Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Michael Adams against Richard Palliser.
So this is in the 2019 British championship, round 5e4 from Adams.
We have palace are playing assassin in defence might have three rd six.
Default settings three, four, nine, ten 34956, nine, C three, eight six.
So the Sicilian Najdorf, we have Bishop de Fray.
So this is a very interesting move.
So one of Bobby Fischer's favourites was Bishop C4 here.
So are there any advantages of Bishop de Fray?
Well, we have G six, F three, Bishop G seven, Bishop E, free the Bishop centralise my BD two Queen
D to Knights E five and the Bishop goes to E two here.
So we have b five white castles queenside and Black's opening is like a cross between a knight, orphan
and dragon.
So it's like dragged off, as it's sometimes called.
We have Bishop B seven, so it looks kind of interesting.
We have Bishop H six, Bishop takes age six, Queen STS 86 and now B four, knights a four, queen A
five, B three, and our bishop C six.
So targeting that knight we have Knight take C 698, C six, King B one.
Now Knight A seven.
It looks as though this could be quite dangerous.
The idea of Knight b52, C three.
Sometimes we have Queen E Free Knight B five, king B B2 97 and now C four is played by Adams.
We have B take C free check.
Perhaps this is an opportunity for Black to have played 95.
This is interesting complications.
So for example C tanks eight Eighth's Black's rook is being activated here and White's best might be
Bishop takes B five check because if we take five this position it's funny that black could be two pieces
down here, but there's great attacking potential.
So for example, Bishop takes B5 FC eight.
What is White doing here?
This position?
They're still attacking potential here, but this is kind of hard to appreciate for humans.
Rook takes C for check be free.
It's still a lot of attacking potential with B two check being dangerous 4b1 queening if rook D two
queen A one Shaq and rook take C4 check, things collapse.
So that is an absolutely fascinating scenario showing that maybe here Bishop takes B5 checkers best
and why it could end up still with a small positional advantage here though.
So maybe this is what Black saw and rejected.
Who knows.
So B take C free is played though.
Check.
Knight takes the free queen a free check if E six here A for queen sake C free check queen st C free
black can actually stand okay after King E seven it should be even here.
So that's interesting as well.
This E six in this position.
So fascinating stuff.
So queen a free check, King B one black castled here Knight takes C free check is interesting for castling
here.
If rook D 595 white might be frightening after Route 85.
Actually, concretely, it's not just to be pretty rook a five to trap the queen.
So let's say knight C five queen B to white as a small edge.
So black Castled And now Bishop takes B5 eight times and now rook D two.
And it looks as though White has a superior position here because there are horrible things like 95
lurking around, let alone Knight takes B5 potentially dangerous.
We have 95 if b4 just to show 90 5e6 97 check King G seven White here has Queen D for check and if f
six there are great options here for white including knight C6 looking to take out b4 and get the Queen's
off.
And if 95 Queen takes b four is possible here because if Knight takes six, Queen B seven check and
we pick up the knight and we've got everything under control here quite nicely.
So 95 was tried, we have Rook C1 which is actually maybe an inaccuracy from Adams.
F4 seems more accurate if Knight G four, Queen E two this is no problem because of E5 details have
tanks Knight age five, Knight takes B five and black shouldn't have too much play.
So yes, F4 does seem accurate if b4 95.
Again, this position is just great for white Queen D for Queen 66 if Knight's six.
Yeah, this shows that F4 is really quite good.
This is more evidence nine times B five and an A for selling up things.
So there's evidence that F four is quite, quite good, but C one is played.
We have E six now.
This is one of the big mistakes of the game.
A relatively big mistake by black.
So if Black had played Rook FCA, it ties down the rope.
The pin is important tactically and positionally tying down sorry, the knight to the rook.
So if 95 rook tanks C one is mates.
So what would White do here on this move?
Well, let's say rook C two, C two, queen A five and four.
Now this is a position where E five is possible and we can see that the tactics are really interesting.
Black has good control over D here of Queen takes rook the eight and taking and maybe taking on C three.
So let's say F takes.
White's not interested in taking on D sex.
This ends up being an even position.
So that's fascinating stuff.
Rook FCI might have been the best try for black hair at this point, but E6 creates too many weaknesses.
It seems nine takes b five queen b4 and now I'll just simply take D six.
We have rushed FDA.
And now, funny enough, simplifying with the Queen's coming off is a pattern for this particular British
championship edition.
It seems players shortly resign after the Queen's come off.
It's like Adams is a Capablanca mark, too.
In the modern age, you know, getting simplification with advantage here, but it is two connected
pass pawns on the queenside Black resigned if Queen a5 whites is going to take on a five and play 94.
The tactical move will help simplify further hitting everything.
All of Black's pieces hit here in this variation.
As example, what does Black do?
Has another pair of rooks coming off.
It amplifies more the two connected pass pawns in this end game.
So yes, the final possession of the Queen C free black resigned.
Wow.
So a very, very interesting game there.
And yeah, there's always tactics in this final possession.
If if Black wants to try and use that pin, it's not really going to work because there's tactical nine
C for hitting the rock protecting DD two So yeah things are just not working here off the Queen C free.
Och, I hope you enjoyed this game so much.