WEBVTT 00:01.050 --> 00:01.810 Hi there. 00:01.830 --> 00:05.480 In this lecture, we see Anthony Komp of Playing Avenger gig. 00:05.550 --> 00:07.650 This is in 1968. 00:08.100 --> 00:09.810 So, Moscow Championship. 00:10.260 --> 00:11.190 Student Championship. 00:11.190 --> 00:12.400 So E4. 00:12.420 --> 00:17.610 So Anatoly Karpov was an undergraduate and he's playing graduate of Moscow University. 00:17.730 --> 00:25.380 So C five from gig, we have nice F three, D, six D, four C takes the fall, night takes D four, 00:25.830 --> 00:27.560 and another bit of trivia. 00:27.570 --> 00:33.990 So apparently they became good friends actually, and get co-authored some books with Karpov later. 00:34.530 --> 00:38.370 So we have an exciting Sicilian dragon here. 00:38.370 --> 00:49.350 We have Bishop E free to the Yugoslav attack system and we Black Castles, Bishop C four, C six, Queen 00:49.350 --> 00:51.020 RD two, Queen A five. 00:51.030 --> 00:54.420 So you might think, Hang on, is this really a positional game? 00:54.420 --> 00:58.920 Well, it does have some positional aspects to the attack. 00:58.920 --> 01:06.420 The nature of how the attacking chess is played out So white castles queenside This looks pretty standard 01:06.420 --> 01:07.290 so far. 01:07.410 --> 01:15.330 H 495 Bishop B Free Rook FCA No H five is played perhaps slightly more accurate as King B one. 01:16.960 --> 01:21.850 This can prevent some tactics occurring sometimes. 01:21.850 --> 01:29.110 And also, by the way, it means that if the night moves, there's no queen text to have check. 01:29.290 --> 01:36.430 So King bee one is is quite accurate for Bishop G five hair and for example here Bishop takes six leaves 01:36.430 --> 01:41.620 white with a much better position after 95 if the Queen's come off Y is immediately threatening. 01:41.620 --> 01:43.390 The big deal is night be sex. 01:43.480 --> 01:47.410 Forget night takes have sex for a moment and you know, say a five. 01:47.440 --> 01:52.150 We're going to play this and if a for Bishop D five and we're winning in exchange. 01:52.150 --> 01:59.200 But otherwise if rook obey yeah we will take on F six and then D six is on fire. 01:59.200 --> 02:02.110 So this is a great way of playing it as well 02:05.290 --> 02:11.770 rather than rook e one sorry, rook just doubles on D six and it's difficult for black so. 02:11.920 --> 02:12.440 Okay. 02:12.460 --> 02:23.530 So H five though is played with the king on C one and we have Knight takes H five, Bishop H six And 02:23.530 --> 02:29.080 this is another point where the king on C one it's prone also to technically there's an interesting 02:29.080 --> 02:35.080 resource in this position which black didn't play black play Bishop takes h six but there is knight 02:35.080 --> 02:36.160 D free check. 02:36.160 --> 02:44.320 Funny enough, if C takes D free, there's Bishop 64 and here black actually could be better. 02:44.320 --> 02:45.870 After rook take C three. 02:45.880 --> 02:47.830 B takes this position with Bishop. 02:47.830 --> 02:53.110 Take C free Queen before is rather interesting. 02:54.430 --> 03:01.510 White's subjected to an attack here with Bishop a four and if Queen de five. 03:01.510 --> 03:07.210 Yes Bishop takes be free and it's very dangerous for eight takes for Queen a free And if queen takes 03:07.210 --> 03:12.010 yeah black's going to take off things and this will be slightly better for black. 03:13.090 --> 03:13.420 Yes. 03:13.420 --> 03:15.160 So that was very, very interesting. 03:15.160 --> 03:16.210 On Knight the Fray. 03:16.210 --> 03:21.010 But the thing is, and we can also rule out Queen takes the free easily. 03:21.010 --> 03:22.480 But there is a snag. 03:22.480 --> 03:33.040 You know this position black does best to play rook take C free and here black will be better And if 03:33.040 --> 03:39.460 black doesn't play rook, take C free then 95 is strong for white Knight takes E seven is a blast with 03:39.670 --> 03:46.570 a five check Queen takes DD six jack Queen takes dd seven and and queen of sevens mating. 03:47.080 --> 03:52.030 But yeah there is a problem White can play king be one here anyway. 03:52.240 --> 04:00.340 Maybe Karpov saw this knight in take speed to King takes B2 now although this looks a bit scary this 04:00.340 --> 04:01.210 position. 04:03.110 --> 04:09.860 Let's say rook S.C free g for y ends up being better here because of it on me e five. 04:11.720 --> 04:15.230 So that disconnects the Queen from H five. 04:16.550 --> 04:19.900 And if D takes E five, g five. 04:19.910 --> 04:22.190 This is a very strong attack. 04:23.960 --> 04:27.260 If it's five white can continue with Rook takes in G six. 04:27.350 --> 04:29.390 It's a strong attack, basically. 04:29.810 --> 04:34.820 Here there are strong attacking possibilities emerging. 04:38.700 --> 04:41.960 So, yes, this is not so clear if it takes me to it. 04:41.970 --> 04:44.460 This isn't so clear as it might seem. 04:44.580 --> 04:47.870 G4 is still a strong attack because of this E5. 04:47.880 --> 04:50.610 So anyway, Black simply played. 04:50.610 --> 04:52.200 Bishop takes h six. 04:52.200 --> 05:00.060 We have queenside st six and they'll rook S.C three B tanks, Queen St C free and now Knight E two not 05:00.060 --> 05:02.280 minding the check that King is just going to go to D So. 05:02.280 --> 05:08.760 So we have Queen C five, if not the free check here, it looks like a tactic to win a rook. 05:08.760 --> 05:11.670 But the thing is, why can it just accept this? 05:11.670 --> 05:17.580 Because now there's G four and the problem is Black's knight gets stranded. 05:17.580 --> 05:25.470 White plays like this and strands the knight and is able to scoop up that knight soon after preventing 05:25.710 --> 05:27.150 some threats from black. 05:27.150 --> 05:28.380 We're scooping up the knight. 05:28.380 --> 05:28.980 Thanks very much. 05:28.980 --> 05:29.580 Winning. 05:29.670 --> 05:31.320 So yes, 93 doesn't help. 05:31.320 --> 05:36.660 So Queen C five, we have G four Knight, six, G 595. 05:36.660 --> 05:41.040 And this shows the absolute brilliancy of copper from the attack. 05:41.040 --> 05:42.960 Rook takes h five is played. 05:44.160 --> 05:47.790 It turns out this actually there might be a more accurate way of playing it. 05:47.790 --> 05:50.970 King B one actually carries with it. 05:51.060 --> 05:53.330 It's annoying for threat. 05:53.340 --> 05:58.920 It's very useful for the king to be on B one rather than allowing like checks. 05:58.920 --> 06:06.570 So here, let's say 94, there's rook D five and white gets a better position here. 06:07.880 --> 06:09.630 That's that's like winning material. 06:09.630 --> 06:18.720 You might think if the queen had gone back you say Knight F4 and here Rook takes H five is a crushing 06:18.720 --> 06:20.730 attack for example like this. 06:20.730 --> 06:25.350 So it does does seem king B one is pretty venomous actually, given A four. 06:26.580 --> 06:27.060 Yeah. 06:27.060 --> 06:31.890 It's preventing it's looking at active operations, preventing moves like Queen E free. 06:31.890 --> 06:38.190 You know, that would be check if we played it immediately then there's check So looking at our active 06:38.190 --> 06:44.790 operations, preventing threats in advance, King B one is actually a really powerful move here. 06:47.050 --> 06:53.680 And yeah so Queen C seven for this possession there's rook takes 95, it's just crashing through but 06:53.680 --> 06:56.320 rook takes H five is played. 06:56.590 --> 07:02.050 G Thanks, Rook one And this looks a little bit risky to invite the Queen in to the position. 07:02.410 --> 07:06.790 So here Queen takes free is played. 07:07.780 --> 07:15.720 It does seem too slow to indulge Queen size E two because of Rook taints H five. 07:15.730 --> 07:19.900 It looks very dangerous for Black's king. 07:20.770 --> 07:22.570 So we have queen tanks. 07:22.570 --> 07:29.410 Our free rook takes H five here and e six if I. 07:30.640 --> 07:32.350 Is that queen size E too? 07:32.380 --> 07:34.780 We're playing Queen takes H seven Shaq. 07:34.960 --> 07:36.820 And there was a weakness of the last move. 07:36.850 --> 07:40.060 Basically that queen wasn't protecting that f seven. 07:40.060 --> 07:40.960 We just might. 07:41.290 --> 07:45.220 So, yeah, this is really interesting, this position. 07:45.880 --> 07:53.170 So it's been played if like G six, a powerful move is actually rock H one here, funnily enough. 07:54.970 --> 07:56.840 So again, the queen is kind of pinned. 07:56.860 --> 08:00.580 If Queen takes, we take on H seven and then take on F seven mating. 08:00.580 --> 08:06.820 And given that case, we're now threatening actually 94 without any annoying check on D one to pick 08:06.820 --> 08:07.810 up the night. 08:08.290 --> 08:12.100 So this is quite a preventative move to prevent the checks on D one. 08:13.150 --> 08:17.400 And yeah, so let's put one or two things on the wall. 08:17.410 --> 08:18.720 So that's mating. 08:18.730 --> 08:19.990 Just to recap there. 08:20.170 --> 08:26.680 And if D five bishop takes D five, this is just a menacing position here with 94. 08:26.710 --> 08:32.230 Once we get in 94, blacks in big trouble here because 96 check. 08:32.650 --> 08:34.270 And then Queen takes G six. 08:34.270 --> 08:35.890 We're now threatening rook H eight. 08:35.890 --> 08:36.910 Among other things. 08:36.910 --> 08:38.890 This is just desperate from black. 08:39.430 --> 08:44.080 We're going to just get rid of all blacks checks and then start checking to win material. 08:44.350 --> 08:49.660 So, yes, that would have been a very interesting that's a very interesting move in that relation. 08:51.460 --> 08:59.220 So anyway, E6 is played, but now this is absolute brilliancy. 08:59.230 --> 09:04.390 It looks as though blacks kind of shielded the king, blunted the bishop. 09:05.800 --> 09:08.830 And how does White's attack proceed? 09:09.940 --> 09:11.560 And also what is this? 09:11.560 --> 09:13.270 The first rank is available for checks. 09:13.270 --> 09:17.080 The Knights in danger here. 09:17.080 --> 09:23.530 So what on earth is Karpov up to in this position? 09:26.050 --> 09:31.900 But it turns out it's it's actually a rather interesting position, to say the least. 09:31.930 --> 09:34.930 So for 100 points, what would you play here? 09:41.060 --> 09:42.400 G6 is played. 09:42.410 --> 09:44.180 Now, there's a few points to this. 09:44.210 --> 09:48.200 First of all, let's rule out queen size Ito. 09:48.380 --> 09:50.660 That's a weakness of the last move, right? 09:50.840 --> 09:56.240 We can play actually g tanks h seven track and then queen F six is mate. 09:56.390 --> 10:01.470 And what about the ways of taking Well, if H tanks, that's clear enough. 10:01.490 --> 10:03.080 Queen H is checkmate. 10:03.500 --> 10:07.820 If f tanks, we take on h seven. 10:08.360 --> 10:14.270 And here we can actually play queen h h and then rook h seven check. 10:14.930 --> 10:17.090 And after nine of seven, we're free to take this. 10:17.090 --> 10:19.300 There isn't too much counterplay here. 10:19.310 --> 10:21.680 We're just winning and we're threatening. 10:21.680 --> 10:23.840 Rook takes F seven and Queen takes D seven immediately. 10:23.840 --> 10:25.370 We're just winning position there. 10:25.970 --> 10:27.590 So Knight tanks is play. 10:27.600 --> 10:37.370 You might think, well you know what's the big deal about the G six move the G six move actually activated 10:37.370 --> 10:38.930 the rook here. 10:39.380 --> 10:46.550 And there's a key resource in particular we have Queen six, eight, seven check king of eight. 10:46.550 --> 10:48.230 And guess what kind of plays here? 10:48.230 --> 10:50.150 I've given you a clue for 100 points. 10:50.150 --> 10:51.200 What would you play here? 10:54.770 --> 10:55.720 A crushing blow. 10:55.730 --> 10:58.490 I mean, Karpov's tactical ability is absolutely amazing. 10:58.670 --> 11:01.130 Like Capablanca amazing tacticians. 11:01.130 --> 11:02.270 Rook five. 11:03.080 --> 11:05.240 So hitting the queen hitting f7. 11:05.930 --> 11:06.920 What does Black do? 11:07.490 --> 11:10.250 So if EA takes that's just mate. 11:10.370 --> 11:13.910 So Black gives up the Queen and it's not enough. 11:13.910 --> 11:14.360 Really. 11:14.390 --> 11:17.830 He takes it and now we have full precision here. 11:17.840 --> 11:20.480 Might afford to try and lure the night away from age eight. 11:20.840 --> 11:22.130 So that's really strong. 11:22.130 --> 11:23.340 Rook is played. 11:23.360 --> 11:28.490 If Knight tanks are for Queen, Air Queen takes a big advantage. 11:28.790 --> 11:31.340 So Rook is tried. 11:31.340 --> 11:32.750 Queen H six, check. 11:32.960 --> 11:37.730 King eight, nine, 6g6f Tanks, Queen Tanks G six check. 11:37.730 --> 11:40.340 King E seven Queen G five check King. 11:40.610 --> 11:42.200 Now E takes her five. 11:43.160 --> 11:46.030 And it's an overwhelming position. 11:46.040 --> 11:47.930 Check, check. 11:47.930 --> 11:49.910 And the pawn is going to queen soon. 11:49.940 --> 11:55.610 F stakes Black resigned here if King C seven, f seven and then we're cleaning. 11:55.790 --> 11:56.480 Yeah. 11:56.570 --> 12:05.540 A very very nice game from Anatoly Karpov showing huge tactical abilities even in 1968. 12:05.540 --> 12:11.720 Karpov Don't underestimate the tactical ability of Karpov also. 12:11.720 --> 12:14.090 Adams you know, also Capablanca. 12:14.210 --> 12:19.550 These are fantastic positional players, but they are fantastic tactically as well. 12:19.550 --> 12:20.930 So that resource, you know. 12:20.960 --> 12:23.780 G six for the Rook five absolutely amazing stuff. 12:23.780 --> 12:30.230 What seemed to be a blunted bishop, you know, it can be blunted through tactical resources. 12:30.770 --> 12:32.540 So great stuff and inspiration. 12:32.540 --> 12:35.120 I did put this on YouTube many years back. 12:35.540 --> 12:40.790 You know, I'm attracted, of course, to attacking games, but it's kind of positional attacking. 12:40.910 --> 12:41.770 So. 12:42.680 --> 12:44.510 Okay, I hope you enjoyed this one. 12:44.630 --> 12:48.290 It shows that positional players when there's very little risk to attack. 12:48.290 --> 12:54.560 And if players play things like the Sicilian Dragon, they are just asking for it for the foul attacks. 12:54.560 --> 12:55.490 Okay. 12:55.490 --> 13:01.790 As Fischer says about the dragon, sac, sac and mate, it was a bit like this in this game in some 13:01.790 --> 13:02.750 of the variations. 13:03.110 --> 13:05.090 Och, that's so much.