Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Paul Gajewski against this method of So in his method of it's one of my favorite
attacking plans.
Very, very beautiful combinations.
I really enjoyed looking in his games on my YouTube channel.
He was a player which never made the Grandmaster title.
He wasn't given enough opportunities, it seems.
So it's a rather interesting case, a wonderful attacking player.
But and even in some tournaments, you know, winning certain tournaments, even ahead of Korchnoi in
this particular tournament, the 18 Hours and fencing championship in 1958.
So let's have a look at this game D4 from Pyongyang scheme we have nice F6 C4 and now an old Indian
defense which actually it is actually a super interesting opening as well.
Here Knight C3 is played.
And E-5 now saying basically, you know, I don't mind about the queens coming off.
We have E4.
If D takes D tanks, this isn't so good as you might expect.
The king's in the centre, but without the Queen's on, there isn't too much to fear this position.
For example, it's solid for black plate has that C5 square to play with.
It's an interesting possession.
White might claim a small edge, but nothing more.
And also if we look at this again.
We can actually elect play here in 96 as well.
If so, 96, this position with a five and five with the plan of putting our king potentially on C eight.
This is about even as well.
This is actually maybe even more accurate.
Okay.
So anyway, when it responds with E four, we have e takes the E for Queen 6496, Queen D2 and now g6b
free Bishop G seven Bishop B2, Black Castles Bishop Defray and now Knight G4.
This has very interesting ideas behind it, such as Bishop age sex ideas in France.
Queen H for so White reacts with g to very interesting position indeed.
So this gives some support for an hour for move sometimes if needed on Bishop H sex Knight g to We can
see that every bishop thinks it could be annoying for example so knight g e to the thing is, if once
castling kingside H two is a softer spot than usual, the knights usually on F3 inherits not if white
the castle queenside instead A5 is actually a nice aggressive plan, and it seems black's better here
overall If for example F4 Bishop D4 for instance Bishop e Fray as well as Knight F to white does best
to play rookie one and this position Knight afraid to offer the exchange and it goes back crazy the
positions but this is the way for one to plant basically so this position y could end up with a small
edge.
So here after D5 for example, E takes note two queen thanks F to Bishop takes f5y ends up in this crazy
variation with a small edge.
Yeah.
So it's very interesting stuff.
If after instead trying to get the knight now offering the knight that this is actually going to be
quite promising for White Black's king without the thing.
Catto bishop has been weakened and overall White does stand better in this scenario.
Just in case you're wondering.
And if D6 drops.
Yeah, this is just good for white.
Actually, black has got some prospects though, but if white plays accurately, White's better.
Okay, so anyway, night G2 is played and we have Queen H for a now Knight G frame.
So this is a very interesting situation.
And actually, if you you know, if you analyze it with modern engines and there's just no place to
move, which seems okay, it's interesting, 95, but there's actually a move here, which is even more
it's like really incisive for getting an advantage, it seems, in virtually all variations.
Can you see what that move is for 100 points?
You might not be able to see why, but.
It's actually I'm about to show you.
It's f five.
It does a lot of special things at five here.
Yeah, This one's an opportunity.
Definite advantage here, it seems.
If White cancels queenside, he takes her five.
So activating the rook on F eight Knight takes F two and black spanner.
That's.
That's quite a simple variation to demonstrate.
If he takes that five knight before.
And the funny thing here is if White castles queenside Bishop h6 F4.
And now, funnily enough, Knight g e5 looks at Bishop takes F4 as well as Knight takes the phrase.
So everything's really quite menacing here.
This position after Bishop takes her full check.
Winning the exchange is vicious.
It's incredible.
If White Castles that just queen takes H to mean if H Freed as Knight takes F2 and we see the wrath
of the rook on FE.
So it's a fascinating thing.
This whole F5, it seems in virtually every variation.
Black's getting a big position if I was played immediately.
So what does that say about this opening?
I mean, it says for me, you know, the old Indian offensive, it's in this line.
It's really quite promising.
This is a very promising position of black already.
But Knight G E5 was played in the game.
White consoles are now F5, F3.
This was a mistake once.
Should have played e6 F5.
So if G tanks knight G2 with an even position, this should be even with best play.
If g tanks.
Yeah.
So that's if G takes her five, ge2.
But if Knight takes the E three, Queen 63.
This situation, Queen D, five, Jack and Rocky D one.
And where is Black's attack?
This position is going to be slightly better for white C sevens.
A bit of an issue here.
Bishops could come off, but white is standing well.
So basically eating something five had to be played in the game won't play as far to passively it seems
with F3 and this gives black a magnificent looking attack now of the bishop H thinks Queen d1f49g2g59
d5 not really worrying about C seven black presses ahead with g for g Free f Tanks H Tanks.
Queen H three.
F for Bishop Essex.
And you might wonder, what is this about Bishop Essex?
Well, Bishop C-2 is played.
If F takes E5, we have got potential access to E3, but we've got to knock out this guy first.
So Bishop takes the E5 is dangerous for whites, C takes Bishop E free shank and this is just much better
for Black because it's actually jammy champ mate with a slight advantage for black.
So yeah, if.
Paul me.
So yeah, there's these lines which are really dangerous if bishops see one here.
Bishop G.
Seven.
And in this position, Knight takes E5 even though Black is a piece down.
Because of airfreight and the pressure on the kingside.
This is rather interesting.
Still, after a free Jack Quinn H two check and the Kings brought out to play here and this position
for example.
Bang rook thanks e4 Queen takes E to vicious.
So yeah very interesting stuff basically is going on now so Bishop C2 was played not after E5.
It does lead to some very dangerous scenarios for it.
So Bishop C too, and we have Rook have seven now here, maybe even better as Bishop takes D5.
So this position.
Let's say Bishop Sifry Rookie Ain't Broke.
8193 check.
This is actually very interesting for Black, The King only freehand 97 and now 95 will win the Queen.
Yeah.
Where is the queen going here anyway?
If the queen uses the three, then 95 is actually checkmate there.
Yeah.
I mean, this is just a vicious position, actually.
Generally, if the queen gives herself up to this, it's not enough.
Black is actually better here.
E6 can be picked off soon after Knight takes her, rook, takes black, going to end up being better.
So anyway rook have seven was interesting as well, but so that rook have seven was played.
So in this position.
Of the bishop see to.
Yeah.
So Bishop takes 35 leads.
The interesting stuff about Rook have seven, we have King F2, Queen H two checking E three bishop
tanks, d5c tanks and now Knight before this is this is actually really quite relevant because sometimes
the queen is joining up on C two as a common square.
It's taking away an escape square.
And we have one making a big mistake now, which is spectacularly exploited.
Why?
It plays a role.
Coach one.
So.
Perhaps hoping to get the Queen's off, you know, or win the bishop, basically, you know, because
the king could potentially run over to the to the queen side.
But yeah, black flags, perhaps an unexpected move here.
Can you spot it for 200 points?
And there is a basic attacking pattern here.
Well, what you might think is super rare, but actually, it does happen more than you think.
A bit like a positional queen.
Sacrifices bringing the king down the ball.
How is it possible to bring the king down the board in this position?
So you might have to think creatively out of the box here Black to play.
It's really incredible tactics here.
Roarke takes our form is played.
Absolutely incredible tactics.
So one of the points is that the night that common square on C2 is relevant here.
If G takes Bishop takes F for check.
Ouch.
For Y, because that opens up the Queen.
To see to so night taxi to check and want us to give up the queen and this is benefit black.
This position is going to not better for black blacks got that hook on our free hair it's too much.
So the queen sack was accepted.
But now the king has been brought up.
The board will carry double checks and the king moves.
And now quiet move.
Bishop G seven.
Yeah.
This is a very bad state of affairs.
The king can't really retracts itself backwards.
So A-4 is played, which is actually a forced mind.
Eight.
Now, believe it or not.
Yeah, it's good to be good at mating combinations.
See my ARP champ, mate?
Course there's a force mate in eight from this position.
White's best was the particular rook.
Have two giving up my rook just so the king can step backwards.
And then step backwards here.
And then for rook takes G3.
But the thing is, there's a big material loss here.
It's so much that it justifies Black's queen sack.
Black would be better hair.
So.
Okay a though, how does it walk into a fourth mate in in eight?
So can you see the mating combination?
You might want to pause the video for a few minutes and test your calculation skills.
Okay.
Black hands, you know, controlled loads of escaped squares here.
And some of them, you know, like D3 multiple times.
So we actually just need more of a team effort.
Funny enough.
And is it the stroke?
It's the strokes.
Not particularly well on this right now.
Black plays C five check which forces D tanks.
But now after B takes, there's a huge fat of C5 champ, mate.
So White tries to give the king and escape square Bishop D free by shielding C free hair so that that
could be answered with King C free.
But now we have knights, E tanks D free.
So stopping King C free.
The king is going to see four, but now D five check E tanks.
C takes D five, check king B five.
And now this other.
Yeah.
Sleeping part of the team is used Rook B eight.
Check.
It's awake now.
It's just woken up wondering what all the fuss is about here and now.
Knights six check ends the game.
Yeah, because if King asks Martin to resign, the King 86 Knight Deeds B four is checkmate.
It's an absolutely magnificent game, really.
And it's good to review these.
I do find.
Yeah.
Reviewing this game now of the modern engines, the latest engines, it reveals amazing resources.
And also for me, I'm impressed with the dark squares black head early on through this old Indian.
The dot square pressure is very interesting and fun in my view.
So all of these possibilities of Bishop h6 and Bishop de force, it's a hugely fun, entertaining game.
And to think that F5 is so crushing in various ways as well is absolutely fascinating.
Even you know what was not played.
It's a fascinating position with the rich possibilities that Black has now here.
Incredible stuff.
So anyway, Night G5 and White just plays a passive move here.
And yeah, as much as life is in full gear, it doesn't it's not going to C7 is going for an attack
and the attack seems to you know, it seems to get a seemingly safe position for a moment.
But it's not really the case.
There are various possibilities here.
But yeah, it's just beautiful how this very timely queen song is used here, which triggers bringing
the king down the board.
Absolutely fascinating game.
Tactically, a masterpiece of the Spenser novels.
And he's played several masterpieces, several attacking masterpieces so many people consider an adventure
novel.
You know, one of the greater, you know, one of the best attacking players in chess history.
You can see from games like this, Yeah, he is pretty amazing.
Okay.
I hope you enjoyed this one.
Thanks very much.