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In this lecture, we see Michael Adams playing against Murray Chandler.
So both players, grandmasters, we have this game in 1989, the British championship, round 11.
So E four from Adams.
We have C five assassin in defense, 9390 6d4c text four nine takes the 49569c free E five So this is
the Sicilian Resnikoff we see D six and now 95.
This is a move that Adams kind of pioneered here, actually, you know, Magnus Carlsen in recent years
has used this in the World championship match against Caruana.
So 95 is a very interesting move here in this position as opposed to Bishop G.
Five.
So usually traditionally especially had Bishop G five and this position of the B five, there's two
main choices.
Bishop takes all 95.
So yeah, this early 95 is interesting, very interesting.
We have nine takes, d5e takes and you'll notice that the pawn structure is interesting one, it has
a42 free on this side of the board.
If we were to split the board in two and there's a thematic pawn break in theory with C four, c five
and it's interesting to consider what do these breaks actually do?
Do they create passports?
Do they create access to squares?
You know, these are important aspects.
Both of them, you know, if we're weakening E five, that could be good tactically.
So a queen was on E five.
It would be looking at things.
So when we think about a strategic pawn break, it's not just the simple view of creating a past pawn,
it's access to squares like e five.
If we broke this structure, undermine D six, we get access to the E five square, which could be the
basis of tactics, Fischer said.
You know, tactics flow from superior positions, so just bear that in mind.
C five is the thematic strategic pawn break.
It's quite emphatic how Adams chases this and uses this.
So C four we have Bishop E seven, Bishop e two as the knight goes, the C three, both sides Castle
F five, King H one.
So a bit of a prophylaxis waiting move, safeguarding the king on this diagonal.
We have 97 now.
If Black committed to F4, one should be able to upon me.
If Black committed to F4 instead of 97, one should be able to get a positional advantage with Bishop
D free.
The E4 squares is too compromised.
That really hasn't got an attack to justify this position.
So here g four can be played even and just reinforce the e four square slowly like this is just the
five, but one would have a nice positional advantage.
So 97 was tried F for Bishop F six and now F takes E five.
Bishop takes.
Bishop F four.
B six.
C one.
And now we have rook A seven.
Rook seven might be actually a small inaccuracy.
Queen H four is interesting.
So as example here, Black could simplify and just use the E five square and be content with this with
a small edge.
But I believe Mary Chandler was out to win this game with the black pieces, so maybe he didn't want
this kind of simplification which might end up in the draw.
He wanted to keep the Queen's on.
So Rook a seven was played, but now b4 and it's brewing.
This C five strategic pawn brain is brewing right now.
E five is a strong square supported by the pawn and the knight.
But watch out for how this picture can change on the C five pawn break.
We have Queen f six.
A slight inaccuracy.
Bishop takes a four, rook takes off six seems to be an even position.
It would prevent or kind of dissuade potentially the c five pawn break here because D five could be
potentially vulnerable.
Imagine a variation here with c5d takes B tanks.
Well, there's there's B takes anyway, but these rook d7d5 is vulnerable sometimes, but at the moment
it's not impossible.
This should be about even anyway.
So Queen F six though was played and we have Queen D to Rook, C seven and now A four.
So everything's gearing up quite vividly actually.
4c5, the Rook, the Knights.
But now also we have Bishop takes her four, Queen takes rookie eight.
The Queen also joins Force four, the C five pawn break.
So it's a very interesting game for the C five form break.
Indeed.
How White's pieces are arranged here G six Now this does weaken some squares.
G six.
But five is under fire.
Potentially, at some point it's going to be useful to play queenside five.
The Rooks.
Looking at the bishop at the moment, it's impossible.
But here rook one is played.
Bishop be seven.
The bishop tucks away on f one pair of rooks come off and now black actually provokes C five or tries
to undermine White's structure with B five.
So a very interesting, tense position.
But B6 is under fire here.
What is Black actually doing?
B six is on the fire.
So what does seem to have a very neat position?
It's does seem to be quite controlled position.
So B five is understandable.
We have rook e six tempo gainer.
Looking at d636 is held with Queen F eight, but now might be six.
This is really interesting.
Now nine, F six is played.
So yeah once in the position to be able to take on C for potentially sometimes.
Or just with the bishop especially.
So Btecs doesn't seem that lucrative.
We have no of.
But now Queen D for 94.
And now see five here.
So this is the fascinating aspect.
It's really about the tactics, not the past pawn here.
If D take five, Queen H six was played.
But let's have a look at this now.
D take C five wins the square.
It's about winning a square which wins tactics.
It has winning tactics after Queen E five.
Forget the past pawn for a moment.
Look at the pieces.
Look at rookie eight, Look at Queen C seven.
What is black doing here?
Rook F seven, rookie eight.
So yeah, this this breakthrough of C five is about winning a key square.
Which tactics can flow from.
You know, this is this is a rather bad position.
Look, there's 1998 as well and then rookie, eh?
So interesting stuff.
So Queen H six is played.
This leaves the, you know, what seems to be a squishy move C six available, which is so tempting.
Adams plays it technically, yes.
C six is nice and squishy looking, but King G one is fascinating as well.
So that D takes here there's a word of caution.
If if the queen moves, it weakens E three.
Let's just put that on the board so this wouldn't be the way to go here because of Queen E free check
and I have to check and getting mated.
But in fact in fact B takes here is very interesting.
So if Rook takes C five, then Rook takes E four is just winning material.
And if Knight take C five, then rookie H and Queenie five is actually strong.
Now that might start on E for why it's not getting mated.
And this is a very different scenario with Rook H one is now threatening Queen C seven without losing
the rook.
So let's say the rook is protected with queen takes B six, queen takes a five check and yeah, this
is, this is getting very dangerous for Black's king, this position.
So this position could end up winning material for white, but otherwise Black's king is in big trouble.
So as example, King E seven.
Queen for check.
Yeah.
There's not too many moves.
Adam Show.
See?
Sex rather than that kind of stuff.
Rather than King G one.
So C six was chosen.
We have King F seven and LC takes B seven.
Very tactical situation.
Queen C one.
So for the bishop, King G one.
It turns out here.
There's a better move than King G one.
Yeah, this is a really interesting game for the the tension and the inaccuracies.
They spice it up Rook have six check is very strong in this position if Knight takes off 6b8 queening
Queen takes F one, queen G one.
And what is black doing here?
The thing is Rook C one is actually queen B seven check and Queen C check.
Taking out this battery.
So Rook takes queen tanks F one with advantage.
So, yeah, very, very interesting situation.
So, yes, Brooke, sex is a bit of a stunner, but there is this -- queening, which helps justify
if King G seven rook takes a five check is protecting F one and then just queening.
Yeah.
So King G one is a slight inaccuracy.
We have rook tanks B seven.
So why is a piece up?
For one pawn.
Basically.
Why is a bishop up for one pawn and game on though a four We have Rook seven.
Black's pieces have tied up quite a bit.
This is a bit of an uncomfortable pin of the bishop.
If B takes a four instead, then Knight C four.
And here there are horrible threats like Rook takes E for 1966 if Queen f4 knight 66 checkers crushing
anyway like winning the queen or going to be winning the rook so.
Or just going for the might.
In fact, here, if the king starts back, you know, Queen eight is mating.
Forget the material.
So anyway, Roxy seven, though, is played and now 98.
And here this is actually a mistake.
It seems as though this lets the queen on the seventh rank.
So it's a it's a it's a bit of a funny move to play, but it is really quite dangerous.
If Black played Rugby seven, though, it does seem as though this position is not so clear cut the
night.
It's kind of stranded on a eight.
And if we take h4h5?
Yeah, the ninth stranded if Knight B six back to rook C seven and.
Yeah, it looks to be.
An even position dynamically.
It's dynamically even position once a bit stuck here with the pieces.
But with rook eights, there's an inroad been made on the seventh rank Queen, a seven check.
And the Queen is great for attacking and defending here.
This is a this is a very fascinating, rich position.
So depending on that diagonal, we have rook e seven, queen, a one.
And now Rook takes 87, which is understandable.
It has a queen of seven friends.
But from a positional perspective, you could say, Well, there's the kind of rule of thumb of improving
the worst piece.
And in fact, 97, just to improve that piece, to get to 86 seems quite devastating here because Queen
F6 96 and then everything's sorted out for white.
White is really a piece up with a crushing position.
So, yes, it does seem as though 97 is a great move.
This does seem to be both players are tired in round 11, even though they're really strong players.
I believe that sign and there's inaccuracies creeping in.
It does seem as though this move is very, very convincing.
Just to get 96.
But anyway, Rook takes 87.
We have Queen F six and our rookie seven.
Again, even here, 97 is strong.
Because if King takes 87, there's 98 check.
So hitting the queen and also G seven, there's no Queen G seven.
We're just going to take on G seven here.
We're just absolutely crushing it.
And if Knight G five, Rook D seven, and then we're going to play 96 and make our extra peace.
Pardon me.
Feltz In this position, our extra pieces fell in this possession big advantage.
And we've got Bishop C for sometimes sometimes in the right circumstances coming up.
But yeah, there's a lot of checks to factor in so what has to be careful there, but overall it should
be a big advantage.
But here Rook e seven was played an F king F eight mistake B takes a four does seem to lead to a possession,
which is going to be very difficult for White to win.
In fact, engines suggest this is going to be equality.
This situation with having the a pawn can lead to a situation where white is going to have to count
a sack at some point.
This is just a fictional scenario and lead to an even possession.
So funny though, but King F eight was played so that would have been a dangerous pass pawn.
We have rookie six.
Here rook B seven supporting C seven is is a strong idea.
So this position just get annoying to e six should be guaranteeing what advantage but rookie six is
played Queen g5h4.
Again, 97 is clear kind of here because of check.
Yeah.
We don't want to give Queenie free check mating so we can actually play with check, check and then
sort out that issue like this advantage for white.
So anyway, H for Queen takes h for rook takes g sex.
And Queen G seven is threatened essentially.
So we have Queen h89, C seven, King F seven.
If rotate C seven, there's Queen Bee picking up the queen.
And yeah, as long as it's not this because then there's actually a drawer check, check, perpetual
check drawer.
So anyway, King F seven is played rook E six.
So the threat is 98.
Check now one of them.
King G eight.
Queen E free here again, 98 in this position.
Well, this is really interesting.
After C one, there's F six check.
And the thing is, if Mike takes F six here, check, check.
And this is going to be winning for white.
Also, if King F eight, then rookie eight is checkmate.
So yes, Queenie, Fredo was played so 98 was possible.
But Queenie free B takes Rook g six checking F seven Rook H six.
Queen C free.
Queen going back to that seven franc king G seven night B five check, picking up the queen.
So 67, 1963.
So simplifying.
Now, finally, the queen is off.
It's more under control, this position.
So black's got the asset.
The past pawn won't play a rook three really tense game this one rook B seven knights a two protecting
B four and also facilitating rook free.
So rook C seven.
But first Bishop takes a six and now white's got a nice B pawn to play with.
So rook C to rook a free king of six bishop drops back and yeah, things are looking more smooth now
to five B to rook takes a four knight G three We have 9c1.
So here, Rook be one.
But now Rook see for.
So protecting c one.
King takes D five.
If rook takes B five.
Hare King F two is strong.
So as example, if 94 check we're just taking that with check and picking up B five and that's winning
for us.
And if Knight takes F one, this is good for us.
This position, Yeah, we should be winning here.
So King takes the five is played Roxy to F four, King F two King E five, Bishop d3d5 King F eight
before Rook C 895 and now Bishop G six at Move 64 March on the resigned here.
So, yes, what an interesting game.
Yeah.
The front is also as well as the night.
The 93 track can't pick up the rook
really tense game.
And if Rook takes B5, yeah, this is just winning for white.
So a very tense game around the strategic pawn break and it shows actually, you know, the tactical
chaos that kind of ensues kind of follows on from the strategic pawn break.
And it's so difficult to estimate for both sides the tactical implications of that change of scenery.
Just taking out the D six pawn giving way e five control later led to very interesting effects, tactical
effects to try and calculate one's way round.
You know, it seems to be beyond, you know, human capacity.
Basically this, this strategic pawn break is not just about creating a past pawn essentially.
But yeah, it's about the E five square here and the rook on E six ready to join forces with the queen.
So, yeah, an absolutely fascinating game.
So C six is understandable.
It does seem logical and simple, trying to keep things simple to play C six.
It looks very squishy to play C six, and that is a protected pass pawn asset, which you think in theory
is going to be really great.
And it should have been.
I mean, it led to a position where with careful play, very careful, accurate play, there should
have been a position where Knight's C seven would have been a great move.
Yeah, it should have been a more early finish to this game I believe with 97.
Just to recap, the knight improves itself to get to E six.
That's a golden position or classic positional rule.
Improve your worst piece.
So you might think it's funny.
Well Adams didn't improve his worst piece very much in this game.
He could have got got this position and maybe got got the win a bit earlier.
So it's funny.
Rook takes age seven, but you know there's a lucrative France sometimes it's a really lucrative threat
to go for it to go for the opponent's king.
You know, it looks absolutely lucrative to make him one.
It's very understandable.
But yeah, after Queen of six.
You know, again, this opportunity exists, though, tactically to be able to play 97.
It's funny game so.
Rookie seven Yeah I mean we just lead to a position which Tony felt the need to play on because yeah
why it's got some issues with that night on eight so it's a very very tense game indeed So very interesting
stuff.
Yeah let's just play through here.
So somehow a consolidation was made in the end of White's possession when the Queen's coming off.
I mean, this, this game has a great richness to it, but now that White's in the driving seat, might
needs to stop rugby won though there's still some dangers and and Adams did that in this in this manner
this kind of tactical manner in fact you could say so yes a really fun, interesting rich game and in
the end 90 free check and bishop takes 85 the overwhelming France.
Wow.
So there's more to a strategic point break.
It seems to open up a world of tactics basically for both sides to consider.
When we talk about strategic break, it's not just the past pawn potential.
Sometimes it's winning key squares and you need to re-evaluate all the tactics in the possession.
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