Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov against John Timman.
This is in 1979, the Montreal tournament, round two.
So E four from Karpov we see D six Pierce Defense Default 6c3, g6g Free Bishop G seven.
Bishop G two.
Black Castles Knight ge2e5 White Castles Knights A six.
Here.
Maybe this is less accurate than Knight C six but white could be annoying with D takes e five for this
position of the D text E five Bishop G five.
Let's say Bishop g4y could play h three.
Bishop takes e to nine, takes e to Queen takes D one rook a takes D one.
And White does have a small nagging edge here overall, but 96 is played.
We have rook e1c6 and now H three.
This is the start of many preventative moves which restrain the activity of the black pieces.
So this move h three makes the opponents more predictable.
They have less options to choose from restraining the pieces.
So greater predictability about what the opponent can do if we start to restrain choices.
Rookie and now Bishop G.
Five which provokes a weakness and it's not a waste of the time time to do this because black doesn't
really want to target on H six.
So Queen RD two will be with tempo, so it's not a complete waste of time playing like this rather than
Bishop free straight off the bat.
And if Black plays Quincy seven White can establish authority on that diagonal queenly too.
And for example, this situation is going to be quite nice for white.
So C takes, E takes.
This is kind of nice for white.
So H six we have Bishop E free, Queen C seven, another tempo game, Queen D two.
So black has to do something about h67 and Rook 81.
So the rooks nicely together in the center, Bishop D seven are now restraining Black's possibilities
a bit more G four So this takes away possibilities of H five We have ideas of Knight G for an F four
coming up.
We could have played F for hair straight off the bat.
This position also can transpose.
We're going to play G four and 9g4 anyway can transpose them.
For example, this situation is in White's favor.
There's also a backward pawn target on the fall here, which is a bit of a problem for black structurally.
So g four we have Rook 88 Knight G free Bishop C eight So Black doesn't really want to play.
He takes the E4 to settle themselves with a backward pawn.
We see f four and again the tension is kept.
B five.
If e takes a fall here, Bishop takes this way of playing things, taking on F4, it's still going to
be quite nice for white after E five as example, Bishop takes e five here 97 Queen F4 96.
Queen F two, King G, King H one White has a small edge, so B five though was played.
Maybe e text was actually a little bit better than b5a friend.
Now B for blacks only hurting their structure with this activity.
If we look at the structure now eight, six, nine takes, we have an isolated pawn here, we have 9c2,
E takes D four.
Now this gives black also a backward d pawn.
So Black's structure is going a little bit softer now in two respects.
D six in 87 with a five if C five might be five is interesting and just taking on D six black could
try rook tasty six.
It's not particularly sounds because Queen takes b68 takes rookie two Yeah this is just material up
for white and if a six we can play B four to control that knight to prevent that knight and control
control is kind of synonymous with prevention here and especially in this game, you know this possession
blacks really under control here off to C free and white just has a big advantage but we have a5c3 knights
a6a now queen C too many players might play for the attack straight off the bat with G five.
There's a bit of a delayed gratification here.
Technically, this is good.
Actually, this idea of a pawn sac here would be good and five and then Queen F two.
This is this.
This can be played in such a manner because White does have an advantage here.
For example, Bishop takes that five, Bishop takes the eight.
We have to play.
It has to do something about that rook.
If rook d seven Bishop takes e4, there is a strong attack here.
But yeah, a bit of delayed gratification on complex part with this kind of controlling move, still
preventing things, preventing any sorts of counterplay on E four.
So we have Bishop D seven and now nine free.
So why it's really gearing up for G five without any hassle.
Again, though G five could have been played.
This shows delayed gratification.
It could have been played.
For example, this position is quite good for whites.
There's an idea of a sacrifice.
But this attacking players might be attracted to this kind of thing by a cop off in this game.
He's a positional player.
He's not going in all out for the attack just yet.
He's preventing, preventing, preventing, getting more and more control, control, control over the
position.
So rook e seven if C five the thing is e five that nine is a bit unstable D five we can take on C five.
This position will be great after 9h5.
Yeah, that pins g six pawn is a problem if it takes out the dark square.
Bishop f five This is really a strong attack.
If we have a look again and say Bishop H then H four and it's a very strong attack after Bishop E for
why it's going to sacrifice and make quite easily soon.
So anyway, Rook e seven was played.
We have Bishop F two and now Bishop one, else if rook D eight this is kind of virtually prevented because
one has either Queen DD to looking at D six what does Black do about D six?
Bishop e six We're just going to take on D six and other moves.
Don't bear thinking about here.
Also Queen D free hits a six and D six.
So that would be unpleasant if Queen takes D six here.
This position is also in favor of the rook takes e four here that wins material.
So black really hasn't got too much to do here, especially eight.
We have Queen D free.
So that does hit the knight on a six.
We have Queen B seven.
If C five here that is already prevented.
Bishop take C five and then taking up the eight.
If might be eight, we can play with G five if Karpov wanted to and then E five and then this is powerful
F five with a strong attacking position.
For example, here F takes F takes Rook takes E five, C four wins material on the default and we can
get fancy about that.
We can delay even that gratification for a little bit.
But when we take on D five, we've just one material.
So okay, Queen B seven we have rook A one.
And what does Black actually do about the A five weakness?
There's nothing to do.
Yeah, the queen is overloaded.
The queen can't move away because of a six.
The bishop controls a lot of squares.
We have 97.
If Queen takes B two, rook ab1, Queen two.
We're just taking on a six.
So nine, C seven rook takes a five pawn taken and more control of the position seized.
Rook dd7 If Queen takes B two, what happens after Rook b one The queen is trapped.
Black would have to give up the queen.
It's hopeless.
So we have rook d7b4 taking more control of the position, even more so all of this without any g5a
lot players would have been playing G five months earlier.
So it shows this kind of delayed gratification is linked to prophylaxis, which is linked to prevention,
which is linked to control control authority of the position, limit the opponent's options, make the
opponents kind of like constant rather than variable, make them predictable and constant rather than
variable and unpredictable.
So that's the name of the game here.
So 96 if 9b5, C 497 this position queen A free queen be5.
This position is just dominating for white.
If D takes nine, takes white gets an even more dominating position and can start pushing around the
black pieces even more.
So it's huge.
But 96 we have Bishop e free, so protecting four but now what is black do black tries C five but now
F five we have 98.
It looks as though for a moment.
Hold on.
What about E four?
Just B five.
E four is not a problem whatsoever.
We have King H eight.
If Knight takes E, four, tactics come in, Knight takes E, four, rook takes E four.
We have four five points with the king on H seven.
We've got resources, 9g5 check and then Bishop takes E four fans.
Very much so.
King H eight is played.
Bishop F two, Queen seven, the rook moves Queen B and now C for protected pass pawn.
Still a backward pawn here.
So structurally it's terrible for black.
The pieces are also terrible.
We have rook a seven rook takes a seven, rook takes a seven and now e five break and this really breaks
apart.
Black structure undermining C five.
We have D takes E five, F nine, g eight, just e takes D six and G five.
And all sorts of horrible things are happening to black here.
For example, F takes, F takes nine takes.
Bishop takes Queen G free as ideas of going for the attack even here and say this position.
Quinn eight four check.
Bishop RD five check is kind of vicious.
96 is a crushing blow tactically.
So for example, Bishop takes Queen, Knight takes de six check and nine takes queen.
So it's pretty brutal stuff.
Details E five like taxi five.
All the tactics are sorted out because of the prior positional play and prevention.
We have Rook two and our bishop takes C five.
Black's just had enough.
But how the black how black defends is black really can play rook C seven.
It's very passive stuff.
Yeah, it's just doomed to passivity and why it could control the AFL and other stuff.
A one AA if Black gives up the AFL.
So Rook two But Bishop takes C five here.
Black resigned if 97.
I mean there's two connected past pawns now, but Bishop D for 9g8 this position we could even work
on the King side.
For example, here we can do a battery to amplify the diagonal and a sweet continuation would be h five
because on Bishop is actually fantastic with that idea of Bishop E four check here.
Nine of seven check.
Bishop G seven is me.
But anyway, the game ended on Bishop take C five.
This game really underlines the notion of prevention control prophylaxis.
It's all linked to control.
Basically, if you can control the possessions, how do you control possessions?
Prevention is going to be a key part of control.
It's like setting up a lawn systems, you know, it makes things easy to control.
You know, when you when you leave your car somewhere, you know, lock it up.
You know, prevention is better than cure.
So it's part of controlling possessions, making sure the opponent hasn't got too many dangerous possibilities.
That's the way we need control of the possession.
And it was all about prevention and delayed gratification as an integral part of that.
Not not going in for the attack straight away, get more and more control and then the attacks kind
of really, really natural after an irresistible even more so.
Yeah.
A great game.
I hope you enjoy this game and find it inspirational as I do.
OC has so much.