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In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine playing against in a book in 1938, Margate tournament,
Round six D4 is played by Alekhine.
We have book playing D5, C4, D10 C4 nine have three six e3 E6.
We have Bishop sts c4 C5.
So far so good.
It looks pretty standard 96 Now here Queenie two is played.
This actually represents a pawn sacrifice, potentially an interesting one A6 is played if C takes D4.
One could elect to play, eating stiff or sucking a horn, which gets interesting compensation.
So, for example, Knight takes the full weight could take Queen takes Rook D1 There's interesting compensation
here after Knight C free Bishop E seven Bishop E Free Queen A five.
Bishop B five Bishop D7 might could take 1967 than Queen F3 King has to hold on to the knight.
And what actually is better here?
There's actually really interesting possibilities from this gambit.
Rook takes D7 for example, and after Bishop for one has a strong attack here.
Queen G, Shaq, Queen Sex seven of the King stranded in the center.
Y has a very, very strong attack and can win back material potentially, for example, like that.
So anyway it's an interesting gambit potential here with 8/10 d4.
So there's also other moves like rook D1 butter but he takes the E4 is really quite interesting.
I thought so.
A6 though is played ignoring that knight C three b5 c takes here he takes again.
This is just going to be good compensation for white.
This scenario and even with A6 is a slow move.
Again, you know there's dynamics here like Knight D5, the King the Center if Knight 65 Bishop takes
D5.
Yeah, the bishop is just waiting to discover, check against the King and win the Queen.
So what does Black do here?
Just to put that on the board?
If he tanks like Bishop B6 or Bishop D to check winning the Queen.
So what does Black do?
Bishop e seven Even if the King Castles, there's actually a lot of pressure here on the queenside.
So that's something to to bear in mind.
There's interesting scenarios, but Black played B5 and we have Bishop B3 and our big mistake B4 with
the king in the center this is actually think about the bouncy Rhodes of attack Kingston Center this
is quite an active operation to hit the annoyance better would have been Bishop B seven and in fact
as example D takes Bishop takes C5 e4 and now it is a bit scary for black if costly and e5 black could
insert here though Knight d4 instead of castling and it seems as though black should be fine here with
95.
I'm potentially taking out C3 to strengthen that D5 square.
And here for example with Queen H for this should be fine for Black, but B4 is a bit precarious because
of this diagonal to the King and in fact Alekhine doesn't move the knight.
Guess what he plays.
At some points.
You?
Yeah.
If I actually trying to open up more lines if a for that uses up the A four square so that's less fun
here if sea tanks E tanks this is still a little bit better for white though but okay.
D five, eight, five.
If B tank C free hair.
D tank C six.
This position is better for white slightly overall, and if it takes the five, there's actually night
takes D five temporary pieces of rook d one and then e four with a big advantage for white.
So a five is played bishop a Ford Shank, Bishop D seven and now D tanks, e6f tanks and now rook d
one.
So not minding, sacrificing a knight hair night E5 was also interesting so that if B tanks there's
967 967 rook d one there's a contortion move rook seven But it turns out here why has Queen H five check
and let's say King E seven.
Yeah, because there's all sorts of interesting possibilities here.
Like Queen E5 five.
So let's just say, you know, King e7b takes.
This is actually a position where there's menacing France against blank and one has a huge amount of
compensation that tries to shield D6, but still one has a huge amount of compensation here for the
attack.
So this position, for example, Queen G6 going in, Bishop takes E5.
You can see with the king in the center there's problems that are arising.
Big advantage for white.
So okay Rook D1 though was played.
If I was plausible, I might ask also.
Hang on Bishop takes a49 takes.
Again.
This is a position which White would be comfortable here sitting on these light squares.
So okay rook d d1 though the knight sack is accepted.
So fun and games here now rook takes d796379 95 so forcing rook ace sevens contortion or it seems as
though that was relatively false, but it's actually a mistake.
There's actually there is actually a tactical liability here.
It's an unprotected piece.
And funny enough, Black has this crazy looking move.
In this position, which is actually Bishop de CINCs, believe it or not.
Yeah.
This this is like this is really crazy possession.
If first of all, if night takes the seven, there's Bishop takes H to check Queen H for check there's
method in the man that said Queen takes a fall and this is going to be about equal.
Funny enough, you might ask, what about 1967?
Sorry.
That is the question of 1967.
Now, the other question was in this position.
If King have one again, Queen H four looks at a four and then Bishop sees seven, this is actually
going to be okay for for black with best play should be okay even if black gives up the exchange there.
This is going to be okay.
So Bishop is a really interesting resource here instead of Rook seven.
Technically really strange stuff, isn't it?
And if Queen H five.
Shaq G six 9/10 g6h.
Thanks, Queen.
Thanks.
H h.
Hank Bishop F eight.
Yeah.
Once.
Not really.
In a title.
Positions punish black hair.
So Queen seven.
Queen E seven.
Queen 66.
Queen the Ain't Black lives another day.
So this position is going to be about even fun stuff.
But anyway, yeah, Bishop D six is an incredible move resource.
But instead Rook seven was played.
We have B tank C free here e4 opening up.
This bishop is also to be considered as as a great option.
Actually if Queen f6 967 rotates D seven.
And here queen Thanks a sense.
Is funny looking at things like Quincy.
It's very very dangerous if Queen D for protecting the rook.
Queen Bee five.
This position is just.
Just going to be great for white.
What does black do here?
Bishop E seven was beating C3 and here Bishop B2 is really good.
And this position.
Yeah, it's going to be good for White's that exploiting that pin will advantage and in fact first taking
on G7 then this is really strong bigger vantage point.
So oc B beating C free though is played instead of E4.
That is an interesting move.
We have key seven.
This really makes things worse in terms of it looks as though it makes things a lot worse.
Of course it does.
Unpin the knight.
But let's say Queen Bee eight is played.
One could play 967 after work takes these e e4 and here let's say Queen C seven bishop effort to try
and lure the Queen away from the Southern rock D one King f7 rotates D seven Bishop e7g3.
Queen C one King G two, Queen C three.
This scenario, what's going on here?
Well, one can play Queen H five Check off the G6, Queen G five and here, Queen C five and Roxy seven.
One does stands significantly better.
One is also a pawn up.
Okay, so fun stuff.
Also an interesting move is g six instead of this king seven but here queen F3.
So looking at that mate in one France, what does black actually do here?
Queen E seven There's Bishop Geoffrey and for example, Bishop G seven 1937 Rook takes D7 Rook D one
once.
Just hugely better than that.
Yeah, it's difficult.
So King E seven was played.
We have E4 now nine to have six.
If Knight takes E5, one just plays Bishop G5 check winning the Queen.
So Knights F six, Bishop G5 lots of pins.
Queen C seven.
Bishop f4 moving back but French thing things like Knight G6 check.
Queen H is funny.
This position is actually Queen H five as a resource, which seems even more clinical.
So the point here is that Knight is pinned, so the power of the pin piece is illusionary.
It's not really holding eight if Queen takes E5, Queenie eight Shaq Candy, six Rook D, one shank,
and in this position, Queen the eight shank Rook B one check.
And this is going to be made funny stuff.
Queen H five It really is a clinical move if G6 Knight tenths g6 Shank H takes Queen takes H eight.
So that's much better for one.
It's why torture isn't that through the pens.
So Bishop F4 though was played instead of Queen H five and we have Queen B six, Rook D1 g6, Bishop
G5, Bishop G seven and now 97 putting more pressure on F6 heading the Queen.
We have rook tanks D seven You know, this seems very unfortunate, but also consider E5 coming up to
put even more pressure on F6.
So rook tanks D7 rook tanks D seven check king F eight And now what do you think the finishing touch
is here for?
White for ten points.
Yeah.
Nice finishing.
Touch his plate.
Bishop takes off since Bishop takes F6 and now E5 just nudging the bishop, trying to nudge the bishop
and the guy in black resigned if Bishop G7, Queen Africa king and Queen F seven is checkmate.
Yes, if Bishop A7 seven Queen a Fridge, Hank King, G8 there's Queen eight, Shank King of seven and
White can just take out h1hh1h.
Knowing that Queen B one chat can be answered with Rook d one So yes, huge advantage for white hair.
And look at that E8 square coming up next.
Essentially.
So yes, an interesting game, really exploiting the king in the center.
But Black played what seems to be an absolutely terrible move in the opening.
But it's through contrast, we get to see these instructive mistakes, some some bad mistakes.
We get to see why is this so bad?
White ripping open lines dynamically here, not playing a move like A4.
So this option, these bouncy roads of attack on King in the center are really interesting ignited with
D5 so we have fascinating positions resulting in this situation.
So yeah I thought this was an instructive game against the King Stewart in the center were an instructive
mistake actually kind of amplifying the bouncy Rhodes of attack to the king you know self damage here
would be for.
So an instructive mistake.
And it's interesting to see the resources for both sides after this.
So a fascinating game.
I hope you enjoyed this one.
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