Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine playing against Vlasic.
In 1931, a simultaneous display E4 from Alekhine.
We have a French defence from Wasik d4 d5 nine C3 Bishop Before now Bishop de and Black Volunteers Dance
Square Bishop.
This is actually not really an appropriate move giving why a dangerous bishop without our counterpart.
These extreme imbalances, these differences in advantages where there isn't a dance bishop means that
these squares are going to be particularly sensitive potentially, and in fact H six is played, which
doesn't really help blacks cause maybe it was against the possibility of not wanting to be pinned on
me.
So for example, F6 we can see that Bishop G5 would be an annoying pen, but it's not helping King safety.
The king still stuck in the center here and we have Bishop A3 now Black plays Knight.
D7 This is curious now why is it Black playing 97?
So at least try and console Well, if this happens, it is actually a good move.
And if Knight takes D5 then Black on Castle again 9297 C for 97.
Let's assume this position does have a big advantage even if black consoles this bishop here is rather
dangerous.
And if Knight thinks instead of 1965, if he takes the E5 93 and black consoles here, we still have
attacking potential.
We have this dangerous bishop.
And in this situation it seems as though 1984 is a very dangerous idea with the idea of controlling
key squares and pushing with the f pawn.
This would be a strong attack.
And for example, G4 is even possible where black's under great pressure if G5 because otherwise it's
kind of very scary to now F5 and then queenside G4.
This is very scary for Black.
If Knight takes those knight takes that would safeguard that knight on age four and win a piece.
So black's being pushed back here.
So this shows this bishop is playing an instrumental role.
Even if black castled there basically be a strong attack potential.
So anyway, the king was actually left in the center and we have Queenie to D takes E4, Bishop takes
E4, Knight F6 Bishop D3.
Now the king is in the sensor and this quite often means there's bouncy roads of attack.
With the king's still in the center, there's more than one diagonal of death.
There's this diagonal potentially, and there's this diagonal.
So if Black did manage to castle, you know, the diagonal death would be G When you castle Queenslanders,
why the diagonal of death is often this diagonal.
These key diagonals are often winning games daily for online games.
Basically it's like a default.
Losing liability You've got to play accurately around these.
These liabilities is like skating on thin ice.
So anyway, bear that in mind.
But the king is in the center.
So there's two like bouncy roads of attack here.
Potentially we see B six.
Now what do we want to play a bog standard move by or is there something stronger here for 200 points?
What would you play in this position?
And as a beautiful move indeed.
Shaquille checks even totally outrageous ones because they represent forcing move possibilities.
And as humans we can guarantee then the response is much, much more likely.
Response is if we're really forcing the opponent into limited options.
So yes, if you check out the outrageous Queen 66 and check out the weaknesses of the last move, so
f takes E6, what is it?
Weaken it weakens G six.
Yeah.
Bishop G six is checkmate.
What could Black have done?
Not much really.
Queen E seven There's Queen takes E7.
Checkmate.
So a very cute one.
One of my favorites.
Little Alekhine games actually.
But you know, it demonstrates a few things.
Bishops without counterparts are often in some of the most celebrated games of chess, like the Morphy
Opera game, where Morphy's opponents gave Alliance Square bishop with our counterpart.
But here, you know, this dark square bishop we have a crisscross checkmate.
So Bohdan checkmate where both bishops are participating.
One bishop is covering escape squares, the other is mating.
But the theme, the more broader theme from the perspective of this course is the king left in the center,
casually left in the center.
But the advantage is building up around the king in the center make it much more easy to exploit that
king and center.
The the bishop cutting across clearly the squares and stopping the king from castling.
So a knockout blow early in this game.
I hope you enjoyed this one as much as me and too much.