Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Akiva Rubinstein playing against Alexander Alekhine In the 1926 Dresden two
around six.
We see D4 Knight have six knights F3 e6 Bishop F4.
So a London system actually.
So the modern move order for the London system that I've recommended, if you check my London system
of course is actually to play Bishop F4 immediately.
Sometimes by not having a free.
There are subtle advantages like the D1 2h5 diagonal and bat preparation in lions where Queen B six
is played by.
Here we have a traditional London system.
Move order.
So what does Alekhine play here?
He plays actually B6.
It seems a logical move trying to control E4 more so H Frank Bishop B seven, Knight BD two and he sorts
out this annoying bishop with Bishop D things not minding of the pawns get doubled.
So a dynamic treatment we have, you know, an alternative you could consider a D5, but it does block
in the Bishop.
However with Bishop d6 here it has kind of used the move h three and if the bishops are swapped off
here, it looks to be about equal.
And funnily enough, this kind of method for Bishop D6 has been favoured by Magnus Carlsen in many games
at various time controls.
So interesting stuff.
So we see Bishop D6 though and White accepts the offer to double the pawns.
So C takes d6 e free black castles.
Bishop Ito So an advantage here for one moment is the Bishop saying that, but it's actually closed
voluntarily to keep a grip on key squares white castles 96 we see C free.
You might wonder what about C4?
Adventurous D take C4, Bishop, take C4.
This should be fine for black.
If we imagine this scenario, let's take it a bit further with D6.
This should be fine here.
Bishop takes a six, queen takes a six if black plays like this.
This looks like a fine enough position.
And there's even some traps.
If Rook see two knight before, so you know why has to tread carefully.
If the queen retracts after that exchange of the bishops, there should be about equal.
Okay, but see, free was played.
We have Knight E4, so not minding the double pawns being exchanged for doubled pawns with double E
pawns.
Why accepts that offer details 92 now A5.
Now here White plays A4.
This seems a little bit controversial.
There is a kind of cost associated with this, you know, cost of downsides associated with this in
that black could play G5 and E3 is weak.
Potentially, it's like a backward pool.
Now, there's no pawns kind of supporting that pawn on F3.
So any entrance to rook G4 in a later if that uses the G4, that's going to be a target.
So this is controversial this move.
If Rook C1 instead the E5 Queen E1 one rook this should be about even.
But with F4 there is a target and G5 is played a very aggressive move.
So alekhine thinking about attacking potential attacking combinations the G4.
It's the sort of thing I absolutely love.
Just French Open the G5.
I'll use that.
Excuse the F for pawn as a lever.
So it's a lever pawn to wrench open the file.
C4 is played.
If G3 white could play G3 about 97 this position black should have a small edge just maintaining the
tension here.
But anyway, the C4 is played and we have d5.
D5 is interesting.
97 was also possible.
So for example, if 9595 when we're looking at E3.
So this situation D6 and here plant gets a strong position for example with G tanks he takes it and
just let B5 go.
There's enough power in the position while the knight's on D5 and there's no C4 immediately without
B takes if one accepts a pawn sack here.
This is quite vicious position.
For example, Bishop C4 E3 and look, look at this.
Now the bishops probing G2.
This would be a remarkably strong attack.
Knight takes a fall, and this is possible.
Even though White's got some material, there's Queen G5 winning a whole rook in broad daylight with
E5 end of game, basically the going to be lost.
So yes, there are amazing attack potentials with 97 and this idea of Knight D5, but we have D5 instead
99, 95, 99 c5d tanks.
Cage ain't a full rook, G ain't Queen d2g takes her four.
And now, yeah, this looks fragmentation.
All these pawns are now isolated and kind of doubled.
And that's potentially going to be picked off later.
That's going to be probed later.
They're both liabilities.
If he takes his plate though, this G4 is gorgeous.
Queen H four threatens lots of things like Queen size H three.
But let's say Rook have F2 because well, if King H two Queen G4 in white gets mated.
So let's say rook f2 rook g3.
Forget Queen takes H3 for a moment.
We've actually got support for E4 either.
So Queenie one against F3, no C4, E3 for King, Queen and Rook.
So Queen E one, but then the rook stable and then this is devastating.
Rook take sanctuary end of game basically Black's crushing it there so.
Okay but so rook takes F4 was played You can understand why Black doesn't want to wake up Black's bishop
especially so King Safety first Queen G5 Bishop one Queen G3 King H one Queen G seven Looking at E5.
So this is a great way of pointing at E5 and we have Queen D4 and now funnily enough, Bishop A6 so
the Bishop can't move away from G2.
We have Rook F2.
Yes.
If the rook if the bishop moves away, we just use that weakness of the last move.
Okay, so Rook f2, we have Queen G3, Rosita and now Bishop takes F1 and this actually subtly weakens
the C4 square in particular.
So we have Rook ac a and there is actually a kind of threat of rook C4 here to hit the queen and the
A4 pawn and that's parried would be free rook D2 would be a very amusing for rook C4 trapping the queen
but anyway B3 controlling C4 and we have now rookie seven.
This is an interesting decision to kind of use that tempo gainer to switch the G4, but there was also
actually Queen H4, which is surprisingly effective because queenly to rook, Geoffrey Rook and for
Queen G5.
This situation with Rook coming to G8 is an interesting arrangement.
Threatening.
For example, Rook takes h free check if queen have two queen E seven and it's difficult for white to
hold on him because of this threat of Queen C5 looking at G three.
So Queen G1, Queen C five and then taking out E free.
It's going to be an enormous possession of black and instead of queen, you want to be fourth stop Queen
C5 back to G seven and look at E5.
You know, E5 is going to drop.
So these pawn liabilities can be probed in various variations.
So yes, Queen H four is very interesting, but Rook C7 was played Rook E two and now the rook switches
rook a4 rook g6 Queen b4 and now Rook h6.
So Francis Rook takes h six.
I wrote six takes eight free rather, and then G takes Queen G One is checkmate.
So H four is played.
This doesn't look great just to put that on the board, just to show you clearly.
Queen Rook takes H three check.
You can see this is not good news.
G takes Queen G one is checkmate.
And if King g1 Queen H to check rogue takes g to chase all crashing through for a checkmate sequence.
So ock h four is tried and we have Queen G seven So looking at e5 C4, but now instead of E5, yeah,
going for the King of G6, Queen D two and I'm Rook g free.
Okay, so this is getting quite vicious.
Queen E one and now Rook takes E three ends the game White resigns here.
So this is very strong.
There was also even a stronger move.
It turns out Rook takes G2.
Yes.
And what does y actually do?
You know, be free.
We're going to play Rook G one check if if Rook have one.
The thing is, Queen G4 looks at Queen H three.
This is just devastating.
So that was another way of playing it here.
It just takes G2.
But Rook takes E3 is winning as well.
So say C takes Rook, takes E to Queen, takes E to Queen, takes E5, hits this rook black is metro
up with a dominating mass of pawns here and this is quite interesting as well, but even more brutal.
Yeah would have been rook takes you to in the end.
So anyway, this is the game in possession.
So I thought this game was interesting that when there's an opportunity to open up a GFL road to the
King, this is about G4 roads that we should really take this kind of seriously.
This situation where we're presented with a move which maybe ordinarily you think you shouldn't move
pawns around your king, but it's all about exploits ability.
Can you actually get away of it in this position?
Because White's pieces are quite passive here and we can get away with this G5.
We're not going to get mated.
You know, maybe there's certain situations it would lead to us getting mated to move on g pawn, but
sometimes we can use the pawns aggressively to create very aggressive roads to the opponent's king.
So that was the case here.
Very dangerous final, this semi-open farm.
It's like one way traffic.
I love semi fouls for the attacking player.
It's like a one way road.
You're sending your cars.
The opponent and the opponent can't send the cars back.
So a beautiful semi-open file.
This is a lovely position for attacking potential OC.
So I hope you enjoyed this game as much as me and so much.