Hi there.
In this lecture, we see a very interesting game.
Aaron Nimzowitsch against Veer Amnesic, who was one of the strongest women players of the time.
This is in the 1929 Carlsbad tournament round six.
We seen them as a match implementing in his opening theory choice the concept of over protection via
quite a vivid gambit against the French defense.
So Nimzowitsch here plays the advanced variation of the French defense after C5 Queen G4.
So it's actually a positional gambit to reinforce an overprotected E five points.
So black, if not careful, can be under a severe grip.
Here we see 9396.
Bishop de Frere now Queen a five check.
This already leaves black in a difficult situation.
Better, it seems, is h five.
And for example here to play the cheeky f six regardless of Bishop G six this position the king is safe
enough and black is trying to fight for control of E five.
So this situation should leave black actually better, which is probably why this variation is not so
popular nowadays.
So there are ways and means for black to try and fight the E five grip early on before it sets in.
In this game of the Queen, a five check like be to
9g7 we have white casting 96 rookie one Bishop e seven is played here if Queen C seven.
This might aim to limit White's advantage up to F six If Bishop takes g six at least Black is fighting
for E five and here after Queen of seven this is about even.
But white can do better when it doesn't have to take on g61 complain instead might be free and still
end up with a small edge.
That's a cute move.
King of seven.
But yeah, White's advantage is still present.
If F takes E five might be tasty.
Four and this is kind of dangerous for black hair after 9b5.
Queen seven.
Queen 66.
Jack White's still getting a small edge here, but with the game, this isn't really addressing the
point about the central grip.
Bishop e seven And we have H four trying to chase away the G six knights, which has a bearing on the
e five points.
So black's getting a really passive game now.
Bishop, if things are going backwards, might be free.
Quincey seven might be tasty for 964.
That was one of Black's best pieces.
And now there's a big threat of Knight B five to D six.
We have Bishop D seven parrying that Bishop G five.
We have G six.
Weakening the dark squares.
This looks very bad.
Positioning Rook AC one Knights at five Bishop f6 So the king stranded in the center.
Rook g Now Bishop takes that five getting rid of Black's best piece He takes what else G takes.
We're going to take the rook, Queenie two We have Queen B six, C free a patient move for the moment,
Bishop C five.
But now B four.
Encouraging to open up things we have.
Bishop takes DD four, which gives what, an ancient C file if Bishop e7a4 is quite interesting actually
here trying to lure the bishop away from e six So Bishop takes a four we can say on e seven here and
play e six with a huge attack.
So anyway Bishop takes DD four.
This is looking bleak for black.
The king in the center.
So c text for Bishop E six Rook, C five, King D seven.
There is an issue with Black's position.
Even if the C file is contested, the issue is highlighted with What would you play here for ten points?
Yeah.
Queen of free.
There's the possibility of a positional sacrifice.
Exchange, sacrifice we have Queen takes b4 if Rook AC eight Queen a free is rather nifty here so taking
on c5b tanks Queen six we can take on a seven and not mind the Queen's coming off.
This is still a dominating position here.
So anyway, Queen takes B four is played and it allows Rook takes D five check.
So the Queen is looking at the rock.
So Nimzowitsch has to work with Shaq's.
If Bishop takes the five queen, takes D five check and then rook c one check.
This is a raging attack after Bishop e seven.
This is quite crushing to try and get rook B one in.
So here rook b one check rotates B seven check is just crushing mating.
So King E eight is tried rook c one and now you.
Yeah, it's such a dominating position we have Bishop takes the five queen, takes the five queen by
six.
The Rooks aren't really that happy here, to say the least.
And here, just queen a free with the frets of Queen Free.
Looking at E seven, this dance Bishop.
It's amazing.
So we have G tanks, H five Queen, a free queen six.
But there was a weakness of the last move.
It neglects C seven and a rook on the seventh is pretty decisive here.
Supporting rookie seven.
Black has to resign.
So Black resigned if rook g six Yeah we just can rookie seven Shaq and then take off the queen.
So quite a crushing win here with little resistance.
It's interesting.
Yes.
When we think about Nimzowitsch is concepts.
It's interesting to check out his openings.
They embodied his concepts.
Basically, if we want examples of his concepts like over protection, look no further than this variation
is offering a pawn.
He believes in the concept so much he's offering a pawn for the over protection of the E five square.
So this idea of getting a grip, there's also a lesson for the defender.
If you don't get rid of the grip early on with dynamic measures if necessary, if you're king stuck
in the center.
But if you can try and undermine E5, do it early on before it's too late.
So there's this there's a lesson for both sides here.
But the way it's played, yeah, this gambit justifies itself.
Modern engines don't like this gambit.
It's not particularly sound.
There are sound of gambits, but it's the idea which is kind of beautiful.
The idea of reinforcing fire protection, a central point, giving strength and energy to your pieces
and dissuading pawn breaks.
Later, when the grip is made, it dissuades fraying pawn breaks so you get such a strong position basically,
which Nimzowitsch likes to call prophylaxis.
It is kind of preventing all sorts of things from the opponent later.
Just generally counterplay removal, destruction, there's no counterplay.
It makes it the game like a one way road, like there was no challenge from the opponent, but it's
just because the grip was allowed to be set in on the E five points.
But it's such a great idea to try and make use of this idea of protecting a central point.
So I thought, this is an interesting game to show you.
I hope you enjoyed this one.
Thanks so much.