Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Vladimir Kramnik in the 1994, the tournament's
round 11.
So Kramnik quite young, around 19 years old, I a future world champion in the making.
We see comp off with default Kramnik plays d5 c4 C6, so we go into a semi Slav variation of the e6e
Free Knight, BD seven Bishop de Fray D take C4 Bishop take c4 b5 Bishop D3 A six, E, 4c5 and now
D five.
So this is well trodden opening theory.
So far we have C4, D takes E, six, F takes E six here, C takes D3 is an option.
If E takes these seven, Czech Queen takes these seven, white can try 95.
But for example, Queen bee seven nine takes the free.
This should be about even or queen takes the about even here.
And if Queen E seven, that's another way that black can achieve equality here just getting back the
on E four it's about even so F text is played.
We have Bishop C two, Bishop B seven, White Castles, Queen C seven, and now 9g5.
We have 9c5.
So you might ask her what about E five?
The light squares would be weakened with this.
E five.
In fact, there's a very good move here.
Can you see what it is for ten points?
Yeah.
Queen Afraid we can actually support the idea here of 95 If H six Queen H free is nifty exploiting the
pin on the H point.
And here 95 is interesting.
This is a very dangerous position when the king and the center.
If, let's say Queen D sinks because there are diagonal dangers if Plank uses the night diagonals.
h5288.
But let's say queenly six Bishop e31 is actually establishing a nice advantage here of to say Bishop
takes the phrase C takes 9e6, threatening 9c7 check.
And here we can make use of Queen H five check G six, 9c7 check and come back to attack the Queen.
In response to this second, all queen ends up being very nice for white E five fundamentally is alliance
square weakening move and queen free seems to be a great way of exploiting things.
If Bishop e seven here 96 and we're just taking on G seven, that's much more simple to prove advantage
or to show advantage.
So 9c5 is polite.
So in this position, comp of plays a very interesting move.
And he has there's a very interesting move behind it as well.
This is absolutely a novelty move coming up.
It was actually one of the novelties of the year.
So coming up.
So first, what do you think Karpov plays?
E five trying to move that night from H five, but it's a positional pawn sacrifice.
So Queen takes e five if D five, Queen H five check.
And that's quite vicious.
After bishops hg6 check h takes Queen takes h eight winning material.
So Queen Sang says played rookie one, Queen D six and Karpov is happy to take off Queen's.
He has an idea in this possession which justifies the play.
And you see what it is for 500 points.
Actually, let's make it 1000.
It was novelty of the year.
So what is white play in this possession?
So it's more of a positional pawn sacrifice, definitely with this so pawn down and taking time out
for Bishop free, If Knight takes E six, we can show actually quite easily that this position is not
desirable.
After King D seven, it's not desirable for White.
What can we do here apart from retract the rook?
If Bishop F five, there's King C seven with advantage to black.
Black's got a lot of play here.
In fact, the foul could be dangerous.
This is the bishops look nice, the queenside pawn majority.
And if rookie to this position, Black's in the driving seat with advantage.
So that's certainly not the idea.
So instead we have Bishop e Frey.
This makes all the difference.
Now, Black Castle's fascinating is actually castling queenside, you might think.
Well, obviously Knight have seven King's crusher.
He might think it's what I initially thought.
But let's take this a bit further, because Black has kind of done a positional pawn sac here.
It's worthy of investigation with King C seven.
How would you play this?
What would you play here to try and show an advantage for White?
Okay, look, 81, this actually is a lot more dangerous for black than taking one of the rocks.
If Mike takes the eight this position, it could end up with an edge for white, but not as great as
the more subtle delayed gratification.
Rook 81.
If Bishop D five here.
Let's say Bishop d5 be free as important.
And so here, if see saints be free, we can take on be free.
Bishop takes be free and Rook takes DD six is strong.
So here Bishop takes C five.
So we've won two pieces there and we're going to win more material.
Note takes B five check.
Bishop takes B for A wind up significantly material with material advantage.
So let's say King C six, B, take C for B, take C for Bishop D four.
And this position we finally, when nudged to take, we take that and g free.
What we can demonstrate an advantage here more clearly.
If e five by the way, in this position, then White has a very strong attack after Bishop take C five,
Bishop takes C five, rook takes e five, check Bishop e seven.
But now just piling up to encourage a knight backward move.
And then that's the weakness of the last move.
weakening H seven.
So perhaps some of this stuff is why it was novelty of the year.
It seems in all variations that white gets an advantage.
Black has to sack the exchange here because Bishop takes g eight is fraternize followed by rook takes
e seven.
So this would be in White's favor.
So it's a very, very interesting move.
Basically this whole bishop, every thing I'm black reacts because in kingside, which seems somewhat
natural because the rook has that same file.
And what has to be careful here, there's an element of delay gratification here in the main line of
the game.
So what do you think White should play in this position?
And it echoes the caution of that reaction we've analyzed.
It's Rook 81.
If we go immediately with Bishop, take C5 this position to get our pull back.
Black has Rook FCA and funnily enough, we haven't really got much to play with.
This is just about even.
Yeah.
So.
But look.
81.
Yeah.
So this, this, this position of the bishops saying yeah this, this is about even if look 81.
Well that's what's played it's a different story now we have Bishop E seven if look 88 we're taking
on RD six and winning material like this tactically.
So Bishop E seven and there's a small but nagging edge after Bishop takes five, Bishop takes five note
takes E six that hasn't got a chance to use F two.
Here.
The rook moves away from the effort and H three and in fact there's a free two to pull majority here,
which is actually useful for G four and chasing this knight.
Later we have Bishop f8g486f4.
Bishop Geoffrey Brooke RD two and Bishop C six.
This is a bit of an inaccuracy before here, it seems.
Choice to tap into the visual downside of these rooks.
So here there's be three attacks bishop before and at least the possession of the Bishop D five black
gets sufficient counterplay, it seems.
So for example, here Bishop takes keyframe B takes Bishop takes E, six, rook takes six, rook takes
C free.
And there should be even.
So funny stuff, but Bishop C6 leaves with a small edge.
And now Karpov pushes gaining space and restricting pieces.
Now, after HGF takes 97.
We have nine.
Takes our fight nine takes our fight.
If King takes a fight, there's a weakness of the last move.
What would you play here for?
Ten points.
Which gives a lot of.
Trouble to black Bishop H.
Seven restricting the king of g sex because otherwise it's dangerous with rock f to here so g six trying
to make some air for the king.
But after this rookie seven bishops takes six points just winning so Knight takes five is played rook
D six the knight is restricted.
We have B four and now 94 maybe slightly better is actually 95 as well, threatening just the immediate
97 Shaq and if Bishop takes that is a concession from black.
And here white has an edge that bishop is better than the Knights overall so 94 though is played Bishop
e eight.
If Rook aba instead Knight G three.
Rookie Knight.
This position with king of two leads to position White still has better minor pieces.
So Bishop eight we have Knight G free the knights going to reduce the F square and you might feel what
about black stopping that black can't really stop it.
Rook dates was played if rook aba knight and five and then rook rd four is vicious this position if.
Say Sifry That's opening up a key diagonal.
So actually, it turns out this is truly dangerous for black kings.
Well, with real careful, don't even need to open use the diagonal there.
If we look at this again though, if see free 97 check will default for instance for.
And again actually this is just crushing so here rook takes B force saves the day on the queenside with
material advantage.
Yeah, it is a tricky position and g six weakens F six.
We can just take time out to go back for the F six square so that this position is just going to be
horrible with this enormous pen and Bishop A4 can exploit that soon.
For example, the rooks could double with Bishop.
It ain't coming.
Yeah.
So it's fascinating.
So blacks under pressure, Rook The eight is played, we have 9 to 5.
And even with a simplified possession, Black's minor pieces aren't great.
So Bishop G6 is tried.
If Bishop be five trying to hold on c4g6 really restricts the Knights and in fact here Y can play Knight
takes B five 8/10 and rookie five if 97 year we're just taking on B five.
But if the pawn moves we've got things like C three, we've got things like Bishop B free check.
Amazing.
So Black's pieces are pretty restricted.
So say 97.
Yeah, we're just better here in this position.
Okay.
Black's got fit here with the king, but we can just take on B four with big advantage.
Or if Bishop f7967 King takes.
We have Rocky four here.
Any time C three happens, we're just taking on B four within Vantage.
So Bishop G six we have Bishop takes g696369 take C four so our pawn up rook D eight And now a very
cute move indeed.
Guess what Karpov plays.
It's kind of a preventive restrictive move, making sure the piece quality is in its favor for ten points.
What would you play?
Okay.
Rookie for the night controls the data entry point rookie for restricts the night and supports gaining
space and pushing the night back.
We have be free if rook d free king g to this situation with a fall is favorable.
We don't need to damage our structure on the queenside and we can make advances over here.
This situation, for example, with 96 we're threatening rookie ain't checkmate.
That's funny.
Say G 690 C for one it's got better minor pieces and can make progress here trying to win material eventually
so for example like this 2 to 1 pulmonary on the queenside White's got a lot of pressure on both sides
of the board so be free is tried temporary pawn sac here to shatter white's pawns so rook d free double
attacking atrium be free king comes up rook takes be free H for 98 So the knight's really restricted
and now rook eight at move 40.
And here unfortunately for Kramnik, he overstepped the time limit.
Yeah, he lost on time if G six because if king of seven this is worse, actually.
Then the night just goes with Shaq protecting the rook and then g six from white.
And this position is actually funny because white can afford to lose B2 with the idea of getting the
king up to support 95.
As example here, if we get this position, we can sack the h pawn for 95 with a view of 97 check crushing.
This is just crushing.
So that's funny.
So G six would be the best bet.
And it turns out here, you know, with best play, it's not entirely straightforward to win this kind
of position, as you might imagine.
So this position, for example, black can be a real nuisance and there would still be work to go.
This is just a fictional variation.
There's no easy way to crack the nut here, it seems, with modern engines, you know, with neural
networks.
So rookie, it did win on time.
It's a difficult position for black, causing a lot of problems and for this time forfeit.
So a very interesting novelty in this game novelty of the year kind of delayed gratification move was
was demonstrated of just playing this Bishop EA free.
It does make a lot of sense.
Yeah we can we can see some fascinating variations here on castling queenside it would seem you know
not have seven big deal but actually there are subtleties here to to take consideration of on nine of
seven to play another delayed gratification move and you can see that it's kind of undermining the pieces
not being too much in a rush just to win the exchange.
But that's echoed in the game as well with Rook 81 not immediately taking on C five.
So there are quite a few elements of delayed gratification in the main game and in the variations for
wanting to be with an edge with a small advantage.
So fascinating game and getting better minor pieces later making use of restrictive moves, preventive
moves and space gaining moves.
Okay, I hope you enjoyed this and so much.