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In this lecture, we see Joel Gautier against Anatoly Karpov in the 1994 Lynn Norris tournament.
So this is the tournament which Karpov really dominated.
It's fascinating to see how so against the English opening from Joe Lord.
Karpov plays 85, 93, 96, 93, 96.
So the 4/9 variation of the English opening for nights out and about.
Okay, so we have here G three and now Bishop b4 Black can play Bishop C five.
There isn't such a danger with note takes e five here Black can play Bishop takes F to check.
It's best not to allow this situation.
It's going to be slightly better for white.
So but with Bishop takes have to check this position is actually going to be about even.
Black does have control over key dark squares more than usual.
So okay and if Bishop g2d thinks this situation should be about even so, anyway.
Bishop, before we have 95.
Now you might ask what happens if Bishop G too?
We don't have to double the pawns.
We can just castle and just wait for 95.
And actually, if 95 hear e four.
So this is interesting, this position with DD six.
It doesn't matter if we lose the dance choir.
Bishop.
Here after a 3.66.
We are threatening potentially g five.
So why it can stop g five with D three and we get an even position.
It really doesn't matter about the bishop per here.
We've got some other advantages to play with.
So 95 though was played immediately.
Bishop C five.
Bishop g2d6.
Both sides cancel E free and we see an element of weakness provocation here Bishop G for this other
bishop teasing White So just kick it away.
So H three.
Bishop H five.
Some weaknesses are emerging.
Pawns don't go backwards, basically.
So Karpov is playing in a kind of provocative manner in this game in my view.
So after a5a free this bishop drops back nine C free rookie eight we have Queen C to 9d7 rugby won and
now 97 the Knights going back.
So there's an impression made on me about this game with the bishops just teasing white basically for
those pool moves which are irreversible.
We have b4868x and now C six.
So this is an interesting mechanism.
Although the bishop is blunted on this diagonal, it could be useful on this diagonal.
Later we see Queen B free Bishop g6, so hitting D frame that's protected.
And now some spaces made for the bishop in case the bishops attacked.
And it is so nice for Bishop eight, seven, 9e4 and the bishop drops back to protect D six.
So a lot of complex pieces are just on the first round.
This is provocation strategy.
Bishop a three knight, f8b5 and white, seemingly gaining space, making some positional gains.
It seems like e six It's important not to fix the pawns with C five white could use the d five square,
the d five square for example, like this that's still on the dd5 square could be reinforced.
Why It's doing quite well here.
So 96 keeps the pawn structure flexible.
Rook one.
Queen D seven.
We have night.
See for now, Bishop c7d4e takes e tanks.
So the E four square is of interest here.
Cup of wants to prove that white space advantage isn't that significant.
If squares can be won for black and we have g five, which is the start of an interesting operation
here.
Guess what?
Karpov plays here to try and introduce simplification.
So simplification is one way to try and show that the space advantage for white might not be justifiable
or high maintenance costs if we can simplify.
So what would be the move you play here for 100 points and why?
Ideally, okay, we can play well.
He plays Bishop 85.
He wants to remove the knight so he can basically get e four for e four to try and weaken these squares.
If we can get rid of the Finn Bishop, we're weakening the squares around the king.
So Bishop B two we have Bishop St C free Bishop.
Take C free and Bishop E four.
So this looks nifty.
And also, of course we're eyeing H three, so that can't really be taken.
If White played, Rook takes a one.
It seems as though this.
So if Black played, Rook takes a one.
So we'll look at this as well with C takes.
This is just going to be about even that is another way of playing it.
But Bishop e four we have three so pawns don't go backwards.
Bear that in mind.
So this is more weakness.
Provocation.
White could have tried.
Rook takes eight this move order might actually be more accurate than what is played.
Well, it does have a small edge overall.
So in the game with F three we have Bishop H seven and now yeah, we have a similar position but now
D five is played
Och we have B st, C, six, bc6, bishop B four.
And it's an important tactic here at the service of positional play.
What would you play with Black in this position for 100 points?
Yeah.
D take C for it's good to get the D five square.
We have Queen take C4.
If Rook takes E seven, we can play tactically with C to be free.
And then after rook tanks D seven, B seven.
And what's stopping the pawn queening?
Nothing.
So Black's winning now.
So Queen takes C4.
Karpov has won a small win for the D five square F4 and now 96 Bishop two and now Rook e89 have 3f6.
So preventing 95.
Rook C one.
If King H one, Bishop G six is possible and Bishop of seven.
That's a good repositioning here for Small edge.
So Rook one though was played Bishop E4 and now Queen C six.
So this is a fascinating position.
Does White need to try and win that pawn?
What happens on 95 because that hits the Queen, this tactic, what happens here in this situation actually
F takes e five, bishop takes E four.
We can play E takes a four, and we should have an even position of F takes G free check and rook d
eight.
This holds things off in a no k manner.
If Bishop e three we have 93 and actually this is dangerous for white after nine takes g two.
This position is looking unfortunate.
If King takes those nine, takes DD four so you can see the weaknesses are coming to bite for four white
here.
That will be painful.
Or queen size 1964.
It looks looks painful.
And if queen takes E for knights, E takes a four is a funny tactic.
Hitting the queen, protecting the knight and making sure queen takes H free is now possible.
This is going to be quite painful for Waynes.
This situation where the queen comes to protect the rook, the protects the knight.
Yeah, this is just better for black.
If King G 197 this situation with Bishop D five Quincy two Rook eight if the bishop repositions essentially
black, has seven Frank to potentially invade on with target.
So this position is going to be nice for black.
So g six for nine and five soon Potential thing that's really nice for black.
You can see that.
Yeah, there's a lot of pressure on the white position here.
So Queens 66 was played.
We have Queen Tanks, rock takes and now takes 94 takes our form looking at the C six rock.
The rock moves by now nine takes G to this.
Really all of this simplification is trying to weaken white.
We have 97 black has that nice pin the nice D five square the side queens born to play with King F two
rook eight the active rook to menacing dangers for all sorts of problems for white to be set so it's
a bishop every night be five wrote B six and now 90 C free.
And yes, this looks fairly scary for white.
Given that there's checks, there's things like this, there's like this we have wrote be free which
is a huge mistake if Bishop RD to trying to hold things together 95 is very comfortable for black.
This situation is very comfortable indeed.
So Black has a significant advantage here to play with.
But with the game continuation, why this is a huge mistake is that after 91 check.
King E to guess what kind of plays here which.
Is fairly crushing, actually.
In this position.
OC.
It's Bishop RD five.
So you might ask why?
Well, Brooke, t free was played if rugby sinks.
The point is here.
There's a tactical point.
Can you say this rook is actually kind of useful in the aflw?
We just played nine times e three and then onto King takes.
We play Rook a free check.
Ouch.
Winning material.
And if Rook be one and we have another choice, we can just play noisy free track here.
We don't even need this.
That's good as well for Rook free, but just see free check and pick up the rook.
So rugby free was trying, but now guess what?
You had certain things.
At some points, Bishop C-4.
And this ends the game.
So, yes, if King takes the one, we're just the exchange up for not much compensation for Wayne.
So this game really made an impression on me.
I saw it many years ago, I believe, in a chess magazine.
I thought, Oh, it's interesting how Karpov is probing with the bishops early on in this opening and
how, you know, the piece is largely on the first and second rank.
So it's it's like a provocation strategy.
Pawns don't go backwards.
And so one was provoked and you can see a simplification strategy to try and show that the level of
responsibility of the space advantage is challenged.
You know, once White's playing lucrative moves, there are simplification procedures which Karpov ignited
here, first with 95 and then Bishop 85, trying to get simplification of that to try and exchange off
this bishop or create more weaknesses.
So a fascinating game here.
How playing with a kind of compressed position, trying to show or prove that the opponent has been
overextended through simplification.
So absolutely fascinating.
So for yeah, sure, the bishop was shielded, but still with D5 Karpov was trying to get key central
squares.
You know D takes getting that defined square so a nice positional game resulting in very dangerous tactics
once more simplification occurred.
So with the light square bishops coming off in this situation, well, the light square bishop leaving
this bishop without a counterpart, this is very, very dangerous scenario.
So, yes, very interesting how, you know, the weaknesses are just terrible for white.
So, yes, leading to crushing tactics.
So a fascinating game for weakness, provocation and trying to show that the opponent is overextended
through simplification.
I hope you enjoyed this one.
Thanks so much.