Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Sigma Terrace playing against Alexander Alekhine in 1922 Bad Piston Tournament.
So we see d4 from Tarrasch.
Nice to have six from alekhine noit f3 e6 c4.
And this looks like this is basically a queens Indian transposition for a slightly different move order
with a free first.
So queens Indian territory would be d4 of six usually c4 e6 and they'll have free.
We have the same possession.
So in this Queen's Indian move order we have alekhine playing C5.
This spices things up after D5.
One of the better options and this is according to modern engines, this is one of the better options
to play this gambit.
The Blumenfeld Gambit Blow me Blumenfeld Gambit.
If he takes D5 instead, we could transpose into a modern Benoni position where Y hasn't got the option
of F4.
That is an interesting option, where the F4 option is sometimes critical.
The fleck variation against the Benoni, for example, with F4 and Bishop B5 was very dangerous.
So that is a plausible way of playing it.
But this is really quite fascinating.
This particular gambit example game is iconic to me actually.
So we have D takes E6.
If C tanks b5 e 65 Bishop g5 Bishop Be7 F3 a6 black tries to get some play and Bishop E7 is a move here
where White would have to tread carefully.
Bishop takes F6 seems to just lose the advantage this position with Bishop thanks B to black cats and
play with Queen A5 Jack and taking out D5 here.
This is leading to a situation which is, you know, a small edge for blacks.
So instead of Bishop takes F6, this seems to be a bad idea in general to give up not quite Bishop A4
and this position should be a small edge for white.
But anyway, D takes E6 is actually more critical if it's followed up correctly.
F4 takes E6 and this is quite fascinating.
White grabs the B5 pawn and black plays D5.
Now, why is this fascinating to me on a revisit?
Well, I have more detailed knowledge about the move 93.
And actually this is one case where 93 is a top like engine suggestion here.
The thing is, Black's got this kind of ominous censor build up.
If the light squares can be made more solid, black eventually could play for EA five, ea four and
a kind of really strong attack potential from this position.
So this has to be stopped early on right now.
It really does.
Otherwise Black just gets an advantage and won't play the passive move.
E3 G4 is not much better because it takes this position that there is strong counterplay for black E5
is possible and we get a situation where maybe 90 free here is still useful though for the advantage.
93 does seem to be a key move because these pawns don't have many pawns supporting them behind them
and it makes this kind of pressure more effective.
If Bishop G5 let me just show you E4, this position should be about even, but with Knight C4 a flat
place D for the light squares, you can see the light squares.
This provoked provocation with the knight on C3 going to be five.
This is just really interesting, this position.
So, for example, Queen Bee six, Queen Bee three.
You know, this is this is problematic for black.
These stories are problematic.
And otherwise, it's interesting that black is in positional trouble here.
Of the bishop D2 in a sense.
Okay, so.
But even better than all this from the outset here, instead of certainly instead of E3, there is Nike
free, which is a super good move, it turns out here, because if the bishop can come out later to
C4, it's really eyeing a lot of issues here.
So as an example, if Bishop E7, E4, if E4 there's A4 job done because the light squares have been
weakened and these pawns are kind of fragile, this is an ideal position.
Even if E4 drops here, giving back one pawn, one establishes light square control on various light
squares.
And this is, this is to me, the White's plan for an advantage, which is why perhaps, you know,
the Bloomfield gambit is not entirely great.
It does seem like C4 is an absolutely critical test.
If if Bishop seven e4 default.
Yeah, this does seem a critical test.
But also let's imagine de takes.
We can just take the queen off, Queen's off and then Knight G five is nice.
It's going to be nice.
It's a position you're hitting E6 and E4.
Yeah, there's a lot of compensation here and.
Yeah.
So d for a for this position, it's just good for Wayne to get that grip so nicely.
Free is a key move to be aware of.
If Bishop de sex e for de tax night g five hare Bishop C for and then the gambit doesn't look so hot
but in the game.
Yeah we do get a kind of real downside now of E3 it's so passive this position of the bishop 8693 Black
Castles Bishop Ito bishop b7 the grip is intensifying on the center now be free is played if castling
Han Knight b seven a4 this position 8588 it might be imbalanced, but it's easier for black to play
this.
There are fans turning up like E5 and E4.
Instead of be free hair if your hair is interesting.
So E takes e takes, but black stands better.
There's no -- of the light squares just yet.
And black has attacking prospects here and may even just pivot the queen at some point to the kingside
and with D4 ominously looking at G2.
Yeah, this is absolutely fascinating stuff.
If we go back here.
And.
So the suggestion that be free looks passive by E4 looks plausible if DD takes e4 again.
Knight Ji five familiar patterns say Bishop D5 to try and keep things intact to some extent and potentially
offering an exchange sack.
This is fine here.
1965 it takes.
It's fine for Y actually, because of 96 just winning the exchange.
The thing is.
Yeah, so black can't really keep things intact and this is precarious.
After 1965, if H takes G five, then Knight takes f6.
The Queen as Queen takes the queen, takes d6, rook takes less, Bishop takes G five and G takes looks
wretched with Bishop C four and Queen G four.
This looks painful.
Black.
So in other words, yeah, it seems as though b4 is also a pretty passive move.
E4 to try and challenge black on the light squares.
Seems important here, but yeah, black can just play.
Might be the seven at this point.
It's a bit too late.
This just in time controls the E5 square D5 is intact.
It's a little bit too late, but it had to be tried.
So we really get yet another passive move.
Night bd7.
Bishop B two.
Queen D seven.
This is a train position basically.
So one would think the Blumenfeld gambit is like a win by forcing this game.
Basically Queen C to E5.
It looks as though hold on, the Knights Knight's being driven away from H to this.
This is like what is going on here?
What does white done?
Rook f one is played if e4 here it's a bit too late.
D4 and Bishop takes e4.
Simple enough.
Is pretty nasty.
And if, Bishop, if we can just take in an E for.
This is this is nasty, basically.
It's too late.
It's too little too late.
So, rook f1 e4, this is just an absolute dream.
Position 9591.
And now looking directly at soft spots like age two, now we have Bishop takes G4, which weakens light
squares.
So still looking at age to not have one.
And now.
Yeah, direct kind of attack is justified.
Queen five This is what I mean.
It's like an iconic gambit game and if you don't know how to handle the white pieces with an early nine
C for an E4, you get his passive position.
It looks like a loss by default.
86928619 and five.
It's just a vicious position with got having limited counterplay nice H2 and now D4 trying to open up
this bishop to G2.
This looks like you know it's a very very dangerous bishop lurking here for attack.
We have Bishop C1 if a free bishop d5 this position of pull wedge there in the center is going to be
nice.
Bishop 6h2, Knight H four and we can even have this rawcliffe This extra space means these rook lifts
are amazing and this position is just crushing.
So Bishop C1 is like the free hair similar to the game.
Queens D Fortnite, King H, eight, Bishop B2 and Knight, Geoffrey Shaq.
This can't be taken.
King G one If F takes G a queen takes G3.
Once in huge trouble here, as you might suspect.
If not, have fun.
We're just snapping that off.
And then Queen H two is checkmate.
Yeah, it's huge trouble here.
So King G1 was right.
Bishop D5 and we have Queen A4 So Y has been reduced.
I mean, these are disconnected rooks on t one.
Why is reduced to trying to win a seven?
I mean really we have 92 King H one If Rook takes E2, that doesn't give much relief that tanks and
I'm Bishop takes H two rook takes F2 and this is over because E1 distracting the rook mate so King H
one is played rook f seven okay protecting A7 for a moment.
Queen A6 Just trying to be a nuisance H five that stops any back road trips, tricks, tricks and stops
doing g4 b six here just being a nuisance.
But in fact even this queen is a potential, it's a potential downside.
It's an unprotected piece.
Bear that in mind.
We have Knight G free choke here King g18 takes queen takes B6.
So that's an unprotected piece liability.
We have 90 to check the queen just happens to support D eight.
Okay so King h19g free check King G one and now D2, this forcibly wins the exchange.
Where is the rook going?
So rook have 196f196f1 and now Bishop e6 gunning H three.
Yeah, it's just the dream attacking flow game.
King H one And now guess what Alekhine plays here.
Which exposes the king essentially for ten points.
Yeah.
Just chips away.
Bishop takes H for G, takes Rook every night.
g3h for.
Yeah, it looks absolutely terrible.
Now, of course, Bishop f6, this is a very desperate move for a very desperate tactic.
So.
Okay, the thing is, if Knight if one does, Rook takes h free check and then just mating.
So Bishop f6 we have queen size.
Sure.
If G takes that blocks the support of D eight queen.
Thanks D but that's black.
Doesn't need to do this.
We have just queen size f6 allowing 94 nine takes E4 because now rook takes H three and one has to resign
here.
If King G2, Queen Africa and Rook H one or Queen H one is mating.
If King G won, we have a wealth of options here.
But the Queen, we can actually backfire things against the Queen here with Bishop H to check to win
the Queen.
Yeah.
Funny stuff.
It's important to understand this game is not supposed to get a winning attacking position by force.
That's why I'm at Labour to show some enthusiasm here for an early night c free concept.
So if you ever have this, the white pieces are pretty worried about this.
And I have been in the past, it seems nicely phrased an instrumental move to try and pierce open prise,
open light squares in Black's camp in various ways, either through force of E4 or provocation of default.
Whatever happens, if the D4 pawn moves, you know, opens up like squares.
Black's structure is kind of fragile here.
It's up to pieces to support it.
There's no kind of pawn supporting, for example, C5.
But yeah, the way it was played is an absolute dream come true.
So in the actual game, that's a variation on me.
In the actual game, it's an absolute dream come true because of E3.
This is just it looks like for me such a smooth attacking win.
But yeah, if you have this attacking position here, yeah, it's just a dream come true for the attacking
player, but it's just not guaranteed.
So just bear that in mind if you are considering this Blumenfeld gambit because you might be a Nimzowitsch
engine fan.
So obviously it becomes like a model game, this position.
So C5 with the idea of B5, it is really interesting and maybe at the faster time because you can have
a great deal of fun with this.
Okay, so much.