Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Michael Adams against Christopher Holland in 1999, the 13th Floor Masters.
This is in round nine.
So e four from Adams, G.
Six.
Nine.
C free Bishop G seven.
D, four D, six.
Bishop e.
We have a six.
Queen D, two B, five.
Bishop D three.
So the bishops cover the key central squares in advance.
So for example, if Bishop B seven and B four to notch the knights, it's handled, the bishop holds
E four.
We have 97 and white castles, queenside C six and H four might be six and now H five.
So not minding 94.
So 94 is played.
This does create a weak pawn of the bishop S.C four B tanks.
And it's interesting the decision here.
Guess what white plays in this position for 100 points.
So quite often we want to try and open up things against the king, but the king is in the center here
instead.
A positional strategy with a former pawn or just installing a form pawn of six.
Now this sets black immediate problems.
The bishop goes back awkwardly.
If Bishop IV thinks there's a big problem here in Queen E too, how does Black actually defend the C
four pawn?
It has to be let go with Queen C seven, because if D five, then E five actually wins the dance Queen
bishop in broad daylight.
So basically, if Black has to let the C four pawn go once she's getting a big advantage here off the
Queen, take C four.
So the bishop goes back not to be a target basically to E five.
In some lines we have Queen E two and now D five.
It's possible without losing a piece at least.
But black is putting pawns on line squares.
The adjacent dark squares are getting weaker.
Here we have knights.
Our Frank Bishop G four If knights F six.
Bishop F four is interesting for Bishop E five this ties black up quite significantly.
And yeah, this is just very uncomfortable for black in this position tied up.
So okay, we have Bishop G for Bishop G five.
So pinning against the pin Queen D seven and pinning Rook D one.
The Kingston Center and E six is played.
This is asking for trouble.
Surely if F six though.
Here Bishop Ditto.
Just to get an idea, this is just a very comfortable position for whites.
For example here Rook four and Black is faced with issues like E five.
So for example, in this situation, Rook takes G for Prince H G for knights.
A for Black hardly has active pieces, and once his French thing, bishop takes a five.
So say though this is played as example, bishops say five rook eight E takes F six and Black's king
comes on the fire As example, We've here F seven check being very strong.
So just to take this further, King takes up seven Queen six check 95 and black is faced with huge France.
So for example, Rook eight, Queen D seven is checkmate.
It's very difficult with the king in the center.
So E6 was tried, but now he takes the five, C takes D five and playing the position.
Now the details of the possession.
Yeah.
Guess what white plays which is really quite crushing.
There are two unprotected rooks, so there are downsides in the black position here to exploit.
And Adams does that now.
So I'm about to show you Queen five.
So he hits this rook on h8f6, Bishop takes up six and now Bishop DD six is played.
So this had to be factored in in calculations.
This forcing move just looks diabolical on nine takes F six, Queen takes f six.
We'd be hitting E, six and H eight.
It just looks like a total disaster.
This position where we've got Rook takes E six coming.
As well as queen size and shape for.
So Bishop DD six was tried, but now Queen takes the five hitting the other rook, which is unprotected.
Yeah.
We have Bishop at four check if Knight takes f6.
Sure.
We're just going to take on a eight.
And this is just better for white and 95 is just very nice for white material.
So Bishop for track is tried King B one and now Queen takes D five.
You know, the queen was attacking eight.
So we have like 25.
Bishop takes her free.
G Tanks.
Knight takes F six.
Now, here, a very accurate move indeed, to make sure White has a big advantage.
What would you play here?
Yeah.
Rook takes e six checks.
So stronger than 9/10 of six.
So playing the position very accurately.
So Knight takes those king of seven, protecting E six.
This way we take out E six.
So the king goes the eight.
If King F seven, rook takes F six check.
And we actually pick up the bishop.
So King D ain't.
But this end game is hopeless for black with that form pawn for the end game.
Rook takes up six so Bishop G5, Rook D six, Jack King and F4.
The bishop was very uncomfortable with how Bishop D ain't rookie one Rook seven.
Rook e six.
So we have rook dd seven.
C Free Route 66.
Route 66.
King B seven.
So protecting a six.
But now 93.
Look at that C four pawn.
Very difficult to defend.
Bishop C-7 Rook f6.
So the rook is potentially coming to that seven Frank to tie down the rook on eight.
The rook activates but now rook have seven.
This looks all over by the chanting rook e4.
So if King B eight, it's just taking out H seven's a pass pawn and this is just overwhelming.
94.
Yeah.
Thanks.
Several pawns down here.
So we have Rocky four, but after 95 now, this actually just wins the C seven bishop.
So 34 moves, pretty much a one way game, a real crush with the form pawn.
So very positioning played.
It seemed black.
Really didn't have much counterplay from the opening a very positional approach to playing against the
modern defense.
So the bishops arranged like this kind of cute and constant queenside, but with this form pawn strategy,
which intensifies the pressure on the dart squares and kind of embarrasses the black pieces, really,
that they're kind of under developing underdeveloped all and back row here.
So a very strong start position in this game made for a very smooth win indeed.
I hope you enjoyed this one as much as me and so much.