Hi there.
And this actually, we're going to see an amazing game of Emmanuel Laska against William Ewart Napier
in 1904.
So this is the Cambridge Springs two, round three.
So E-4 from Alaska, a Sicilian defense night.
Seafaring closes in 96 nights every G six, and now it's transposing back into a dragon variation Sicilian
Dragon Bishop G7 Bishop Efraim d6h48, nine six and now G four.
So this is an interesting approach.
Black Castles.
And now here, actually let's get committed.
Perhaps an inaccuracy.
So G five even great NASCAR can sometimes make an inaccuracy, but Black didn't react well to G five.
Black played 98.
There is an opportunity here for black to play 95, which is kind of annoying.
So I'll show you why.
If Queen D two Black could take on D for Bishop tanks and actually exchange off the bishops just to
amplify White's don't square weaknesses and hit e5 Queen E Free Knight and four.
You can see that Black might actually be grabbing a pawn and getting an advantage here.
So it was a bit risky what Lasker played in this particular game, this immediate G5.
It does weaken dart squares.
So yes, there is a very interesting plan with my take five just bear that in mind.
So 98 though we get now H four.
So this is an interesting way of playing Laskas in a real attacking mood perhaps this round and is going
for it going for the King 97 we have a4e5 92 and now very energetic D five countering in the center
whilst the white king is not, it's still not castle, it's still in the center.
Also of interest is f five hair and five does set some problems.
If F takes 9/10 E 594 to cover the f three square f tanks e for Bishop e to black could play energetically
again with a free check and try and expose the white king in the center.
If White Castle's here now, Bishop D seven Black is looking forward to good play on the line square.
So this would also be an interesting approach.
So the opening hasn't been totally convincing by NASCAR, but nevertheless we have d5 e to 6594 Now
this is a bit of a mistake.
It seems as though E takes F4 is better.
This situation with Knight before Bishop G2, Bishop G4 Black has a lot of pressure and here we get
interesting scenarios with the king still in the center.
It's kind of very dangerous, very tactical if one consoles.
Well, first of all, if Knight takes B5, the white king stranded in the center end is punished.
So this position is punishing the White King Center.
Ouch.
So given that's the case, if White Castle was here, Knight, take C, Frank B tanks, Queen B six,
check King H to rook fe8 Black ends up with at least equality.
This is at the very least, it's an equal position that that transpires.
So okay.
But anyway, 94 was played and we have Knight 64 and now a very interesting piece Sacrifice.
Black actually plays Knight 65, but it's looking at e freight so it looks as though well, isn't black
going to get the piece back because D falls on the fire as well.
So D four and E free.
But there's a clever move here that's played in this position by Alaska.
Can you see what that is?
At some points.
Okay.
The clever move is actually 95, so Alaska is currently a pace up.
He's hitting D five, he's protecting E three with this move.
If he had played night 65.
He takes the fall and Queen Jeffrey would probably be the best move here, because if Bishop after the
Queen 65.
So Black's got the peace back and it's doing very well here.
So, yes, it's important to consider.
Yeah.
In 1965.
Is is quite interesting.
But yeah, black has a good continuation.
And also, yeah, we've E2 64 if Queen 65 here though.
Queensferry is possible.
So that hits the queen and save the rock.
And this would be better for wine.
But yeah, no black plays E tasty for that would be the point where E3 is hit and D5 is here.
So anyway, if I was a cool move, we have 19 C C3 if don't takes Efrain 1964 Yeah, it takes if the
queens come off, it doesn't really matter about the king in the center anymore white material up here
with advantage so takes C frame we have the queen's coming off here rock tanks and now 97 check King
H eight is played If King F eight that runs into Bishop C five moves back.
Bishop Geoffrey Bishop G4, Rogue one.
Bishop H five, as example.
And here it's a strong position for White with F5.
This this is very dangerous trying to go for F6 and other stuff if f6 and Black Knight C six Jack nine
takes the eight white ends up being significantly better hair of the F tanks and tanks so forth.
The bishops.
This is a nice advantage for white.
So King H eight was played so back on the H file.
So yeah, that's nice to have that x ray in theory and now h five just pushing on.
So not wanting to take on C three because it takes a four hit which hits the bishop, which hits C three,
just going for an attack here as priority.
Five was also, it seems plausible if Bishop f eight f6 f 94 this position.
It's advantageous to for example here Bishop D5 and five Bishop takes E4 after E4, Bishop C5.
Even though it's obviously a couple of bishops that pawn the right pain on E7, so that's good for one.
So anyway, age five was played.
We have rookie ain't.
So an interesting situation emerging here.
If 95 instead.
I'm sorry if 95 instead.
965 Route 6586.
This situation is nice for one.
That kind of form pawn around the king and white getting an advantage here that fall could be useful
as well.
F seven target.
So yes, that's interesting.
So that would be the wise player.
Now, you might wonder here, actually, instead of rookie eight, what about 94?
Then we do get the wrath of the H part of the H tanks where France then rotates H seven mating, the
knights taken out the escape square.
And the thing is here, after F tanks, Knight tanks.
G six check.
King G ain't Bishop C for shank.
Black is getting mated here.
Black can only delay the champ, mate.
This is a champ mate in the Knights covering F eight.
So yes, it seems as though that is extremely a bad idea.
94 here if that was played and also if g tanks, then F five is very strong.
So 94, F six.
And this position with Bishop de Fray, again, we're looking at very strong attack possibilities like
G Free Rook Cage two.
It's only delaying about White's attack after E4 Bishop c4.
This position when again is getting a strong attack of the bishop takes of seven and okay, it's equal
material.
But yeah, this is just a very very strong attack on the h file with these very dangerous pawns.
So let's go back to the analysis.
So anyway, Rookie eight and we have Bishop C-5.
This is actually an inaccuracy here.
Bishop C-5, it seems as though and five might be more to the point in here, if rook takes E seven,
F six.
F 95 F times e 7 million takes E seven.
Why is the exchange up so two rooks and two bishops?
One is the exchange up here.
And this is this is great.
So if I would have been very, very interesting.
If Bishop takes F five 9/10 G tanks, eight six and now here one is just a piece up for not much.
So Bishop C five though was plate and we have G tanks H five better.
This was blanks chance for equality here.
Blank could have played e takes F for after H tanks f tanks if Bishop de Frey 95.
And then one can play violin, but it doesn't help too much.
Rook takes H7, check, King takes H7, Bishop takes G6, Czech King H.S. Bishop takes Ian's.
Bishop G4 and I know it's chaotic, but actually.
It's technically equal.
Yeah.
There's a lot going on, but it's technically equal, this position.
Okay, So anyway, yeah, that was the way to play things.
A lot of these positions are very complex.
Let's just carry on here.
Takes five.
We have Bishop for.
Beating sea free was interesting for Bishop F eight.
Bishop B five.
Bishop G for just taking out that exchange.
And it should be good for one.
Bishop takes seven, Bishop takes E5 shank and this is good for once.
Bishop takes G5 tactically against the bishop.
This position F five rookie one as example is good for one, but Bishop C for was was played he takes
a full.
Now the king in the sense of yes, who's attacking, who is money for was was an interesting opportunity
here.
So if Bishop takes seven, Bishop G4.
That's really interesting to hold up h five as a priority because if blacks.
Greeting.
There are interesting options where after bishop tanks and rockets h5 but Bishop G4 let's go with this
A5 1965 F6 Bishop f8 G6 there's 96 here.
G seven check nine Thanks.
F Thanks, Bishop.
Thanks.
G seven This ends up being better for black.
So yes, this was an opportunity for 94.
It looks as though 94 is a very interesting move.
And if Bishop Efraim Bishop G.
For this situation.
G frame.
Okay.
So he takes her for even if he is lost, the white king in the center means that actually blacks got
quite good counterplay.
Blair ends up being slightly better.
That threatens Rook D1 Checkmate.
So why is the Perry that African.
This passport is dangerous.
So you can see.
Actually, yeah, there's a great richness to this game in many variations, but it takes four is not
as hot.
It's not as great as 94 it seems we have Bishop takes seven.
Beatings could have been played here, it seems, with Bishop saying see freaking After this position
Bishop takes seven one should be okay overall with the advantage.
But Bishop thanks.
Have 794 here.
Yeah, it's tricky.
So 94, if Bishop G for B takes Bishop S.C. free, checking up to hear points able to get the advantage.
It looks quite scary with Rook on the seventh, but actually Bishop takes H5 when it actually can hold
this position with advantage so he has an advantage.
Or even if we try to check Bishop F2, this is the vantage point.
Overall, once it is like G6 one is a piece up there.
So E4 though was played when Bishop takes it, Bishop takes P2, Rook B1, Bishop C Free King F1.
Bishop G4.
So now that rook is hitting that bishop on Bishop, take Sage five.
Bishop takes h5, Rook takes h5.
So this is really interesting, giving up a rook like this, just restoring a quality fundamentally
of material.
But now in this endgame scenario, NASCAR still is is with the advantage of the rock types.
B7 white is still advantageous.
It's just just frightening somebody to take this pawn, this end game, taking that pawn for an outside
pass pawn.
So A5 is played if Knight G seven.
Yeah.
We're just going to take on a seven.
This is just a good endgame.
So A5 Rook B3 is a key move now to switch back to this h file.
Yeah, this is really dangerous.
Bishop G seven roll cage free again.
Black's on the back foot in a simplified position.
King F3.
So looking at taking a for any rook, I think there's Knight G six, for example.
So Rook, a six is tried.
King takes a fall.
So white is just a pawn up, but the quality of pieces is good.
92 King F5.
The king is very aggressive.
Knight C three A3 protecting the A 2.984 and now after Bishop Ephraim Black actually resigned, So why
did Black resign?
Well, there's an incoming G6 here with the king supporting G6.
So the king has become a very aggressive piece.
If, for example, Bishop Be2 g6, if Rook have six King G5 and one is black, do here, white is threatening
now checkmate.
So for example, if Bishop e5 Rook takes H7, checkmate.
So if Black has to play, Rook takes G6.
Yeah, we're just taking that.
Thanks very much.
Yeah.
An incredibly complex game and shows that actually.
Well, it's so complex.
There are inaccuracies from both sides and maybe the opening sequence is not ideal.
Actually, this push could have been, you know, proven as perhaps bit weakening if lines were being
played.
That's the first point.
So let's look just an overview.
So blacks trying to counter the flank attack with an attack in the center and it's very nearly it seems
successful.
There were better moves here after this initial pawn sac e takes a fall seems quite promising for blank
but so this this allows the resourceful knight F5, this piece from blank.
And here things get super complex so the Queen's coming off and now 97 check an h5 So once really going
for an attack here rather than you know taking on C3 which could allow significant counterplay against
the king after taking on a fall.
And it was also with the king in the center, for example.
You know, rookie ain't coming.
It's going to get back the material and it's going to be better.
So it's a kind of precarious situation.
So White carried on with the attack and yeah, it's just it's a very difficult game actually to comprehend,
but it is a classic celebrated, classic game.
The simplification later this move just giving a whole rook back.
I mean, giving up a rook basically to a fork after Bishop takes five leads to a situation where White
still got a nagging edge.
Probably.
So maybe that's one key lesson here.
Be prepared to give back material just to get a slightly better end game.
But also it's an aggressive end game because the king still on the H file.
So that rook came back for the foul.
And yeah, there are other attacking opportunities emerging now based on G six.
Seeing a black compromising yet again, a very, very complex game.
So end of game here after Bishop E3.
Attacking chess can get very rich positions where your level of accuracy is might not be optimal at
all.
That's that's one of the trade offs.
We're not playing simple chess here.
Sometimes when we're attacking the king.
Okay, just bear that in mind.
Maybe that's one of the key lessons of this game.
Opportunities for both sides.
It did get a kind of brilliancy prize this game.
So it's a very interesting game overall, though, to study oak and so much.