Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Michael Adams playing against Demetrius Agnus.
So that's what he was known as when he was in England.
He went to Greece after and he got an extended Greek name, Demetrius Anagnostopoulos.
It's a mouthful.
So anyway, this is the 19 9115 Deutsche Bank Masters edition, Round two.
So Adams with the White pieces kicks off with E four.
We have D six.
We're going to appear it's the fence G six Bishop E free.
This is actually a really critical test of the special.
E three we have C six so if here Bishop G seven Queen RD two is fun.
So if C six we can actually play Bishop H six just get rid of that Bishop Leave weaknesses already from
a positional perspective, but also from an attacking perspective as well.
And the thing is, if G four we just played Bishop F4 here and let's say E five we can take, take,
take on D eight Consul queenside check and this is a nice advantage for white overall.
So OC Black Plains C six we have Queen D two Knight, BD seven nine F3 and now B five.
So this looks like an active move with a threat of B four for Knight takes E four.
We have E five in response B four if Knight G four White has Bishop G five.
This is actually rather strong for white, a kind of temporary pawn sac scenario sometimes.
So for example, if h six Bishop h4d takes temporary pawn sac by H three and you can see that this is
going to go downhill quite quickly for black because if gf6 we can take on e five, then e six.
Ouch.
And look at this.
The king is having to defend g six.
This isn't good news.
Well, it's getting a very big advantage here.
So he has very dangerous formations and if D takes e five here, h three, e, four nine takes e for
this position is also rather nice for white.
When it has a leading development, black has more targets.
Basically it's got the advantage.
Overall, it looks uncomfortable.
So anyway, B4 was tried by Demetrius.
Thank goodness we have e takes F six.
The thing is this does lose a pawn for black after Queen take C Free Knight takes F six Adams does actually
take on C six.
So it's a strange kind of gambit you could say Bishop D seven We have Queen C free rook B eight.
So here.
Yeah.
I mean, black's a pawn down the opening.
If rook ain't Queen D to this position, White could play just Bishop RD free and offer B two so this
would be nice for white can return the pawn as well.
So rugby eight was tried Bishop c four and there's other ways of shutting down the B file pressure Queen
A4 is another move this this way is also kind of it's good for white but Bishop C4 seems neat as well
because here the bishop just parks on B free.
So where is the counterplay from Black We have Bishop B5 okay.
A forcing move Rook FC one now a five, so maybe four, I think a four.
And that shut down Bishop E2 So threatening to double pawns.
Now this is addressed G5.
We have a six minute h free.
Now the night can spring back to four and this is stopped with g five.
But, you know, Paul moves it.
Irreversible pawns don't go backward.
So it's quite a commendable decision.
Maybe at this point, Bishop, a sex is the best bet.
Just stay a pawn down.
But at least the kingside hasn't been compromised.
And for example, 94 does fatten.
Sometimes night takes G six because of that pinned a seven pawn and here black could play e six.
And actually it should be quite interesting for black to play this.
It seems.
You know, engines suggest this might actually be close to equality.
So black has good pieces.
This bishop's a bit locked in so this is really what maybe black should have played but instead.
Black plays G five and now we have F three and G four is played here.
Bishop 86 again, may be interesting.
This situation has its own interest points.
After 94, Black could use this pawn sac to get this pin we've rook before and here, if one has to
give the pawn back, then the advantage is small.
But the thing is.
So you might be asking what is going on here?
If Rook dd won.
The thing is, Queen bee sex and black's got a point because be free is a bit of a liability.
There's no C for a rook to be free.
So this position Black's going to win the poor Mack anyway.
And if c free ham Bishop takes that and Rook takes his pressure, it's about equal there.
So Bishop A6 again was was useful here it seems.
But G4 pawns don't go backwards and now f tanks g four And this does create a kind of semi-open file
aspect to the position.
Not not, not technically far as the pawn on G two, but from from G three to G eight.
That's a road to use here.
It's a clear road to use.
So nine f4 is played and this not only hits the bishop Knight H five is a great place for the knight.
We have Knight takes e free if rook c eight Queen DD to this position White could take on c4b free and
then 9h5.
And you can see that if that Bishop's taken out, then this is going to be really quite nice for white,
this position overall.
So, yes, they're still playing the position, but overall it's nice for white.
So anyway, Nike takes EA, free hair, Queen takes Bishop G for now, Queen G free.
This is a great place for the Queen.
All of a sudden, because of Black's poor moves, the black king is embarrassingly exposed.
Here H five is played if Bishop takes the Falkirk king h one this position.
Yeah, just take you on G four check.
So it's become a bit of a disaster on the G file because of this, you know, this road to the king.
Here we have H three and the bishop can't really step back.
We have e five.
The bishop steps back then takes H five.
How is that defending plus getting mated.
So and if e six again, you know this is not good to be a peace down for black.
So white should be able to get a big advantage here and maybe counterattack the exchange to get rid
of pressure.
And this is just the big advantage for white.
So e five is tried.
We have though 96 so temper on the rook.
This is winning in exchange.
Basically the rook can't move because H takes g so rook takes B free is tried, but now Queen takes
B three renews the pin Bishop E six by now D five.
So again, the rook is hit, the bishop is hit.
So Black is actually now going to exchanges down after Bishop five.
If F takes g six, just one exchange down.
This is fairly bad for black because this position one can swap off and most accurate would be king
of two Here to address e for every part the king on E two.
So this way of playing it is just the exchange up and white's going to get past pawn soon.
It's dominating position.
Yeah.
So I mean we could also play it with just to show the little finesse here why King of two is accurate
Rook the 5e4 It's still good for white, but there's no king on E two here, so but it's still good
for white.
It's the exchange up.
So anyway, Bishop F five, two exchanges down off to nine takes F eight, Bishop takes some fake queen
E three.
So a nice central place for the Queen.
King H seven and now a nice move to gain a long term positional advantage.
What would you play here at ten points?
So if we're to exchange is that we can give back material.
We want to build our positional trump cards.
So be for let one exchange go because we're creating an outside passport here.
So Bishop thinks, yeah, if he takes a five still.
Same effect, but six.
First queen have two.
Now this is with check so there's no actual time anyway to to take on C one so it's not really exchange
so so the bishop goes back but now it's an exchange B five just letting the bishop take on C one.
So Aguilar tries to keep the game alive if with E four, if Bishop takes C one.
Yeah, there isn't much to say here.
The rooks behind the pass pawn tariffs row pawns means be pushed and the rooks are supposed to be behind
either your past pawns or the opponent's past pawns.
So this is going to be easily winning.
So E4 is trying to have rookie one queen G five and now cute rookie three.
Addressing E three.
Very cute.
So E three is not possible after that.
And the rook can also support not just preventing counterplay can support the pawn again from b free.
If Rook 81 let's have a look at this.
E three allowed.
Yeah.
White still got the advantage there, but it's more work to do.
This is neat.
Rook free.
Adams is very proficient at using the third rank for different parts of the board.
So D five is dropped.
Doesn't matter B six.
So Bishop G seven.
So Bishop D four.
Looks like a France king moves.
Bishop E five We have a rook.
A B free queen B seven.
Black's getting passive now.
Rook B five.
Bishop C Free rook D one.
And this is the end of the game actually, if Bishop b4 then rook have one.
Let's have a look at this as example.
It's a very dominating position and actually, even though we can't blockade the pawn that easily,
White can actually go for the king with rook.
Tank C five here, Queen D eight check.
And then look at this king's safety.
We're still the exchange up here with white.
So this position is absolutely crushing.
So, for example, here, it's going to be absolutely crushing.
And yeah, that's queen of fight being threatened.
So, yeah, it's game over there.
So a very interesting game from a positional perspective, controlling counterplay and using a pass
pawn potential there to drive the opponent into passivity.
So yes, the game end point here.
Rook one.
So a fascinating game.
I hope you got some points from this game.
Managing counterplay, pawns, not going backwards.
Yeah, Black should have tried to keep things solid, but G5 G4 did seem to backfire quite badly in
this game.
OC and so much.