Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Michael Adams playing against Geo Conquest in the 19 9014 Floyds Masters Open
round nine.
So E four from Adams Stuart Conquest play C5.
So both of these players are grandmasters.
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Bishop G five.
So this is the red trouser variation.
E six Queenly two, Bishop E seven.
And now White Castle's queenside.
So Stuart conquest castle was kingside.
We have night B free queen B sex every rook d Bishop e frequency seven queen have two.
So this looks slightly positional, slightly prophylaxis against a six setting a trap.
If a six there's Bishop B six just winning in exchange.
So it forces black to delay operations on the queenside with 937.
So that covers that.
B six square.
Okay, we have H four and White's getting along with things, trying to build up an attack on the kingside.
a6h5b5g for Knight, c5g1b4 and now A four.
So sometimes this knight you might think could be a liability.
At the moment it's looking at B six Along with these guys we have rugby eight if Queen C six might be
six and here Knight six let's look at Knight takes first.
This position with 94 is very interesting for white because the Queen is nearly trapped here.
So say Rook, be free.
The queen is looking in a bad way.
White can actually play a tactical operation to try and win the queen on a free starting with f four,
with the idea that if the knight moves, then there's Knight C four.
So here's an example.
Bishop H for Queen D four If the knight moves, the point is we've got 94 coming.
So Knight takes g19c for trapping the Queen.
So it just shows.
Yeah.
There's very interesting variations here involving Queen C six, which looks logical to hit the knight.
So if the 96 another option is rugby eight White could just take on D seven here and this does slow
down Blacks attack after G five.
It seems white has a faster attack potential.
So for example, here White seems to be ready to break through.
White has the advantage there.
So rugby is played and we have now actually an inaccuracy and for there's a startling variation there.
Absolutely startling F four is interesting, but there's actually an amazing idea with the knight on
a four, which is more positional attacking.
I would say it's trying to get this bishop to this fantastic diagonal potentially.
There's a way of doing it here.
This is like sci fi really.
G five just allow Queen C sex.
But instead of trying to win the Queen on this occasion, White is just trying to establish a bishop
on C four because the pull mass means that G six is going to break through these lines.
So so 96 bishops c four and it's like a positional piece sacrifice.
This looks absolute madness.
Why give up a piece here?
Let's say 95, just safeguard the bishop and then F five and you can see that actually White's got a
super strong attack for the piece and it works quite well.
You know this position.
For example, Bishop tucks away G6 trying to slice open these lines to the king and it's too late for
black G tanks have seven Jack Now here, if Knight takes F seven when it's ripping through with F six,
you know, this situation is crushing because on here Rook takes g7g, Jack Bishop takes F seven check.
Bishop H six is checkmate.
And if King eight yeah H six is very quick.
So here G six if Bishop takes B free, H takes G seven.
This position eight takes be free.
The attack is very strong after f six and H one.
It seems as though you know f seven check.
This is just a crushing attack on the king side.
So yeah, it's absolutely fascinating stuff.
So yeah, absolutely fascinating.
So yeah, these variations are quite crushing.
If we go back and let's assume King of eight, then H six, G six.
This is also unbelievably strong for Y after Bishop D four.
So the front here is Bishop G seven chat mate.
And what is black?
Dwayne Black is kind of defenseless, so it's an amazing positional sacrifice idea.
This G five incredible stuff to just give up the knight on a four because the strength of this diagonal
of a bishop on B or C for later is just so strong.
But anyway, F four is played instead and we have 9c4 bishop a seven rocket eight if rook b seven here.
In fact g five is possible because of the knight on C four.
So black's not just winning a piece of that simply because the bishop takes C four.
If rook takes a seven, but say Knight takes P two, this leads to a situation which should be just
about equal.
It's very, very hairy and complicated, but it leads to a situation which is technically even this
is sci fi.
If we follow this for a bit.
Yeah, this is kind of scary for both sides actually.
So here Queen takes before.
This is just a fictional line with dynamic equality.
But anyway, in the game Rook eight is played and we have Bishop DD for Bishop B seven.
It was an opportunity here for Black to play E5.
So Bishop, take C for Queen takes this position.
Black should be OC here of the rookie Bishop.
Every black should be with advantage
OC but so we have Bishop B, seven, G five, E five.
Now it's a bit it's a bit too late.
If I was better just immediately.
If Bishop takes e four instead.
G six is strong even here.
So this position, this break remove leads to pain for black after rookie one.
For example, Bishop takes G seven, King takes 94 and there's a strong attack here.
So Knight takes a five, weakens black on the light squares and white can sacrificially break through
then on the light squares like this Queen de five check Bishop takes C four and this is a crushing scenario
here, but it's actually with best play, probably with best play.
This scenario Black is holding things just about So why is is getting enough for a quality actually
it's not crushing snow pardon me This is just very, very complicated game but it's about quantity of
opposite kind of bishops.
It looks almost like it's visually crushing, but it's not actually so.
G sex.
Black has resources here, but after Black played e five instead and this is slightly different now.
So F takes E five, D takes G six here.
This is very different.
We have nine, F six.
If E takes the four Queen F seven check.
The point is H six here is very strong.
Like D five Queen takes g seven is mate.
So what does Blake play?
Queenie Fife.
Then what has Queen St's G seven track?
H takes G seven.
Check.
This position is going to be good for white.
So Knight takes the four.
Yeah.
Black has a lot of liabilities here.
For example, here, these.
These scenarios are very dangerous for the black king.
So that's a double check there.
And Black's had it.
So anyway, night of six was tried.
We have G takes F seven, checking h eight.
And there's rather a lot of pawns, two pawns hanging around the king here.
The thing is, if King takes a79ac5 actually interrupts the Queen from C four.
So why is threatening Bishop takes C four, so he takes the four.
Bishop take C four.
Check is huge for Waynes.
This is just a huge position for white.
So King H eight was tried, but now H six and the threat is actually h takes g seven.
This is a lot of fun.
We have g six.
So just to put that on the board for fun, he takes h takes his mate and if g taints thinks Queen G
free is strong.
So one is France, then Queen G seven means if H five bishop takes E five is strong.
And the point is black's overloaded.
Say Queen takes E five.
We have Rook takes the eight and mating with Queen G eight.
And the thing is, if Knight takes E five, then Rook takes the eight again.
This is strong for Queen G ain't mating.
So let's say Queen takes the eight to shell G eight, then Queen takes E five.
Check.
Black is overloaded.
Rook g winning the queen first, then taking out H five is winning for white.
It's a lot of fun stuff merging here.
So g six was tried and we have a form pawn which is very good for the attacking player as well as the
positional player.
So we have bishop take C four and now he takes D four if Queen St.
C four we have bishop takes E five.
A lot pressure on F six.
This position might be six.
We're winning in exchange that and an E five winning more material.
It's vicious so E takes the default was tried.
We have nine ac five, Bishop takes E four.
Yeah.
If bishop takes C five those queen takes F six and that's checkmate.
So Bishop takes E four and now a slight inaccuracy 96 in this position.
This is a really interesting position.
Rook D one is actually really strong here.
So as example, if Bishop at 596 and if Queen takes see for 1968 Bishop takes the eight there's rookie
eight check.
And that's going to be queening.
So that's absolutely crushing.
But if we have a look at this again with 96, if Bishop takes E six, rook takes E six, and here Queen
takes four, rook takes e, seven, weakening F six wrote D six.
There's actually queen size F six.
Check here for rookie eight.
This is truly vicious this scenario because of Queen E five, vicious pin and White's piece up as well.
So anyway, yeah, it does seem as though rook D1 is causing chaos and carnage and destruction.
The bishop can't say because of Queen takes F six.
So yes, that's another point here.
So.
So E six inaccuracy.
We have Queen take C four knight takes the eight, rook takes the eight.
If Bishop takes the eight, then there's F eight queening.
That's nice.
Bishop takes Queen six and one mating.
So rook tense to eight is played and now.
Yeah black is overloaded somewhat won't place rook takes d4 We have Queen C seven.
If rook takes D four here, can you see what white plays for?
100 points.
Black is kind of overloaded with this pawn left.
Seven white can actually play queen takes up six check here for f eight and then queen takes off six
and amazing.
So Queen C seven is tried.
We have now a teasing move.
Really fun teasing move in this position.
Queen H two.
It's one of many good moves.
So trying to drag the queen away for rook takes in fake queening.
So C five was an alternative here, which is really interesting as well.
So there's some basic points here being made.
If Rook told me, if Queen takes, then there's Rook takes the eight check and Queen take five.
That's one basic point.
If Bishop eight, then there's 96.
And here Rook takes the four, Queen takes F six, check F eight queening.
Checkmate.
So Queen H two is fun though, trying to drag the bishop away for eight.
If Queen takes Sage two.
So Queen eight.
Just put that on the board.
Queen takes H two, rook takes the eight and an F eight queening and a mate on G seven.
Thanks very much the form pawn.
So Queen C eight was tried, but now rookie one slight inaccuracy rook takes d a is strong.
This position with rookie one is crushing as example if Bishop if a queen for bishop at five there's
Queen G five and white has a huge tear because of that pain of rook e eight.
So here Queen B six.
There's rookie anyway.
And here black's getting overloaded.
So this position black is overloaded.
There are now four parts of Queen D four, for example.
And also here first.
In fact, Rook takes F eight is strong for Queen for making that bear mating.
And if we go back here, If so, Queen G five is strong.
And also 95 is also strong.
If Bishop takes Queen G five is strong hair.
This is very interesting scenarios where this horrible things happen.
You know, this is just hopeless.
So.
We have though an inaccuracy.
Rookie one slight NFC rookie takes the fall Knight takes the E4 queen for a now queen five So nasty
pin Anyway we have Queen takes h six check if queen takes of seven This is good for white Rook takes
E four.
So queen size 86 check King V one, Queen H four.
So this looks at the rook, but now rook takes E four And here beautiful point.
Reigning queen takes E four.
What's the beautiful point here for ten points which ends the game.
Yeah.
Queen takes out sex check.
Overloaded position and the game of Bishop takes up 6f8.
And Chuck, mate.
What an intense, rich tactical win.
You might say, Well, King's Russia, this.
This guy Adam seems like really a tactical monster as well.
Yeah.
The goods positional players like Capablanca, like Petrosian, like Karpov.
They're all amazing tacticians.
I don't think that can be emphasized enough.
These players see amazing tactical variations, but given the choice, they will play more positioning
with less risk.
And yeah, we just see an amazing opposite side castling game here.
This was another important win for this triumph of Adams in this Lloyds Bank Masters edition.
When he won this edition in 1990, the 14th edition.
So wonderful attacking position out the opening, promising many positional advantages as well as tactical
advantages when one is gaining space, gaining potential form pawns around the king, very many pawns,
and they create remarkable possibilities.
This 94 crates, remarkable positional sacrifice, possibilities in some lines, as we see with the
bishop coming on this diagonal with a vengeance, with this pawn mass.
So there are some amazing, absolutely amazing possibilities for actually an inaccuracy.
This is such an amazing variation, giving up a knight positioning here.
It's to behold this position.
Just having this beautiful bishop on that diagonal is something to behold as well about this game.
But the way it's played, it's very dangerous scenario is Black missed the chance it seemed for an immediate
timing is important and immediate E five here it seems this cuts off a lot of white's attacking potential.
This position black should be fine with actually an advantage and if they're ethical sense but yes when
it's played bishop b7g5e5 is slightly different here because of this this G six working better perhaps
than other lines with the bishop back on C eight.
And yeah, we get situations where now it starts to be super dangerous with that form pawn.
I know it's it's a very, very you know tactically analyzed game but these Swiss settlements as well
require the racking up of points so the positional player is forced to play aggressively like this sometimes
to rack up the points and against the Sicilian defenses.
Yeah.
Adam has won many games against the Sicilian defense in this edition.
So free key, sending the fans games against very strong opposition grandmasters, basically.
And this is one of them.
So amazing stuff.
I hope you enjoyed it as much as me.
Thanks so much.