Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine against Salman floor.
So will there be a floor influence play?
Get the jokes in for free on this course.
So this is in 1931.
The Bled Tournament, round eight d4 Alekhine.
We have D5 from floor, we have C4 D take C4.
So Queen's Gambit accepted.
93 Knight of six e3 e6 Bishop takes C4 c5 won't consoles Knight C6 Queen e2.
This looks fairly standard stuff A6 Rook d1 b5 and now D takes C5.
So this hence the Queen.
We have Queen C seven, Bishop D3 Bishop takes C5.
So it's a symmetrical pawn structure here in this position.
If you look at the pawn structure, symmetrical A4 and now B4.
This is actually an inaccuracy it turns out.
And actually there are some really incredible resources which I'd like to show actually based on this
B4.
Instead, if B takes A4, this actually is it looks like it's dicey, it's dicing up the structure,
but actually it seems as though this might be the best way to play the position where y only gets a
small edge here.
It's only a small inch, it's limited.
But with this move b4 you can see that the C4 square is a bit cozier for white and we see Knight BD
two which seems absolutely logical.
The right, you know, human move.
It seems absolutely logical.
There is another intriguing move though.
B free.
And it's intriguing.
If 1985, 1982, you might think, well, 95, right.
Going in to see three.
There is a 94 here.
And this is very, very interesting, this position where.
It's extremely.
Dynamic.
Basically, if F five there's actually a Bishop B2, which is the point of B3, these little moves like
B3, sometimes they have big impacts on the whole situation.
If F takes here, Bishop takes E4 blacks in big trouble.
Actually the knight abandon its usual post on the kingside.
And if Black Castle's Knight G5 is actually really strong as an example, you know there's threats of
Bishop takes H7 and Queen h5 but there's also of G6.
There's also Rook takes the E5.
So this situation is diabolical for Black Queen F3 looking at F seven and eight, Queen F6 using the
thing.
Catto It's absolutely a devastating position.
So B3 does have a lot of exciting elements, believe it or not, for this bishop to actually be an attacking
piece.
It is like improving one of the lesser pieces to make sure the whole team is involved.
So that is absolutely fascinating.
It seems you might think instead of F5, what about Knight C three here Knight, take C three this position
with Queen C to Bishop A3 It ends up being very nice for Y actually.
So this situation Knight 60 for Rook takes D4, rook rook C4 and here Bishop takes b4 eight.
What is white achieved?
Well there's an outside pass pawn here and that bishop's on the right square.
So that's a big positional advantage here to play with.
It's a nice position.
So B3 is, is really interesting actually as a way of solving this bishop and creating a lot of dynamic
play possibilities, I might ask.
Hold on, hold on.
Set.
King's question the way when you say this, there is one more thing instead of Knight BD two.
So we're looking at beef free.
95.
Wasn't black actually kind of having any feelings?
Yeah, well, it's too dangerous to take on.
Be free here if we just look at this for one moment as well.
This position would be one.
And with the bishop and queen like this, we get a lot of the same dangers if ever night takes.
This is just diabolical.
On the C5 pin.
So it's just too slow.
If the Knights came back, we still get a phenomenal position with Bishop B2.
So yes, the whole B free thing does seem really interesting.
But anyway, swiftly moving along now might be two black castles might be free again.
Now be free hair is also it's a problem solver.
It solves this.
Bishop 9594.
This position with Bishop B2 is very dangerous of black if five just rook AC one is possible here anytime
at five.
This whole diagonal and liabilities turn up here in this position and when the bishop is both glaring
at the king.
So this position we're going to amplify things like Rook times D seven amplifying the pressure on C
six with advantage.
Yeah, it does seem as though B4 is a cute move even hair but night frees plate Bishop e seven If Bishop
Be6 Bishop veto this position Knight g5a5y should have a small edge here.
So okay.
Bishop E seven and we have e for 97 bishop every night de5 So why is flexible here trying to get an
advantage on this side of the board, perhaps before attacking on, on the kingside?
Alekhine has expressed in his own quotations he likes to play on both sides of the board.
So I thought this is an interesting example of playing on both sides of the board.
Nine times E5 is played nine times.
We have now AC one queen and now.
Very interesting, Bishop.
See, I'm trying to get rid of blacks better Bishop leaving black with the more problematic bishop.
So this bishop has served a nice role now.
Bishop Thank C five, 1985.
So this is a nice positional advantage on this side of the board and you might have.
Well, I have a certain skepticism, a certain cynical ness, but if you generally play on both sides
board, it's like stretching your resources out.
But if you can establish a firm advantage on one side of the board before looking at the other side's
board, maybe that's that's the way to do it.
In general, as a general rule, you don't want to overstretch your resources for sure.
But now, yes, attacking on the King side with Queen age five.
So it's kind of a win over here with this knight is kind of secure and here now attacking on this side
of the board.
So Queen H five.
So.
Okay.
So I guess there's there's military metaphors in history for being overstretched.
And but here.
Yeah, because one has established a clear, concrete advantage on the side with the bishop being bad.
This looks like putting even more pressure on Black's position with Queen H five.
Now 97 is played, if not G6, Bishop F1.
And you can see this is just a wonderful position for why it's absolutely wonderful.
What is blacks doing here?
Whites rooks are absolutely beautiful.
If a5 Queen E two we could just pounce on the B5 five square on A5 that's trying to get some activity
but at a cost.
And 97 where we're extending our advantage here with two rooks on the seventh big advantage so a move
you know like if you can see how quickly the queen can come back to the queen side if they did.
So anyway, 97 was played though, and we have Bishop E two and now G6.
So there is some damage done to dark squares here for black with G6.
If Knight takes C5, Queen takes this position is a nice big advantage for White.
So anyway, G6, we have Queen G five, so holding on to see five here, but also now there's Queen
E four as well.
If the Queen loves it again, there's Queen E, Frank Knight takes the plate.
Rook st c5
e5 if a move like h6.
Yeah, we're just going back to E3 to hold the rook.
So A5 we have H four and it looks as though well, H4 gives answer the King, but also may be a form
pawn as well.
We have Bishop A6 and now Bishop F3.
We can't do the form pawn strategy here if H five.
Yeah.
They're just taking on E2 and then playing F6, There's no Queen F6 coming.
There's lots of other defenses there as well.
So Bishop F3 and now the Queen is large with F6.
So this has weakened the kingside, a bet job done.
So the Queen comes back essentially more flexibly.
Rook 88 And here we have Rook.
Thanks.
The rook takes the eight.
And there's something very precarious about this position for black, which is revealed here.
E five is played, setting a huge problem for black, a very, very bad problem.
The thing is blacks on the edge, actually of a precipice here.
This week in kingside, there is actually technically a way to go here because Ruka is almost working.
The Queen is protected by the pawn here.
And so.
So basically, if Queen takes free, those rook takes the check and then take on E3.
Black has Queen D6 in this position and if e5 if takes this is still very dangerous for black.
It's really dangerous already this position.
So yeah, that is actually a very interesting move already Rooks ain't because there's, you know,
there are loose pieces around here.
What does Black do here?
Rook takes for taking the queen.
There's no check.
So this is actually, you know, E5 here is very, very strong opening up the C6 square.
But, you know, Alekhine plays even even more dramatically.
So the question here, what does Black actually do here?
After E5 Alekhine's made Queen D6 impossible as a resource, so the threat is actually rooks the eight.
What was Black do?
It's just very, very dangerous.
We have.
F five being played if F takes E5.
This looks very dicey like dice that pawns rooks, the Queen dissects.
There's still rook C6 as a resource queen.
D3 though, is possible here.
And Queen 65, is absolutely crushing for Black's king.
Black's king is just far too weak.
The earlier weakness provocations leave the black king in tatters here.
If Bishop be seven, queen takes six.
Check.
And this position Queen f6 check.
Rook C seven.
How is black?
Defend this position?
What would you play as white hair to explain all the weaknesses around the king which were created earlier?
So a key move here.
410 points.
Okay.
Bishop G for Bishop G.
For Bishop 86.
And if H five.
Bishop 67.
But if Black takes on C seven, Bishop E six check and this is just mating, so it is pretty diabolical.
This f tank's e5, if it's entertained in this operation.
You know, just to recap here, this is just too shaky for black.
This position, if Queen takes E5 is permitted for King you know.
KING implications.
Now, in the interesting case of King of seven this is a try but he takes F6 actually threatens things
like Queen H six and Queen G seven just to show this let's say B free white can just pay Queen H six.
Our queen takes C five, queen G seven check.
And in this position, what be a knockout blow.
Well, it's a very, very strong position.
We can actually even play Bishop C6 Czech.
There's other interesting possibilities as well.
But Bishop C6 Czech and which is easily mating for example, like that.
So let's imagine Rook D7 here, it's still absolutely overwhelming.
Queen G5 has a big hair of rook C6 so this is devastating if H6 because if be free, let's look at B3
first Rook C6 and then we're just going up on E6 because of that f6 pawn black really is in not in a
great position to defend e6 if that falls off Bishop takes E6 Bishop takes D7 job done huge advantage.
So let's imagine h6 Han Queen e free B3.
We still got horrible attacking resources from Black's perspective.
We can.
I mean, I'm just giving this as an example, but this is still on this kind of tactic.
Looking at the Queen, looking at D7 If Queen White's rook takes these seven Queen tanks, we can take
on H six and this is Black's King is just kicked around here in this fictional variation.
So here, for example, the king can be kicked around and white can end up winning the A6 bishop.
So yes, in a nutshell, King of F7 show.
It's interesting it it's it's one of the the legal moves but it's not really you know with great play
from white it's still absolutely lost black so yes in the game though let's go back to the game now
E5 was played which really doesn't help matters here.
So white plays as you might suspect now.
The key move mentioned earlier, just with benefits.
Roxy without the Queen having D six.
This is just winning material in broad daylight and black had to resign.
So, yes, a very, very interesting game here, playing on both sides of the board, installing an
advantage on one side, probing on the other for weaknesses around the king.
And then all kind of melded together for a winning position tactically combination.
OC So yes, Anakin's favorite strategy that he's mentioned have been quoted.
He loves playing on both sides of the board.
OC That's very much.