WEBVTT 00:01.050 --> 00:01.770 Hi there. 00:01.790 --> 00:06.360 In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Anthony Miles or Tony Miles. 00:06.540 --> 00:10.980 So the late Tony Miles, one of Britain's leading grandmasters at the time. 00:10.980 --> 00:15.540 So this is 1982, the Phillips and Drew tournament round nine. 00:15.840 --> 00:21.030 We see E four from Karpov and Tony Miles plays a Sicilian dragon. 00:21.300 --> 00:24.450 So this is an interesting, dynamic, aggressive opening. 00:24.690 --> 00:31.200 So we have Karpov playing Bishop E three, D seven, and then we have three, The Yugoslav Attack Relation. 00:31.200 --> 00:36.210 So Queen RD 290, C six, G four, Bishop E six. 00:36.600 --> 00:39.540 And here there might be a temptation to take on E six. 00:39.540 --> 00:41.460 But Karpov rejects that. 00:41.640 --> 00:47.010 He just castles it seems nine takes e six might actually be okay for white. 00:47.490 --> 00:51.990 For example, 95 Bishop e to queen. 00:52.110 --> 00:52.860 Thank Bishop d4. 00:52.860 --> 00:57.930 We have a small edge here, but maybe Karpov didn't like the potential play on the F file. 00:57.940 --> 00:59.640 The semi-open F file. 01:00.240 --> 01:08.910 If we look at also D five while we're here, if we look at E tanks 96 1960 5ex. 01:09.570 --> 01:11.400 So Black is looking at a three. 01:11.400 --> 01:17.190 But if we take on D five this possession with the Queen's coming off, we should have a small edge here. 01:17.190 --> 01:18.540 Off to Bishop C five. 01:20.000 --> 01:27.620 So this position Bishop G2, the rook goes back Bishop ih free and it looks pleasant enough with the 01:27.620 --> 01:30.320 bishop free to pull majority on this side of the board. 01:30.650 --> 01:34.730 Of course, it will be more difficult because our king lives over here to exploit that majority. 01:34.730 --> 01:36.770 But overall, it's slightly better. 01:37.550 --> 01:39.680 Bishop, our counterpart, stands out. 01:40.550 --> 01:53.150 So OC comp of councils though, we have nine takes RD for Bishop takes the Evil Queen, a5a free. 01:53.660 --> 02:04.700 So protecting that pawn rook a bit H for rook 58 and now 95 offering exchange of queens. 02:04.700 --> 02:11.830 So this is making the game calmer potential less maids to lose horribly with the king on the queenside 02:12.140 --> 02:16.610 Tony Myles obliges to the Queen exchange Queen 62, Rook 62. 02:17.870 --> 02:23.420 And now we have Bishop takes D five, E takes D five, a six. 02:24.380 --> 02:28.270 If Knight takes the five, we just take on G seven and then we're taking on D five. 02:28.280 --> 02:28.940 Thanks very much. 02:28.940 --> 02:40.820 So A6 we have Bishop E2 97 and now this is really interesting positional play actually, and for Karpov 02:40.820 --> 02:43.340 realizes that this third rank could be really useful. 02:43.340 --> 02:50.810 So F4 clears that third rank for the rook, which would be a useful preventative move of the 95 black 02:50.810 --> 02:52.490 is actually threatening something. 02:53.330 --> 02:58.070 So we have to make use of a preventive move preventative. 02:58.070 --> 03:00.860 And to do that we need to know what the opponent is threatening. 03:01.280 --> 03:02.840 So what is the opponent threatening? 03:02.840 --> 03:05.420 What if we played h five as example? 03:05.420 --> 03:07.760 Well, can you see for ten points? 03:07.760 --> 03:08.900 What will Black do? 03:14.230 --> 03:14.440 Yeah. 03:14.440 --> 03:15.390 Black can play. 03:15.730 --> 03:17.170 Might be free track. 03:17.440 --> 03:20.620 Or even better play. 03:20.860 --> 03:24.750 Bishop takes first after Rook takes 90 free check. 03:24.760 --> 03:26.650 Just winning whole piece. 03:26.770 --> 03:32.200 So rook free is played and this prevents this naughty business. 03:32.920 --> 03:35.710 So prevention is better than cure Sometimes. 03:36.520 --> 03:37.320 Often. 03:37.330 --> 03:42.460 So we have rook seven rook e free here. 03:43.520 --> 03:45.310 H5 is plausible actually. 03:45.310 --> 03:48.520 So for example A for B free this possession. 03:49.000 --> 03:51.520 It is plausible to play like this with G five. 03:51.520 --> 03:53.830 For example here G tanks H five. 03:54.520 --> 03:57.310 Bishop takes G seven King two, g seven. 03:57.490 --> 04:00.970 And as long as we keep our rook protecting B free, this is fine. 04:00.970 --> 04:03.070 This is a this is an advantage for white. 04:03.340 --> 04:11.500 So rookie free is an interesting positional alternative, trying to put pawns under pressure. 04:12.040 --> 04:15.070 We have B five and now Bishop takes G seven. 04:15.730 --> 04:20.020 It turns out here actually Bishop takes C five. 04:20.020 --> 04:22.360 Has some thing going for it. 04:22.600 --> 04:29.680 For example, if rook takes C, if I were taking only seven, if D take C five, D six is interesting 04:29.680 --> 04:33.670 for this position where we can try and probe these pawns. 04:34.270 --> 04:37.240 So this position, we've definitely got a small edge. 04:38.320 --> 04:46.030 So anyway, Bishop takes G seven, King takes G seven rook D for a five, and now four we have Knight 04:46.030 --> 04:46.480 A four. 04:46.480 --> 04:53.650 It seems black could equalize here just taking on b4, not giving white potential past pawn. 04:53.650 --> 04:58.360 So this position should be absolutely fine. 05:00.230 --> 05:00.950 For both sides. 05:00.950 --> 05:06.800 It's an evil possession, but the way it's played, we have nights, a fall. 05:08.690 --> 05:11.360 So this is interesting. 05:11.360 --> 05:12.950 Cop might just take on a fight. 05:12.980 --> 05:16.280 Is this being naive or something just to win this point? 05:16.300 --> 05:20.290 Is there some hidden trap or agenda when taking that pawn? 05:20.300 --> 05:24.440 The thing is, guess what Commonwealth played here. 05:26.590 --> 05:27.070 Yeah. 05:27.340 --> 05:27.670 Yeah. 05:27.670 --> 05:32.410 He takes the form because it is a potential technical, you know, technically it's a pass --. 05:32.620 --> 05:33.910 It looks like. 05:34.390 --> 05:36.210 Well, this is structural damage. 05:36.220 --> 05:39.100 The thing is, B five could be on the fire. 05:39.850 --> 05:45.550 It takes time to exploit this structure and resources, and there's very limited resources in this position. 05:45.550 --> 05:49.150 Now we see C three and the bishop just drops back. 05:49.600 --> 05:55.000 King of fire and the king now moves the B to BCA is actually a big mistake. 05:55.360 --> 06:04.060 Black could have played a full check and say King C one, This position should be okay. 06:04.060 --> 06:07.870 Let's say Bishop takes B five, rook takes a four. 06:07.900 --> 06:11.710 It should lead to an equal position, basically. 06:12.130 --> 06:15.520 So this actually really helps cop off this mistake. 06:16.450 --> 06:18.850 It does create a downside. 06:18.850 --> 06:24.070 This technical upside is is actually significant. 06:24.070 --> 06:26.650 If we look at this again, just for a moment, though. 06:26.740 --> 06:28.630 So we played King B3. 06:28.630 --> 06:30.670 We can't be that adventurous with the king. 06:30.670 --> 06:34.810 There's always a six, a six check and might be seven. 06:34.810 --> 06:36.070 It's going to be even. 06:36.280 --> 06:38.080 So yeah. 06:38.530 --> 06:44.490 So anyway, so what does Karpov do with BC eight, which makes this so bad? 06:44.500 --> 06:45.930 So guess what happens here? 06:45.940 --> 06:47.470 What does White play in this possession? 06:52.840 --> 06:53.410 Yeah. 06:53.410 --> 06:55.330 We have the move. 06:55.360 --> 06:56.470 King Be free. 06:57.520 --> 06:59.580 This is now difficult for black. 06:59.590 --> 07:01.300 It's a really difficult position. 07:01.900 --> 07:05.650 We see Rook See five, if not a four. 07:06.070 --> 07:13.840 Despite having seemingly bad pawns, we have Bishop takes B five concretely to undermine the knight. 07:14.260 --> 07:16.510 If check, we can play King before. 07:16.660 --> 07:23.080 And if we reach this position with a six and 95, we can play rook c four. 07:24.310 --> 07:26.860 And there's trouble brewing here. 07:27.490 --> 07:29.860 There's big trouble brewing. 07:30.100 --> 07:39.510 We could play, let's say, black plays of six and we play like this and we could even play Rook take 07:39.540 --> 07:43.270 C five here because that is a definite danger. 07:43.270 --> 07:50.140 That pass pawn here with King A five White's got all the play and is just going to celebrate the past 07:50.140 --> 07:51.430 pawn winning. 07:51.430 --> 07:58.900 So there are dangers of merging now we have rook see five which looks to try and take out a center pawn. 07:59.050 --> 08:03.100 But now a69 times D five is played. 08:03.700 --> 08:08.290 What else if Rook eight White can just exploit the weakness of the last move? 08:08.320 --> 08:09.490 C phrase been loosened. 08:09.490 --> 08:10.900 We just take on C free. 08:12.250 --> 08:14.200 So Knight takes his tried. 08:14.200 --> 08:18.610 But guess what Karpov plays here, which is really amazing in this position. 08:21.110 --> 08:22.280 For 100 points. 08:22.970 --> 08:24.160 And yes, it is possible. 08:24.200 --> 08:29.900 Related this combination, the tactics flow from a superior position. 08:29.900 --> 08:30.620 As Fisher says. 08:30.620 --> 08:34.280 In this position, it looks as though White doesn't structure. 08:34.280 --> 08:40.910 It looks a bit strange, but Rook takes the five structurally is a pass born and this exchange sacrifice 08:40.970 --> 08:44.180 Rook takes the five is now followed with rook c free. 08:45.470 --> 08:49.400 Yeah, it just amplifies the passport potential, the simplification rook. 08:49.400 --> 08:50.380 The eight is played. 08:50.390 --> 08:53.840 Now you might wonder in this position, what if Rook eight had been played? 08:53.840 --> 08:55.310 What would you play here for? 08:56.210 --> 08:57.290 Ten points. 08:58.960 --> 09:01.930 Yeah, there's a great move here to be aware of. 09:02.770 --> 09:04.840 There's an awkward configuration. 09:04.840 --> 09:08.680 Even if we're just looking at the opponent's position without our own possibilities, we can see. 09:08.770 --> 09:11.860 Oh, wouldn't it be nice to skewer these rooks? 09:11.860 --> 09:16.510 And we have actually got Bishop Jitsu to actually make use of that observation. 09:16.510 --> 09:19.840 Bishop Due to securing the Rooks Absolutely winning. 09:19.840 --> 09:25.720 So yes, Rook day was played instead of rook eight. 09:25.750 --> 09:32.740 If rook takes C free check, King takes five check king before this position is going downhill. 09:32.860 --> 09:39.160 BLACK Once just going to march with the king with the pawn and it's absolutely winning. 09:39.160 --> 09:41.410 We're just going to queen and there's no problem. 09:41.680 --> 09:50.500 So Rook eight is tried Rooks seven, Rook D one And now Bishop takes five, e five and now a seven. 09:50.740 --> 09:54.850 He takes a four and now rook be seven. 09:54.850 --> 09:58.060 So gearing up for route B eight. 09:59.200 --> 10:01.420 Yes, Check King A four. 10:01.420 --> 10:05.560 And now Rook takes B five we have here. 10:08.000 --> 10:10.040 Rook tanks B5 being played. 10:11.330 --> 10:17.990 Not minding this slight inconvenience because this is an absolutely winning position and free rook be 10:17.990 --> 10:18.530 eight. 10:18.740 --> 10:21.260 It's with tempo against the rook on the eight. 10:22.820 --> 10:24.320 So after F two. 10:24.350 --> 10:24.680 Yeah. 10:24.710 --> 10:26.400 Rook takes the eight black resigns. 10:26.420 --> 10:28.040 I mean, it is a rook down. 10:28.250 --> 10:32.870 If King G seven, we're just going to Queen and then check. 10:32.870 --> 10:39.020 And we were the first one with the check so we can just carry on checking until the fourth mate rises. 10:39.020 --> 10:39.770 So. 10:41.560 --> 10:45.160 You know, this is absolutely winning. 10:45.940 --> 10:50.300 So here there will be an easy win with Queen Bee five, just getting the queens off. 10:50.320 --> 10:51.220 That's fair enough. 10:51.220 --> 10:53.650 That's easy enough from there to take it from that. 10:56.270 --> 10:59.510 So anyway, the final possession of the game. 11:00.170 --> 11:01.220 Rog takes the eight. 11:02.450 --> 11:05.450 Yeah, we're celebrating the past pawn in this game. 11:05.450 --> 11:11.450 It's very, very interesting how dangerous past pawns are when simplification occurs. 11:11.450 --> 11:14.060 So this was a bit of a theoretical risk. 11:14.300 --> 11:22.250 And Karpov's King moves made the post a pawn to get two of the amazing exchange sacrifice in this position 11:22.700 --> 11:24.680 with amazing use of rook see free. 11:25.070 --> 11:33.800 It really is a fantastic demonstration here of pawns pawn potential. 11:35.120 --> 11:43.010 So yes, this infiltration with the rook on the seventh rank and yeah, it's just an absolutely winning 11:43.010 --> 11:43.760 pass pawn. 11:43.760 --> 11:46.610 So yes, pass pawns are a joy to behold. 11:46.610 --> 11:47.930 They create winning probability. 11:47.930 --> 11:49.490 They're not to be underestimated. 11:49.490 --> 11:52.340 Nimzowitsch said Pawn spawns like criminals. 11:52.910 --> 11:54.350 Active surveillance is not enough. 11:54.350 --> 11:56.060 They need to be kept under lock and key. 11:56.090 --> 11:57.500 That wasn't the case here. 11:57.500 --> 12:03.770 This past pawn became very dangerous indeed, winning in fact quite rapidly. 12:03.770 --> 12:09.410 So a very interesting game from Karpov showing that even against the opening line Sicilian Dragon, 12:09.410 --> 12:12.440 you can expect some slugfest against the king. 12:12.440 --> 12:20.720 Karpov managed to play it with his Rovian python style, trying to get rid of counterplay and just winning 12:20.720 --> 12:22.730 in end games instead. 12:22.910 --> 12:29.840 Och much more guaranteed style of winning sometimes rather than indulging in tactics trying to get to 12:29.840 --> 12:35.330 the opponent's kings in opposite side castling games, which you'd think they're usually about that 12:35.330 --> 12:35.900 opposite side. 12:35.900 --> 12:38.840 Castling is usually a race to get to each other's king. 12:38.840 --> 12:41.120 But yeah, great positional treatment here. 12:41.120 --> 12:48.380 Using the third rank, using the possible opportunity to the maximum, as Kasparov says of Karpov, 12:48.380 --> 12:54.890 is that Karpov has minimum minimal use of resources with maximum effect, maximum effectiveness. 12:54.980 --> 12:56.720 And that was the case in this game. 12:56.720 --> 13:00.530 Well, so I hope you enjoyed it and so much.