WEBVTT 00:00.990 --> 00:01.770 Hi there. 00:01.800 --> 00:05.060 In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine playing against Max Orwell. 00:05.100 --> 00:07.890 In 1935, their world championship match. 00:07.890 --> 00:09.900 This is round one we see. 00:09.930 --> 00:23.790 D4 from Alekhine d5 c4 c6 910 3969 c4 82 c4 a4 five nine e5 might be the seven. 00:23.790 --> 00:28.310 So this is kind of theory at the time so far. 00:28.320 --> 00:32.010 Queen C seven G3 we have a five. 00:32.040 --> 00:34.860 This is actually a decent enough move. 00:34.860 --> 00:36.840 It liberates Black's position a bit. 00:37.620 --> 00:47.340 D Tanks nine takes e5 Bishop A4 and okay, this pin looks scary after 957 Bishop G2 but an inaccuracy 00:47.370 --> 00:49.900 here is played Bishop e6. 00:49.920 --> 00:52.950 It seems her black should consider. 00:54.380 --> 00:54.950 G5. 00:54.950 --> 00:58.730 I know this looks crazy, but G5 is interesting here. 00:59.060 --> 01:03.900 If Bishop takes G5, then Knight takes C4 for example. 01:03.920 --> 01:06.470 This position is just winning for black. 01:06.920 --> 01:07.370 That's. 01:07.370 --> 01:08.360 That's hopeless. 01:09.110 --> 01:10.430 White's getting crushed there. 01:10.460 --> 01:12.230 So G5 is interesting. 01:12.740 --> 01:20.570 So Bishop takes G5 was out of the question losing C4 and in which case if Bishop takes E5, Knight takes 01:20.570 --> 01:21.020 E5. 01:21.050 --> 01:21.650 Queen D4. 01:21.680 --> 01:22.760 There's F6. 01:23.150 --> 01:27.050 White does have an advantage, but it's an interesting position. 01:27.710 --> 01:29.270 Also f6. 01:30.160 --> 01:32.500 Looks more sane rather than goofy. 01:32.530 --> 01:34.930 But gee five here still is interesting. 01:35.110 --> 01:36.280 Nine tanks. 01:36.310 --> 01:37.230 Gee, tanks. 01:37.240 --> 01:44.440 This is an interesting position to play from where White can claim a small advantage, but only a small 01:44.440 --> 01:45.670 advantage, it seems. 01:46.870 --> 01:48.400 Black does have the bishop hair. 01:48.700 --> 01:50.560 White has the better pawn structure. 01:51.120 --> 01:51.320 Okay. 01:51.610 --> 01:56.620 But in the game we see Bishop E6 and black has some pine hair. 01:56.620 --> 02:00.340 Now off the note 65 This pin is actually rather painful. 02:00.340 --> 02:01.720 We see castling. 02:02.560 --> 02:07.990 Bishop E seven, Queen C to rook things. 02:08.290 --> 02:11.260 Rook 51 Black castles. 02:11.710 --> 02:12.950 But now guess what? 02:12.970 --> 02:14.830 Alekhine plays here in this position. 02:14.830 --> 02:16.660 If I give you 5 seconds to pause video. 02:21.120 --> 02:21.480 Okay. 02:21.510 --> 02:22.150 95. 02:22.170 --> 02:22.290 Yeah. 02:22.320 --> 02:25.740 Exploiting this pin pins pawn against the queen we have. 02:26.010 --> 02:26.370 Yeah. 02:26.370 --> 02:27.680 This is a very interesting situation. 02:27.690 --> 02:30.690 Also, 95, for the record, is interesting. 02:30.690 --> 02:37.950 Just picking up the light at square Bishop, This is also just a pleasant advantage for white hair. 02:39.240 --> 02:41.730 For example, this position has that bishop hair. 02:42.150 --> 02:46.740 Yeah, it's just kind of a nice position, but might be five more forceful. 02:46.800 --> 02:47.580 We have rook. 02:47.580 --> 02:49.680 Thanks D one check here. 02:50.670 --> 02:52.290 This wasn't strictly necessary. 02:52.290 --> 02:58.470 Queen bee sex is worth considering to counter attack on the B five Knights Unpin the c six pawn. 02:59.100 --> 03:01.830 If Bishop takes e5 those C tanks. 03:02.010 --> 03:10.830 Rook tanks the eight rook takes the eight a5 Queen C five white ends up off the simplification. 03:11.340 --> 03:20.250 Bishop takes B seven Bishop D for Bishop takes d4 rook takes d4 rook three Y ends up with the advantage 03:20.250 --> 03:21.540 in this position. 03:21.990 --> 03:24.120 There is an advantage here. 03:25.500 --> 03:26.130 Okay. 03:26.130 --> 03:29.460 So anyway, Rook takes D1 though. 03:29.490 --> 03:33.210 Makes things maybe a little bit worse now, especially off the Queen A5. 03:33.420 --> 03:41.040 It was absolutely necessary to play Queen C it seems so that Bishop takes e5 c b b5. 03:41.040 --> 03:43.710 This situation isn't so clear. 03:43.710 --> 03:45.860 For example, why? 03:45.900 --> 03:52.710 It does have a small edge, but perhaps not too much more than a small edge after Bishop B3 for example, 03:52.710 --> 03:53.460 in this line. 03:54.420 --> 04:05.130 Okay, so Queen C does seem as it was necessary, but the other possibilities as well though there is 04:05.130 --> 04:09.090 a possibility of Knight takes A7 as well. 04:09.630 --> 04:10.230 Okay. 04:10.230 --> 04:15.180 But anyway, Queen A5 was played, which isn't so great. 04:16.800 --> 04:23.250 There is actually another thing I want to mention actually on Queen B Sex though the better thing to 04:23.250 --> 04:24.180 play here 04:26.850 --> 04:31.770 if Queen B says, Yeah, this seems a bit inferior to Queen, why it has 94 here. 04:32.730 --> 04:43.920 So attacking the E6 bishop if knight g4 h plant would be in shreds potentially in this position a5 Queen 04:43.920 --> 04:44.820 A4. 04:47.040 --> 04:47.460 This. 04:47.460 --> 04:48.990 This is just about this. 04:48.990 --> 04:50.640 This is an advantage for white. 04:50.640 --> 04:58.100 But the situation where blacks in shreds if black doesn't play the key move date is not enough. 04:58.110 --> 05:04.980 Six, nine, six, eight six is just unpalatable that is six main weakness together with whites is just 05:04.980 --> 05:05.720 too much. 05:07.550 --> 05:09.860 Okay, back to the game Queen a five. 05:09.870 --> 05:11.670 Now this is problematic. 05:11.670 --> 05:18.060 We have this 94 hair threatening this kind of shredding move, 1986 the bishop moves back. 05:18.750 --> 05:24.800 If Bishop D5 we have Bishop takes E5, Bishop takes G2, and guess what? 05:24.810 --> 05:29.220 White can play here with both bishops hanging desperado tactic. 05:29.250 --> 05:31.290 That's a clue at some points. 05:31.290 --> 05:31.470 Yeah. 05:31.470 --> 05:33.150 We play Bishop takes seven half. 05:34.800 --> 05:43.410 This will give one advantage If rook dates we can take our king takes my five check King f6 taking on 05:43.410 --> 05:47.850 da I mean we're a pawn up here and we support the knight now against Queen takes that five. 05:50.250 --> 05:52.740 So, yes, that situation. 05:53.950 --> 05:55.900 Isn't so hot. 05:57.040 --> 05:58.540 Let's look at that again for a moment. 05:58.570 --> 05:59.170 So, Bishop. 05:59.170 --> 05:59.830 Thanks, Bishop. 05:59.860 --> 06:01.000 Thanks, Bishop. 06:01.240 --> 06:01.930 G7. 06:02.290 --> 06:05.580 If King takes G7, we can actually slip in. 06:05.590 --> 06:06.340 We can either play. 06:06.340 --> 06:08.500 King takes you to an advantage. 06:09.400 --> 06:11.920 I mean, we are just the pawn up and we can consolidate here. 06:12.550 --> 06:15.250 So this is just a nice vantage point. 06:15.700 --> 06:22.090 And if the queen ever leaves E5, we've got a mating threat here of Queen H mating. 06:23.320 --> 06:24.580 So what does Black do here? 06:25.930 --> 06:27.310 F6 Yeah, That's horrible. 06:27.310 --> 06:27.970 Check. 06:28.300 --> 06:30.340 And we're gonna be absolutely winning soon. 06:30.910 --> 06:32.650 So, yes, it's nice. 06:32.710 --> 06:33.520 Checkmate there. 06:33.550 --> 06:38.020 So anyway, Bishop goes back to see it's not D5. 06:40.090 --> 06:43.570 And now we have a great move from an iconic move. 06:43.600 --> 06:44.740 Guess what he plays here. 06:44.740 --> 06:50.470 I mean, it looks pretty logical that the Queen's not really a good defender generally of pieces. 06:50.470 --> 06:52.840 So we try and lure the Queen away with B4. 06:54.250 --> 06:55.750 Well done if you found this. 06:55.870 --> 06:57.320 So Queen C seven was played. 06:57.340 --> 07:02.980 If bishop takes b4 that's a potentially unprotected piece in itself might be free. 07:03.760 --> 07:05.230 And what happens to him? 07:06.430 --> 07:08.880 What does black do if queen takes this? 07:08.890 --> 07:10.300 Bishop takes E5. 07:10.330 --> 07:17.230 If Queen C7, there's Queen E4 and Black's in big trouble. 07:17.260 --> 07:21.070 Because if Bishop E7 were just taking on E5. 07:21.100 --> 07:21.790 Fair enough. 07:21.790 --> 07:22.570 But you might want. 07:22.600 --> 07:22.830 Okay. 07:22.840 --> 07:24.260 Bishop D hangs, Bishop descends. 07:24.350 --> 07:25.870 Well, Bishop d6 King's Cross. 07:26.350 --> 07:27.070 Okay. 07:27.100 --> 07:28.050 Bishop d6. 07:28.090 --> 07:29.590 Guess what we play here. 07:33.240 --> 07:35.580 We play queen before hitting D6. 07:36.240 --> 07:39.510 So if Rook d we're just exploiting this pin against the aim. 07:40.680 --> 07:41.640 So what does Black do? 07:41.880 --> 07:44.940 G5 A compromise is the king. 07:45.300 --> 07:49.590 Bishop takes G5 even though White's not at pace up here just yet. 07:50.550 --> 07:54.540 F6 Bishop for the situation has been compromised. 07:55.530 --> 07:58.350 For Black's king safety a bit and white. 07:58.380 --> 08:01.230 It's going to be with a nice advantage this position. 08:02.100 --> 08:02.760 For example. 08:02.760 --> 08:05.130 Yeah, white can be done and take that pawn. 08:05.610 --> 08:09.040 That's the nice advantage, even though it's not a piece up. 08:09.060 --> 08:10.220 This is just a great position. 08:10.230 --> 08:11.130 Look at the king. 08:11.160 --> 08:14.730 It's been weakened and once the pawn up. 08:16.280 --> 08:18.120 Okay, so there's another option. 08:18.120 --> 08:21.420 Bishop C free, which is interesting here, though. 08:23.380 --> 08:28.930 If Rook C one Bishop b2 Rook B one seems to be the most accurate here. 08:29.830 --> 08:35.410 If Rook C to G5 Yeah, Bishop takes G5. 08:36.130 --> 08:40.570 Bishop A3 White has won a piece, but it's still much better for one. 08:40.600 --> 08:42.490 So even better though slightly. 08:42.490 --> 08:47.170 Rook b1 if Bishop C Free Queenie Free g5 Hare. 08:47.920 --> 08:52.090 Bishop takes f6 Bishop takes Rogue Saints. 08:52.100 --> 08:54.700 Queen St takes C4 is just very nice for white. 08:56.780 --> 08:57.140 All right. 08:57.140 --> 09:05.120 So in the game, though, we have Queen C-7 being played and they'll be. 09:05.330 --> 09:11.240 There's a lot of pressure now on C6 Black Play, C5 kind of opening up the light squares. 09:11.240 --> 09:13.790 This bishop has been kind of liberated and the fight. 09:14.210 --> 09:17.900 So if Rook instead of that committal pawn move. 09:18.290 --> 09:19.160 B Tanks. 09:19.160 --> 09:19.730 B tanks. 09:19.730 --> 09:21.590 19 C six is possible. 09:22.850 --> 09:26.660 Bishop F thinks Queen C wants to keep the Queen protected. 09:26.660 --> 09:32.390 Now to threaten things if Bishop asks, Queen E free is nice. 09:32.600 --> 09:33.710 KING You find a five. 09:33.710 --> 09:35.990 This is just dominating position for whites. 09:36.650 --> 09:41.150 Blacks in big trouble here, as you might suspect. 09:41.810 --> 09:43.370 This particular position. 09:44.420 --> 09:51.480 First of all, if King, the umpire, takes the rook, White could play Bishop takes E5, Bishop takes 09:51.500 --> 09:52.730 E5 an F4. 09:53.090 --> 09:54.740 Ouch nasty pen. 09:55.730 --> 09:59.990 Bishop takes E to C one, and then White's going to just be winning material. 10:00.350 --> 10:07.100 On the other hand, in this position, if G6 Knight takes E5, Bishop takes, there's Bishop takes H 10:07.100 --> 10:07.880 six shank. 10:08.210 --> 10:13.400 And here again we're nudging the king away from E8, which means F4 as possible. 10:13.820 --> 10:16.400 So yes, very problematic position. 10:16.490 --> 10:24.530 So C5, the forcing move C5 is played, weakening light squares nine F5 and we have F6. 10:24.530 --> 10:33.170 So even though Black has not lost a piece, White's position is absolutely wonderful here. 10:33.950 --> 10:35.480 Black has a lack of harmony. 10:35.480 --> 10:37.040 This bishop is kind of locked in. 10:37.580 --> 10:38.930 This bishop is amazing. 10:38.930 --> 10:40.400 Once harmony is amazing. 10:41.300 --> 10:47.240 We have 93 and this is just such a dominating position. 10:47.240 --> 10:52.310 We have Bishop E6 Bishop D5 getting rid of that key defender on line squares. 10:54.320 --> 10:55.640 Bishop 65. 10:55.640 --> 10:57.020 Rook 65. 10:58.890 --> 11:03.030 And we have now Queen A5. 11:04.400 --> 11:05.780 No, it's EF five. 11:07.240 --> 11:11.830 An excursion queeny one Czech King g to Bishop Danes. 11:12.310 --> 11:17.230 If Knight g for her might just takes on the e seven. 11:17.620 --> 11:25.600 So there's an F to issue, but e free can solve that potentially f to King takes e seven Queenie for 11:25.600 --> 11:29.290 check will just be winning with forcing moves to pick up the knight. 11:29.290 --> 11:31.030 Queenie six Champ picks up the knight. 11:31.990 --> 11:39.580 So Bishop D eight is played and here, I mean, we have such a dominating position. 11:40.180 --> 11:45.820 There's been many films and you could tag this this game with many attacking ideas and themes. 11:45.820 --> 11:49.450 But here we want to break onto the seventh rank. 11:49.450 --> 11:51.210 So how do we do that? 11:51.220 --> 11:53.320 Well, in general, the seventh rank is good. 11:59.120 --> 11:59.840 Okay. 12:04.570 --> 12:05.560 We have her. 12:05.590 --> 12:06.010 Bishop. 12:06.040 --> 12:07.660 Thanks, E-5. 12:11.350 --> 12:15.820 F takes if I so white punctures the way to D7 rook on the seventh. 12:15.820 --> 12:17.470 And this is really devastating. 12:17.470 --> 12:19.060 This has a devastating impact. 12:19.090 --> 12:21.970 All sorts of main combinations are becoming possible soon. 12:22.240 --> 12:25.090 So Bishop f6 guess what Alekhine plays here. 12:25.120 --> 12:28.150 So striking one the iron is horns, so to speak. 12:28.180 --> 12:33.160 The rook on the seventh is especially interesting on this side of the board for mating purposes. 12:33.160 --> 12:34.690 So I won't play here. 12:34.690 --> 12:36.550 What would you play in this position for? 12:36.550 --> 12:37.480 100 points. 12:42.070 --> 12:43.250 Check all checks. 12:43.330 --> 12:43.660 Yeah. 12:43.710 --> 12:44.440 1986. 12:44.440 --> 12:44.980 Check. 12:45.580 --> 12:50.860 So King H.S. is played because if G tanks, Queen S.S. seven is mating his mate. 12:51.130 --> 12:52.260 So King H eight. 12:52.270 --> 12:55.090 But now Queen takes C five and black resigns. 12:55.090 --> 12:59.440 This not only hits the rook and also the fans have to. 13:00.700 --> 13:02.160 So one plant resigned. 13:02.170 --> 13:07.090 Well, if Bishop E7, we can just take on E7 with the rook. 13:07.480 --> 13:09.340 We want to keep control of F2. 13:11.440 --> 13:14.350 And blacks just getting mated essentially, you know. 13:14.350 --> 13:19.420 G The Queen 65 is mating rook have sex with just the lay, of course. 13:20.200 --> 13:22.570 So, yes, this is just crushing this position. 13:24.520 --> 13:27.160 If Rook eats, you might wonder. 13:29.510 --> 13:31.040 With 1986. 13:32.150 --> 13:36.320 There's a very juicy move here or to one or two very juicy moves, the same effect. 13:36.650 --> 13:39.710 Can you spot one of them with ten points? 13:42.600 --> 13:45.570 Yeah, we can just play Queen D five or Queen C four. 13:45.600 --> 13:48.780 Both would have the queen for a smothered make pattern. 13:49.940 --> 13:54.980 So, for example, Queen Cakes Eater, we have a smothered mate, Pat and Queen Jean-Jacques, 97, 13:54.980 --> 13:55.730 is made. 13:58.000 --> 14:04.870 And if G tanks are seven franc, we can amplify that rook now with Queen F seven frets, then Queen 14:04.870 --> 14:08.800 Sykes, 87, and Queen Sykes of things. 14:09.190 --> 14:13.900 So both of those threats, it's difficult to parry Bishop e seven. 14:13.900 --> 14:17.890 We're just taking on E seven and this is cute. 14:17.920 --> 14:19.600 You know, Rook takes There's Queen F eight. 14:19.600 --> 14:20.350 Checkmate. 14:21.640 --> 14:24.400 Queen G one is just the thing, I think. 14:24.910 --> 14:25.720 Okay. 14:25.720 --> 14:28.060 So, yes, it's an interesting game. 14:30.280 --> 14:36.100 There was a French old piece on E5, but it led to this kind of situation where Rook broke through to 14:36.100 --> 14:38.700 the seventh Frank with devastating impact. 14:38.710 --> 14:43.030 Now this is an iconic world championship game. 14:43.420 --> 14:48.400 In fact, Alekhine actually lost this world championship the first time against OAA, but managed to 14:48.400 --> 14:50.650 regain his title later. 14:51.850 --> 14:59.080 So rumors of him liking the drink too much and changing to milk later in the rematch. 14:59.110 --> 15:00.490 Those are the rumors. 15:00.820 --> 15:06.730 He got a bit more focused, but yeah, at least he did actually win, you know, a game or two in the 15:06.730 --> 15:07.570 first match. 15:07.570 --> 15:09.580 And this was an interesting game by Alekhine. 15:09.580 --> 15:12.190 It was actually an interesting game. 15:13.270 --> 15:16.180 So I hope you got some instructive points from it. 15:16.360 --> 15:21.730 A complex game, but one where yeah, there was an issue of the pin point it seems. 15:21.730 --> 15:27.520 So that was actually amplified that issue by alekhine with amazing moves. 15:27.730 --> 15:31.030 Okay, so I hope you enjoyed this and so much.