Hi there.
In this game, we see international monster Jack Ryan playing against Michael Adams in the 2019 British
amateur round one E4.
From Jack Rudd we have E five 9396 and now a jockey of piano, Bishop C4 and it's Bishop C five that
makes it the jockey on piano.
So here we have C free once have sex from Adams D for E takes RD for C takes T four, and then Bishop
B for Jack.
Bishop RD to nine, takes E for bishop, takes B4 night, takes b4.
This is a very trodden line.
Bishop takes seven, Czech king takes F seven, Queen B free Czech RD five and now 95 Czech is played.
If white simply plays queen sex b4 it gives black the opportunity to manually castle with Rock Cafe
making way for King G eight.
So this possession say 95 check, this is going to be fine for black.
It's going to be even so okay so 95 check is played now and the king doesn't really want him in.
The rook.
So we have King E6.
I know this looks a bit strange, but this is great.
This is a really great move.
If King G Queen stands before that, rooks hemmed in and what it can claim actually small edge queen
be free looking at D5 and then when castling white can claim a small edge.
The Queen is also looking after the H free square here.
There's no tricks looking after H free with the queen on be free.
So okay, that would be great.
But King E e6.
And the point is, after Queen takes b4, can you see the point?
Actually, even if you don't know the theory of this line, there's a great point here to simplify.
Okay, ten points.
Queen, I think.
Yeah.
It looks at the queen and it looks at F two.
So we have Queen takes F eight.
Anything else?
Say 93.
Y can actually play nine takes F two here.
This is quite crushing Queen sex F eight.
Then we have HD free check and White doesn't want to play this position.
This is much better for black after B six bishop a six check.
This is so much better for black and if queen be free.
Yeah, we're just going to take on f two.
So white really can't avoid the exchange of queens.
This is just crumbling for white.
So queen text for queens come off.
However, White still has some pieces to go for an attack later.
White castles King d6c3c6f4 96 white e2g6 rook ac 1a5 White does have an interesting position here and
in fact rook C free Jack run is playing very, very well.
This is very, very dangerous.
Rook free with the idea of sometimes g for cage free we have a four and now G four now and here Rook
seven.
This is a slightly doubtful move.
Actually, it has great intent for prophylaxis, as if the rook sometimes can come across to try and
dissuade F five.
There's going to be penalties, pens and penalties if we play the strange looking rook five as a waiting
move.
Let's just entertain this for a moment as an alternative.
If F five Knight takes D four and then we can take on E five, that's out of the question.
If look free here, there's actually H five for example, here H takes G for this position should be
about even if g takes H five instead, nine takes DX four is looking at the rook and that's going to
be better for black.
So yes, this situation seems to be about even funny enough here.
But, you know, as a waiting move, it's interesting.
But Adams is a rookie.
Seven We have Rook H three and now be six again.
This is slightly questionable.
There is actually within Black's position the seeds of destruction.
This is a night which could be potentially pinned.
And there's also other targets, duty targets in the black position here along the sixth and seventh
eye free is actually a little bit more solid in that say this position.
Be6 here f5 g takes White does have this nasty pin.
Let's just entertain this pin for a moment and this position g g3 King goes back nine takes our five.
Rook takes a five, Rook takes for five.
Knight takes the four with the idea of Bishop takes up five.
So this position went has a small edge only in the game and actually plays be6.
And actually White is doing very well here after F5.
But what is the follow up?
We have G takes F five.
So what is the follow up here?
The thing is, if 98, then F takes G six reductase, F one checking takes H takes one has rook h eight
to be really annoying as example, and there are a lot of juicy targets and unprotected pieces here.
So as example, you know, if the king goes to protect the knight, there's rook takes the eight for
90 28c6 check.
Thanks very much.
So.
Yeah, that's.
Say that, you know, this this is the question of seven rockets.
It's out of the question, four blank once winning.
So, yeah, 98 is out of the question.
So we do have G takes F five, but this is a crunch, critical moment of the game.
What should we play?
And
yeah, why it doesn't play the right move, which which seems to get a very, very strong advantage.
So what is the right move here?
The right move would be a pin.
Believe it or not, temporary pawn sacrifice or pawn sacrifice.
And it's awkward for black hair, to say the least.
So why is it awkward?
This pin is not just tactical, it's strategic.
The effects can last several moves if F takes.
Sorry.
If F for we can actually play night G free, which is really nifty to get into the F five square.
And if first of all, let's rule out F takes g free, there's rook takes f eight making use of the pin
here.
So this is better for white, which is better there.
And if rook g seven trying to counter pin king h one getting out of trouble.
F might have five.
There's rook takes F five with that pin, but now ready for F five this possession with 95 check King
C seven is big trouble on seven Frank with these knights ready to be assassins.
So this position 9/10 g seven is winning.
But what else?
The thing is, if King B eight, this is even worse.
9c6, Jack and Rook seven, mate.
So yeah, it does seem as though, you know, this does seem pretty bad.
So after Rook six.
If King C Rook takes H 7966, Jack rotates a seven.
So this was an interesting missed opportunity.
It seems to have the pin.
It's amazing how strong it is, but with G takes F five, rook g seven check king H one Black is fine
Now if rook g free had been played, Rook takes g free h 695 This situation Bishop a sex rookie 1c5
King G two Black can actually undermine the pawn chain with h five hair and be really quite good here.
This is just backfired for white.
You know, this position is a bit of a backfire black a big advantage and not C takes the form white
has no it takes D for just protecting E five and that's just that's just better for white.
So no H five would be the key idea here to undermine White's pawn structure.
So King H one is played, but now Rook f six stops that pin and keeps this pawn pinned.
So the pin is being used as a weapon by items in the game.
Which pin would have been dangerous for him?
Which is why I thought this is an interesting game for PINS.
The strategic and tactical value of pins we have.
Rook see one?
Yeah.
Nimzowitsch kind of said, you know, the pin is not just tactical, it's strategic, it's positional.
So here off the rook, See one?
Okay, so e tanks is fraternize because that's an spinning move.
The thing is, if nine three, Bishop e six.
This position is unpleasant for why it can simplify badly for white into a lost basically king and pawn
end game lost king and pawn ending here for white.
So rook one was played.
We have 1984 which undermines the e599 takes the for King takes e59 take C six check king D 694 and
black plays.
Bishop takes a five we have knight takes our five if Rook C six, Jack King E seven.
Roxy seven.
Change this position Yeah White's run out of checks.
The bishop controls C eight.
If Rook takes g seven, Bishop takes H three is best, actually.
Yeah.
And this is just better for black of the Czech Rook F4.
This is just going to be much better for black.
As example, pushing down the past pawn.
Now it's just miles better for black.
So Knight takes a five check was played rook takes and funnily enough this rook and pawn ending.
Here is equal on pawns, but positionally black is so much stronger, it's equal and material.
But look at this rook have to skewing these pawns.
Rook goes to C seven and now the rooks double much quicker than White's rooks.
Yeah, this is just a winning position.
Check.
So Rook 72c6.
Checking E five rookie one checking F five rook ce6 Rook takes H to check King G one rook f g to check
king often.
And it's kind of seesaw mechanisms, you know, rook takes who threatens now?
Rook.
Each one mating and white actually resigned here.
So one is two pawns down.
And it's hopeless, really.
If King G to this position taking another pawn, it's just hopeless.
And then a free would be absolutely hopeless.
For example, like this with this move threatening rook one mating as well as the rook.
So that would force simplification.
It's hopeless for white there.
And instead of King g1f rook, 6e5 here, King G for King G one Again, we just play a three because
any time rook takes D five happens, we play this check and then we have the two threats.
Scenario rook H one mating and rook takes here.
So this would simplify again to that winning kind of absolutely winning position in this will simplify
simplified rook and pawn ending.
So yes, a fascinating game real credit to Jack Rudd.
He really had Adams on the run.
So it's interesting in the midst of in the midst of tactical forcing operations, the huge value of
a pin resource cannot be underestimated.
And yes, engines see this kind of thing instantly.
But yeah, it's got huge tactical and positional value.
It is actually kind of making pieces worse when they're pinned, if you think about it.
If one of the the basic aspects of positional play is to improve your worst piece, it's like making
one of the pieces really bad.
And you can see that it lights up all the tactics sometimes.
Unexpectedly in one side's favor.
So all the tactics here seem to be lit up for why, after this pin move, disabling the line.
So the pin is not just a tactic, it's not just for the complete guides chest and thinks it's in this
course because it is really a strategic weapon and can have very long lasting effects.
Now, here, yeah, this is a very, very interesting PIN scenario, which could have been real trouble
for Adams, who very, very who doesn't really lose in British championships, basically.
But yeah, this would put him in a very tricky position, even for Tricky Mickey, this pin.
So pins cannot be underestimated.
So, yeah, interesting things going on here.
And in fact, you know, it's counter pinning as well that happens in the game.
So this use of the counter pinning, the prevention of the pin, it's all pin related stuff here which
safeguards the black position.
So I hope you enjoyed this one.
Don't underestimate pins, both tactically and positionally.
Okay.
So much.