WEBVTT 00:00.930 --> 00:01.690 Hi there. 00:01.710 --> 00:05.700 In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing it against Aunt Yusupov. 00:05.730 --> 00:13.260 This is in 1989, the last tournament round for C4 from Karpov, and we have the Dutch defense from 00:13.260 --> 00:13.980 Yusupov. 00:14.100 --> 00:19.590 We have DD 4956 G3 and now the Leningrad variation of the Dutch. 00:19.590 --> 00:20.430 So Black Finn. 00:20.430 --> 00:21.750 Cato's Bishop. 00:22.500 --> 00:23.730 We have Bishop G two. 00:23.730 --> 00:31.290 Bishop G seven Knight c3d6 Knights Free Black Castles, Karpov Castles. 00:31.290 --> 00:32.310 C six. 00:32.520 --> 00:33.540 B Free. 00:34.770 --> 00:41.280 So this already has an idea that white might want to try and dissuade prevents this. 00:41.280 --> 00:45.570 E five Because the pressure on the diagonal here, that's one possibility. 00:45.570 --> 00:51.420 So Queen C seven we do actually have Bishop a free and though Yusupov decides to kind of block this 00:51.420 --> 00:58.380 diagonal so he wants to play Knight a six to be four and then get on with E five. 00:59.310 --> 01:01.020 So that's Black's plan. 01:01.020 --> 01:07.440 We have Rook C one, which does actually tactically X-ray the queen. 01:07.440 --> 01:08.400 That is useful. 01:08.400 --> 01:09.750 We have 96. 01:10.590 --> 01:15.300 So here with the knight coming to be four, it is a bit of a nuisance. 01:15.600 --> 01:19.260 Copper plays quite a deep, profound move here. 01:19.710 --> 01:29.220 The usual natural, perhaps strategic break to aim for is E4 to get semi fault and the target on E seven. 01:29.430 --> 01:35.700 But if we play that way if we play rook e one night before, this is really ineffectual. 01:36.330 --> 01:41.700 If it's as though Black has prevented this plan because tactically it's just not working. 01:42.000 --> 01:45.030 So Knight takes E4 leaves the A two pawn hanging. 01:45.180 --> 01:49.830 So this position Rook takes E four black and plane, Knight takes a two. 01:50.070 --> 01:56.850 And this is more than pedantic because Brook C to the bishops, the bishop is going to skewer the rooks 01:56.850 --> 02:00.450 rook A one or B one. 02:01.330 --> 02:03.810 That's Knight C free for king, Queen and rook. 02:03.810 --> 02:09.900 Anyway, so this natural E4 plan is just not available here in any case. 02:10.590 --> 02:16.470 So the nuances here dictate something else, not rookie one. 02:16.470 --> 02:22.200 It seems as though E4 was this way that you might think, Well, what about Queen DD too here? 02:22.200 --> 02:30.120 Well, Black has achieved then the possibility of E five here and this could be favorable to black. 02:30.120 --> 02:33.660 So for example, I mean, this is a classic Leningrad plan. 02:33.660 --> 02:36.330 If this knight can be driven back, that's often good. 02:36.330 --> 02:40.950 If E4 to stop black playing E four, then F four. 02:40.950 --> 02:43.320 It's kind of a strong attacking position. 02:43.320 --> 02:43.950 In a sense. 02:43.950 --> 02:45.180 Black's position here. 02:45.420 --> 02:51.000 White can play like this, but it seems as though, you know, black would actually be doing quite well 02:51.000 --> 02:51.540 here. 02:51.540 --> 02:53.550 This would be an even position at least. 02:53.550 --> 02:57.510 So yes, that's Black's plans play for an E5 without punishment. 02:57.840 --> 03:02.490 So why does Queen D to help at least try and prevent Black's plan? 03:02.490 --> 03:09.690 Well, it's it's interesting here at the moment E5 is impossible because of the bishop will only free 03:09.690 --> 03:19.860 Black actually plays Bishop D7 if Knight before we can actually stop E5 by playing D5 to use the facility. 03:20.100 --> 03:22.500 So if E5 we can take on Parsons. 03:22.500 --> 03:24.480 Bishop takes 95. 03:24.480 --> 03:27.630 This position will be in White's favor. 03:27.630 --> 03:29.880 There is a target on D six. 03:29.880 --> 03:38.490 This is pretty comfortable looking and if Knight E for Knight takes E for F takes, this is too weak, 03:38.490 --> 03:39.270 this pawn. 03:39.750 --> 03:45.630 So D five that fails the C takes because of the pin, but otherwise we're just going to snap off the 03:45.630 --> 03:47.970 E4 pawn here with Knight takes E4. 03:47.970 --> 03:48.780 No problem. 03:48.990 --> 03:57.390 So Bishop dd seven was played and we have rook F one and now Knight before if 94. 03:57.390 --> 03:58.830 Here, let's have a look again. 03:58.830 --> 03:59.520 Just check. 03:59.520 --> 04:01.830 There is Bishop H six but we just play. 04:01.830 --> 04:03.810 Bishop takes E for fancy very much. 04:03.810 --> 04:10.530 If E five, D takes D takes, we can take on our fight, but even better we can play Bishop dd six Don't 04:10.530 --> 04:18.150 allow any compensation for for winning the exchange with Bishop D six first weakening E five, then 04:18.150 --> 04:19.230 take on our fate. 04:19.350 --> 04:20.430 This is just crushing. 04:20.730 --> 04:27.930 Knight takes E five, taking out black's e five pawn sends a pawn so Knight before is played and now 04:27.930 --> 04:29.250 the bishop drops back. 04:29.820 --> 04:38.580 So can black down to prevent can black dare to play e five Given White's preventive measures so E5 is 04:38.580 --> 04:42.690 actually played, does Karpov have a punishment here? 04:43.740 --> 04:49.260 Well, he plays a free so this is an interesting moment. 04:49.260 --> 04:53.970 Black could use E takes DD four here, but this is unpleasant. 04:53.970 --> 04:57.060 Slightly unpleasant after E for this position. 04:57.060 --> 04:59.820 If we look at this one, it has a nice advantage overall. 05:00.140 --> 05:04.970 So the night went back, not suspecting too much, perhaps. 05:04.970 --> 05:05.660 Here. 05:07.560 --> 05:14.250 Or maybe calculating a lot and not thinking it's a dangerous position, but it is a kind of dangerous 05:14.250 --> 05:17.970 position with this x ray on the Queen. 05:18.330 --> 05:29.220 So D takes five first D takes, and guess what Karpov plays here, which is an amazing move, which 05:29.220 --> 05:35.010 does provide indeed a punishment for Black's E five treatment of possession. 05:35.250 --> 05:37.260 So what do you think White plays here? 05:41.870 --> 05:44.510 Yep, White plays might be five. 05:44.840 --> 05:48.080 So trying to use this x ray facility will promote the x ray. 05:48.080 --> 05:49.520 So see Texas is played. 05:49.520 --> 05:58.490 If Quincy eight we can play Bishop takes e five hair and the thing is C takes C tanks. 05:58.490 --> 06:05.930 So we're looking at the queen and let's say, well, it's very difficult if Queenie, we're just taking 06:05.930 --> 06:06.680 the night. 06:07.070 --> 06:10.160 If Queen D ain't, we're just going to take on e5c takes. 06:10.160 --> 06:14.510 There's actually here a strong move in Bishop D five check. 06:17.240 --> 06:23.690 And the point here would be, well, there's a couple of points if King H eight won't can take on B 06:23.690 --> 06:25.490 seven winning a lot of pawns. 06:27.260 --> 06:39.290 And for example, K seven taking on a six this position with huge pressure on D seven now here 96 and 06:39.290 --> 06:47.630 once getting enough pawns and compensation generally if we look at C tanks B five here rook C five This 06:47.630 --> 06:57.920 position overall is good for why it has so many pawns for the yeah, for Black's material. 06:57.920 --> 07:00.410 The material balances in White's favor here. 07:00.410 --> 07:03.470 So that's a kind of critical situation. 07:04.630 --> 07:12.110 You know, it's difficult for black hair overall and the rooks are so active tying black up as well. 07:12.770 --> 07:18.730 So so if I mean it's a fascinating position of Queen B eight. 07:18.770 --> 07:21.530 We're just taking on E five, hitting the Queen 96. 07:21.530 --> 07:21.980 No problem. 07:21.980 --> 07:25.310 If Queen B six, we're taking on e5c takes. 07:25.310 --> 07:28.880 There's Bishop takes F six her for taking on D seven. 07:28.880 --> 07:38.660 This position, there's Queen takes B five thanks to the C pawn 9498, C seven might take 32. 07:38.660 --> 07:40.250 This is just in White's favor. 07:40.610 --> 07:42.680 White even takes out E five. 07:42.680 --> 07:44.600 So black tries here. 07:44.600 --> 07:48.410 C takes B five and sets a kind of trap. 07:48.710 --> 07:51.350 Well, they use Bob thinks he's saying a trap. 07:51.350 --> 08:02.690 C takes B 595, Bishop takes E five, and now I'm pinning with Queen B six, Bishop takes F six, which 08:02.690 --> 08:05.360 seems to win material. 08:05.360 --> 08:07.430 It seems to win the knight on C five. 08:07.430 --> 08:12.260 So this may be as far as you have got if he did set a trap here. 08:12.260 --> 08:14.390 So queenly five picking up the night. 08:14.390 --> 08:16.850 But now what seems to be a trap. 08:16.850 --> 08:19.910 Oh, there maybe some players would resign here. 08:19.910 --> 08:21.800 They realize they've just been trapped. 08:23.930 --> 08:27.560 So just to make this clearer, if Bishop e six, we're just taking on C five. 08:27.560 --> 08:28.460 No problem. 08:30.490 --> 08:38.860 So it looks as though complex in a total tactical trap here because of the queen takes DD seven doesn't, 08:39.100 --> 08:40.480 which Karpov did play it? 08:40.480 --> 08:43.900 Doesn't the Queen just get trapped? 08:45.340 --> 08:47.200 Is this an odd moment? 08:55.060 --> 09:01.720 So at the moment Karpov is two pawns up three, four, five, six, seven, two pawns up. 09:01.810 --> 09:06.750 But Karpov is very resourceful tactically and may have seen this position undoubtedly. 09:06.760 --> 09:13.690 In fact, I'd say 99% he saw this possession and there is a resource here. 09:13.690 --> 09:15.700 Can you see what that is for? 09:15.700 --> 09:16.900 200 points. 09:18.340 --> 09:20.980 So the Queen is attacked, seems trapped. 09:20.980 --> 09:21.820 What can we do? 09:21.820 --> 09:22.680 Responding with threat. 09:22.690 --> 09:25.120 We can try and create a threat of our own. 09:25.900 --> 09:29.260 And the move is the beautiful tactical move of his rookie six. 09:29.260 --> 09:32.230 So it's an interference of the queen from E six. 09:32.410 --> 09:34.030 It's hitting the opponent's queen. 09:34.420 --> 09:36.490 We have now Rook takes 37. 09:36.490 --> 09:42.010 Yeah, If B takes six, Queen takes E six. 09:42.010 --> 09:42.300 Check. 09:42.310 --> 09:48.320 This position is very nice for white B, take C six. 09:48.320 --> 09:54.820 There's a lot of pawns and say Queen C five White can even trade off Queen's. 09:54.820 --> 09:56.710 And there's so many pawns here. 09:58.270 --> 10:02.920 So even though the exchange, the pawns make the big difference. 10:02.920 --> 10:05.800 So h for hair and white's got a big advantage. 10:05.830 --> 10:13.810 If we look at this again with King H eight, there is 95 here in the case of King eight, 95 is kind 10:13.810 --> 10:16.240 of lucrative for this knight of seven. 10:16.240 --> 10:22.990 So queen takes p59, five, seven check and winning the exchange back and the queen holds be free. 10:22.990 --> 10:24.490 This is very pleasant as well. 10:26.320 --> 10:28.690 So that's a nice advantage there. 10:31.180 --> 10:33.610 Yeah, it's it's fun stuff. 10:33.610 --> 10:35.280 So we have rook tanks. 10:35.290 --> 10:40.510 DD seven but this simplification is in Wayne's favor. 10:40.510 --> 10:43.990 So 90 5b4, 86, 86, 94. 10:44.440 --> 10:45.490 We have a friend. 10:45.490 --> 10:47.500 Now, this makes the situation worse. 10:47.500 --> 10:54.010 King of seven because it's going into potentially another tactic soon. 10:54.760 --> 11:00.280 If rookie eight bishop won King G seven points Advantage is contained. 11:00.280 --> 11:03.850 It's only a small edge, but here this is an inaccuracy. 11:03.850 --> 11:09.790 We have H four, B eight, C one. 11:12.190 --> 11:15.580 And now King is seven and now 94. 11:15.580 --> 11:17.950 Actually, Franken's 96 check. 11:19.890 --> 11:25.530 So we have King F seven, but now Bishop takes E for F takes some blacks pawns are quite weak. 11:25.530 --> 11:30.990 Knight E six, Bishop de Knight G five check Bishop takes H. 11:31.140 --> 11:36.000 So this rook and pawn ending is really under pressure for the black pawns. 11:37.050 --> 11:45.240 So rook C4 King G seven King G two Rock f76h6g takes H six. 11:45.240 --> 11:46.980 King takes B six. 11:48.300 --> 11:48.720 Yes. 11:48.720 --> 11:50.490 It's a lot of pressure. 11:50.490 --> 11:52.680 Rook E five rook C seven. 11:52.980 --> 11:54.240 Rook taking up. 11:54.240 --> 11:55.080 B seven. 11:55.440 --> 12:02.010 So black doubles, but the rook just drops back at B five and now rook d4 and this is the end of the 12:02.010 --> 12:02.280 game. 12:02.280 --> 12:10.260 Actually it moved 42 if rookie eights for example rook c4 rookie six white can play g four if G five 12:10.260 --> 12:14.910 King G three this this is just a way of increasing the advantage. 12:14.910 --> 12:23.310 So here after king of 7c7 check this is just variation so rook f h king g6b7. 12:23.310 --> 12:29.300 And let's say this happens rookie eight and black would be paralyzed here in this room. 12:29.310 --> 12:33.120 Pawn anything if rook takes B seven those rookie six Checkmate. 12:34.620 --> 12:40.500 And if King have six, we can take on E four And this is just an absolutely winning rook and pawn ending. 12:40.500 --> 12:42.660 So yeah, a fascinating game. 12:43.530 --> 12:45.120 Absolutely fascinating game. 12:47.330 --> 12:50.420 So the game and possession we've got the four and move 42. 12:50.420 --> 12:57.980 So it's fascinating demonstration of playing to the nuances actually of the position here. 12:57.980 --> 13:06.470 So Queen RD two is more nuanced than rookie one, so that would be a routine strategic pawn break but 13:06.470 --> 13:09.890 it's it's queenly to that is preferred. 13:10.460 --> 13:16.640 So for the tactical reasons yes the night before isn't just blunting the diagonal that a two is tying 13:16.640 --> 13:17.120 down. 13:17.270 --> 13:20.450 It's creating a penalty for the knight ever moving from C free. 13:20.690 --> 13:23.390 So yes, it's it's a fascinating treatment. 13:23.390 --> 13:31.280 The possession queen to a very high class waiting move in effect very patient waiting move and then 13:31.280 --> 13:32.390 rock have one. 13:32.990 --> 13:42.560 So both players are interested in moving their pawns, but here it's black that incurs a big penalty. 13:42.560 --> 13:51.020 So Bishop B to facilitate kicking the knight back and this wonderful explosion of tactics, 95 what 13:51.020 --> 14:01.520 an explosive tactical move which does tend to win overall more material in the end, more material and 14:01.520 --> 14:03.440 strong position again. 14:03.890 --> 14:08.330 So why is better mobilized at this point of the combination? 14:08.330 --> 14:15.710 So intuitively, one might also think, well, White should be better off in the ensuing tactics here. 14:15.710 --> 14:18.080 But yeah, absolutely Fascinating stuff. 14:18.470 --> 14:20.900 Very nuanced play by Karpov. 14:20.900 --> 14:22.130 I hope you enjoyed this. 14:22.910 --> 14:26.300 Got some points from it and so much.