Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Ernst Grunfeld.
Yes, the same name as the Grunfeld defense is named after him against Alexander Alekhine.
This is a 1923 goals battle.
Round two.
So D4 from Grunfeld We have knight f6 from Alekhine c4 e6 knight c free d5.
Just in case you're interested, the greenfield defense would have been with C4 G6 90 3d5.
Just in case you're wondering.
So anyway, this opening is just a Queen's Gambit declined Orthodox defense.
So Bishop G5, Bishop E7, Knight's F3 and now Alekhine plays Knight Bd7 E3 from Grunfeld Alekhine Consoles
Rook.
C1 c6 Queen C2 A6 So there's a plan to kind of liberate this bishop potentially through the mechanism
of D tank, C4, B5 and Bishop Be7.
At some point we see a free H6 Bishop h4 rookie, eighth Bishop D3 and now that the Bishop's on D3 gaining
a tempo with D2 C4 Bishop take C4 b5.
So kind of trying to solve this problem through tempo gaining of that D2 C4, we have Bishop A2 it seems
here this might actually be an inaccuracy.
Funny enough, it seems Bishop E2 might be more solid.
So if black tries c5 y could actually take on C5 and you can see that the structure is symmetrical here.
So there should be theoretically less dangers for both sides and Y could take out F6 for this tactic.
Knight takes B5 to hit C5 and this should resolve into a fairly peaceful situation, even situation
here.
So.
Bishop E2 Yes, it seems as though Bishop E2 is kind of a safe bet if Bishop b7 Y could still take on
F6 actually here.
And this position is kind of it should be equal.
Okay.
So interesting stuff, but with Bishop, too.
So why is this so bad?
We see C5 Rook one and now Black really has a comfortable position.
C 64 964 Queen B six The C eight Bishop issue is largely resolved.
Bishop is going to come to B7.
It does so.
Bishop B1.
Maybe this is the intention of Bishop A2 just to wrap around here from some for some potential tactics.
But Black's pieces are quite, quite great here.
Bishop b7 White Castle's Rook ACA and you can see that.
Hold on.
Why is it that White seem to be on fire now on the C file?
This looks like a dangerous fall for whites with the queen on C two.
So the queen kind of waste time, but a lot of damage has been done.
95.
Kind of implies night C four and sometimes night takes a free for rook type C for f y.
It's not careful, but white actually makes things a lot worse here.
Giving up the dance where bishop voluntarily.
So this dance queen, bishop of our counterpart is really for me a very important ingredients for successful
attacking chess.
It's an extreme imbalance.
And what was the option, though if Queen E2 that say Bishop ain't broke?
C One knight C for this position is is nice for black.
It really is comfortable.
The pieces are great.
But anyway, this actually makes things a lot worse.
So we'll see why Now Bishop takes f6 Queen C two.
Okay, The Queen is threatening to come in so G six, Queen two and now 94.
And you can see actually Knight takes a free is threatening Faruk take C free bishop E4 is a kind of
tactical trap being set and now Bishop G seven so not Knight takes a free can you see what White would
play in this event?
It's important to be aware of the opponent's nasty traps.
What would you play as white hair if the knight takes a free?
410 points.
We've got.
Yeah, there's a loose piece liability.
We don't want to have these sources of danger.
Queen Every hits F6 threatens.
Bishop takes P7 as well.
And if Bishop takes E4, the knight comes off the firing line.
So F6 is hit as well as a free.
So this would be a disaster.
Bishop 60 for Rook thanks to E4 is still a disaster because of F6 Czech winning an exchange that we
clairvoyance for one.
So I'm going carefully sidesteps this by simply putting the bishop on G7 renewing the France of 1980
A3.
Okay, so we have Bishop 67, Queen P seven, Rook C one addressing nine six A3 by lending support to
C free E five might be free, but why is getting positionally outplayed here after E4?
In fact, now with the bishop looking at C free again is saying it's a free with pressure on C free
there.
So D for at least shields C free.
But there's another target now.
D for just to put it on the board.
If King H one knight takes a free.
Yeah, you know, this is great.
Just take out that knight and a pawn.
So.
94 rook ain't rook.
4195.
We have 92.
And this is now an unrelated piece, which, again, you know, it's a major source of liability potentially.
We have different nice kind of octopus knights looking in all directions now.
Yeah.
One is in big trouble because of this amazing position that Black has transformed.
So Rook takes the Queen tanking pressure on D4 and White in desperation plays F3, which is a disaster
move.
It's an absolute disaster move, as it turns out.
Interestingly, if White plays before we get into F3, I mean, fundamentally it's weakening Dot square
as the King's on dot square.
So if you weaken dot squares, you're asking for trouble sometimes.
If see free F5, the knight remains on D3.
And here, for example, Bishop takes fall.
This variation is just in Black's favor.
Queen C5 Fretting Rook takes and winning the Queen.
This position is just so it's just clearly in Black's favor.
But Black has to play accurately here.
Not Rook takes E4 because the Queen takes the queen.
That's equal.
But Queen E seven and there are big threats including.
Queens.
Queens have to check.
So if nine have six, the best is king of seven, not Queen Sykes six because of Group Tasty three,
but King of seven leaves Black in a winning position.
This is just a winning position in the end game.
So yes.
So that's looking at 93, essentially this position.
Is great.
If King H one Queen D seven is powerful with the entire hair St st nine C getting out of the firing
line, can you see what Black would play in this position?
At some points.
Yeah.
Black would take out C three to weaken D one and now it takes F to checkers, basically winning the
exchange to winning possession H free again Queen D seven and still this idea of bishop take C for L
for if rook takes there's nothing takes e to check and black's the one exchange g free.
Yeah this is just pain taking out d4 and this is just better for black.
So.
So in the game, though, Africa is a truly epic disaster incoming now for whites.
So in this position, guess what?
Altcoin plays, which really exposes don't square weaknesses and other liabilities.
There's a liability here.
There's a downside here to mix into the combination of ingredients.
So is this of is this the science of attack attacking chess or is it about brutal tactical combinations?
Well, this is related to the king, though, intimately, this next move as well.
So we could say it's like attacking chess as well.
It's just brutal.
So black plays for 200 points.
What does that play?
Yeah.
Route 64.
Now, this needs to be calculated carefully.
F tanks is F takes, E4 is played.
If it takes the E4, Bishop takes the full, you might wonder.
Okay, this variation is clear enough.
We win the rook with check.
But what about King F1?
What happens here?
Why is this dangerous?
This is actually very dangerous for White's king.
The bishop is controlling escape squares and it's like almost a taboo.
Bishop make pattern with the queen substituting itself for a bishop emerges here because of what's.
What's the key move?
Yeah.
Look forward tempo.
And now Quincy for check.
You can see that the queen is acting like a second bishop here.
And this is just crushing because in particular, we need to nudge the queen from E to her E free.
That's crushing Queen 60 for Queen E to checkmate all nine takes, G2, if you prefer.
That's checkmate.
So, yes, these are all pretty crushing considerations.
Made her so white played F takes e4 instead, but now a beautifully crushing finish is played really,
really nice.
We have knights have for.
And now he takes her fort.
So you might think, okay, is this is it just to win a pawn with Rook takes and Bishop takes, what
would you play here?
Which is brutal, to say the least.
So for 200 points here, blacks play.
Okay.
It's Queen C four.
It hits E two.
It hits A2 Quincy for Take C for his plate.
If Queen E one.
Yeah, we're just taking out A2.
Thanks very much.
So Queen St C4.
And the point is, Rook takes D one check.
Now, if the King moves, we're just taking the Queen rook up.
So Queen f one.
But now.
Yes.
Ten points.
What are we playing?
We celebrate the pin, we don't take on everyone.
We play Bishop the four check to get maximum extraction of advantage from that pinned queen and white
has to resign.
If King H1 rotates, F1 is champ mate.
This is a glorious game.
Indeed a highly celebrated iconic game playing a classical opening and showing that the bishop problem
isn't such a problem.
Sometimes with this detailed C4 mechanism, it seems as though in the game, just because of Bishop
A2, in fact that Black has a very comfortable game after Bishop A2.
This is super comfortable.
It seems the queen is in the wrong place on the C file here because Bishop B7 is going to be followed
with Rook Kate, the Queen having to waste time moving plants, getting such a gorgeous position from
this, opening the rook move and okay, it's a symmetrical pawn structure here as well.
So why is black better?
It's magical, isn't it?
But the thing is, what makes things a load worse?
Is this giving up of the dot square bishop?
But yeah, the pain is setting in.
This A3 is also, you know, it's kind of asking for Knight takes A3.
It's like there is a target for the knight to be loose on C free sometimes if it's undermined.
So yeah, it's just a positional accumulation of advantages.
Sidestepping a key trap with Bishop G7.
Yeah, loose pieces, unprotected pieces spell trouble creating a dominating knight on D free and this
beautiful combination rook text e4 absolutely gorgeous stuff.
I hope you've enjoyed this game as much as me.
Wow.
Let's just follow it through again.
Queen C fall.
What a wonderful finish.
Wow.
End of game here.
Pets are much.