Hi there.
In this lecture, we see fellow Master Martin Brown against Michael Adams in the 2016 British Championship,
round 11 E four for Martin Brown.
We have a five from Adams Knight every night.
c6d4 to the Scotch game.
E takes D for nine, takes D four, nine five, six.
Now nine, take C six.
So this has the idea of an E five thrust.
Now black does best to pin that pawn to cause inconvenience in the white position.
So Queen E to a bit of inconvenience caused so that bishop is hemmed in and now 95 we have c four and
our black is not actually obliged here to play bishop Essex Adams actually just plays 9b6.
So this is interesting nine C free and now with the pressure on C four Queenie six increasing that pressure,
it's adequately guarded at the moment.
In any case but Queenie Ford to try and develop the bishop.
So ends by playing this is dissuading I think Catto because then C4 be hanging so queeny for trying
to keep hold of c4g6 Bishop D free the bishop develops.
Bishop G seven f4 protecting the e five pawn.
Both sides Castle and now f five.
This is a very interesting point of the game.
In fact won't play is actually a big mistake, which seems very natural.
He takes off six well in a way, but the structure is a bit compromised here.
The concern of one is to lose the C4 pawn.
But why?
It should in fact play queen a free losing the C4 pawn.
If Knight takes C4 to evaluate this, we need to understand.
Well, Black's double pawns are not really an extra pawn on this side of the board.
And in fact, this position the bishops also hemmed in.
There are different aspects of this to consider.
The bishops hemmed in an overall.
Overall, why is actually slightly better here.
For example, this scenario with bishop a free and the rooks together this is slightly better for for
white but white played e takes f6 so not sacrificing a pawn but sacrificing position instead Queen takes
f6 so we can see that this bishop hemmed in doesn't seem that great.
The five square seems nice for black after Bishop DD two.
This allows a very tactical positional response.
If Bishop e free Bishop a six.
This is actually already is just better for black this position that can even take out C4 there.
So Bishop D2 is tried, but can you see what Adams plays now, which really energizes the black position
and gives white a wealth of problems actually.
So what's the move here of ten points?
Hmm.
Yeah.
Because of the placing of the pieces, D5 isn't really restrained.
D5 is played.
We have Queen E two.
If C takes D5, the point is Bishop of five, Nasty tempo Gainer, Queen of Nasty Tempo Game, Queen
D for Czech winning material.
Ouch.
And if Queen E Free Rook 88 this position again Queen D4 is just actually winning material, basically.
So.
Yeah.
I mean, it looks pretty unpleasant.
In one scenario, I say Sam Rook protects, you know, we could potentially take and if Rook takes,
we've got Bishop RD for ouch
and say King H one Queen st.
So then we're just taking on E4.
Ouch.
So, yeah, a lot of pain here for white in these variations.
So Queen E too is tried, but now Bishop A's sex.
And it looks difficult to say the least.
We see Rook 81 and now Bishop taking cough, also taking out that pawn.
With the possibility of Queen RD for Track and Rook.
Yeah.
Why is actually losing material and any C takes.
There's Queen D for picking up the bishop.
This track is nasty.
So.
Yeah.
Won't gives up on the C four pawn.
Bishop takes 90/10.
Bishop C one and here a five is played.
Quincy to Rook 88.
Yeah.
White's position seems absolutely bad.
What an outcome from the opening.
It was supposed to be a surprise opening against Adams to use the Scotch game, but White finds himself
a pawn down with a bad position.
And this makes things worse.
The King safety aspect is now emphasized after Queen a four.
If a four queen discovers that C five square, not that it needed to be covered because there's always
Bishop D for track anyway, but here Bishop D for track and 93 is going to increase Black's advantage
with that powerful pawn in the center.
And also the big possibilities of Queen D five chapter, even for simplification.
So, okay, so that's just better for black.
So Queen A for though is played Queen D for checking each one and now it becomes very forcing.
Rook takes E one, rook takes one queen F two rook g one if rook D one black has a really nice tactic
actually here.
Can you spot it for ten points?
Yeah.
Night takes be, too.
It's to do with the back row after Bishop takes Rook.
Takes a fall is overwhelming.
It's hitting the queen and it's fronting Queen one So Queen takes her for would be forced.
Then this is just better for black.
But if queen takes these sexy and we're just playing queen off one and mating so that would be nice.
But Rook G one was played Bishop D for better than Queen.
Thanks G One mate.
D one rook e practicing rookie, one mating.
Hey, rookie one check.
This is becoming a force mate sequence anyway.
Queen G one check, King G free.
And now Knight E free is paid, which is winning.
There's also a quicker mate solution.
This is like forcing mate.
Before we get into that, the quicker one is Queen F to check and 95.
And this is a blast, because if Queen takes the fall, there's a free chat mate with that pin.
And if taking a bishop takes E five, check, This is forcing, mate.
Basically, the white king is getting mated.
In Adams's approach, this is also mating 93.
So White resigned if Rook D two.
We're playing h five with the threat of night.
All sorts of threats, basically.
Night five is one of them.
And if Queen takes the 495 check here and rookie three is mating.
But also, if we look at this possession after 93, if Queen takes DD four, then queen size G two is
the way to go.
Actually, forget trying to win the queen or anything.
Just queen takes G to check.
And 95 now is actually checkmate.
So yeah, brutal stuff.
Really brutal game.
It all went downhill because White didn't play a possession or pawn sacrifice.
So sometimes, yes, positional play in the form of a possession or pawn sacrifice is the way to go
is actually the most accurate continuation.
So in the game, White just was left with a horrendous position.
By just one mistake in the opening.
It starts to be absolutely horrendous here, especially after this.
Yeah, it's a terrible outcome for the opening and the advantage was ruthlessly pursued to a checkmate
attack.
Beautiful stuff.
I hope you enjoyed this game as much as me and so much.