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In this lecture, we see Alex on the client playing against William Windsor in the 1952 London tournament.
Round three we see E4 from Alekhine, the broken C6 from winter d4 D5 and now the exchange variation.
So it takes d5 C2 65.
This does have a non symmetrical pawn structure, so it is kind of interesting and this is a very aggressive
line actually C4 nine six and nine C3 96 Knight's F3, Bishop g4 C Tanks, D5 Knight takes C5 and now
Bishop B5.
So very, very sharp stuff from the opening.
We have Queen A5 Queen B3 Not Minding Black, doubling the pawns here Windsor takes up that option,
doubles the pawns and plays Now Knight take C C3.
It seems here A6 might actually be more solid from an engine perspective.
This looks as though it should be equal of the Bishop tank.
C6 B tanks Queen B seven.
You might think it is scary, but black has rugby eight and let's say queenside c6 check rook d seven.
Black has enough compensation here for being a pawn down.
And that's why once perpetual check let's say White doesn't play Queen's Janacek and Castles Knight
b4 Queen e4 Bishop e seven, Bishop F4 and Black cancelling.
This is about even actually there's enough compensation for black.
It's fine.
So anyway Knight takes C3 was played though not E6 so 19 C3 and this is actually a little bit more dynamic
now for white so B takes this force clearly because if queen takes then queen takes B5 so B tanks is
forced E6 and now here very interesting move Alekhine while the king is in the center plays very energetically.
Guess what he plays as he castle something else.
Hence the place D5 opening up the EFL.
He tanks ready for exploit.
But not yet.
Not here.
There was another option for black athletes play assets, which is interesting after Bishop takes C6.
B takes C6, D takes E6 looks terrible.
But with the king in the center there's Queen E5 Jack.
So this possession should actually be only a small edge for white.
Interesting stuff, but it was played and we have now counseling.
We can't use this opportunity immediately.
Queen 65 because of Queen Sexy Free check.
That's pretty nasty.
So we have actually counseling ready to use the E file now and black cancels queenside if he plays Bishop
E7 white first weakens E seven with Bishop Saint C6, then Queen B seven and if Rook eight.
Now the King's trapped rookie one.
The king is trapped in the center Queen c5 this A4 for Bishop A3 this is really just winning for white.
If Black also had queen size A7 not you know, there's no fence here.
It's just taking this Queen sexy free Bishop A3 as an example.
If Queen G4 needs to be extinguished, it can be with Rookie free.
This position was just a piece up winning.
So anyway, so Black is kind of compelled it seems.
The castle queenside so an interesting situation now.
Bishop c6b takes Rook B one, Queen C seven and now Queen A4 And this does support things like Queen
A6 It also supports Bishop A4 So Queen A4 very powerful move Rook D7 is played If Bishop d6 looking
at h two White would welcome this queen a6 Jack and b seven so Rook d seven is played Bishop d2 and
this gives ideas of C4 and Bishop A5 sometimes maybe with Queen A6 first.
So it's pretty dangerous for black if Rook one instead.
Bishop d6 this situation playing it here slightly different if black ever does take on H two there's
no real time for this pawn grab after C4 you can see what black is under her is under huge pressure.
Queen A6 Jack and Bishop A5 comes in handy to pin the Queen and here if King D7 Rook Saints e seven
check first before rook b seven is just crushing.
So Bishop D2 though was played in this move.
Bishop c5 so this might this is why Rook E1 might have been a tad a slightly more accurate move to encourage
Bishop D six but in this line, yeah, Bishop C5 means that as Bishop B six as a resource.
So Black is not indulging trying to nh2 if Bishop d6 were back to C4 being really strong.
So anyway, Bishop C5 C4, King D and now Bishop a5 Black has the Bishop B sex resource.
So is this still any good for White's?
Well, yes.
Bishop takes B6 eight six is very dangerous for black eight Shank C6 was also interesting.
If rook takes rook f1 this is just very strong.
There's too many frets lurking around.
It's uncomfortable.
So check though.
Queen's the Queen A3 Quimby eight C tanks d5c 65.
So even though black's a pawn out, the King safety balances that on rook B for King safety issues.
Queen D six If rook is seven here, Rook four is strong just creating that battery for rook eight to
pin the queen.
Well, you know it's going to be on the and it's just hopeless for black.
So Queen D six is played We have rookie one cutting the king some escape squares rook C seven and now
Queen B freeing rook E ain't rook D one focusing on D five now Rook five Now this makes things worse,
slightly better with King E seven just letting D5 go and this position rotates B six Queen C free one
is a pawn up here and this position was rook b7.
There should be a small edge for white, but this is definitely the way black should have played it.
It seems so essentially King E seven was the way to play it, not rookie five.
This actually makes things worse, even though it might promise some attacking potential, but it's
not really of significance.
We have Rook takes b6 Rook C6 so why isn't rook G five of significance?
Well rook g5 King H one If Queen f4 one can actually take time to kick the Queen away first with Rook
before and then play rook B eight shank and here rook B six and if Queen F4 again slightly different.
Queen bb5 shank rookie one shank.
Queen B foreshock is picking up a whole rook.
Yeah, because what is black dog hair King F8 is basically mating on eight would be the queen on Rook.
But this would just be losing a whole rook in broad daylight queen before shank because white can insert
rook takes e5 the rooks cutting the king from attacking anything and then taking on b4.
And because of our double pawns, we've got King G2.
There's no back row, mate.
So that's interesting.
Rook If I was not working very well.
Queen D seven there's Queen A3.
This is a killer move.
It's actually much stronger than the check.
Yeah.
Queen I just can't escape squares.
That's a classic where consequence escape squares can be much more important than the check.
Just just to show rook.
But it's a bit messy, this position.
The king could come out.
That could be F5.
It's a bit messy.
Why does that matter?
But it's a bit of a mess.
I, for one, does stand back, but this is just crushing Queen A3 instead.
Because if King E eight wrote the Hack Rook saying This is precarious, can you see what white plays
here?
Which is absolutely winning for ten points.
Yeah.
Just, you know, the battery here.
Now, if takes then we're just going to pick up the the rook on E5.
So let's put that on the board.
We're just going to pick out the E5.
But the thing is, if Rook the eight, we just guess what we play here.
This is Q inspiration for Five Points.
What would you play here?
So once Play would just play Rook DB one with these making rook takes and rook be possible.
F6 We're just going to win the Queen.
So that's crushing.
So anyway, so Rook C6 was tried and we have Rook Tank C6 and now Rook G5 check is important to get
away from e5 if Queen takes C6 Quinn b8 Shaq Queen sex e5 winning so Rook g5 check King h1 Queen st
C6 and now rookie one.
Queen, methinks.
But now the King's kicked around queen by ancient king.
These seven every is an issue, but it's handled.
Guess hell so Queen takes is frightened.
Guess what?
Won't place her for five points.
Yeah.
F4.
Okay, so that covers that possibility.
Rook G6 if rook.
528 Checking Ne6 Rook c one is sealing a mating net around the king with a rook C6 mate.
If black plates rotates h to here, what would you play for?
Ten points.
Yeah.
You want to play King?
Gee one here.
If King takes, then queen takes a fortune, we're going to lose our rook on C one.
Blacks actually give me slightly better, but King G one is just winning.
If Rook to chase, sure we can take there and it's not much of a penalty.
King comes the E one here and then we're going to mate.
So.
Okay, interesting stuff.
So Rook G six was tried, but now check King C seven Rook C one check.
King B six Rook be one, check King C5, Queen B five check.
And this is the end of the game.
Black Resign here if King D six, Queen eight, six.
Check King You seven, rook B seven check King Queen A four is just meeting King F eight as Queen eight
check and then just mating.
So very interesting game in the car icon exchange variation.
A very, very sharp line.
Pretty critical line popular today.
So yeah, if you want a super sharp line in your repertoire against the current line, the exchange
variation, the C4 is is very interesting.
So this situation has potential pressure early on for black.
So very interesting way of playing it white accepting double pawns here.
This just helps white get a very nice position so that really shouldn't play night taxi free objectively
it seems so yeah.
This is very strong after D five opening up the e-file.
And yeah, there's problems here for black in this position if it has the of queenside which it seems
to be the case.
So very very interesting stuff.
So it demonstrates opportunities to stop the king from castling where they want to you know, on the
side and there's a greater responsibility you know surface area of course than queenside.
So that's exploited by alekhine continually setting problems for the opponent.
Okay, So I hope you enjoyed this one so much.