WEBVTT 00:00.900 --> 00:01.720 Hi there. 00:01.740 --> 00:07.390 In this lecture, we see Michael Adams against Christopher Holland in 1999, the 13th Floor Masters. 00:07.410 --> 00:08.520 This is in round nine. 00:08.520 --> 00:10.830 So e four from Adams, G. 00:10.830 --> 00:11.280 Six. 00:11.310 --> 00:11.760 Nine. 00:11.790 --> 00:13.530 C free Bishop G seven. 00:13.860 --> 00:15.390 D, four D, six. 00:15.390 --> 00:16.080 Bishop e. 00:16.770 --> 00:17.730 We have a six. 00:17.730 --> 00:19.770 Queen D, two B, five. 00:20.070 --> 00:21.090 Bishop D three. 00:21.090 --> 00:27.150 So the bishops cover the key central squares in advance. 00:27.150 --> 00:32.550 So for example, if Bishop B seven and B four to notch the knights, it's handled, the bishop holds 00:32.550 --> 00:33.300 E four. 00:33.510 --> 00:42.240 We have 97 and white castles, queenside C six and H four might be six and now H five. 00:42.240 --> 00:44.550 So not minding 94. 00:45.540 --> 00:47.220 So 94 is played. 00:47.250 --> 00:51.270 This does create a weak pawn of the bishop S.C four B tanks. 00:51.720 --> 00:54.110 And it's interesting the decision here. 00:54.120 --> 00:57.750 Guess what white plays in this position for 100 points. 01:00.760 --> 01:06.520 So quite often we want to try and open up things against the king, but the king is in the center here 01:06.520 --> 01:07.240 instead. 01:07.240 --> 01:13.300 A positional strategy with a former pawn or just installing a form pawn of six. 01:13.990 --> 01:16.270 Now this sets black immediate problems. 01:16.270 --> 01:19.240 The bishop goes back awkwardly. 01:19.240 --> 01:29.410 If Bishop IV thinks there's a big problem here in Queen E too, how does Black actually defend the C 01:29.410 --> 01:30.190 four pawn? 01:32.220 --> 01:39.140 It has to be let go with Queen C seven, because if D five, then E five actually wins the dance Queen 01:39.150 --> 01:41.310 bishop in broad daylight. 01:41.790 --> 01:48.720 So basically, if Black has to let the C four pawn go once she's getting a big advantage here off the 01:48.720 --> 01:49.920 Queen, take C four. 01:50.670 --> 01:55.050 So the bishop goes back not to be a target basically to E five. 01:55.980 --> 01:58.500 In some lines we have Queen E two and now D five. 01:58.500 --> 02:00.750 It's possible without losing a piece at least. 02:01.170 --> 02:05.070 But black is putting pawns on line squares. 02:05.070 --> 02:07.470 The adjacent dark squares are getting weaker. 02:07.470 --> 02:08.930 Here we have knights. 02:08.940 --> 02:15.480 Our Frank Bishop G four If knights F six. 02:15.480 --> 02:21.060 Bishop F four is interesting for Bishop E five this ties black up quite significantly. 02:21.060 --> 02:26.100 And yeah, this is just very uncomfortable for black in this position tied up. 02:26.100 --> 02:33.720 So okay, we have Bishop G for Bishop G five. 02:34.260 --> 02:39.840 So pinning against the pin Queen D seven and pinning Rook D one. 02:39.840 --> 02:42.660 The Kingston Center and E six is played. 02:42.660 --> 02:43.980 This is asking for trouble. 02:43.980 --> 02:46.650 Surely if F six though. 02:46.650 --> 02:48.030 Here Bishop Ditto. 02:48.030 --> 02:52.500 Just to get an idea, this is just a very comfortable position for whites. 02:52.500 --> 03:01.350 For example here Rook four and Black is faced with issues like E five. 03:01.890 --> 03:09.390 So for example, in this situation, Rook takes G for Prince H G for knights. 03:09.390 --> 03:16.200 A for Black hardly has active pieces, and once his French thing, bishop takes a five. 03:17.820 --> 03:28.080 So say though this is played as example, bishops say five rook eight E takes F six and Black's king 03:28.080 --> 03:33.840 comes on the fire As example, We've here F seven check being very strong. 03:33.960 --> 03:41.910 So just to take this further, King takes up seven Queen six check 95 and black is faced with huge France. 03:41.910 --> 03:44.940 So for example, Rook eight, Queen D seven is checkmate. 03:45.630 --> 03:47.460 It's very difficult with the king in the center. 03:47.460 --> 03:53.520 So E6 was tried, but now he takes the five, C takes D five and playing the position. 03:53.520 --> 03:55.170 Now the details of the possession. 03:55.770 --> 03:56.160 Yeah. 03:56.190 --> 03:58.470 Guess what white plays which is really quite crushing. 03:58.470 --> 04:04.740 There are two unprotected rooks, so there are downsides in the black position here to exploit. 04:06.360 --> 04:08.100 And Adams does that now. 04:08.100 --> 04:11.460 So I'm about to show you Queen five. 04:11.460 --> 04:19.950 So he hits this rook on h8f6, Bishop takes up six and now Bishop DD six is played. 04:19.950 --> 04:23.070 So this had to be factored in in calculations. 04:24.060 --> 04:30.750 This forcing move just looks diabolical on nine takes F six, Queen takes f six. 04:30.750 --> 04:34.410 We'd be hitting E, six and H eight. 04:34.440 --> 04:36.770 It just looks like a total disaster. 04:36.960 --> 04:40.560 This position where we've got Rook takes E six coming. 04:44.860 --> 04:47.000 As well as queen size and shape for. 04:47.830 --> 04:54.430 So Bishop DD six was tried, but now Queen takes the five hitting the other rook, which is unprotected. 04:55.450 --> 04:55.960 Yeah. 04:55.960 --> 05:00.180 We have Bishop at four check if Knight takes f6. 05:00.190 --> 05:00.550 Sure. 05:00.550 --> 05:02.110 We're just going to take on a eight. 05:02.440 --> 05:07.820 And this is just better for white and 95 is just very nice for white material. 05:07.990 --> 05:15.520 So Bishop for track is tried King B one and now Queen takes D five. 05:17.420 --> 05:19.220 You know, the queen was attacking eight. 05:19.220 --> 05:21.170 So we have like 25. 05:21.980 --> 05:23.030 Bishop takes her free. 05:23.270 --> 05:24.170 G Tanks. 05:24.320 --> 05:25.910 Knight takes F six. 05:26.360 --> 05:32.140 Now, here, a very accurate move indeed, to make sure White has a big advantage. 05:32.150 --> 05:33.110 What would you play here? 05:35.210 --> 05:35.480 Yeah. 05:35.510 --> 05:36.770 Rook takes e six checks. 05:36.770 --> 05:38.660 So stronger than 9/10 of six. 05:40.160 --> 05:42.200 So playing the position very accurately. 05:42.560 --> 05:45.020 So Knight takes those king of seven, protecting E six. 05:45.020 --> 05:46.850 This way we take out E six. 05:47.300 --> 05:48.980 So the king goes the eight. 05:48.980 --> 05:51.350 If King F seven, rook takes F six check. 05:51.350 --> 05:52.790 And we actually pick up the bishop. 05:53.510 --> 05:54.800 So King D ain't. 05:55.220 --> 05:59.660 But this end game is hopeless for black with that form pawn for the end game. 06:00.050 --> 06:05.330 Rook takes up six so Bishop G5, Rook D six, Jack King and F4. 06:06.320 --> 06:11.150 The bishop was very uncomfortable with how Bishop D ain't rookie one Rook seven. 06:11.420 --> 06:13.310 Rook e six. 06:14.780 --> 06:17.330 So we have rook dd seven. 06:17.960 --> 06:21.620 C Free Route 66. 06:21.980 --> 06:22.910 Route 66. 06:22.910 --> 06:23.480 King B seven. 06:23.480 --> 06:24.980 So protecting a six. 06:25.400 --> 06:26.860 But now 93. 06:26.870 --> 06:28.200 Look at that C four pawn. 06:28.220 --> 06:29.660 Very difficult to defend. 06:30.050 --> 06:32.690 Bishop C-7 Rook f6. 06:33.200 --> 06:38.570 So the rook is potentially coming to that seven Frank to tie down the rook on eight. 06:38.690 --> 06:41.270 The rook activates but now rook have seven. 06:42.560 --> 06:45.710 This looks all over by the chanting rook e4. 06:46.370 --> 06:54.290 So if King B eight, it's just taking out H seven's a pass pawn and this is just overwhelming. 06:54.290 --> 06:55.620 94. 06:56.400 --> 06:57.050 Yeah. 06:57.240 --> 06:57.830 Thanks. 06:58.100 --> 06:59.600 Several pawns down here. 07:00.650 --> 07:06.830 So we have Rocky four, but after 95 now, this actually just wins the C seven bishop. 07:07.220 --> 07:15.830 So 34 moves, pretty much a one way game, a real crush with the form pawn. 07:15.830 --> 07:17.600 So very positioning played. 07:17.600 --> 07:18.320 It seemed black. 07:18.380 --> 07:26.060 Really didn't have much counterplay from the opening a very positional approach to playing against the 07:26.060 --> 07:27.980 modern defense. 07:27.980 --> 07:34.790 So the bishops arranged like this kind of cute and constant queenside, but with this form pawn strategy, 07:34.790 --> 07:41.120 which intensifies the pressure on the dart squares and kind of embarrasses the black pieces, really, 07:41.120 --> 07:45.430 that they're kind of under developing underdeveloped all and back row here. 07:45.440 --> 07:50.360 So a very strong start position in this game made for a very smooth win indeed. 07:50.480 --> 07:53.840 I hope you enjoyed this one as much as me and so much.