WEBVTT 00:01.110 --> 00:01.910 Hi there. 00:01.920 --> 00:06.080 In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Andrew Mestel. 00:06.090 --> 00:13.290 So British Grandmaster in the 1982, Philip Andrew Thomas, Round 5e4 from Karpov Mestel chooses, as 00:13.290 --> 00:17.130 I say, in the fence and goes into the dragon variation. 00:17.340 --> 00:26.130 So we see nine times 6c3g6 Karpov plays Bishop E three when Bishop G seven Free Black cancels Queen 00:26.130 --> 00:29.520 RD to 96 and now G four. 00:29.790 --> 00:31.910 Knight takes the four, Bishop take the four. 00:31.920 --> 00:35.580 We have Bishop E six and now 95 from Karpov. 00:36.150 --> 00:38.670 So we have Bishop takes D five. 00:40.340 --> 00:40.780 Yeah. 00:40.830 --> 00:45.780 If Knight takes the five hair e tanks then. 00:46.740 --> 00:52.080 Black is not winning material or anything and faces the exchange of the dark square Bishop. 00:52.320 --> 00:57.960 So Bishop takes tries to preserve for a moment longer the G seven Bishop. 00:57.960 --> 00:58.650 We see rooks. 00:58.650 --> 01:00.630 He ain't H four. 01:00.630 --> 01:06.780 Quincy seven and Rook H two protecting c2e5. 01:06.780 --> 01:07.890 We have details. 01:07.950 --> 01:10.200 e6f to E six. 01:10.920 --> 01:13.500 This borrows slightly from the King side. 01:13.500 --> 01:15.480 King safety we see h five. 01:15.480 --> 01:18.870 So it seems like kind of attacking play at the moment. 01:19.110 --> 01:23.550 Queen C Sex is actually a mistake here. 01:23.550 --> 01:26.910 So it looks as though Frey looks kind of weak. 01:27.810 --> 01:29.670 Defiant though would have been better. 01:29.670 --> 01:32.340 So, for example, H takes, H takes. 01:32.340 --> 01:39.810 And if White Castle's queenside black actually has a tactic here in the form of. 01:42.790 --> 01:50.890 Can you guess at night six G for using that same F file if F takes Bishop takes D for. 01:53.520 --> 01:58.800 And the queen can't really take on the foreigner because of age, too. 01:59.070 --> 02:03.270 So this position is about even that would have been the best course of action, it seems. 02:03.270 --> 02:04.230 D five. 02:04.650 --> 02:05.010 Yeah. 02:05.010 --> 02:07.890 So there's some interesting tactical ideas here. 02:10.570 --> 02:12.290 Okay, so. 02:13.670 --> 02:14.350 Yup. 02:14.750 --> 02:15.950 Some tactics. 02:17.000 --> 02:19.790 So D five would have been the best. 02:19.790 --> 02:21.340 We have Queen C sex. 02:21.470 --> 02:23.280 And it's interesting. 02:23.300 --> 02:24.830 A positional player like Karpov. 02:24.860 --> 02:26.410 You might not expect the next move. 02:26.420 --> 02:28.220 Why don't you think Karpov played here? 02:28.790 --> 02:33.440 So one has to be acutely aware of tempo gaining resources. 02:33.800 --> 02:36.740 Otherwise, one is not going to be an effective positional player. 02:36.770 --> 02:43.040 Basically, if you're if you're lacking tempo, gaining support, it's an interesting example of a fairly 02:43.040 --> 02:46.640 sharp position of positional players in a fairly sharp position. 02:46.640 --> 02:48.620 Guess what Karpov plays and why? 02:48.650 --> 02:49.760 For 100 points. 02:54.420 --> 02:54.770 Okay. 02:54.840 --> 02:58.560 It is castles offering a free and that's taken. 02:59.370 --> 03:01.430 This might not be the best course at all. 03:01.440 --> 03:03.540 Queen de five would have been better. 03:03.540 --> 03:11.640 So, for example, this possession, if Queen de Fray Queen takes a to this position is going to be 03:11.640 --> 03:13.080 to y its favor. 03:14.340 --> 03:17.030 So here, for example, is in White's favor. 03:17.630 --> 03:20.520 And you might ask, what is all that about? 03:20.760 --> 03:24.630 If King B won, there's 90 6g4 here. 03:24.630 --> 03:30.030 And actually there's an interesting tactic in queen takes the for trying to exploit the pressure on 03:30.030 --> 03:38.490 the F file so looking at the the bishop on F one so this position is even if we look at this again. 03:40.270 --> 03:43.240 Yeah, we just can't take that because it takes F one. 03:43.750 --> 03:46.120 So yes, that's, that's an interesting option. 03:46.120 --> 03:47.590 But the best would be. 03:48.580 --> 03:48.940 Yeah. 03:48.940 --> 03:54.370 It seems h tanks in Queen defray just looking at the G6 pawn. 03:54.700 --> 04:00.460 Black has borrowed from king safety that king safety sure being compromised if e five hare Bishop C 04:00.460 --> 04:00.670 free. 04:00.670 --> 04:04.000 This is also going to be in its favor. 04:05.440 --> 04:07.390 So yes, it's not a great position. 04:07.390 --> 04:12.130 But Queen takes her free, goes into H, takes G. 04:14.490 --> 04:21.990 And now Black could play a forcing move instead of what was played. 04:22.020 --> 04:24.150 H takes this forcing move. 04:24.540 --> 04:25.800 We can play g tanks. 04:25.800 --> 04:28.560 H seven Bishop takes g seven check. 04:28.560 --> 04:34.980 And yeah, we've although we've closed up our H file attack here, this is still going to be much better 04:34.980 --> 04:35.820 for whites. 04:36.030 --> 04:41.130 For example, here we can start getting things together with the g h pawns. 04:41.430 --> 04:42.920 This is just a fictional continuation. 04:42.930 --> 04:46.560 You can see that the pawns are looking formidable. 04:46.560 --> 04:51.360 So this is going to evolve into a huge advantage if 94 was played. 04:51.360 --> 04:55.590 But H takes was played Bishop G too. 04:56.850 --> 04:59.940 And yeah, this is looking. 05:01.940 --> 05:05.210 Fairly unpleasant. 05:05.240 --> 05:08.480 94 was played, so you might ask why. 05:08.480 --> 05:11.900 But also there is the option of Queen G Fray in this case. 05:12.140 --> 05:17.780 White can play Bishop takes B seven rook g to holds the g pawn g five. 05:17.780 --> 05:22.610 And if we get this scenario, why it's going to be significantly better. 05:24.230 --> 05:25.550 Yeah, there's pressure on the G file. 05:25.550 --> 05:30.440 There's enough compensation here for wanting to be better oval and there's pressure on the D file. 05:30.980 --> 05:32.900 It's pretty dangerous for black. 05:33.770 --> 05:39.920 So Queen G free is actually interesting, but Queen takes G four is also it's funny here that Queen 05:39.920 --> 05:44.390 G four there's actually Bishop H three an important tempo game with Bishop H three. 05:44.600 --> 05:49.400 And the thing is, the queen can be driven away. 05:49.820 --> 05:51.080 The queen doesn't want to do five. 05:51.080 --> 05:52.490 We can take on a six. 05:52.490 --> 05:55.790 And here we're going to take on E six and have a crushing attack. 05:56.060 --> 05:59.990 So in this possession we can play ten points. 05:59.990 --> 06:01.880 What would you play? 06:01.880 --> 06:03.350 Yeah, we can just rip open the king. 06:03.350 --> 06:11.150 Actually, here with Rook takes H five check G takes Queen D, free check, open up the King. 06:11.510 --> 06:13.790 And it's a pretty decisive attack. 06:13.790 --> 06:17.060 This position is pretty much meeting. 06:17.060 --> 06:21.980 For example, like this is going to be mating or sex just delays. 06:21.980 --> 06:28.940 So yes, it's very interesting that Queen h G for Bishop H free is so well calculated by Karpov Hare. 06:30.140 --> 06:32.180 Very dangerous position indeed. 06:32.180 --> 06:34.310 So 94 is tried. 06:34.850 --> 06:40.760 We have Bishop takes her free knight, takes the two, and our bishop takes B seven. 06:44.800 --> 06:45.430 Yeah. 06:45.430 --> 06:49.140 If White just plays Rook taking D2, then Rook takes that phrase. 06:49.150 --> 06:51.820 Just even so, Bishop takes B7. 06:54.510 --> 06:55.530 And now. 06:56.740 --> 06:57.370 Bishop takes. 06:57.370 --> 06:58.750 The fall is played. 07:01.820 --> 07:05.030 Yeah, this is an absolutely fascinating position. 07:05.030 --> 07:12.950 So in this tense position, Bishop 24 was played if C seven you might ask why it can just take on G 07:12.950 --> 07:22.070 seven and then we can play Rook hd2 and play rook d six with advantage here where pawn up Black's pawns 07:22.070 --> 07:23.660 are pretty much fragmented. 07:23.660 --> 07:29.600 So Bishop takes DD four was tried, but now you know this is offering an exchange and it's taken Bishop 07:29.600 --> 07:30.770 St see eight. 07:31.580 --> 07:33.890 There's a slight issue here of the rook. 07:33.890 --> 07:34.440 Take eight. 07:34.460 --> 07:37.460 What would you play in this possession for? 07:37.460 --> 07:38.600 A big advantage. 07:40.720 --> 07:42.700 Yeah, we can actually play. 07:42.790 --> 07:44.470 King takes DD too. 07:44.470 --> 07:47.230 If Rook any rook takes on DD too. 07:47.260 --> 07:52.150 Then there's Bishop EA free and that is only going to be a small edge for whines. 07:53.230 --> 07:56.360 So combo goes the exchange up with King Tasty too. 07:56.780 --> 08:01.210 After Bishop takes B one, we see basically the technique. 08:01.210 --> 08:03.880 We have Bishop C for each King D frame. 08:04.270 --> 08:06.490 So it's only one point for the exchange. 08:07.150 --> 08:14.290 Here, Rook, after we see rooks free check King d2 rook C seven and now G five dd five. 08:14.290 --> 08:14.960 Rugby eight. 08:14.980 --> 08:16.480 Check King G seven. 08:16.900 --> 08:18.430 And now getting behind the E six. 08:18.430 --> 08:19.750 Pawn Rookie six. 08:22.060 --> 08:24.940 We have now bishops free checking the one. 08:26.580 --> 08:35.820 Bishop deform rook Geoffrey Rook have seven and doesn't mind taking on f seven He plays rook c eight 08:35.820 --> 08:38.340 here e five King E two. 08:40.510 --> 08:41.440 Bishop be six. 08:41.440 --> 08:47.140 And now I move to restrict the king Rook C six is played restricting the king. 08:50.110 --> 08:50.590 Yeah. 08:50.590 --> 08:52.270 This is looking bad now, Bishop. 08:52.810 --> 08:54.640 And now, Rook RD Sex not minding. 08:54.640 --> 08:56.500 Swapping G five for five. 08:58.030 --> 09:00.790 But Mr. Plays, Bishop six. 09:02.320 --> 09:08.200 We have a for Bishop G one, a five, Bishop dd four and now King dd three. 09:08.230 --> 09:10.960 Here it is, just the exchange down, basically. 09:10.960 --> 09:14.260 And it's making good progress. 09:14.560 --> 09:17.350 Black actually resigned here. 09:18.250 --> 09:24.670 The king's closer to the center soon would just take on D five and play King E for. 09:25.990 --> 09:31.240 So it's not a particularly pleasant situation emerging. 09:31.390 --> 09:36.850 So, say, Bishop, do you want take on the five and we can hold the rook and then put pressure on E 09:36.850 --> 09:37.180 five? 09:37.180 --> 09:40.240 It's just going to be an easy win the exchange up. 09:40.660 --> 09:45.340 So yes, final possession here with King D free. 09:45.550 --> 09:49.570 An interesting tactical skirmish in the Sicilian Dragon. 09:49.570 --> 09:57.490 It shows compost tactics are absolutely amazing and one has to be very, very careful tactically against 09:57.700 --> 10:00.850 a positional player of karpov's might. 10:01.330 --> 10:03.310 So I hope you enjoyed this one. 10:03.820 --> 10:04.600 Thanks very much.