Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Boris Gelfand playing against Anatoly Karpov in the installments of 1994.
So this was one of complex greatest tournaments ever.
So it's interesting to see with the black pieces how he played so E4.
We have a common icon after D 45 E tank.
C tanks.
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We actually transpose into a variation of the Nims Indian hair of the Bishop b4.
So that's very interesting because Karpov and Adams, Michael Adams, they're both fans of names of
Engine Queens and Positions and the Kraken.
So it's interesting to try and leverage opening knowledge.
So here we have Bishop de Fray and now D take C4.
Bishop take C4.
So one is given the Queen's pawn, black castles, white castles, and now Karpov plays B six, so he's
intent on trying to get authority on the light squares.
It looks very logical and if necessary, to give up the dark square bishop to try and amplify the light
square grip.
We have Bishop G five, Bishop B seven, Rookie one and now volunteering the Dart Square, Bishop gives
White a backward pawn.
But chess is not just about pawns, especially if the opponent has strong attacking pressure.
One has to be very careful here to be objective.
Like BD seven we have Bishop DD Free Queen C seven, Rook C one and now Queen dd six.
So this is interesting to try and be annoying with the use of the a free square, which was a kind of
weakness of a capture there.
The four is available to black.
Is it that useful though?
We have Bishop H four Rook f.c eight Bishop G free and the Queen does park for the moment on a free
where else if Queen E seven that's going to run into C four for D five with the rook X-raying the Queen.
So this doesn't look too clever, this situation.
So for example here, in fact, also this pin could be annoying and White's getting overall a nice advantage
here.
So queen a free for the moment.
C for now.
Knight F eight.
It's quite dangerous to take the pawn here as example.
Bishop DD six is making an effort to try and trap the Queen, taking out the a free square if Queen
5d5 we can see here maybe 95 is one of the better moves.
But rook one and the queen is being harassed here and it's difficult to get back into a safe position.
So here, for example, Bishop E5 harasses the Queen and then Queen D four.
And we can see this could be a scenario which is very favorable to white, building up more pressure
and being able to take out G seven sometimes.
Yeah, the Queen's subject to a lot of harassment.
So Queen takes a two.
Does seem too complex.
So Knight F ain't trying to reinforce the soft spot.
H seven We have 95 and now nine.
G six.
So one of the things Karpov wants to do, he ideally like this, like square bishop to go.
We have rookie free if the Knight Square bishop goes.
Or there's an exchange.
This helps black considerably.
This position is only a small edge for white, and this position is only a small edge.
The simplification would really be helpful for black.
So yeah, rookie free is interesting because it now threatens Bishop takes G6 hitting the Queen.
Another option here H four does seem dangerous to try and harass this night with tempo.
So as example, if Queen E seven in fact H five is not even needed here G four and here D five.
This position you can see why it should have some attacking prospects in this position.
Chess is not that simple.
And yeah, white does have sufficient counterplay.
This doesn't have to be a one way game at all.
White's doing quite well here with a nice attacking position, so H4 does seem a key to the position
for White, which was missed.
So rookie free was played.
We have Queen for an F4 and this is definitely not a great way to attack it does leave weaknesses behind
that diagonal of def it seems all the world champions well especially like Fischer Kasparov.
If there's such a weakness on the diagonal they'll find a way to make use of that to exploit that.
Somehow it seems H four is much more dangerous.
So for example, 90 7h5 and in fact one could try and undermine black on the dark squares this position.
Bishop h495d5 is very, very dangerous.
There's a lot of dynamics which are occurring here and yeah, it's just this form pawn, this pressure
on the diagonal.
If we look at this just with another sample example, Knight takes a five, Bishop takes e five here,
Bishop takes H seven check shows why it could potentially conjure up a strong attack with a double bishop
sacrifice, for example, like this winning the Queen.
Otherwise the black king is going to get mated.
You know this.
This doesn't look too promising with black king get made.
So these scenarios are dangerous.
They are very dangerous for black, but white has to play to try and maximize peace harmony throughout
the attack.
H4 does that because it doesn't close up.
The bishop doesn't weaken the diagonal.
It doesn't create so many downsides as what was played, which is F4.
So there's a potential lack of harmony in White's position here with this pawn.
If it's locked, if it's dissuaded from F5.
So aims first to take Target at D four.
So this is prompting a defense for D four.
We have Bishop B one and now 97.
So F five is prevented or discouraged.
Bishop h4 now nine, G six, Bishop G five.
And now an interesting way of trying to get counterplay with Black B five here and underline the line
square weaknesses of White's position.
These pawns are not squares.
The adjacent light square weaknesses are interesting.
If H six bishop takes g six is annoying, this position will be annoying for black if rook c seven then
here rook g.
For this position H will could still come to the rescue somewhat with a decent enough position for white.
Actually, if we take this a bit further using the pin there about Queen D free looking at age seven,
it starts to get a little bit dangerous with resources.
You know, there's attacking resources chances are complex game.
So this this way White's going to get a potentially really interesting position here with attack potential
even if D four drops this looks like an attack versus positional play and for example here once doing
quite well.
So this is all pretty fictional based on H six, but B five is played and now if there's a clear possession
or mistake while conducting the attack, it's this one, it seems Bishop takes G six.
That was one of the better pieces in White's position.
C five is more interesting.
So for example here, just keep the line square.
Bishop It's nice.
And if this position d5e takes Bishop F five, it's useful.
It can be a hero here with Bishop F5, as example, winning the exchange and when it's going to be better.
So with that Bishop giving up, that bishop seems to be a bit of a tragic positional mistake.
And after this H takes g rook free.
It seems White is playing in a very crude manner, trying potentially if White gets the chance.
It hasn't got a chance just yet, it seems, for this kind of construction, which would be very dangerous.
So Rook c7d5 if Queenie won.
The thing is, it's far too slow after Queen takes the four check.
When we see 94 to the rescue And yeah, classic check will be winning everything.
So we have the five trying to shut down Black's use of D four, but at what cost.
So C five.
This is a bit of a vulnerable pawn.
Now, Bishop C eight is not taking too much risk with king safety with Bishop C A as example, a slow
move and black's going to be obliterated with Queeny 12h4 It will be too late to plan this because of
g four if Queen Queen H four and we can see some of the dangers here that this position is is not very
good for black at all.
Yeah, the crude crudeness is actually paying off here, but with Bishop K immediately it's difficult
for white.
That was just the token move.
I just wanted to show you what one is actually threatening.
So basically we've bishop see a rook be free is played evicting the attacking piece of G for queen E
aids and here.
In this position that's I'm pinning the nine and looking at g four.
So if Queeny one we just take on G four and there's enough defensive resources here.
So if nine takes nine, if nine takes G four, there's Queen takes E one check and 9g4.
Black's doing very well.
So rook be free.
We have Queenie eight protecting B five Also Bishop at five was already good four black hair with rook
a.k.a this possession queen e six taking the opportunities for a past d pawn here and a nice bishop.
This is just very nice for black overall.
So Queen eight we have Queen D for Bishop and five rook e three and now queen for eight.
So a lot of queen moves from Karpov off that.
They are very well designed.
We have Bishop takes f6.
This is a mistake it seems C six.
This position should still be almost in balance with pressure on D five and that passed pawn but with
Bishop takes F six, G takes a free.
We have Bishop E four, King G seven who also go in this position is nice for black.
So Bishop E four we have 92 and F five rook ac three.
If Knight takes E four, D takes Black has a big advantage here, it seems.
You know, this position is unfortunate for white for example here rook d one shank and then we take
out C five.
That's got a very strong position.
So rook ec three we have a five, C six and now Queen b4 maybe even slightly better is Queen G seven.
So this situation is fairly pleasant for black as example with D for the rook endings here are in black's
favor.
This position is in black's favor.
F fours weak.
That's in Black's favor.
So Queen before though was played.
We have Knight be free.
If Queen takes b4, then 8/8.
And that's cop off's intention to take out a two hair.
And this scenario with Rook A6 is very difficult rook component and that's got a big past pawn on E4
big advantage so might be very we have queen dd sex queen F to better here Mervyn rockets raids go for
it with rook H three is threatening rook A and Queen H a mate and if f6.
Then Queen F2.
This crude idea might actually be the only way to go here.
Giving up C six this possession with Queen H for there is check and here queen A seven protected by
the queen.
But this doesn't look too clever.
White can take on f six this possession and has at least a perpetual check.
So this is any Queen seven this eight check.
So this would just be a perpetual check.
So that was the way to go.
It seems real cage free.
Just go for it here.
But Queen F two was played instead and now b4c5.
If rook free here, it seems far too slow.
Rook S.C six And for example Queen h4c1 check 9c1 Black leverages that diagonal with Quincy one check
and it's White's king that's in big trouble.
This would open up the for tempo.
So this position is just going to be all over for White's king, for example.
Like this is mating.
So Rook five White's attack is attacking James have disappeared now a 494 and now Bishop D three.
And what White is left with is the prospect of a stranded rook after Bishop C four.
So yes, a lot of resources are being tied up behind this pawn.
A bit of a downside of a possible Now if you overdo it with the resources tied up with that pawn.
So here queenly two if h raid is to show Bishop c four with the Queen c54, it might be five.
Sure is possible.
But here this scenario is in Black's favor.
Black can make progress here, for example, with a3d free.
And this simplification is only going to favor black.
This game is very very nice to play.
So Queen D two is tried.
Bishop C four stranding the rook, rescuing the rook but losing F4.
So for the moment the rook is living on the day Queen C free.
We have rookie but Karpov has gained this central foal now to play with Rook D one and now infiltration
rookie free with tempo Queen C one.
Queen E four.
Why it's totally tied down now.
Queen one This is looking bad.
Rook eight We have Rook a five and now Rook free targeting a two queen B one queen free taking H one
rook takes a two rook on the seventh rank Lots of juicy targets.
Knight Free Bishop be free.
We have Quincy one and now F four.
Yeah, it's all over.
Basically.
Why it hasn't got too much play Rook C2 trying to get simplification.
Queen one If rook takes EA free rook take one check.
This possession is just all over Endgames A nightmare that's got a huge advantage here.
So we have Queen a one, but now Queen B six just kind of wins the rook.
Yeah.
So this is it won't resigned if Bishop if rook takes a four losing the exchange There's no compensation
for white here.
Yeah.
This is crushing.
So Queen B six ending the game there.
So a very, very interesting game.
We see a little bit potentially on the defensive.
What really helps Karpov are crucial moment and he does need help from opponents to pull this stuff
off.
It seems F4 doesn't lead to a great attack compared to H four.
What has to try and get the attacking potential out of this dynamic structure with White not getting
the attacking potential from the dynamic structure.
It seems Karpov was starting to tie White's resources down and this B5 is very, very interesting.
These situations are very, very interesting.
But yeah, the defensive accuracy was needed and come off delivered here with Bishop C eight and Queen.
I'm pinning useful to Unpin and yet it started to be downhill for white.
A very complicated game, but fundamentally there seemed to be a lack of harmony in the conduct of the
attack from White, which led to other issues as well.
This protected pawn was using up too many resources which are themselves targets.
So on paper you might think, well, a passport is dangerous, but if it's sufficiently blockaded,
a lot of resources can be tied up behind that.
But yes, Black's piece harmony for our seemed to be very good as well.
Much better than whites.
So yes, a crucial mistake.
Let Karpov have a fantastic game fundamentally when White played this full move so that's it's not only
blocks in.
The dark square.
Bishop This diagonal is just so good in the hands of skill players for operations with tempo and defensive
operations and combinations.
OC I hope you enjoyed this one so much.