Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Jack's misses against Alexander Alekhine in the 1913 Shape of England tournament
Round three e4.
For me, since we have E5 from Alekhine d4 e takes D4 Queen 6496.
Queen E three, Bishop e seven, Bishop D2 f6.
So a sense of game is very interesting because it can cause a queenside.
So opposite side castling one cancels queenside and now Alekhine plays D5 despite the rook kind of X-raying
the queen hand.
This is an interesting liberation move.
E takes 9/10.
Now we have Queen Geoffrey.
And here.
Well, this is also interesting.
If Knight 65, Queen six, you might ask can white play bishop b4 Black has at least two moves.
Bishop G5 might be the stronger one.
There's also Queen G5 here, but let's look at Bishop G5 Rook thanks to if we can take on F3 then after
F takes.
If raid Knight takes b4, this should be even this position.
So okay.
So Queen G3 was played not testing 1965.
Bishop h4 is playing so this is a very good move.
One of the very best moves in the position because actually the Queen is looking at G7.
There is a potential bishop H6 France.
So nudging the Queen away from G3 serves that purpose of avoiding Bishop h6 in some lines.
If King H.S. Bishop 86, is still possible for anything, mate.
And putting pressure on D5, this is an advantage to white here.
The pawn structure is not so great.
White does well to get this position.
That would be great for white bishop E6 though is plausible if Bishop h6.
There are tactics here.
After 1965, Bishop takes C4 there is actually 94.
This is crazy tactics which lead to situations where black might actually be better.
But yeah, King is an example of Bishop 86 being good.
And yeah, so Bishop h4 is a nice move to avoid this stuff with Bishop H6 And also the way it's played
here.
The Queen is using the parking space of the knight.
So now in this position Bishop E6 is played Bishop e friend and looks as though Hold on a sec.
Isn't isn't this like just the terrible pin on the defile?
And pressure can be mounted potentially on this pin.
It is an interesting situation and I think I can place quite an interesting move now.
He actually plays a very interesting move indeed.
Knight, thanks for offering the Queen.
Now, you might ask one in online play this queen sack.
What about, say, 97?
This runs into trouble.
97, 90, 65.
If Knight takes 85, see four.
Ouch.
Yeah.
There's a point to this x ray.
After all, black is losing material.
It's going to be pretty bad news there.
If Bishop takes D5, Queen H five gains the tempo of the H for Bishop and if the bishop moves C four
again is strong for this position.
Why is winning material here?
This is just the win of a pace again for not too much compensation.
So that's interesting.
So this this position with Knight C 7.65 an inferior move here by the way would be.
Bishop C five from whites.
This would actually cause potential backfires against D one black who play Bishop G five.
Check if Bishop every night takes e free.
This position, for example, is going to be to blacks advantage.
And if yeah, it's getting tricky here.
If King B one night takes C free check, The queen can't leave the one.
There's a backfire on D one here.
If B takes is actually 95 and this is all in Black's favor.
C for night.
C free check.
And then taking out D one.
All in Black's favor.
If 92.
Bishop E7.
This is just great.
BLANK Yeah.
So you can see how it can also backfire, but precise play in this position if the queen sacrifice isn't
played essentially with precise playing.
97, not Bishop sci fi, about 1965.
Is actually just it seems to be absolutely winning for once.
So it's out of necessity that the queen's sacrifice was made.
So let's go back to the game.
So the Queen sacrifice is made with 19 C3.
So Knight's Pawn and Rook for the Queen.
So very interesting trait.
And the pieces here seem kind of asleep at the moment.
We have Bishop E to if he does the demonstrate another sleeping move.
If another sleeping move is played nine e5 and we get a situation where black has got pieces really
kind of aggressively placed black should be better here.
That's just demonstrating a sleeping move.
If we look at this again, if instead of every queen sex before there's rook d one check.
By the way, Bishop C one rotates f one is better for black.
So anyway, we have Bishop E to covering d1a bit more like a before nine h Free Rook MP ain't for we
have bishop at five.
So this looks at C two and it also means Bishop E is a resource to attack the Queen if needed.
The rook goes to passive the defense C two If Bishop D free hands this is plausible.
Knight takes D3 Knight 63.
Bishop E for Queen for Bishop f6.
It should be about even here.
But our rook C one was played.
We have g6 g for Bishop E for Queen H three.
Bishop F thinks it's nice that the pieces look to be staring at the king here basically in an ominous
way.
Bishop We have Bishop takes our friend Queen takes her free 95.
Not worried about if White wants to take on B on B seven.
That's a road to the king now.
So we have the Queen going back.
C five, rook g1c4h4.
We have 95 Knight Thanks.
Rook Thanks.
F four.
And now a very interesting move.
Knight D Free.
Trying to amplify the effect of this pin we have Queen afraid perhaps one should have played C takes
because this possession is going to be about even we reach potentially a situation where black has.
This interesting imbalance and should be able to get at least a draw if that wants.
So Bishop, for this position is a fortress as well.
It's going to be difficult to crack with the queen.
Okay, So yeah.
And or just play a check there.
It's just very dangerous.
That's probably the easiest way to get a draw.
So anyway, let's go back.
Queen Afri was played, which is actually a bit of an inaccuracy.
Rook b5 and one has to tread very carefully.
Now.
See, tanks is played here.
If be free, that weakens the diagonal.
So Rook five threatens Rook one Checkmate.
If C free bishop takes C three, this position might be four.
Check is brutal.
Can you see what black plays here?
At some points.
Yeah, there's a take check or checks route takes every check and 95 check and Planck's doing very well
there up on points.
So.
Okay.
Yeah.
You know, my fella, there's three pawns I've had against nothing, so.
Okay.
See?
Takes The free was played though.
Root.
Thanks.
B two King c1c tanks D three, King D one and now rook C eight.
The stones carry a weakness over the last move is neglecting e form.
There is an alternative Bishop e seven And for example this situation would be one, and here black
would play D two so that if Queen takes D two, there's D ain't winning the Queen.
So let's imagine off the D to King C two.
Instead, this position leads to a smooth entry for black actually.
So okay.
But in the game after Rook c eight, this has the idea of mating basically with rook C2 and then this
and taking mating because one rook covers the escape squares, one does the champ mate and yeah, whites
only move here it seems only move is to play queen e4.
So this does actually if you look at it it is celebrating that weakness of the last move was neglect
in neglecting E4.
And if we have this situation if rook CC two then taking this out means that B one check the king could
take on C two and if Rooks this is going to be even this position.
If we look at this again, if Black's pass is actually rook b one check and then just take a perpetual
check.
King D one is essential here because if King takes D free, there's rook C free checkmate like that.
So if King D one black could just take a perpetual.
But nevertheless, that was the strongest move.
Queen E4 instead won't play G5.
So guess what?
Alekhine plays here for 100 points.
Does he move the bishop?
Now when you cover escape squares of the opponents game.
If you check my art, I've checked my course.
Yeah.
The last thing you want to do sometimes is just humbly respond to threats.
You're onto something.
Basically, if you're covering escape squares.
There's a potential mating net and there is hair.
Rook CC, too.
Yeah.
Forget this.
Bishop Black is threatening just to mate.
Now we've rook b one check, so you know Brooke B one.
And then after Bishop C one to take, we have King E one.
Let's put that on the board.
G takes rook B one.
Change is just made there.
If Bishop C one, then rook B one here and this is strong.
Bishop d4 as a crusher skewing queen and rook.
So what is what is won't do here Check.
And then we're left with this position.
Queen E free.
It's over.
So yes, very, very dangerous stuff.
So this is diabolical, this position.
We have King E one, but now B, one, shank, Queen D one and black has simply a mating two.
And I can play that Bishop C free shank.
And then White resigned.
There was also a more optimal rookie to check and I'm Rook takes the one mating but I'm going to play
Bishop C free, which is just as winning basically.
Bishop D2 for example, Rook takes the one check.
Yeah, Black's not just the bishop up, but an extra free pawns.
That's more than enough to win from this position.
But anyway, Bishop C, free check and end of the game.
So a very interesting game since game.
Unusual opening.
So no Roy Lopez and I can get a lot of unusual openings, it seems, from his vast experience.
So this is the center game with that kind of rebellious D five move.
So fascinating stuff here.
And this seemingly pedantic bishop argues for taking the Queen away from an aggressive square.
So this is just an interesting situation here where this queen sac occurred, but this queen sac, it
seems to give black a lively game, lively attacking game.
I hope you enjoyed this one as much as me and so much.