02:07.590 --> 02:13.770 So a free we have Queen F five, Queen E two refusing the trade of Queen's. 02:13.770 --> 02:22.740 So if Queen takes F five, G takes, this position is going to be slightly better for black if B for 02:23.160 --> 02:26.070 a four for example, and then C five. 02:26.070 --> 02:28.440 This is quite nice for black. 02:29.670 --> 02:30.030 Yeah. 02:30.030 --> 02:37.290 So okay, so Queen E2 though is played and now G five we have H three. 02:39.210 --> 02:42.990 This invites Karpov to under his pawns. 02:42.990 --> 02:53.640 If B for g four this situation is about even so if D five Let's have a look here C take C takes this 02:53.640 --> 03:01.800 situation Black could take on D five not really a problem there taking on D five and if white tries 03:01.800 --> 03:06.060 nicely for four, C takes D five, there might be a point with Queen B five. 03:06.060 --> 03:14.970 However in this position 9f6 just offer B seven and after Bishop D six this should be a small edge for 03:14.970 --> 03:15.600 black. 03:16.530 --> 03:18.390 Yeah, these are interesting situations. 03:18.390 --> 03:21.180 Black has certain amounts of counterplay here. 03:21.180 --> 03:23.970 This looks okay for black generally. 03:23.970 --> 03:24.810 So. 03:24.810 --> 03:25.140 Okay. 03:25.170 --> 03:28.110 So H three we have g4h tanks. 03:28.110 --> 03:32.490 Queen takes G for D five, C takes C six. 03:32.490 --> 03:35.610 And now this is a really interesting Carpathian move. 03:36.690 --> 03:43.800 So in this position it looks as though we should really dissolve this pawn, right? 03:43.800 --> 03:45.330 Otherwise D six is going to be a right. 03:45.330 --> 03:51.630 Payne Guess what Karpov plays here, which is kind of fascinating. 03:51.630 --> 03:53.880 It's a fascinating moment of the game. 03:53.970 --> 03:55.050 Move 23. 03:57.510 --> 03:58.860 It's interesting. 03:58.960 --> 04:01.920 Accepts White's passport potential. 04:01.920 --> 04:03.480 It leaves this passport. 04:04.020 --> 04:11.010 So one of the considerations if we can't improve our worst pieces, we can try and make the opponents 04:11.010 --> 04:11.670 piece as bad. 04:11.670 --> 04:18.330 This bishop could be biting on granite if six is played, and the reason we can play a move like F6 04:18.330 --> 04:22.230 more easily here, the light squared bishops of both sides have gone. 04:22.620 --> 04:28.200 So borrowing from light square witnesses to play this move isn't going to be that punishing. 04:28.200 --> 04:29.190 In general. 04:29.820 --> 04:33.630 If we played E takes D five, there might be some trouble here. 04:33.630 --> 04:40.290 Why is threatening Rook default of tempo and rook e four We'd have to be careful. 04:40.800 --> 04:47.220 We can play Queen G six and this situation, it should be just a small edge for white, but it looks 04:47.220 --> 04:55.380 a little bit uncomfortable and certainly we don't want to play a six encouraging rook d4 to e four That's 04:55.380 --> 05:00.300 splat time with that pressure on the foam just winning material. 05:00.300 --> 05:06.480 So it's interesting, this decision is about making a piece kind of bad in a way trying to get this 05:06.480 --> 05:17.010 bishop blunted and D six is played so points to note if Knight takes E five, this results in a tactical 05:17.010 --> 05:24.120 pin and Bishop dd six exploits the pin and we've got six coming if I move like F4. 05:24.990 --> 05:32.850 So here, let's imagine this situation nine takes Bishop takes black here has Bishop takes a three that 05:32.850 --> 05:38.010 gives black a 2 to 1 pawn majority on the queenside and D five is dropping. 05:38.020 --> 05:39.630 So that's fantastic for black. 05:39.840 --> 05:46.530 If Bishop takes E5, there's certain amount of good news here with Bishop DD six Black and if Rook d4 05:46.530 --> 05:54.690 Queen and five Rook e four black takes on E five Knight F six and black's going to get the d pawn and 05:54.690 --> 06:05.970 this should be even here if Queen C two Bishop dd six And we've kind of blunted that bishop on B two. 06:05.970 --> 06:08.580 So this situation isn't that bad either. 06:09.720 --> 06:15.840 For example, this situation is going to be about even we can even offer the double pawns. 06:15.840 --> 06:17.550 It's not really exploitable here. 06:18.270 --> 06:20.880 And there are other things going on now like blunting that. 06:20.880 --> 06:23.730 Bishop So this is about even so, DD six is tried. 06:23.730 --> 06:28.500 It looks as though, hang on this pawn, isn't it quite dangerous? 06:28.500 --> 06:30.750 So Bishop f6, we have 92. 06:34.490 --> 06:39.980 So here a couple takes the queens off and plays. 06:39.980 --> 06:42.980 Roxy ain't like E-4. 06:43.010 --> 06:45.050 So that God's against Roxy, too. 06:45.060 --> 06:48.620 And the Bishop goes to D eight so it can come on to a better diagonal. 06:48.620 --> 06:53.150 So it's trying to make the pieces superior to the counterparts. 06:53.150 --> 06:59.030 So this bishop along this triangle is not obstructed whilst this one is going to be with F six soon, 06:59.030 --> 07:01.100 we see G 14 F six. 07:01.520 --> 07:07.430 So it's kind of getting a little bit uneasy for white here, this position that we have King of seven 07:07.430 --> 07:12.410 and there's the prospect of also using the king aggressively to e sex later. 07:12.560 --> 07:20.180 Roxy one we have bishop b six, a pair of rooks now come off and now King E six. 07:20.810 --> 07:27.920 So the king sits nicely on E six here and he for now a five, trying to fix down White's pawns. 07:29.600 --> 07:35.540 Black could have played King D five here, by the way, just to provoke a friend and just go back potentially 07:35.540 --> 07:39.650 to E six or play a five here, but a five. 07:39.650 --> 07:43.910 We have bishop a free and now rook the eight. 07:43.910 --> 07:48.770 So cup of wants to be able to play a move like Bishop D four and B five. 07:48.770 --> 07:53.780 But he doesn't want rook C seven to be interesting at all in advance. 07:53.960 --> 07:56.870 So he doesn't want that to be that interesting. 07:56.870 --> 07:59.720 So protecting the pawn in advance looks a little bit strange. 07:59.720 --> 08:04.340 If Bishop is to show Rook seven, this should be just even this position. 08:04.340 --> 08:04.700 So. 08:04.700 --> 08:12.680 Rook B eight Bishop So rook C for Bishop D four and now F four is played. 08:12.680 --> 08:16.700 If King G free black's going to get an advantage with B five. 08:16.700 --> 08:18.200 That's a backward pawn target. 08:18.200 --> 08:19.670 Now on B free. 08:19.790 --> 08:24.830 And here King D five, the king can come out aggressively and this position might be six. 08:24.830 --> 08:27.050 Black's going to be winning here in fact. 08:27.650 --> 08:29.810 So one has to tread a little bit carefully. 08:29.810 --> 08:37.910 So f four So White's pieces are kind of strains protecting that possible and it's nicely blockaded. 08:38.420 --> 08:45.050 We have here g six if B five in this situation it's slightly different. 08:45.050 --> 08:53.450 Eight takes rook tanks, there's a five check and here of King D 590 C free check, which would compel 08:53.450 --> 09:00.920 Bishop take C four and this ends up being even so, g six is played to prevent a five. 09:01.730 --> 09:02.960 One of the perks of that. 09:02.960 --> 09:04.400 So knight g free. 09:04.640 --> 09:09.200 And now it looks as though Hold on, isn't there an E takes F4? 09:09.200 --> 09:09.800 Yes. 09:09.800 --> 09:16.850 Karpov does play that kind of little tactic to exchange off Knight for bishop so we simplify here. 09:17.240 --> 09:22.460 Now actually this natural recapture might actually be a bit of a mistake. 09:23.240 --> 09:24.260 King takes G free. 09:24.260 --> 09:31.970 It seems as though White had rook e for track check and then rookie seven to try and tie black down 09:31.970 --> 09:35.270 first, then take and it should be even here. 09:35.270 --> 09:39.380 So this is a very different scenario to what we get in the game. 09:39.800 --> 09:44.000 At least White's trying to tie down the black pieces in the game. 09:44.360 --> 09:46.910 Yeah, King G is different. 09:46.910 --> 09:48.380 Let's have a look this again. 09:48.920 --> 09:57.950 So we're saying here, you know, Rook the eight but what if King C six this position G five is interesting 09:58.130 --> 10:06.380 so here trouble pawns It's funny but here if we have B five check taking on B five rook takes G free. 10:06.380 --> 10:07.910 This should be about even as well. 10:07.910 --> 10:10.730 So in the game, King takes G free though. 10:10.730 --> 10:13.280 And now we have Rook C eight 10:15.800 --> 10:18.170 and it's pretty different here. 10:18.170 --> 10:19.940 You know there's ideas of rook C free check. 10:19.940 --> 10:26.870 If so, rook D Free is played to defend against that if rookie fall check here to go with rookie free 10:27.140 --> 10:33.890 against rook C free check because then taking on be free hence a free one. 10:33.890 --> 10:38.420 It hasn't really got time for this rookie seven in this case because of that rook C free check. 10:38.930 --> 10:44.840 So if the rook has to go back, it's a very different scenario where black has got much more active 10:44.840 --> 10:48.920 pieces and it's slightly, you know, it's better here, significantly better. 10:49.760 --> 10:51.440 So that's interesting. 10:51.830 --> 10:52.580 Yeah. 10:54.110 --> 10:57.950 So rook d free we cg5 11:00.140 --> 11:06.170 Bishop b2 So this is like restraining pawns on both sides of the board, like Michael Adams does as 11:06.170 --> 11:08.720 well in his games in endgames generally. 11:08.720 --> 11:13.220 So B six we have Bishop DD four and now Rook six. 11:13.220 --> 11:14.870 This pawn looks to be in danger. 11:14.870 --> 11:22.250 Bishop C free so it can actually be taken off now of course, but Rook C five is played. 11:22.250 --> 11:25.790 If rook takes DD six, black's should be slightly better here. 11:26.510 --> 11:28.610 This position is B five. 11:28.940 --> 11:30.050 This is interesting. 11:31.830 --> 11:36.840 So here, for example, this is going to be slightly bad for black. 11:38.910 --> 11:40.830 So but Rook five was played. 11:40.830 --> 11:49.020 We have King G two, Rooks 8b5 in this position doesn't really do much check. 11:49.350 --> 11:53.730 And Bishop takes a five here, King G free after that check. 11:53.730 --> 11:58.620 And this situation should be about even black hand. 11:58.620 --> 12:04.410 Dynamically sacrifice the piece and it gets to be a dynamic quality because of the past pawn, but nothing 12:04.410 --> 12:04.680 more. 12:04.680 --> 12:14.910 So Rook eight we have King G3 95 and now Bishop takes E five, F takes five, and now B four. 12:14.940 --> 12:16.440 This is an inaccuracy. 12:16.440 --> 12:17.070 It seems. 12:17.070 --> 12:25.140 It seems as though King F2 should be a situation which this end game is durable. 12:25.260 --> 12:27.360 This should be all this end game. 12:27.360 --> 12:33.270 So take this situation because white has got this Capablanca principle. 12:33.270 --> 12:40.710 One pawn is holding two and it turns out here it's going to be about even this position. 12:41.820 --> 12:51.000 So before we have now, yeah, this is now going in Black's favor after F4 Rook default and the king 12:51.000 --> 12:52.200 comes out to E five. 12:52.200 --> 12:53.130 This is quite painful. 12:53.130 --> 12:55.680 Now, Rook d18 takes b4. 12:55.710 --> 13:04.170 This is misery now for white rook be one and now rook free check King of two rook d free d seven. 13:05.080 --> 13:12.810 Yeah if rook takes b4 rook 66 Black's just better here d seven We have rook takes 37 This endgame is 13:12.810 --> 13:19.170 just winning for black after rook d6 king e free rook d free check kicking the king back and now getting 13:19.170 --> 13:25.440 behind this pawn rook A Free rook tanks B six rook tanks a four end of game. 13:26.100 --> 13:29.910 So Spassky resigns if king for two, as example. 13:30.030 --> 13:34.260 Let's see, we can make progress with King F4 and we're going to be two pawns up soon. 13:34.260 --> 13:36.960 This threatens my good nuance in Rook. 13:36.960 --> 13:37.890 One mating. 13:38.370 --> 13:39.720 It's two pawns up. 13:39.720 --> 13:41.850 It's going to be a conversion from here. 13:42.540 --> 13:47.010 So, yes, an interesting game with some interesting moments. 13:47.010 --> 13:55.380 So for me, the standout moment of this very high profile game is playing this E5 learning won't have 13:55.380 --> 14:00.600 a pass pawn because there's other factors to try and blunt the pieces. 14:00.610 --> 14:06.420 Well, the bishops get superior minor pieces and trying to wrap around the passport with the king using 14:06.420 --> 14:07.860 that e six square layer. 14:07.860 --> 14:12.870 It's rather nice once the Queen's have come off this kind of thing, it shows the duality of past pawns 14:12.870 --> 14:15.900 that they can be a potential liability as well. 14:15.900 --> 14:19.460 So a very interesting game showing the liability aspects of a passport. 14:19.470 --> 14:24.900 If it's safely blockaded, then there are opportunities to put a lot of pressure on the opponents. 14:25.080 --> 14:28.290 Okay, Thanks very much.