Hi there.
In this lecture we see vishy anand playing against Joe lawyer.
This is in the 1997 credit suisse.
A very strong all play all tournament.
So vishy anand playing the white pieces place e4.
We have a scandinavian defence from joe doherty.
We have e2 65 for the critical test queen 6593.
Queen 85 DD four Knights half six Knights F3 C6.
We have Bishop C4, Bishop F5.
So Black is trying to arrive at a solid position with the bishop outside of the pawn chain.
But 95 tests black immediately we see E6 and now g4.
Very sharp play from Vishy Anand to exploit the bishop as a target here.
So France think h5 we have 97, we have 967 967 five Bishop e4 and now Rook H3 is played as an alternative
to this if white just castles this position is quite nice for White's white will have the bishop pair
and that is a nice advantage overall.
Okay, so rook H3 though is interesting.
Bishop G2, this is a bit of a strange excursion Rookie free 96.
The bishop is prone at some point to a free flat to try and trap it.
Bishop Differential 95 is played and here with the rook attacked and C4 attacked.
Basically this downside of the G2 bishop causes vishy to think about the less than obvious continuations
of responding somehow to the the rook France you might think safeguard the rope, move the rook.
But guess what Vishy and I am plays here.
We want to be more downside centric, not being pushed around by the opponent.
We want to be no people of the chessboard in terms of just not being pushed around.
So the rook actually doesn't move?
No, I'm not moving.
The rook afraid is offering the rock we have Bishop b4 if Knight takes E3.
The thing is yes.
Where is this bishop going?
Bishop A4 is a tactical idea to undermine C3, but Bishop C1 and Black is still left with this bishop,
which is awkward.
So say G6 King F2 to Bishop H3.
We don't have to use the king to try and win the Bishop.
We can play Quinn H one here and this position is just significantly better for white.
So for example here White's consolidating.
So Bishop B4 was tried in this position, not Knight takes F3, King F2 and now Bishop takes C4 and
then scans.
White's on a plate.
The bishop pair, which can be a great complementary team, a great juicy ingredient ingredient for
attacking chess.
Steinitz highlighted the bishop pair.
They are a natural complementary of the chessboard and natural team.
When you have complementarities, it's a natural team.
And in terms of attacking the king or checkmate in the king, you know, one bishop can control escape
squares while the other can do vicious checks.
As example, we have here Queen take C3.
If Knight takes C3, we have a pinning move Queenie one in this position.
And for example, Bishop H.
Fray.
We can actually do something great already in this particular variation here.
Instead of just winning the Bishop, guess what one can play here for ten points.
This is just a variation.
It just shows how formidable the bishop here is.
We can play Rook Saints e6 Shaq and you could also argue this is a bishop about counterpart.
Anyway, so rook takes Essex check Queen sex essex check.
And if say king of a eight sex is crushing you know rook ain't.
We have Bishop takes h seven and black is where any real defense This position is pretty hopeless getting
annihilated.
And if we look at this again also, we could have just played King greatest to win the bishop downside
century as well.
Okay, but the Queen St C3 is played Rook B one queen takes the E4 and now Rook on the seventh.
Frank and Black has big difficulties here.
Rook The eight is played black can't fall into the classic trap here we just play.
Bishop takes h seven check and win the Queen and course then Queenside is not appetising either.
We just play Rook takes f7 this time with Bishop a6 in mind to win the Queen.
What does Black do?
King behind Queen G1 is good for a big advantage.
This position with Queen Geoffrey Jack and then Queen takes F3 is just great for white so Ruthy is tried
but now yeah don't square implications H six so not even well, not taking the bishop because Knight
takes a free check.
So at the moment the king's like guarding, helping God e free.
But this h six is vicious.
We have g tanks.
H tanks.
If G6 is a brilliant move in this variation, what would you play here with White, which actually celebrates
the power of the bishops?
So this is a brilliant move.
Which is possible here.
Which is similar to the game continuation we have.
Bishop takes six just letting the queen go.
If queen takes one, rook takes e6 check.
If King Kf8 rook takes f7 check and then that pawn is useful for the hook on G7.
And now look at this other bishop delivering the champ mating.
So one bishop is controlling.
Well, the rook can make here as well.
So yeah, this is more incisive immediately.
More incisive rookie.
Checkmate.
Okay, so the bishop here is playing a wonderful role in this variation.
So anyway, we have G6 h6, and now guess what?
What does won't play here?
And beautiful move.
Bishop Jesus.
So the Pinna, you know, it's backfiring on the pinna.
This whole thing is a liability in its own right.
So we're attacking the queen.
We're also pinning this pawn.
So a French thing, if that's Unpin, we've got rookie six, Czech 97 is tried.
Let's have a look here.
Queen 61 we have rook takes e6 check.
Now, if King in fight, we just play.
Bishop takes h6 check.
And then look at this with the two bishops.
Bishops.
I have seven beautiful stuff.
If not E7, it's just delaying Rook e e7 check.
Bishop H six check or takes H six check.
Bishop takes up seven.
Beautiful stuff with the bishops.
So we have here 97.
Queen takes d4, rook takes D4.
So that's unpin the rook.
And now actually, you know, this leaves, this bishop trumps.
We just have rook d free which needs the sorts out things.
Bishop D3 is also strong.
We're just going to take this bishop on G2 with advantage.
But Rook D3 does the job.
Rook They ain't so exchanging a pair of rooks first.
Less counterplay from Black Bishop D3 leaving this bishop trapped end of game Black resigned here.
What a crash move 25 What a crushing game.
If Bishop H3 Bishop B2 is afforded here, forget even King Geoffrey and we can play Bishop f6.
This is nasty and now we can play King G3 on Bishop control of F1.
So this is totally hopeless for black, this position.
Yeah, what a dramatically stunning kind of game.
Short game for such a high level tournament.
It shows the power of the bishop, power for the kind of magic attacking properties in some of the variations.
We saw what a great team they were in complementary roles, but also, of course, Bishop of our counterpart,
multiple attacking ingredients in this one game.
And, you know, looking at the downsides of the opponent's positions, you know, we don't have to
parry opponent's threats and the simple way we can expose the opponent's downsides, bigger fish to
fry.
So there's an element of saying no to parrying threats in a basic way.
So that was kicked off.
The bonus of this game was kicked off here with F3 saying, Look, I'm interested in this.
I'm not moving my rook.
No.
To moving the rook.
It just guaranteed huge advantages here.
Collecting the bishop here soon.
Yeah.
Okay.
One or two pawns sacrificed, but this is an absolutely crushing position.
So much attacking opportunity in this position.
Okay, so I hope you enjoyed this game and saw the power of the bishop power a little bit.
That's very much.