Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Richard Petty against Alexander Alekhine played in 1925, the bottom bond horns
around eight.
So G fray, we get a lesson in how to attack.
I think that's our position.
We have E5 here from Alekhine.
F3 being provocative so e4 Alekhine pushes forward, occupies the center knowing it can be undermined.
So D five.
D three.
So Richard Ratti, one of the leading hyper modernists attacking Alekhine Center E takes D3 Queen,
takes D3 myself six.
Bishop G2 and now Bishop b4 check.
This is a very interesting move, trying to weaken subtly dart squares in once camp.
So Bishop RD2 is played.
If seafaring jumped on, that's kind of interfering with the sea free square.
The bishop could drop back and it should only be a small edge if sea.
For for example, this position is only a small edge for weight.
If night sea free sea five is is dangerous for whites, for example, this position with the full coming
will see for coming.
It's very, very precarious for whites.
So here, for example, Bishop takes sea free.
If B takes 96 is just very pleasant.
So yes, these these are these are very dangerous scenarios.
If C4 there is actually a square queen every so.
But yeah, the best way to play it would be just taking an N 96.
So yeah, there's all sorts of problems here.
If Bishop D2 isn't played.
So that does seem to be the safest move we have.
Bishop takes D2 962.
So something to note here.
Don't squares have been subtly weakened?
And this structure is gripping that square.
So we want to attack a thing.
Cato So one aspect of the strength of that is its dark square grip.
Bear in mind, black holes will see 4.86 C tanks d five Knight b4 Queen C four nights, B tanks D five.
Now White does have this semi-open file and in theoretical sense is doing very well here.
This is a structure which can be potentially attacked now.
So one consoles rookie eight Rook F.D. one Bishop G four Rook d2 Queen C eight are now 95.
It looks actually rather unpleasant for black this position the pressure that white is mounting.
Bishop H3.
Bishop F3 if White's took that would weaken the King considerably.
And black shouldn't be any worse here after rookie seven and just building on that semi-open e4 so Ock
Bishop f4 Bishop G4 and now will withdraw drawings shoot ensue?
Not really because now Bishop H one is played and here a very attacking plan.
Well, a necessary plan because one is sitting on Black's position over here with the semi-open C4 pressure.
You could imagine things being holed at this structure at some point.
So Black really has to attack here.
So what would be the key attacking move to start off operations, you think for 100 points?
What would you play here?
Okay.
It's h five.
It's actually one of the ideas is to weaken dark squares again.
You know, the earlier dance membership exchange we can e free if we can take out for example if you
imagine if takes that would be a gaping hole, if you'll be a gaping hole.
So it is a kind of not just trying to remove the shelter of the king, it is actually potentially undermining
dot square grip of white.
So we see before if H for Queen C seven, this is already one of the dangers pointing at this structure.
And for example, here might be thinks this should be only a small edge for why that is plausible.
A phrase also plausible may be one of the better moves just to play like this where maybe h four isn't
too much to worry about here.
Okay, so that would be better for White.
So F3 or H for plausible, you know, good good ideas before they was played A6 Rook C one and now h
four.
So Black is getting on with undermining a structure A4 and White is getting on with the minority attack.
So this is when a minority of pawns attacks the majority of pawns with the idea of inflicting structural
damage.
For example, if B5 beats, if B takes, we have an isolated pawn here and a backward pawn there.
So these pawns could be falling off later more easily.
So anyway.
H Thanks, Geoffrey.
We need the hero.
The hero is the attack here against this minority attack plan.
We have Queen C seven, and there's some subtle threats brewing up here.
B five, eight, eight, eight, eight.
And now, yes, Black makes use of a very interesting looking move here.
So for 200 points, what would you play in this position?
From the fire from minority attack.
It looks very positional, very logical, but there aren't that many defensive pieces around the king.
Sure, the bishop's there.
Is it in that safe so black to play.
There's a brilliant move played here.
Okay.
An iconic move, in fact.
So what would you play here?
Let's make it 500 points.
Think about the dot square grip that we're trying to evaporate.
How can we do that for these two points left gripping these darn squares?
Okay.
I'm about to reveal this iconic move.
Rookie free.
Yeah.
It's looking at destroying the structure.
Rotates Geoffrey.
And it's very difficult for white knight after his play.
The thing is, if af tanks e free, the queen comes in for dinner.
Queen takes a free check.
And if king, if one knight takes a free is checkmate.
So if Bishop G2, Knight takes E4 is nearly checkmate because Queen takes G2 has found the knight is
hating the queen.
What is white going to do?
Just delay things.
It's going to be checkmate.
If King G2 here, can you see what black plays for?
Ten points.
Yep.
Rook Thanks, Geoffrey.
Check this position with 93.
Chunk 964 is crushing winning that queen.
Bishop Geoffrey would be is actually the only move to stay in here.
You know, in a theoretical sense.
If Bishop takes her free.
Any tanks?
C tanks, B five, for example.
Why it should be okay here.
Queen F5 hits the D2, Rook and White does have resources here, but you has to be careful, not be
free.
For example, Rook takes B3.
That rook could be handy for rook takes B3 and Queen takes d2.
So but it does have resources there.
But anyway, in the game Knight's F3 was played and this actually has a weakness of the last move.
It weakens B five.
And in fact, this kind of nuance of the weakness of the last wave has made use of to trigger.
An amazing forcing sequence.
Can you see what black plays now if I give you 5 seconds for the video?
Yeah.
This nuance sea tank's B five is played and all of a sudden.
This is a bit tricky.
We have Queen Tanks, B5 and now the rook.
Only three has made use of it supports the forcing move of 93 hitting the queen.
We have Queen Saxby seven so hitting the queen heads in the rock.
Okay.
But now, yeah, this is an amazing combination.
And Queen is known for his amazing combinations.
This is one of the deeper ones.
So Queen takes be seven, nine, takes nine, takes E to check the root supports this King H two if
rook takes e too.
This is just banner for white the exchange up if King G2 we're taking on a free and that's crushing
so king H two and now another forcing move E for.
Yeah, this is really quite remarkable stuff.
This is starting to look like a jumble of pieces here.
What is going on?
So why is it that rook able to be taken, for example?
Well, rook C4 was played if f tanks e free.
Can you see the key move for black hair?
For ten points.
The key move here is 1962.
It's all about winning material and the exchange out there.
So black would be the exchange up.
A mistake.
A terrible mistake would be Bishop takes her free.
Can you see what it would play here?
Which is just winning.
Yeah one could just play here rotates E to extinguishing 98c1 of the France and Bishop takes it to bishop
thanks e for thanks very much and once a night up there so it has its carefully played so rook C4 is
played but now noit takes F to extinguishes the France of the rock.
We have Bishop G2 now being played.
And here.
Yeah, it's exceptionally tricky.
Eloquent actually plays another marvelous move.
He plays Bishop.
It takes the problem with an inferior move.
Bishop takes afraid.
Wait.
Could just take her and then take on it.
Two.
Thanks very much.
And that'll be fine for wait.
So Bishop Essex, on the other hand, sets up a resource by vacating the G four square G for check is
now facilitated as well as hitting the rook.
So Rook two and now knight G for check King H free.
Yeah.
This.
This is just getting very tricky.
The king doesn't want to go back to H one.
There are all sorts of novelties, including Rook one shank.
So, yeah, this.
This would be extremely painful looking.
So we have King H 395 check.
King H two and now.
Brook takes every.
Yeah.
Wonderful stuff.
Okay, so if Bishop tanks, knight tanks, Black is winning on material here.
This position, black is a piece up.
So rook tanks e to is played.
But now knight G for shank, cage free knight E free check King H two if king H for there's rook for
shank and then rook f5 is checkmate.
So King H two But now Knight S.C. to Bishop tanks have frame and now Knight D4 and it turns out well
White resigned White is losing material here.
If rookie freight for example the cute finish would be Knight takes a free check Rook takes F3 Bishop
d5 and how is white not losing material once losing material by scanning rook d Free Rook Bishop takes
B seven.
Remarkable stuff.
There are many attacking ideas in this epic iconic game of Alexander Alekhine.
So Alexander Alekhine was an inspiration for attacking players like Garry Kasparov.
And you can see in this game we need to look at the nuances.
Which underpin the attack.
The nuances of weakening don't square subtly.
And yeah, it's the price of this position is evident why it does have pressure on the queenside and
a technical sense.
Yeah.
If Alekhine was playing against the computer more the computer while most people playing against black
it be destroyed.
This attack probably it wouldn't worked.
It wouldn't have seen light of day but it did see light of day because of some inaccuracies from White's
here in this position.
Affray would have been good it seems.
But this position of the H four and G three gives black some amplification of thoughts where weaknesses
to work with, and this already is eyeing things like rookie free now by looking at g free so B5 Yeah,
this situation might have free is a key mistake, a weakness of the last move which froze White's off
balance.
Losing E to undermining free is a key mechanism here of the 93 you can see that mechanism in place and
things get absolutely crazy here after 94.
So yeah, it is an absolutely fascinating position.
So yes, attacking the rock and the other rock attacked.
So both rocks basically attacked by both nights.
It's a fascinating position here.
And once in a kind of whirlwind of trouble here, especially after this move, vacating G for king,
safety factors come into it.
So now, once king shield of king, safety has been evaporated somewhat leading to this magnificent
combination.
So, yes, from one and the final aspects of winning material is kind of reaping the rewards of the
attack.
So it doesn't have to be checkmate can sometimes be just winning material.
So the end of the game, possession 90 for a really elegant attacking game a lot of instructive themes
like throwing the pawn weakening dot squares, exploiting a weakness of the last move, gaining a tempo
and vacating a key square for new resources like Night G check.
There are very interesting nuances here and fames to be understood and celebrated.
Okay, I hope you enjoyed this one.
Thanks very much.