Hi there.
In this lecture, we see a game of Tyrion Petrosian.
And yes, I know he's known as more of a position on defensive player rather than an attacker, but
they say the best form of defense is counterattack and we see a major counterattack here.
So attack can be part of defense.
And Petrosian was a fan of Aron Nimzowitsch and sometimes he likes strengthening his position and opponent's
attacks when he is in a strong position, Sometimes they are likely to fell.
So he's playing here against Boris Spassky, a great attacking player and world champion.
So this is their world championship match Round ten in 1966.
Nice have free from Tigran Petrosian.
We have nice to have six from Boris Spassky.
G Free g6c for Bishop G seven.
We have a thing Kanto variation of the King's Indian defense.
So we see 9c3d6d4a6d5 19 five So this is slightly provocative.
It is a way of getting some counterplay.
90 2c5 on the queenside.
So we see Queen C two here and now Boris Spassky plays E5 closing the center.
He's quite ambitious with this move, not relying on the traditional C for counterplay.
He wants to have the sense of closure.
He can play like a king's engine pawn storm stall if he played Rook B ain't.
There are issues that white faces here in relation to C4.
So in this position, for example, Bishop age six and black is threatening, Bishop takes D2 and then
Knight takes C4.
One of the better moves seems to be from an engine perspective.
CP one Just strengthening the position here.
Ready to recapture if F4 for example E5 and this position Black seems to have good, active aggressive
pieces, it should be about even, especially with an exchange sacrifice to get a bishop of our counterpart.
This position is very interesting to consider engines consider this equal.
So this is a way of getting counterplay with the traditional methods of Rook B eight It's interesting
to consider.
So just to recap, so ninth CB one and here for example, E4 and White can slowly make progress.
Black can get aggressive knights, white can safeguard C4 enough so B1 pertaining to D two.
But you can see, you know G5 this should be an interesting position for white bishop takes E5 is a
forceful option not necessarily needed noise H Knight's a three and white can start to make progress
now with moves like Knight F3 again.
Strengthening, strengthening, strengthening, strengthening and that's indirectly protected by the
Queen.
So this position, for example, should lead to a nice advantage for white.
We're very careful play.
So yeah, there are dangers to retaliate.
This is a standard kind of counterplay system within the King's Indian defense, which is interesting
to consider.
But in the game we have E5 and Spassky plays a very committal direct attack style Knight G4 here.
If this this five hair can be played.
And sure, you know we can still play this to reinforce see for indirectly so g for we have E for.
And at five, now it takes five.
You might think this is a bit strange giving back, you know, a G file, but what is the use of the
G file against the fen cats out here?
It's not that easy to crack open the white king if Bishop takes her five as every Russian schoolboy
he knows a knight on E4 against King's Indian fans is often quite good.
So this position, it's kind of strategically favorable for whites that he foursquare control because
it locks in the G7.
Bishop So this situation, for example, is good.
We're hitting a five and we're going to get a pleasant advantage here.
So anyway, G takes F five keeping control of for 91 B5 and F three.
So that night D one stopping 93, that was preparation there to keep that nice.
But now E4 hitting the rook, the knights not going back just yet.
Bishop b2 e takes her free, Bishop takes her free.
And now you can see that after Bishop takes B2, Queen size B2, it's a bit of a loss for Black's King
safety.
Black is opening themselves up for a potential counterattack.
Here we see 95 Bishop E to keeping flexible rather than the G2 position keeps C4 reinforced.
So C4 is a spot to safeguard generally here.
So if Bishop had gone back here, perhaps Bishop D7 is actually a key idea and then B4 actually because
if we get into the details here, if B takes there is actually 90 fray and actually this position.
Is.
It's kind of interesting why gets.
Maybe.
A small edge.
Yeah, there's interesting dynamics.
But anyway, Bishop E is played.
It seems just logical and sensible to sport C4 like this.
We have four.
But what about this attack?
And it's like hasn't.
Although I say it's logical and sensible.
Isn't the bishop on G2?
Khoza.
It looks as though black's bringing cold winds to the king, as David Bronstein might say, bringing
these cold winds if Queen E7 won't could play C takes B5 with that bishop on E to now being able to
take on B5 this position, one should be able to stabilize the target targets.
So this position for example, with King H1 and preparing to hijack this file if needed.
So this position should be very pleasant for whites.
Okay so F4 and we have G takes F4, which technically is an inaccuracy.
Rook takes F4 is interesting because here Knight E4 like takes a full knight D f2.
This is quite stable for whites with that nice central knight on E4 and these darts quants to try and
tap into these dark square weaknesses that hits a five as example.
This position is better for whites.
Knight takes C5 as a tactic hitting the Queen.
This is better for white so okay here G thanks for was played and we have Bishop H friend and it looks
very dangerous but now an amazing move in circumstance.
Guess what?
Petrosian plays and he does grab an attacking ingredients which we've spoken in this course.
There's a section.
Yeah.
I'll give you a clue.
How does he grab Bishop without a counterpart?
Both sides have got line square bishops.
Black has these weaknesses around the king.
This kind of vacuum Weaknesses?
Yeah.
He gets the ingredients, the attacking ingredients.
93 bishop without counterpart offering exchange.
If F takes E5 Queen G five Jack and it's going to get mated if rookie one queen inch four is too powerful.
So for example taking a queen takes E one and it's going to get mated.
Or if the F two then rook takes F4 is too powerful.
This is just a very strong attack that's going to crash through with this strong attack.
So that's first thing.
Rook takes age to checkmate.
And this is just sort of win material with queen sites and free check.
So this is the exchange up for black so it's quite vicious situation.
So 93 in the circumstances is brilliant and it's kind of trying to hijack these diagonals, which Black
used to control and now dozens and white hands.
This bishop is essentially being amplified because it hasn't got a counterpart.
So it's an extreme imbalance, an extremely favorable advantage to have this bishop counterpart in this
situation, especially with the lines where it's quite raw.
We have Knight G6 and now Bishop G4 going into the E6 six Square is a lovely aspect, but Black has
stopped Bishop E6.
Guess what Tigran Petrosian plays here.
Actually, before we even get into that, if Rook takes F4, if it wasn't stopped then this position
is exceptionally dangerous for black of the Queen H eight check and knight F five is checkmate if Queen
H for again the Bishop e6 then horrible things happen after 94.
Bishop takes after seven Check King takes king H one Black is in a world of pain here in this position.
So that's a nasty check and a knight 68 as example.
So Spassky tries to stop the use of E6 with knight takes F4.
So guess what?
When Petrosian plays here, which further amplifies the light square Bishop, it gives up well, 400
points.
He gives up another exchange and the Knights are ready to jump into various amazing squares here.
Now, these knights go from a defensive role to a vicious attacking role.
So night E4, plenty of interesting threats and opportunities are building up.
Now we have Queen H h4 if B takes C4 knight at five as example where threatening Queen G seven champ
mate, the power of the pin piece or pawn is illusionary.
So she takes Queen G seven is mate and also if queen AFAIK Queen F six is actually a force mate in five.
So much being two exchanges down.
This is too much pressure to bear after Knight G five for example, Knight takes F seven, Bishop takes
f seven check.
It's all crashing through on have seven.
So we have Queen H four and here knight takes these six, Queen G five.
Check King H one.
And we have rook a seven if queen size e free bishop takes F seven is kind of vicious with Queen H eight
check and a five check.
And yeah, if King takes we would take their and take the queen.
But in this case we play Bishop E6 check and we do get a check to take the queen anyway so och rook
a seven ignoring e three we have Bishop takes F seven Schenk rook takes F seven and now one of the most
beautiful ten where have chosen iconic moves in my view, one of the most beautiful.
When I think of team chosen, I think of this winning combination in this game.
So what this won't play here, which just basically wins material.
What would you play for 500 points?
There's an amazingly crushing resource here.
Chapel checks even the seemingly totally outrageous checks.
So hopefully you find it.
You might want to pull the video.
So it's Queen H eight check end of game.
So King takes those, Knight takes F seven check, and we're just the piece up.
Thanks very much.
So I find this game a beautiful kind of counterattack game.
So even the defensive world champions can play amazing counterattack chess.
They're picking up rapidly in this example the ingredients.
The bishop about the counterpart, the pin pieces, ingredients, king safety issues, all all the pieces
coming together as a team to exploit the weakened king, in effect.
And it was self weakened for letting the opponent commit themselves with pawns, irreversible pawn moves.
So sometimes counterattacks are so powerful, especially if you factor in pawns are the only piece or
they're irreversible.
So it's like irreversible damage being done.
So the power of the counterattack instead of a direct attack is very lucrative.
Sometimes you get the opponents to weaken themselves.
That's a bit like strengthening your position, but in reverse.
Getting your opponent to weaken their position is two sides in a way of the same coin.
Either you're strengthening your position like nimzowitsch prophylaxis over protection, restraint,
blockade, you're restraining your possession, or kind of the opponent's weakening theirs.
And you get this amazing attack potential if the opponent's really committed all these weaknesses just
waiting to be exploited, then you like pick up on the counter, attack the essential attacking ingredients.
So attack is the best form of defense and this is a fantastic counter-attacking game example in my view.
I hope you enjoyed this game as much as me.
So much.