Hi there.
In this lecture, we see a theme Geller against Max over in 1953, Zurich Candidates tournament, round
two.
So D4 from Ghana we have nine times six from max oer C4 e6 nine C3 Bishop before E3 the Rubinstein variation
c5 a3 Bishop St C3 B Tanks c4 b6 Bishop D3 Bishop b7 F3 9692 Both sides Castle 1925 We have e4 98 Knight
G Fraser I'm getting past the opening phase.
It's the middle game I really want to focus on here.
So C takes D4 Rook st F4 so it's getting a potentially dangerous attack by sacrificing the C4 pawn we
have now.
F five someone that's really going for it.
White has that bishop pair.
You might think.
How come we're showing this from Black's perspective?
Well, there's something very, very interesting which happens.
F6 Rook have four.
So White does seem to be putting all his pieces trying to put all these pieces around the King b5 rook
H for Queen B six and now E5.
So very aggressive looking play just to open up the bishop sacrifice sacrificing a pawn because of Knight
takes E5 that is a pawn sac, but it has opened up the bishop.
But now f takes e6 Knight 63 The Queen takes the place of the Bishop looking at H7 Queen St's e6 Queen
St St seven, King of seven, Bishop h6.
And here is the fame of Queen in Siberia.
So this is a pattern I picked up from neural network games.
And that's, you know, it kind of influences the structure of this course actually also form pawns.
And I've made t shirts out of form pawns also.
Bishop without a counterpart.
But yeah, Queen in Siberia is another kind of pattern where pieces kind of get stuck away from activities.
And there's a very lucrative move here that Max Auer played, which on a more detailed inspection,
actually it does have a flaw.
I don't mean I don't mean salary floor.
I mean fe lw, not Salman flaw.
It has a flaw.
This next move.
So what would you play here and why?
For 200 points.
So the Queen in Siberia.
The Queen's not quite in Siberia because it's looking across the whole diagonal, which interferes with
attacking potential.
And I'm kind of misleading you of this, but it is it is based on what was played, but which might
not actually be the strongest move.
Okay.
What was played seems absolutely visual, visually stunning.
We have to give it that real catch, ain't it?
Turns out this might not be correct.
The correct way to play this might actually be Rook Frey, believe it or not.
And this carries the threat of Rook.
Thanks, Jeffrey.
To puncture wounds control of the Air Force E for square for resources like this.
So as example, if rook have one queen five this position.
It's actually kind of interesting.
It looks like crazy stuff.
But here, for example, Rook C2 can happen and we get a possession which the black king kind of evacuates
and there's a rook takes two punch here to puncture this diagonal and this position ends up being the
same as of Queen G2 mating.
But this position ends up being in Black's favor.
Even though black is the exchange down, there's two pawns were being exchanged down, so that ends
up being in Black's favor.
So Rook C3 is actually a very interesting move.
The thing is, so that's we've rook have won.
We saw that with rook have one how that can work.
But also if we look at the disruptive D5 here, Queen takes D5, there's no E4 but in this position.
Queen D for check, King H H1 the Queen in Siberia effects can be felt with this move.
Rook H ain't to put the Queen away from action and this is just very strong.
If Queen takes her, Bishop takes E4.
Rookie one.
G tanks H six.
This position planks doing really quite well.
The king is not being the black king is not being mated and black is getting the advantage.
If we look at this again.
Here.
So we're saying 94.
24, Jack.
Yeah.
I mean, there's interesting variations.
If.
Rookie fall.
Look at rookie for a moment.
There's Bishop E for Queen Sexy for G tanks.
This position has just been a blank.
Yes.
And if Knight takes it for her rook C4 rookie one queen G4.
Brooke, I have one rule which is very useful here, to drag the queen kind of away from action to win
the E4.
So the rib Cage eight resource does feature actually in many of the technically absolutely winning variations.
It's not a button to press to get the queen away from key squares.
So yeah, Rook C free technically is the way to go.
It seems as though, you know once in big trouble here whatever white done so you know rook f one is
not working basically in a nutshell because of Queen D five.
Yeah.
So okay.
But in the game we have the immediate rib cage eight based on the idea of being able to play Roxy to.
Okay, So it looks as though this is a good queen in Siberia case, because surely Rook C, too, is
absolutely winning, right?
Because we're getting our teamwork.
We're getting a killer common square on G2.
Why isn't this absolutely winning?
Okay, If Queen D five as an alternate, you know, rookie four was what is black do at five This rook
have one so it has to be with rook c two.
This is just hopeless.
Basically four black black's getting on the losing end there, so Rook c two seems absolutely convincing,
right?
Well, it becomes convincing because white plays rook C one.
This is actually a big mistake.
Before we get into it, there's a resource here which is super annoying, and it tells us that as attacking
players, the details, the finesses really, really matter.
And this, this resource was only analysed after this game was played.
It was researched, you know, even without engines, but they found this resource even when our engines
eventually there's a resource here which can't see through this kind of killer common square business
and that resource.
I wonder if you can spot what it is.
Okay.
It's actually D5.
So if Queen Tanks D5.
The point is the bishops no longer looking at G2, so rookie for her and White's got the advantage.
And also white is actually French.
Then Queen 68 her, which is a mate prat.
So if the rock scurries back, then White just builds up on it.
Check here.
Bishop e Fray.
This is not going anywhere once getting a huge advantage.
So, yes, this this is kind of problematic.
And if Bishop takes D5, believe it or not, Rook D1 creates a kind of defensive square.
Kill a defensive square.
Kill a common square for D4.
And the reason why that's important.
That's the only move here.
Rook D1.
I mean, basically it's the only move because black currently is faster than Queen B6 check.
And then, you know, Bishop takes G2.
So for example, if one plays A4 as a token move just to show Queen B6 check.
Bishop takes G2 is mating and if King F1 Queen F2 is mating.
But this move is a right Payne rook D1 because it means that if Queen b6 check now there's rook d4 and
how this black's attack continue.
So yes, this position shows the details matter and actually y can unfortunately consolidate.
You know for example this position check and then get the queen's off and what ends up with winning
position.
If Rook takes G2 instead of Queen B6, check king if one rook a2 Bishop D2 disconnects the rook from
G2.
This position white can counter sacrifice and we get a position where Queen h5 check.
We get a position which is about even in this endgame, Black has enough pawns to actually claim equality.
But yeah, it just shows the details in chess for the attacking player to factor in.
This is a really subtle detail.
One of the more subtle of all the games in this course, and yet it just shows that I would have loved
to have shown a queen in Siberia theme from this position with the played move.
But it turns out it is still a useful switch kind of to press a buttons press in some of the key variations
that we witnessed.
Just not here, just not in this exact position.
That's the funny thing about chances.
It's very, very difficult to estimate the resources.
I mean, who would have for that move?
Rook C Free is going to be so strong.
So but yeah, it does.
Frandsen.
Rook Thanks, Geoffrey.
To get into the E to square, which gets the coordination on G2.
So yes, this is why, I mean, the D5 stuff doesn't work against Rook C3.
So just to recap here, this doesn't work so well because Queen d4 Shank Rook h8 now.
Is powerful.
And the bishop, thanks for this.
This is just a powerful position for blank.
Yeah.
Huge difference.
The timing of Rook H eight.
So in these variations, black ends up being better.
So funny stuff.
But rook out immediately queenside so white didn't see the D5 resource because White's human is don't
stop fish supercomputer.
So Rook C1 is played.
Okay.
And now we have we do have the queen in Siberia fame sure that the Queen is there on H8 in a silly possession
and now a super accurate move is actually played here.
One of the absolute the absolute best move it seems is played here from from Max.
Okay.
Can you see what that is?
If I give you 5 seconds, pause in your hair.
400 points.
Yeah.
Queen bee free.
It does threaten to swoop in from be free to to the King position.
So we have King E one queen every.
Rookie full queen F to check and here Rook G one Shaq Knight f1 rookie STS f1 tank Rookie one Rook takes
one.
So at the game at the time of this game, this must have been entirely convincing this rookie eight
leaving a vivid impression of how to kind of disable the opponent's queen to get a vicious attack.
But yeah, details do matter and the stronger and stronger the opponent's.
You get what I think of as scalability.
You know, you need to have attacking chess with scalability.
So yeah, there is a funny way of actually black black proving the advantage.
So it's a funny game and clearly not a perfect queen in Siberia example.
But we're playing against humans and we're only humans generally, so it's still interesting and it's
still a celebrated game of Max.
Oh, I really celebrate game.
So it's giving credit to this world champion for this creative achievement.
Flaws or not, it's still, you know, a brilliant game for that whole concept of dragging the queen
right to the corner here to gain access to the C2 square, The principle remains sound.
The philosophy remains sound of taking your opponent's pieces to obscure locations so you can get more
influence on key attacking squares like C2.
So the principle is there in this game for sure.
Floor or not.
Okay, I hope you enjoy that.
That's a much.