Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Alexei Slavin, an international monster, playing against atoms in the 2010
British Championship Round five.
So D four from Slovenia.
We have nights of 693, E six, and now E three.
So this is an interesting opening system by white off after Bishop de France like cold Zuccotti system.
So the college system or cold closes in the bishop, but the bishop often feign cantos later.
So that's cold territory now.
So we have D 595.
Why is tempted to set up what looks to be an attractive knight on E five and it seems you know this
this play by Adams the bishops biting on that knight.
And you might think, well, that's interesting.
But isn't White getting a nice attacking position here?
Superficially, yes, you could say yes.
But Adams is not worried.
He Castles 92 and now see five.
This is starting and undermining campaign now after be free.
There's a great move for an undermining campaign of White's position.
Can you see what that is?
So we want to undermine the structure.
The structure is on dot squares.
If we can loosen and isolate pawns, that's good.
But also think of the dark square implications around the board as well.
That's going to be a perk of undermining the center and trying to destroy this dark square construction.
So it is like a kind of stone wall structure as well, trying to get the bishop to be useful.
But Adams plays B5, so there's an immediate idea of C4 to push the bishop back.
Introduced.
We have C three, so yes, C four could be answered by Bishop C two, but let's have a look at Bishop
takes B5.
This wasn't played.
There's C takes the four E text and we see Queen B six being strong, just hitting B five and D four.
So if White plays Bishop D three, we can see that the dark square impacts impacts losing a rook.
So that's not good.
In fact, let's say dr4 instead here a six Bishop d3d takes e three.
This is going to be slightly better for black.
We can see that Black has loosened White's dark square grip.
So So C four is played on C phrase plate, but now carrying on the dance, undermining B four just seems
very logical.
Simple play C takes B four.
If D takes C five instead, Bishop takes C takes B4.
This doesn't look too good for white.
Black should have a small edge here.
Okay, so c tanks for we have c takes D for e takes and now white's pawn on default is kind of more
sensitive.
There's no pawn supporting it.
So black already is doing quite well out of the opening, you could say here very well outside of the
opening.
Bishop B two we have nine, C six, Queen E two and our Queen B six.
This seems extremely logical, natural play, putting more pressure on D four, df3.
We have Bishop D six, A three.
So yes, tempting some complications with Queen takes be free.
Adams is not having any of that stuff.
Doesn't want to give white counterplay in general and actually just plays a five For the record let's
concretely entertain Queen take free White's can play rook ab1 here and if Queen b6a good move here
is Rook fc1.
And it does seem to have sufficient compensation for the pawn.
It's as if White played a kind of positional pawn sacrifice against black.
So for example, here, black could be in huge trouble just losing material.
So let's improve things for black and be more sensible after.
So instead of Queen C seven, which is just going to be absolutely losing off to Bishop B five.
Yeah.
So let's say here Rook AC eight.
Bishop C Free Queen C seven.
Bishop E 194 White can take on C six and after 95, if white gets black starts square, Bishop won't
start square Bishop is not that bad.
Say Bishop B for Bishop A five.
It's just an even position here.
So yes, this gives White's position life, counterplay and there's lots of opportunities along the
way for Black to go wrong here after accepting that pawn.
So yes, if we go back here, for example, here, if instead of 94 bishop eights, then take six,
Bishop takes 95 here.
Yeah.
This is just going to be in White's favor, for example, here taking on B eight.
And then there's a nasty pin.
Ouch.
And this is why it's got a big advantage.
So safety point, if you want to play positionally, it's good not to give the opponent a gigantic initiative.
Keep things simple.
Think about your own positional pawn sacrifice is not the opponent's.
So a five is played in the game, bypassing all of the complications involved in taking the pawn on
Be free.
So game on from here.
We have Rook, AC one and now there's a great plan.
Bishop takes E five.
Yeah, This bishop wasn't really doing anything.
Swapping off for a better piece F takes in.
The point is, what's the point?
Our positional temporary pawn sacrifice idea.
So can you guess what it is?
Trying to get rid of White's absolute best piece and keep this guy a prisoner.
So what would you play here with black for 100 points?
Test your positional play.
What's the plan?
What's the move?
Rather, plan seems to be a bit long term for me, I'd rather say.
What's the move?
OC 94.
Yeah, this is really nice.
94.
So that night is difficult to tolerate.
It's actually taken losing.
It's been a piece better place.
Bishop in terms of harmony for the pawn structure.
D Tanks we have G five if Queen takes E for 97 is really nice for black here.
There's Bishop 86 so the queen can't go into RD free if Queen B one.
Sure we can take on.
Be free.
But even better, we can just play slowly here a pawn down with this move.
And for example here now nine and five.
And we're going to be better.
It takes DX four if we look at this again.
And we could also play 9f5 immediately as well, though Bishop takes our free.
We're still better with Black head.
We've really undermined destroyed White's pawn center and a pawn up.
So 9g5 is tried.
We have Knight takes rd four, Bishop takes the four, queen takes the four, check King H one and then
White perhaps felt they were doing a deep combination from way back after h six.
So if Knight free blacks just going to play queen takes e five.
And this just seems great for black because it is great for black.
So Knight takes F seven.
White is relying on a tactical combination.
However within this tactical combination to exploit perhaps a slight downside of the Black's position,
the implementation itself has a downside.
So White is banking on tactics here of the rook takes F seven, rook takes F seven.
There is a slight downside of this entire implementation, and it's called the back row after Rook takes
B7.
Guess what Adams plays here, which is end of game.
This is a bit of a sting in the tail to say the least.
It's queen a one check and it's mating.
Ouch.
So the queen is going to go in front somewhere and then it's just checkmate.
This is quite a vivid, undermining example.
And it's nice to have contrast to lower players, not just other super gems.
When Adams is playing an IM, this is what can happen.
It can look as though the I had like zero chance.
So Adams did this to some IMS in this British championship edition.
So this is one of the victims in this tournament.
It just seems like a very simple, effective positional chess avoiding complications of queen.
Thanks.
Be free.
Just sticking with a positional pawn sacrifice idea which helps undermine white structure severely gets
rid of White's bad pieces and white centers been destroyed here.
And yes, combinations might have a downside to them.
So although there's a downside being exploited, you've got to look at your own implementation.
So when you look for downsides in the opponent's position, is there also a downside in your implementation?
You need to kind of try and falsify after in a longer game, there's time to try and falsify things
to be extra careful for the opponent being super resourceful.
But yeah, the Queen on DD four is looking at Queen aa1.
Okay, I hope you enjoyed this example.
Funny stuff has very much.