Hi there.
In this action, we see Michael Adams against Richard Peretz.
So one of the brothers.
So I actually played both of them in an I am all play all once, which didn't go too well for me.
That was many years back.
But yeah, there were really absolutely talented players, one of them becoming a grandmaster, Nicholas
Peart, and one of them becoming an I am so Richard Peart is the IM.
So this is in round 8e4 from Adams, Richard Peretz, the IM play C six, the Kraken.
We have d4d5, e5c5.
We have the Knights have three, C six, C four.
So this is a really great point of this opening in the advance variation to actually scrutinize black
censor here and sometimes the knights going to be able to use the C free square to amplify pressure
on D five.
We have C takes D four.
Let's have a look around here for the moment just in case we want to use this opening in our own games.
So.
So after let's say Knight takes D four, we can take on D four here, Queen takes D four and Black really
wouldn't want the Queen's coming off.
That would give white a big advantage even if the Queen's come off.
So e six and we've got play here after Queen four, we've got a small edge, so this would be nice.
We're looking forward to tempo gainers.
It looks pretty dangerous for black.
It doesn't matter that we've only got one part of the pawn chain here.
This is great.
If D takes C four, this is so much more clear cut D five.
We just push through.
We take on C four to shield to protect D five.
What is black doing with the knight on default?
This is just a big advantage if Bishop G for here we're taking on D five queen takes.
We can use the tempo gain knight C free bishop takes and actually here we can play Knight takes D five
Bishop takes and take out the rook.
So we're the exchange up here for the moment and D take C five.
We should be able to get a big advantage here by playing four b4.
And so it's two pieces.
Gone.
Basically.
So this is a complex imbalance in material advantage, it seems.
But if we look at this B 598, C six, this is going to be strong for why this particular position is
actually rather strong.
B takes we have three B tanks.
And here this is pretty problematic for black.
If.
Bishop takes C6.
We have Bishop a five as example.
This is just yeah, showing some implications of Bishop G four, it turns out.
Yeah.
It's basically better for Bishop G for for all these transactions.
It ends up better for white.
That's okay.
So let's go back to the game though.
C takes D four, we have nine takes default and now E six.
If Knight takes DD four here, Queen takes the four, E six, Bishop E two.
We should have a small edge if Bishop d7c takes D five, nine takes five.
Let's imagine this position 9c3.
It's nice for white so E six is tried.
We have 9c3, bishop C five knights, c6b tanks and now Bishop E two if Queen G four here.
This is also an option, but it gives a more wider game.
Being a bit greedy like this gives it's more complexity to the position.
Why it should have a small edge though, even here.
But Bishop e two we have 97 if D four that's giving up the light square E four square which is similar.
What happens later in the game.
Actually this is looks to be very anti positional.
What would be the point here for black so this position won't sitting comfortably and can even throw
in the check and black's going to lose castling right so 97 is played white castles like g six now A
for Bishop E seven if Bishop b6y can actually consider here C takes D five and if E takes Quincy to
looking at C, six points should have a small edge.
So Bishop E seven we have four black castles.
Bishop E three.
So it's seizing control of what usually is a downside of playing move like f, you know, the f pawn.
This diagonal is underway.
It's control here.
It's a special circumstance where we want to hold the E five, right?
So it's necessary and it's still solid four white solid enough, F six is played.
So interesting junction point of the game if a five.
Let's have a look around here.
Queen RD to Queen a rook 81.
Let's say this possession we get to play 95 and we should be in good shape here.
97 actually wins in exchange.
If we play Bishop B six, we're still winning in exchange.
So that's interesting.
Let's have a look at Bishop DD seven Rooks one that's positioning.
What would we do in 95?
And here C takes Bishop DD three.
We're getting a great position here dominating on the dart squares.
That Dart Square group is very Carpathian as well, so Karpov must have been an inspiration for Michael
Adams.
But yeah, this is a great grip on the position here and let's say we can even play 9/10 D seven here
to push through for an attack.
We can convert that position to a great attack.
This will be a very, very strong attacking potential here.
So nice pins H seven Otherwise Queen takes h seven.
Queen H eight is mating.
Let's put that on the board.
So that would be mating.
So yeah, this will be just a strong attack.
Translation of the position.
And here.
Yeah, it's just absolutely a winning attack.
Okay, so we're looking around there.
That's an interesting position that White has at this point, but black plays f6.
So why did I show you those things?
Because this seems to be a committal pull move.
Yes, it does try and liberate the black position, but is black really having to do f6?
So we have E takes F, six, rook takes F sorry, Bishop takes up six.
Bishop de Frere Now a real strategic mistake.
D4 This is a big down point of the black position in terms of how good it is.
It gives up the F4 square and that's important.
You know, White's dominating these light squares, which means, you know, there's opportunities for
why E5 was the move to play it seems and it turns out here what's the worst that can happen to the black
position if C takes F Bishop takes G6?
Yeah, Black has an isolated pawn, but black has the bishop.
And now king takes F eight.
Make sure that D five isn't dropping.
So this should be about even easy to say in retrospect.
So E five does seem to be the key move.
If Queen H five then Black has E four and black's actually going to be in the driving seat d4d free
Black's actually going to get a big advantage there.
So that's one thing about e five going for it that black, you know, has got that pawn still on D five
is important to have that pawn on D five to support this F4 mechanism in the game.
It's very different now because Queen H five can't be repulsed so much.
We have E five and Queen H five is an open invitation.
White controls the light squares.
I'm reminded of some of my tragic online kind of Albin counter gambit games where quite often White's
just getting a huge dark square grip.
When you have a pawn on D four, it's it's a bit reminiscent for me of that.
But yeah, this grip is really annoying and there's no E4 button for black to press here, so to speak.
So we have E takes f four if Queenie et rook a one.
This position F takes e five, Bishop takes e five.
White's just winning material, Rook takes F eight, Jack Bishop takes G six, Queen takes E five.
Thanks very much.
So E takes her for Bishop, takes her four.
Queen D seven.
Yeah the knights kind of pin to H seven.
If Knight takes her four, we're just taking on H seven, Rook takes her four, and black's in huge
trouble.
This position that's just going to end up getting mated.
So.
Okay.
And if on Queen G six, Bishop F five, we're just taking out a five.
Thanks very much.
So, okay.
Queen D seven is played with a Queen G for try.
And in the midst of everything, Adams just takes out that possibility.
H three So game on if yeah just to show Rook E one This is a bit of a dampener queen for the Queen's
come off here.
Black's king is living another day.
There's no huge problems for black.
So h three queen of seven.
Now if a five, there's knight B six.
Yeah, there's a weakness.
Literally weakness of the last move.
B six.
There might be six you just pounce on with B six.
If Queenie Rook 81 this, this way of playing at 9c5 is nice for white.
So Queen F seven we have 95 and now Bishop E seven.
This looks to be asking for.
Trouble and it's looking at C five.
But what about these discoveries?
Is there a useful one to hit the queen on F seven here?
Well, Adams does seem to make use of a good one if King Air instead.
What's the problem?
Well, this is a problem.
Look at the C eight Bishop.
The knight is dominating the bishop.
We talk about positional play.
Classically, a lot of teams talk about positional play as improving one's worse pace.
But here, how on earth does black improve the bishop?
Yeah, without incurring damage here.
So, you know, it's a tricky position indeed.
And there are penalties if even the bishop moved to D seven, 1967.
Bishop Tex.
G six.
Ouch.
So blacks really out of moves here, Useful moves, it seems.
So we have this Bishop e seven and now Bishop RD six.
So hitting the Queen Queenie and now almighty pin on the e fo f one.
This is a total pain for Black Rook seven And now Bishop takes g six not minding, amplifying the dart
square pressure.
This is taking out a dart square defender.
Often when we take out a knight for a bishop, we celebrate on the other color.
So we're going to celebrate on the dart squares.
Now black is minus one defensive unit on dart squares like e seven now of the bishop takes G six and
now amplifying the pressure in that pin with Queen E five, Queen takes G six is not a good idea.
Check or checks of the opponent.
The implementation here needs to be falsified, so to speak, and we to make sure we're not doing a
terrible implementation to ruin everything.
Because how do we falsify this check all checks of the opponents and also the dangerous tempo moves
of the opponent in general.
And we should falsify this move totally as being ridiculous.
There's rook f one check.
Ouch.
Yeah.
So we have to be tactically alert.
So Queen E five is what we want to do anyway.
We want to amplify the E file pin.
We have King Fe and now Queen.
Thanks for taking material.
Black's really got very little to do here.
It's a beautiful position indeed.
We have King G.
And now getting back that PIN McQueeney five, the king has to go back.
And now building on the E file rookie free.
It looks as though black is totally hopeless here.
A five now building.
What a beautiful contrast to the position.
Ouch Rook seven.
Yeah, Black's played eight, five, four, Rook seven We have Queen G five celebrating that pin.
Looking at G six Now what can Black do?
We have Queen D a if Yeah, the Bishop's pinned to the queen.
Let's put it on the board for fun.
You know, if.
Well, black can't even take the queen.
Pardon me?
Black can't even take the queen.
But Bishop takes dd six rook takes.
What can black do?
So Queen D ain't queen H for.
And now threatening Queen II meeting.
We have King E eight.
So if Bishop takes DD six, we have actually Queen takes da mate or queen at mate, choice of term mate.
So King E eight.
And now Bishop takes e seven.
Black resigned to at move 31.
If Rook eight takes E seven.
That's one of the best moves in the circumstance.
If F takes e seven, white has check.
And then taking the queen out.
So let's say rook at 87 white check.
And here Queen takes g seven would exploit that pin on E seven.
And here we can take time out for check and then take out G six.
So seesaw mechanisms and then check here this position we can now play Queen G five.
Looking at E seven.
This is one of the cute ways we get this position now.
Rook tanks e seven Rook takes Queen G eight is checkmate.
Look at that knight.
It's holding DD seven.
But also, yeah, we could also just simply play Rook takes e seven and win from here as well.
So yes, an absolutely crushing, absolutely crushing game here against what should be a solid opening.
But remember Adams is also a corner can't play himself so this is very interesting Adams results with
the advanced variation are very very good.
So he has been playing 92 as well, but with the advanced variation, it does seem to be a very dangerous
weapon of choice with the space advantage.
As long as the Nigel short move is played later in some of the variations and of free.
But here.
Yeah, this alternative popular approach from black to try to treat it like a French defense it's just
very very interesting how this position White's doing the structural undermining.
It's usually black that's looking forward to structural undermining in a kind of French defense structure.
Okay.
The bishop hasn't been closed in with Essex yet, but yeah, Black Center is under pressure and it seems
as though, yeah, White does get certain advantages from this situation.
Okay.
I hope you enjoyed this showing.
Huge pin pressure at the pin is a tactical weapon and also a strategic weapon to look out for.
Nimzowitsch emphasized that in the classic My System book, there's also simpler books than my system.
They're simple chess by stain less elaborately kind of stated basic rules of positional play, so to
speak.
So very interesting game.
I hope you enjoyed this one so much.