Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Aaron Nimzowitsch against a very talented player.
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Witty quotations.
He is absolutely brilliant on the quotations front.
So this is a 1929 Carlsberg tournament, round 21 DD four, from which we see Kerr playing 9f6c4g6f3.
We go into a similar variation of the King's Indian defense.
So we see black casting Bishop Efrain like BD seven and this move actually allows quite a positional
move already from White.
Can you see what that is for?
Ten points?
What would you play here?
There is a kind of weakness for the last move.
It's not looking at H three.
Yeah, we can sneak in nine H free the Knights quite good on F two actually.
It supports center more.
It's got some options.
So that's a nice move.
Nice H three we have E five and now D five.
A five might have two and now B six.
This is a very passive treatment of the king's engine defense.
Usually Black tries to create some dynamic play.
So for example, night h5g4 to play 94 to try and open up the dance grab bishop and if queenly to just
use a pawn sac if needed to try and get some peace activity.
So this situation, even though technically it's going to be better for white, is often the way for
black to play it to try and generate counterplay before it's too late, before there's an almighty grip
on the possession.
But B six really doesn't help.
We see Queen D two so already with authority now on this diagonal.
So No H six which could have been used for four King seven or 19 H five.
There's no H six, we see 95 and now Bishop G five also good here already once possession is great off
the G for this position is a great grip on the possession and here we could play like this with advantage
and we can castle queenside So Bishop G five though is interesting.
Bishop d7g for Queen and H for King H eight.
So this doesn't look good with the rook on the H file.
It doesn't look particularly good.
H five might be an interesting try and these trying to tempt a mistake from white.
But Bishop e2 h takes here there's bishop takes f6 Bishop takes up six, F takes g four and it's worth
giving up the darts Chi bishop in this example.
But there is another example.
If it doesn't play Bishop e2 and goes for Bishop saying same sex black can employ a positional pawn
sacrifice here with King G seven, which increases dramatically King safety and H six King is only a
small edge for white, and he is even worse.
That's just equal for black with the bishop power and a target on H four.
And that's the king's going to be quite safe there.
So H five was an interesting try to try and mix things up, but King H eight is a bit passive again
and H five So actually there's a threat immediately of H six winning the Bishop.
So we have G takes and now Nimzowitsch gives up the dark square.
Bishop Bishop takes them six, Bishop takes up six, rook takes H five, Bishop G seven and there's
a nice positional move improving one of the pieces.
Can you see what it is.
So there's a net gain effect.
Sometimes we have to go backwards to go forward.
So what do you think this positional move is?
Which engines also like on this occasion?
Okay.
For 100 points, what would you play here?
It's really a position devoid of counterplay.
This is a very sad version of the kings of Defense without any F5.
So no one reinforces the depressing nature of affairs here for the knight to occupy F5.
So f six, Knight and Queen H two first H 6.9 G free.
So both F6 and H six are coming under blockade heavy restraints, which gives black basically a dead
position here.
Bishop e2 rookie a King F2 and one can just build up here without too much worry.
We have royal cage for Queen E eight.
So rook h will vacated h five.
We have Rook hg1.
Bishop F eight.
King G two.
The king improves itself a little bit.
So noice H five the first night blockade and looking at F six the Queen protects F six now F four.
This is looking really dangerous for black.
We have 90 eights.
If E takes f four, this will open up essentially the possibility of this diagonal if E takes F4.
So e five here opening up the bishop soon to use D three is going to be really dangerous for black.
This scenario where Bishop DD free comes along is just super dangerous for black, and if white can
get this dominating position, it's on the way to winning.
So 98 is tried Bishop f37 and now another positional maneuver.
So guess what?
Nimzowitsch plays here for another blockade.
In fact, destination.
So blockade is the ultimate form of pawn restraints.
We've restrained H six.
Can we restrain f6?
That's the challenge.
So what would you play here?
92.
We want to reroute the night, improve the night blockade on F5.
Bishop E seven, King H one.
The King improves itself slightly.
Slight improvements to the position.
So this is a great positional plane e.g. free king of 895.
So it's a beautiful blockading scenario.
Blacks The void of counterplay.
Rook g eight.
We have queenly to.
Rook.
See eight rook.
H two
The king flees.
Be free.
So this is an interesting move.
It could be as a preparation.
Quite often if we want to play a free there's a four.
So this be free move is often in a preparation for a free and and B for we have king a free player tries
to dissuade b4 with rook eight now before it is a good move, but we can also just keep our options
open.
Queen C one and didn't have to wait too long here for a terrible mistake.
Bishop F eight This is a weakness of the last move.
It's weakened.
F six and what would you play here?
Which is just basically a winning game after this next move.
So the clue is there's a weakness of the last move.
Okay, The knights are not just pressing and blockading.
They can actually be functional and react to weaknesses of the last move.
So Knights H for hitting the Queen, driving the Queen away from F6 and Black's game now crumbles.
So losing a pawn followed by the exchange.
This isn't the best of news for black queen.
Thanks g5e takes her four.
If H takes g five, F takes g five.
This situation is just driving the advantage forward.
So E takes her four, G takes H six.
Queen 87.
The Queen was attacked with the rook.
So here Queen takes her for bishop, takes h six Queen f6 check Kinsey eight and they'll knight F five.
This is reinforcing the advantages Bishop takes her five, E takes King B seven and not Minding Queen's
coming off.
We have a location.
Queen's come off leaving black in an almighty pin rook g sex king and now f6.
So the bishop is offered a great diagonal to reroute and to make the position really crumble for black
Bishop G for Chick King, the Bishop e six, King e eight.
And then Bishop takes F seven changes winning material King takes F seven, rook H takes H six end of
game.
We don't need to explain why does the rook up here on this occasion so quite a controlled positional
masterpiece with blockading on Black's pawns, improving the possession and there's a bit of a wait
for a really destructive weakness of the last move where Black just blundered f6 so a crushing one way
game without much counterplay.
So yes, Nimzowitsch Setting the tone here for future generations of positional players blockading strategy
really emphasized in this game when we have the knights blockading on F five and H five, blockading
F six and H six respectively.
So a very nice blockading example and it was in nimzowitsch his finest hour like this game example because
it's also what's called Nimzowitsch is finest hour to be aware of.
Carlsbad, 1929 Nimzowitsch won this tournament, very prestigious tournament.
It was basically a fantastic achievement for Nimzowitsch, you know, so one of his best ever tournament.
So it's nice to see this beautiful blockading example.
I hope you enjoyed it so much.