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In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine playing against Max Oaa in 1947.
Their world Championship match round six d4 from Alekhine We have d5 c4 C6 nine c3 D tank C4 and now
e4 e5 and here Alekhine plays Bishop take C4.
This is a very interesting move.
Nine F3 is objectively a solid move.
After eating D4, we could try and get a small advantage with Queen Tank D4 here.
Yes, the Queen's coming off, but it is a small advantage because Black's in no position to play a
six hare if A6 eight takes and there's no pin on A6 and then C4 is going to be crumbling.
So let's imagine this situation.
C4 is vulnerable and once white develops and reinforces E4, White's going to get into a position to
win C4 with a small edge.
But this is an excellent and the Queen being creative if he actually plays bishop takes C4 here offering
a pawn.
So very interesting situation.
We have F3 and now black reacts badly have very badly in fact a bad improvisation.
So this looks to be a complete surprise.
Basically surprise value being demonstrated against Max in a world championship match.
So what on earth is going on here?
Well.
The terrible move played.
Five will go into in a moment.
The tank C frame looks extremely scary for black because of bishop takes have seven check so if the
king took we can take here and this is going to be winning for white there's not enough time for black.
Try to win back the Queen or anything.
This is just winning winning the queen And so King E7 and we have a line queen, be free.
But funny enough, there is a way for black to actually get on top here, which is being absolutely
outrageously greedy.
We've seen Saints be too.
It seems the key way if F6 that runs into E5 94 Y could console Queen B six.
There's Queen C four and this position is exceptionally dangerous for black.
If C thanks B to Bishop takes B2 Queen Saints b2 even stronger than Queen Sax e4 is is a move like this
where blacks facing all sorts of difficulties with the king in the center So for example 94 here E six
and yeah it's becoming impossible for king safety here with 96 shank queen 66 shank Queen G Freeney
This is an enormous position to have.
So the thing is, the thing is the palace very interesting.
Six should not be played.
The super greedy looking C tanks.
B two turns out here to be good for black after Bishop takes B two because if Bishop G5 check there's
nights of saints and this position is Queen A five check and Queen B five check to simplify when black
would be with advantage.
So let's have a look at.
Bishop takes B2 instead.
And the key point here is actually queen bee sex.
And what does White do?
So there's a kind of skewer against this bishop.
So, for example, if Bishop takes G8, Black could play Rook, takes G8 and then take out B2.
But that mechanism is kind of related to, say, Bishop A3, check C5.
This is the only move for advantage, But we still have that kind of winning the bishop mechanism here
because guess what?
Black plays here.
Yeah.
Rook, St John's.
And then there's Queen, a five shank winning the bishop on A-frame Black actually stands significantly
better here.
So that would have been the way to refute this.
So that's why this is not really a repeatable kind of gambit.
If there's a known reputation, if you know the reputation, you're going to just get a big advantage
with black hair once White doesn't really want this.
So it's a good for surprise value in this game and it works like a treat, this whole thing, because
the game of the night is not accepted, B5 is played instead, but this is actually a very bad move
for reasons other than the king in the center, there's an unprotected piece on ice that's a clue.
Guess what Alekhine plays here, which is super strong.
And why for 100 points.
Yeah.
He just plays nine.
Takes be five.
Oh, she's creating a terrible weakness of the last move if this is taken.
If the bishop had retreated, it's still kind of interesting for this position.
If a five minute 64 once can be absolutely doing well.
But yeah, 1965 is an absolute crusher because C tanks B five.
Bishop D five is the point when the rook Yeah.
Bishop If I'm just winning the rook in broad daylight.
So Bishop A6 was tried, but now Queen B free.
So looking at F seven we have Queen E seven if C tanks B five here.
Let's look at the damage Bishop takes of seven shank King seven would be Queenie six champ mains.
So that means King D seven has to be played.
And in which case Queen D five Jack Bishop thinks Bishop F for Queen E seven.
This position is a strong attack after 95.
Check.
Bishop Thanks, G eight.
And let's say Rook takes G8 as an example tactic.
What would you play here for?
Ten points?
What's the strongest?
Yeah, we can actually just win the Queen with Bishop G five.
In fact.
So queen size of seven, check 1965 and we're going to win more material soon.
Ouch.
So, yes, Queen Bee three, we have Queenie seven.
The other point, actually, Bishop takes B5 as Bishop takes F7.
This position is also a strong attack from white after bishop and for the king in the center and not
finding true shelter here.
This is just.
This is a disaster.
There's no true, true shelter here.
So let's say night have sex.
And yeah, it's just a very strong attacking position here.
One could even get the queens off and still be with a huge advantage here.
Okay, So we have actually Queen E seven and one just consoles.
What a wreck.
Train wreck of an opening here for Max.
Our bishop takes B5.
Bishop takes B5.
It looks like a Paul Morphy game or something.
All the pieces are on the back rank.
You know, one of Paul Morphy's victims, Knight f6 if C tanks, B five.
Queen D five is the horrible mechanism again to win eight.
So Knight F6 Bishop C4 Knight BD seven 9/10 D for Rook Banks.
Queen C two.
Queen C five Knights f5.
Now we have a terribly unfortunate possession of black E-5 and now Bishop F4 with a nasty pin on B ain't
so.
This holds everything intact.
Well, having to.
It's a beautiful move.
Bishop f4 So nice H five is played F Queen C four.
Yeah, we're just going to say on C four, take on the fans.
Very much so.
Nice H five.
But now Bishop takes F seven, shank cashes out the possession because it's taking out C five, taking
out E five and protecting the pawn and protecting and sorry, protecting pawn and hitting the rock.
So this position two pawns up Rook B five, Bishop D six So the bishop takes it's a nice check.
Bishop b6b for rook Danes.
Rook 80 1c5.
But this runs into another tactical issue after beating Bishop 65.
Guess what that other tactical issue is, which ends the game at move 23.
I'll give you 5 seconds to pause Video.
Yeah.
Just use the PIN.
Route 85.
Ouch.
So, black resigns here.
What a crush.
If Bishop thinks I have to check.
Rook takes f2, Rook takes the E5, he takes the E5.
It's just a piece up, have f6.
We're just going to play each frame.
We're just a piece up.
Thanks very much.
Hope his whole bishop app if we want to try nudging the Knights.
There's not a free check protecting the five.
No problem.
So yes.
One a crushing game and played a gambit for surprise value and got a very, very bad improvisation response
in the opening.
But who would have fault?
Actually, to be honest, that, you know, being super greedy could actually give give black the advantage.
Well, they do say the best way to refute a gambit is to accept it.
But yeah, this looks like outrageous levels of greediness from black.
But actually it leaves some loose pieces in the variations, it seems.
It's funny this this whole thing with C5.
It's funny in my view, but anyway, a terrible improvisation instead, which has its own issues, its
own set of issues.
This B5, this eight issue is demonstrated.
So alcohol is not set on his tracks just for going for the king when there's other liabilities material
liabilities in the possession.
Very interesting, instructive stuff.
I hope you enjoyed this one so much.