WEBVTT 00:00.930 --> 00:01.670 Hi there. 00:01.680 --> 00:07.410 In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Alexander Boyarsky in 1994, the novice tournament 00:07.410 --> 00:13.710 round 13 D4 from Karpov we have 9564, Milwaukee Knights have three. 00:13.830 --> 00:20.340 Karpov actually plays in this game of the C4 is a Catalan system, which is all the rage at the moment. 00:20.340 --> 00:27.840 The Catalans, we have Bishop E, seven, Bishop G2, both sides Castle D take C4 and now Quincy to 00:28.500 --> 00:33.590 another option here is 95, but Black does have 96. 00:33.600 --> 00:35.070 This is an interesting. 00:36.000 --> 00:40.800 Only did four blacks equalize after 1966 B tanks. 00:40.920 --> 00:47.940 Bishop, S.C. eight Bishop takes C6 Rook be eight and this should be about even note Black should not 00:47.940 --> 00:50.940 play bishop a six heads try and offer the exchange. 00:51.030 --> 00:52.470 Can you see what White would play? 00:52.470 --> 00:54.690 Which is just winning material? 00:56.800 --> 00:57.340 Yeah. 00:58.000 --> 00:59.630 Why don't we just play a forehand? 00:59.650 --> 01:03.040 We don't have to take on AA, so that would be a huge advantage. 01:03.550 --> 01:07.660 Say, Queen de Sex Queen takes a six, and we're just getting the queen back. 01:07.930 --> 01:09.570 We're taking that piece. 01:09.580 --> 01:14.660 So Queen C, anyway, is another interesting option, as well as 95. 01:14.680 --> 01:18.130 We have a six and a four preventing B five. 01:18.310 --> 01:19.270 Bishop D seven. 01:19.270 --> 01:20.770 Queen St C four. 01:21.130 --> 01:22.330 Bishops C six. 01:22.330 --> 01:23.650 And our Bishop G five. 01:24.280 --> 01:26.720 Bishop D five are now Queen D free. 01:26.740 --> 01:31.200 Note that Karpov is eyeing a soft spot here. 01:31.210 --> 01:32.160 Eight seven. 01:32.170 --> 01:33.670 Take note of that here. 01:34.000 --> 01:36.430 C five We have nine C free. 01:36.430 --> 01:40.750 And now Boesky should have really maintained his lights. 01:40.750 --> 01:40.940 Choir. 01:40.960 --> 01:43.870 Bishop He played C takes dd four bishops. 01:43.870 --> 01:45.940 C six seems to be the way to go. 01:46.810 --> 01:49.930 And for example, Rook FD one Queen a five. 01:49.930 --> 01:57.100 This situation should be OC for example, like this with Knight takes D four things could exchange off 01:57.760 --> 02:02.230 and Black should be able to claim equality. 02:02.410 --> 02:04.540 So Bishop C six was the key move. 02:04.540 --> 02:10.260 If D takes C five black can take on D free and then just take on C five. 02:10.270 --> 02:12.130 That's actually better for black. 02:12.170 --> 02:13.900 Doesn't matter about the double pawns. 02:14.090 --> 02:18.520 Black has the bishop here and the backward deep on the file. 02:18.520 --> 02:19.570 Same file. 02:20.110 --> 02:28.150 If Bishop takes off six, this would be greedy to try and take on C 597 is possible here. 02:28.930 --> 02:37.150 And yeah, this is if before there's 910 C five hitting the queen. 02:37.150 --> 02:44.440 So this would mean after taking taking there's a loose knight on C free so there's no real way to hold 02:44.440 --> 02:53.350 on to a pawn here after Knight BD seven If 94 Bishop takes B two, this possession is also going to 02:53.350 --> 02:55.120 be fine for black. 02:55.120 --> 02:57.160 So all in all, Bishop C sex. 02:57.160 --> 03:04.330 The evidence is that Bishop C six seems to maintain equality, but with C 64 comp off just takes on 03:04.330 --> 03:06.310 D five that bishop. 03:06.310 --> 03:11.650 So we have a bishop with our counterpart and now we really want to move the knight without losing the 03:11.650 --> 03:15.730 bishop to have a discovery against the Queen. 03:16.300 --> 03:19.810 By the way, before we even get into that, if Knight 65, is being played. 03:19.810 --> 03:26.020 Yeah white can take on E seven take on DD for the knight and it is kind of comfortable for white here. 03:26.020 --> 03:28.350 This position is kind of comfortable for white. 03:28.360 --> 03:30.670 So anyway, Queen takes D five. 03:31.690 --> 03:37.120 So a key move here which strengthens White's position. 03:37.910 --> 03:38.870 What would you play? 03:40.510 --> 03:41.200 Okay. 03:41.260 --> 03:47.980 Ten points each for just protects the bishops so we can play 19 takes the fall without dropping the 03:47.980 --> 03:48.700 bishop. 03:49.360 --> 03:52.480 If Queens Saints default, this is also plausible. 03:52.480 --> 03:57.010 This position does have a small engine, but yeah, this is interesting. 03:57.010 --> 04:00.370 H four we have nine BD seven here. 04:00.370 --> 04:03.370 9c6 is also an idea. 04:03.370 --> 04:08.140 This is an idea which to try and give maximum resistance if Bishop takes off. 04:08.140 --> 04:10.570 Six g tanks have six. 04:12.860 --> 04:19.310 Is important because if Bishop takes F6, can you see what White plays for? 04:19.310 --> 04:20.150 Ten points. 04:23.710 --> 04:26.920 You know, this is a soft spot, especially if there's no guardian. 04:26.930 --> 04:28.540 It's only protected by the king. 04:28.550 --> 04:29.200 We can play. 04:29.250 --> 04:30.320 95. 04:30.350 --> 04:31.100 Ouch. 04:31.850 --> 04:37.800 And this forces a major concession that has to play queen of five to defend the mighty threat of Queen 04:38.060 --> 04:38.480 87. 04:38.480 --> 04:45.530 And we can play, for example, like this with Bishop S.C. six winning material. 04:46.730 --> 04:48.610 So we're threatening Queen seven. 04:48.620 --> 04:52.430 This position taken out B seven, we end up winning material. 04:52.430 --> 04:53.200 Basically. 04:53.210 --> 04:58.900 It's a significant amount of material, and this is just better for white. 04:58.910 --> 05:01.760 We've damaged Black's King safety as well. 05:03.260 --> 05:04.250 So yes. 05:06.320 --> 05:13.970 And if G tanks have six, nine, G five, Queen F five, this is structurally horrendous, but it might 05:13.970 --> 05:15.200 actually be an improvement. 05:15.200 --> 05:20.180 If black has d d free here, it might actually be the way to go in this circumstance. 05:20.180 --> 05:23.900 White's advantage is small but definitely nagging. 05:24.350 --> 05:27.560 But anyway, Bd7 actually makes things worse. 05:27.740 --> 05:28.340 For Black. 05:28.340 --> 05:30.080 We have nine takes D four. 05:30.260 --> 05:33.620 So the Queen goes to D six and they'll rook fd1. 05:34.640 --> 05:36.050 Why it doesn't want to indulge. 05:36.050 --> 05:40.160 Bishop takes P seven because C five hitting the Queen hanging Bishop. 05:40.340 --> 05:44.450 This position actually with the knight hanging. 05:44.660 --> 05:50.570 The queen is looking at E seven but black plays this to evict the queen first and then take on D four. 05:50.570 --> 05:52.370 So that's not the way to go. 05:52.730 --> 05:56.570 Rook 41 is played. 05:56.690 --> 05:59.450 We have 9c5 and our Queen C four. 05:59.480 --> 06:01.700 There's actually a threat of 96. 06:01.970 --> 06:04.760 So hitting the queen, hitting the bishop. 06:06.080 --> 06:08.510 So yes, and it's very dangerous. 06:08.510 --> 06:11.420 Okay, so 96, the bishop would be supporting the knight. 06:11.540 --> 06:17.900 We have Rook 58 and now actually this parries 96. 06:17.900 --> 06:25.910 But Karpov plays b4 if 96 hair then black just takes on d12 rooks and then the knight. 06:25.910 --> 06:29.690 It's not a good idea to do this, but that actually has the advantage there. 06:29.960 --> 06:38.720 So b4 we have Knight takes a fall if Knight C four Bishop takes off six, Knight takes Bishop takes 06:38.750 --> 06:39.230 B seven. 06:39.230 --> 06:48.530 This position as queen takes a six and white is doing well after Knight C6 White's winning material. 06:48.530 --> 06:54.590 So this position for example here there's actually the cute knight takes B eight protecting the Queen. 06:54.590 --> 06:59.180 So it's just basically winning material for White's crushing position. 06:59.420 --> 07:07.580 And if Queen takes a six, this position with Rook takes b4 90 C six here after Rook takes D one check 07:07.620 --> 07:09.200 rook tasty 1b6. 07:09.200 --> 07:13.400 We have an outside pass pawn and this is going to be great. 07:13.400 --> 07:18.680 We can support the B5 bishop before pushing the pawn and it's just a great possession. 07:18.680 --> 07:20.030 So for example this. 07:20.120 --> 07:22.280 Yeah, the principals are winning as set. 07:22.280 --> 07:23.590 Basically here. 07:25.190 --> 07:29.060 So Knight takes a fall throwing a dice. 07:29.060 --> 07:29.800 Really. 07:29.810 --> 07:31.790 But guess what? 07:31.790 --> 07:37.460 Karpov plays here, which is very strong for ten points. 07:40.570 --> 07:48.250 He just challenges the noise and also strengthens D one So hitting the knight and also strengthening 07:48.250 --> 07:49.030 D one. 07:49.030 --> 07:52.810 So if the night moves, there's no queen text D one really anymore. 07:52.840 --> 07:54.970 If Rook takes a fall, this would be a bad idea. 07:55.000 --> 08:00.130 B five And the nine is pinned to the rook. 08:00.130 --> 08:02.020 So there's no nine takes B five. 08:02.020 --> 08:07.150 And if one has to lose the exchange just to win it like that, black ends up actually being better. 08:07.570 --> 08:09.820 So Queen Bee phrase the way to go. 08:11.480 --> 08:16.190 And here by strengthening D one if b five we have. 08:18.050 --> 08:26.030 Great options in this position, like 96 or 95. 08:26.960 --> 08:28.310 And we're going to be winning material. 08:28.310 --> 08:29.900 We're going to be winning the exchange. 08:29.900 --> 08:32.000 At least we're winning material. 08:33.020 --> 08:38.540 So basically we have Queen bee sex being tried looking at the four. 08:38.630 --> 08:44.450 If Queen takes before we can take on before Bishop takes before and just take on a four face very much 08:44.480 --> 08:45.500 if might be six. 08:45.500 --> 08:46.850 Bishop takes Bee seven. 08:47.180 --> 08:51.380 This position we can take off on bee four and 96. 08:51.530 --> 08:55.490 So here one is winning. 08:55.820 --> 08:56.240 So? 08:56.540 --> 08:58.430 So Queen Bee six is tried. 08:58.940 --> 09:01.400 And now guess what ends the game? 09:04.330 --> 09:09.040 You know, E three this actually means, well, the ninth supporting the queen. 09:09.040 --> 09:18.520 So 95 is not working really what to do about this night on a four it's stranded if C five so this is 09:18.730 --> 09:22.510 karpov's like shortest win in the last of 1994. 09:22.510 --> 09:23.710 One of his greatest tournament. 09:23.710 --> 09:24.610 7.5. 09:24.610 --> 09:27.980 Yeah because the knights holding the queen we can just take on C five. 09:28.000 --> 09:29.080 Thanks very much. 09:29.620 --> 09:34.240 If E five we can play 9f5 here. 09:34.240 --> 09:36.520 So we're hitting the bishop on E seven. 09:36.810 --> 09:43.570 If Bishop takes before we can actually play, Bishop takes F six and actually we can even go for an 09:43.570 --> 09:49.270 attack here as well as taking on a for sympathy, we can just go for the attack. 09:49.270 --> 09:52.090 Actually, this is a strong attack, which is fun. 09:52.420 --> 09:58.210 So after Bishop takes a five and wrote these seven were threatening Queen seven mating. 09:59.080 --> 10:01.300 If Queen says yeah, we're just absolutely winning. 10:01.300 --> 10:08.890 So anyway E three ends the game Very interesting game cation castle and disaster the way that played 10:08.890 --> 10:17.500 out black had to keep the lines square bishop on the board so yes H four was a cunning move with tactical 10:17.500 --> 10:20.050 implications as well as safeguarding pieces. 10:20.860 --> 10:25.510 Yeah, a lot of complex pieces were continually being safeguarded in this game. 10:25.510 --> 10:32.650 So a very interesting game, a lot of interesting tempo, gaining moves and strengthening moves. 10:32.740 --> 10:34.030 I hope you enjoyed this one. 10:34.880 --> 10:35.680 Thanks so much.