Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine playing against Claus Jung.
This is in 1942.
Let's have a look.
D4 alekhine d5 c4 e6 might have 3956.
Geoffrey So a Catalan opening from Alekhine.
This is all the rage nowadays.
Catalan systems we have detailed.
C4 So now Queen a full Czech knight bd two bd seven rather Bishop G2 a6 white gets the pawn back.
B5 and here a bit of an expedition move.
Queen C6 So you might wonder, well, okay, the rook moves and surely blacks can play.
Bishop b7 Yeah.
So where's the inconvenience?
It's interesting.
White Castles, Bishop Bb7, the Queen goes back.
We have C5.
And now Air Force One perk.
At least if the Rock's not on air, there's a potential invasion point on a seven.
We have an offer of a pawn, actually, in effect here, a gambit with A4 as well.
And Black accepts that kind of gambit.
Black takes on a free to be able to take on D4.
So is this risky?
We do have a bishop without a counterpart.
We have a leverage to open up the afoul.
So there is an element of risk here.
We have eight tanks, first 8/8 and our rook D one.
So one of the points here is that also one is in a good position to try and open up the center file
with a frame.
We have Queen B sinks and now Knight.
So that protects the pawn.
We have Knight B two.
And this move does mean that Knight be free could be coming next.
So E5 is played to try and reinforce the D4 pawn.
Perhaps Safer would have been just to get get on and castle with Bishop E7.
So Knight be free.
Just get on and Castle Knight 64 and that should be an even possession.
So E5 is it providing a lever the d4 pawn whilst the king is still in the centre?
We have Knight be free here.
So this is an interesting move, which means that maybe E3 is going to be more effective on Knight E4.
This is an interesting alternative.
This possession with Knight takes F6.
Czech is actually a little bit dangerous for black.
For example, if Knight takes F6, there's Bishop C6 Jack and all of a sudden White's got compensation
here.
This isn't good.
So, for example, D3 takes this position.
D4.
Bishop b4.
Check.
Bishop d6.
And you can see that actually actually, the king is not even safe here because there's a back row issue
now on Route eight.
There's actually can be spot for ten points.
This is just a fictional continuation, of course, But Bishop de seven, there's a back row issue because
we've got access to eight.
So, you know, there could be this kind of scenario, potentially a disaster scenario.
So, yeah, 94, I mean, that's not all forced, but it does show some of the dangers here.
So, yes, interesting stuff.
Otherwise, you know, sometimes there's a possibility of even Bishop C-6 just to keep the king in the
center.
So.
Okay.
But night before he was played, we have 9c5.
So here.
If Bishop e7e fray is actually rather dangerous for playing.
So for example, the D frame would be a key mover if D takes E3, this gambit is actually quite dangerous.
Now, Queenie, there's Bishop 87 and here 90 C five, and the king is actually kept in the center,
basically of the Queen.
Saint C five, Queen six, B five, Jack, Bishop C six.
The king's being kept in the center of advantage for mind.
So that's why if this happens, you know, defray but then Queen C six and what's going to be fine.
The gambit has been given back and Black has got King Safety, the King's Castle.
And that's that's an equal position.
But in the game we have actually Knight C five being played Knight Saint C5 and now Bishop take C5 is
played if Queen saying C5 can you see what white can do here which is interesting.
Yeah, well, we can play Bishop C6 Jack.
So the king loses its castling, writes his castling rights.
Queen F5 is actually possible to sack a piece with the king in the center and white blasting through
the defile.
So once hitting the rook, hitting d4, this position is actually very good compensation for the material,
an access route to the king hair bouncy roads of attack.
And we can see that we're going to get material back soon with interest in this situation.
We're getting material back and we can even transition to a winning endgame.
So this position, we can even give back the exchange since the leads are into a simpler endgame, which
is winning.
So yes, there are interesting, interesting possibilities of the Queen.
Take C5, but Bishop takes C5 was played and how can we keep the king possibly in the center?
So this is imaginative and well worth it, this next move.
So for 100 points, how would you keep the king in the center?
So becoming a monster of attack of game examples like this, trying to keep the king in the center.
Okay, hopefully you spot that.
We play rook a sex Yep rook sex exchange sac.
Basically, if Queen c7 if it's refused, Rook C6 is winning a piece.
Ouch.
Thanks.
Losing that piece down.
So Queen takes a six, Queen takes C5, and immediately we're hitting as well as restricting the king
from castling.
We're hitting E5 Queen E6 Bishop C6 Shank 97 and now Bishop takes D7 Checkers played.
Getting the king towards the center.
If Queen 67, we have Queen 65, Czech, Queen Saxby, Czech winning.
So King takes these seven.
But now Queen A7 check.
And here is actually a crucial mistake according to the engine's king C6 That's a bad mistake.
It seems black hands still hold on with precise play with King D6.
So for example, it looks kind of counterintuitive because the bishops on a dark square and the bishops
just going to do this surely.
Yeah, but then Queen D7 check as king he thinks check King F five and now the king's on White squares.
Okay, on the dotted square again, but ends up on H5 and actually black has the advantage so black
missed this possibility of of King D6.
Oh there if we look at this again you know we we mentioned in this position
Queen D seven.
So instead of Bishop D two if queen a six chain this doesn't really help you know queen free check before
checking f six blacks got the advantage their effort is a critical test and here emphasize E5 check
Queen 86 check Bishop F4 should be about even so, this is like a worst case scenario whites even with
great prospects anyway, so that's the worst case scenario.
But this really helps when actually King C thinks so, even though it's on the point square.
Bishop D2 we have Rook HD eight and now taking away the D5 square with E4 if rook C one shank, yes,
the D5 square could be used and black would actually be better here with this ridiculous king on D5.
But actually how do we actually exploit that?
So E4 though is great.
We have Queen B Frank if D tanks, E frame Bishop takes E3 this position.
Queen C five, Jack Queen Science B five, check Rook C one check Queen sex by just winning.
So Queen B frame we have rook a one.
So what is going on here?
We have B for Rook six check.
Can we find Rook A five check King C six And now that common square C5 between the rock and the Queen
can the common square King D7 and now Rook seven check and black is being mated now end of game Black
has to resign.
Black could delay but otherwise you know Queen E seven is going to be mating.
Either way.
Fascinating how the king was kept in the center via an exchange sacrifice in this game.
The initial gambit, though, was also kind of interesting.
It's weakening black on the squares.
We do have an ingredient here as part of this, this light squared bishop of our counterpart.
We do have some access routes that are king.
And this pressure black is too slow.
Like he's not keen enough to safely castle and runs into this exchange sac.
So a fascinating game for keeping the king in the center and the compensation that could result.
So, yes, I hope you found that interesting and instructive.
Okay.
And so much.