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In this lecture, we see Anatoly Karpov playing against Alexander Boyarsky in 1994, the novice tournament
round 13 D4 from Karpov we have 9564, Milwaukee Knights have three.
Karpov actually plays in this game of the C4 is a Catalan system, which is all the rage at the moment.
The Catalans, we have Bishop E, seven, Bishop G2, both sides Castle D take C4 and now Quincy to
another option here is 95, but Black does have 96.
This is an interesting.
Only did four blacks equalize after 1966 B tanks.
Bishop, S.C. eight Bishop takes C6 Rook be eight and this should be about even note Black should not
play bishop a six heads try and offer the exchange.
Can you see what White would play?
Which is just winning material?
Yeah.
Why don't we just play a forehand?
We don't have to take on AA, so that would be a huge advantage.
Say, Queen de Sex Queen takes a six, and we're just getting the queen back.
We're taking that piece.
So Queen C, anyway, is another interesting option, as well as 95.
We have a six and a four preventing B five.
Bishop D seven.
Queen St C four.
Bishops C six.
And our Bishop G five.
Bishop D five are now Queen D free.
Note that Karpov is eyeing a soft spot here.
Eight seven.
Take note of that here.
C five We have nine C free.
And now Boesky should have really maintained his lights.
Choir.
Bishop He played C takes dd four bishops.
C six seems to be the way to go.
And for example, Rook FD one Queen a five.
This situation should be OC for example, like this with Knight takes D four things could exchange off
and Black should be able to claim equality.
So Bishop C six was the key move.
If D takes C five black can take on D free and then just take on C five.
That's actually better for black.
Doesn't matter about the double pawns.
Black has the bishop here and the backward deep on the file.
Same file.
If Bishop takes off six, this would be greedy to try and take on C 597 is possible here.
And yeah, this is if before there's 910 C five hitting the queen.
So this would mean after taking taking there's a loose knight on C free so there's no real way to hold
on to a pawn here after Knight BD seven If 94 Bishop takes B two, this possession is also going to
be fine for black.
So all in all, Bishop C sex.
The evidence is that Bishop C six seems to maintain equality, but with C 64 comp off just takes on
D five that bishop.
So we have a bishop with our counterpart and now we really want to move the knight without losing the
bishop to have a discovery against the Queen.
By the way, before we even get into that, if Knight 65, is being played.
Yeah white can take on E seven take on DD for the knight and it is kind of comfortable for white here.
This position is kind of comfortable for white.
So anyway, Queen takes D five.
So a key move here which strengthens White's position.
What would you play?
Okay.
Ten points each for just protects the bishops so we can play 19 takes the fall without dropping the
bishop.
If Queens Saints default, this is also plausible.
This position does have a small engine, but yeah, this is interesting.
H four we have nine BD seven here.
9c6 is also an idea.
This is an idea which to try and give maximum resistance if Bishop takes off.
Six g tanks have six.
Is important because if Bishop takes F6, can you see what White plays for?
Ten points.
You know, this is a soft spot, especially if there's no guardian.
It's only protected by the king.
We can play.
95.
Ouch.
And this forces a major concession that has to play queen of five to defend the mighty threat of Queen
87.
And we can play, for example, like this with Bishop S.C. six winning material.
So we're threatening Queen seven.
This position taken out B seven, we end up winning material.
Basically.
It's a significant amount of material, and this is just better for white.
We've damaged Black's King safety as well.
So yes.
And if G tanks have six, nine, G five, Queen F five, this is structurally horrendous, but it might
actually be an improvement.
If black has d d free here, it might actually be the way to go in this circumstance.
White's advantage is small but definitely nagging.
But anyway, Bd7 actually makes things worse.
For Black.
We have nine takes D four.
So the Queen goes to D six and they'll rook fd1.
Why it doesn't want to indulge.
Bishop takes P seven because C five hitting the Queen hanging Bishop.
This position actually with the knight hanging.
The queen is looking at E seven but black plays this to evict the queen first and then take on D four.
So that's not the way to go.
Rook 41 is played.
We have 9c5 and our Queen C four.
There's actually a threat of 96.
So hitting the queen, hitting the bishop.
So yes, and it's very dangerous.
Okay, so 96, the bishop would be supporting the knight.
We have Rook 58 and now actually this parries 96.
But Karpov plays b4 if 96 hair then black just takes on d12 rooks and then the knight.
It's not a good idea to do this, but that actually has the advantage there.
So b4 we have Knight takes a fall if Knight C four Bishop takes off six, Knight takes Bishop takes
B seven.
This position as queen takes a six and white is doing well after Knight C6 White's winning material.
So this position for example here there's actually the cute knight takes B eight protecting the Queen.
So it's just basically winning material for White's crushing position.
And if Queen takes a six, this position with Rook takes b4 90 C six here after Rook takes D one check
rook tasty 1b6.
We have an outside pass pawn and this is going to be great.
We can support the B5 bishop before pushing the pawn and it's just a great possession.
So for example this.
Yeah, the principals are winning as set.
Basically here.
So Knight takes a fall throwing a dice.
Really.
But guess what?
Karpov plays here, which is very strong for ten points.
He just challenges the noise and also strengthens D one So hitting the knight and also strengthening
D one.
So if the night moves, there's no queen text D one really anymore.
If Rook takes a fall, this would be a bad idea.
B five And the nine is pinned to the rook.
So there's no nine takes B five.
And if one has to lose the exchange just to win it like that, black ends up actually being better.
So Queen Bee phrase the way to go.
And here by strengthening D one if b five we have.
Great options in this position, like 96 or 95.
And we're going to be winning material.
We're going to be winning the exchange.
At least we're winning material.
So basically we have Queen bee sex being tried looking at the four.
If Queen takes before we can take on before Bishop takes before and just take on a four face very much
if might be six.
Bishop takes Bee seven.
This position we can take off on bee four and 96.
So here one is winning.
So?
So Queen Bee six is tried.
And now guess what ends the game?
You know, E three this actually means, well, the ninth supporting the queen.
So 95 is not working really what to do about this night on a four it's stranded if C five so this is
karpov's like shortest win in the last of 1994.
One of his greatest tournament.
7.5.
Yeah because the knights holding the queen we can just take on C five.
Thanks very much.
If E five we can play 9f5 here.
So we're hitting the bishop on E seven.
If Bishop takes before we can actually play, Bishop takes F six and actually we can even go for an
attack here as well as taking on a for sympathy, we can just go for the attack.
Actually, this is a strong attack, which is fun.
So after Bishop takes a five and wrote these seven were threatening Queen seven mating.
If Queen says yeah, we're just absolutely winning.
So anyway E three ends the game Very interesting game cation castle and disaster the way that played
out black had to keep the lines square bishop on the board so yes H four was a cunning move with tactical
implications as well as safeguarding pieces.
Yeah, a lot of complex pieces were continually being safeguarded in this game.
So a very interesting game, a lot of interesting tempo, gaining moves and strengthening moves.
I hope you enjoyed this one.
Thanks so much.