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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:08,833 --> 00:00:11,933 hi everyone this is Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn 2 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:16,100 and today I would like to show you how to play 3 00:00:16,433 --> 00:00:19,000 against the not so popular 4 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:20,733 but yet dangerous opening 5 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,266 Alekhine defense 6 00:00:22,500 --> 00:00:25,366 and I wanna show you one of my recent games 7 00:00:25,766 --> 00:00:28,466 actually from a tournament I played in Foxwoods 8 00:00:28,466 --> 00:00:29,666 Foxwoods Open 9 00:00:30,066 --> 00:00:34,600 and this game I think is very instructive because No. 1 10 00:00:34,833 --> 00:00:38,000 it shows you White's setup 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,200 which is very important and No. 2 12 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:43,500 it shows you the middle game plan 13 00:00:43,966 --> 00:00:46,133 followed by an endgame plan 14 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:50,500 where black had no counterplay whatsoever 15 00:00:50,700 --> 00:00:53,033 and White's play was crystal clear 16 00:00:53,033 --> 00:00:54,800 and I think very instructive 17 00:00:55,266 --> 00:00:57,933 so let's start so the car 18 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,033 sorry the alkaline begins after e 4 19 00:01:01,033 --> 00:01:02,366 knight of 6 e 5 20 00:01:02,366 --> 00:01:03,533 Knight d 5 21 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:05,700 d 4 d six 22 00:01:06,433 --> 00:01:10,366 so this opening is not too popular 23 00:01:10,366 --> 00:01:11,600 but nevertheless 24 00:01:12,033 --> 00:01:15,466 usually black knows quite well the theory 25 00:01:15,466 --> 00:01:18,666 because if black chooses to play this opening 26 00:01:19,500 --> 00:01:21,400 most likely he is booked up 27 00:01:21,666 --> 00:01:24,033 and white has a lot of different options 28 00:01:24,033 --> 00:01:25,200 to play against 29 00:01:26,066 --> 00:01:30,233 this opening but I prefer to play this system 30 00:01:30,233 --> 00:01:31,866 c 4 knight b 6 31 00:01:31,866 --> 00:01:33,300 and now of course f 4 32 00:01:33,300 --> 00:01:35,266 this is called the four pawns attack 33 00:01:35,433 --> 00:01:39,333 it's very sharp and if you know your theory 34 00:01:39,900 --> 00:01:42,000 you can play this definitely for white 35 00:01:42,233 --> 00:01:45,100 but the system I prefer is actually 36 00:01:45,366 --> 00:01:47,900 based on the positional nuances 37 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:52,600 after E takes d and here black has two options 38 00:01:52,633 --> 00:01:55,600 C takes d or E takes d well 39 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:02,566 E takes d is actually more passive and I would I would 40 00:02:02,566 --> 00:02:04,666 I don't wanna cover it right now 41 00:02:04,666 --> 00:02:06,866 but I wanna cover C takes d 42 00:02:06,866 --> 00:02:11,766 and this is the typical Alokine setup 43 00:02:11,766 --> 00:02:13,700 where black is gonna play G 6 44 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:16,800 Bishop G 7 and then try to talk White Center 45 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:18,700 so 46 00:02:18,700 --> 00:02:21,666 the system I'm gonna show you is called the Veronish 47 00:02:21,666 --> 00:02:26,566 Variation named after Russian players from that city 48 00:02:28,233 --> 00:02:29,533 and 49 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,366 this is actually the same system that we cover 50 00:02:33,633 --> 00:02:37,366 in my opening book co authored with Genjin Albert 51 00:02:37,366 --> 00:02:39,300 chess openings for white explained 52 00:02:39,766 --> 00:02:42,366 and this actually getting really popular 53 00:02:42,366 --> 00:02:44,333 at the highest level now for white 54 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,966 so let me show you what I mean 55 00:02:46,966 --> 00:02:50,600 night c 3 g 6 bishop e 3 56 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,900 bishop g 7 rook c 1 notice this is very important 57 00:02:54,900 --> 00:02:57,066 the development of the queen side 58 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,100 supersedes the development of the king side 59 00:03:00,300 --> 00:03:02,000 and I'm gonna show you why 60 00:03:02,266 --> 00:03:04,733 castles b three 61 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,766 so all of White's moves Bishop e 3 62 00:03:10,033 --> 00:03:12,133 rook c 1 and b 3 63 00:03:12,366 --> 00:03:15,333 is aimed at one thing and one thing only 64 00:03:15,433 --> 00:03:19,366 to stop black from playing freeing d five 65 00:03:20,633 --> 00:03:23,400 this is the whole point behind the system 66 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,400 that black wants to play d 5 67 00:03:25,433 --> 00:03:28,600 and of course now it's impossible because of c 5 68 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,900 there is no knight c 4 69 00:03:30,900 --> 00:03:32,966 so we took away the square for the knight 70 00:03:33,433 --> 00:03:36,133 and of course knight d 7 simply drops a pawn 71 00:03:37,633 --> 00:03:38,966 so this is No. 1 72 00:03:38,966 --> 00:03:44,733 we plan to prevent any counter play with the move d 5 73 00:03:44,900 --> 00:03:46,100 number two 74 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,266 if white sorry 75 00:03:48,266 --> 00:03:49,666 black plays night c 6 76 00:03:49,666 --> 00:03:52,466 then we always have now the move d 5 77 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,066 and even though the diagonal is wide open 78 00:03:55,300 --> 00:03:58,300 the bishop is shooting nowhere really 79 00:03:58,300 --> 00:03:59,266 there are no targets 80 00:03:59,266 --> 00:04:01,400 and the knight is quite nicely defended 81 00:04:01,866 --> 00:04:04,400 and notice that the chain a 2 82 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:11,633 b 3 c 4 d 5 is really cutting off blacks b 6 knight 83 00:04:11,633 --> 00:04:12,600 and this is the key 84 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,333 we're gonna play against this bad piece 85 00:04:15,666 --> 00:04:16,966 which eventually 86 00:04:18,566 --> 00:04:21,333 will cause black some serious problems 87 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,100 so this is actually what happened in my my game 90 88 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:27,800 65 and I'm gonna go 89 00:04:28,233 --> 00:04:31,366 in detail and show you how to play here 90 00:04:31,633 --> 00:04:37,300 but more typical move is e 5 and after d takes E 91 00:04:37,300 --> 00:04:40,566 d takes e Queen takes rook takes 92 00:04:42,166 --> 00:04:46,200 this position has been played a number of times 93 00:04:46,500 --> 00:04:48,566 and the key to understanding this position 94 00:04:48,566 --> 00:04:53,333 is that white has typically very good play here 95 00:04:55,266 --> 00:04:56,366 No.1 96 00:04:56,633 --> 00:05:00,500 the knight on b 6 is misplaced and after the move c 5 97 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:04,366 black has nothing better than to go back to d 7 98 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,000 and after for example night of three 99 00:05:08,866 --> 00:05:12,700 night c 6 White can play bishop c 4 100 00:05:13,233 --> 00:05:14,800 and notice that immediately 101 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,000 knight g 5 is coming into the play 102 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:21,066 f 7 is weak Knight is coming to B 5 and d 6 103 00:05:21,100 --> 00:05:25,900 and so black is really struggling to find his game 104 00:05:26,666 --> 00:05:28,500 so this is very important 105 00:05:28,766 --> 00:05:30,933 to know that this endgame favors white 106 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,400 but the typical move 96 107 00:05:35,566 --> 00:05:38,500 is something that you might see often enough 108 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:41,200 because this is a simple developing move for black 109 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,733 and now after d 5 Black plays 90 e five 110 00:05:46,633 --> 00:05:49,466 so it seems as though white is behind in development 111 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:53,466 he still has to play with his bishop from F1 112 00:05:53,466 --> 00:05:55,566 the Iron G1 and Castle Short 113 00:05:56,233 --> 00:05:57,500 but the key again 114 00:05:57,500 --> 00:06:00,866 to understanding this position is that fundamentally 115 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,566 white has superior pawn chain 116 00:06:04,966 --> 00:06:07,366 and better piece placement 117 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,533 so after bishop e 2 preventing I g 4 118 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,766 f 4 is a serious threat 119 00:06:14,966 --> 00:06:18,266 and the question is how does black try to free himself 120 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:23,166 for example e 6 leads to all sorts of problems 121 00:06:23,166 --> 00:06:25,166 for example after f 4 122 00:06:25,900 --> 00:06:28,366 the only move is now knight to d seven 123 00:06:31,033 --> 00:06:35,266 and after d takes e Black has to sacrifice a pawn 124 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,300 for example f takes e 125 00:06:38,300 --> 00:06:39,733 Queen takes d 6 126 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,100 so this is no good 127 00:06:44,266 --> 00:06:48,900 and the only way to try to justify Black's play 128 00:06:48,900 --> 00:06:50,600 is to play F 5 129 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,233 and this is what happened in my game with idea 130 00:06:53,233 --> 00:06:54,900 to try to play F 4 131 00:06:55,866 --> 00:06:56,666 and now 132 00:06:56,666 --> 00:07:00,300 black has made what is called a chronic weakness 133 00:07:01,300 --> 00:07:03,100 if you can spot it immediately 134 00:07:03,833 --> 00:07:08,700 it's the square E6 and the backwards portal E7 135 00:07:09,700 --> 00:07:13,600 so after the move f 4 which is very strong 136 00:07:13,966 --> 00:07:17,866 black again is faced with some serious problems 137 00:07:17,866 --> 00:07:20,466 either to retreat back to d 7 or f 7 138 00:07:20,466 --> 00:07:22,933 and again there is no point than to play f 5 139 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,200 or to try to play aggressively 140 00:07:25,633 --> 00:07:28,200 and try to get at least one of the bishops 141 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:30,966 and now bishop takes 142 00:07:31,766 --> 00:07:33,700 it's okay to give up a bishop pair 143 00:07:33,700 --> 00:07:37,800 because after F takes G and I G e 2 144 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,200 Black cannot stop bishop coming to d 4 145 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,533 and really trade the powerful dark square bishops 146 00:07:44,866 --> 00:07:47,200 whereas black pawns are really weak 147 00:07:47,233 --> 00:07:49,566 the knight on b 6 is completely dead 148 00:07:49,700 --> 00:07:53,133 and black has no active play whatsoever 149 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,733 so in just 14 moves 150 00:07:56,433 --> 00:07:59,133 take a look at the pawn structure and at the pieces 151 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:04,000 black is really struggling to find any counterplay 152 00:08:04,366 --> 00:08:06,066 so from this point on I think 153 00:08:06,066 --> 00:08:07,466 it's very instructive to show you 154 00:08:07,466 --> 00:08:09,100 the next stage of the game 155 00:08:09,300 --> 00:08:10,166 the middle game 156 00:08:10,166 --> 00:08:14,033 which actually quickly falls into the endgame 157 00:08:14,033 --> 00:08:16,500 and how white methodically plays 158 00:08:17,300 --> 00:08:18,966 against the weak e 7 pawn 159 00:08:18,966 --> 00:08:21,266 and using the weak e 6 square 160 00:08:22,633 --> 00:08:23,866 to create 161 00:08:24,666 --> 00:08:28,400 real powerful chances in the middle game and endgame 162 00:08:29,500 --> 00:08:31,100 so after night g 2 163 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:33,766 Black simply played the developing move bishop f 5 164 00:08:33,766 --> 00:08:38,000 which again looks normal and now I I could castle 165 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,433 but I figured well 166 00:08:41,433 --> 00:08:44,333 after night d 7 Bishop d 4 knight f 6 167 00:08:45,300 --> 00:08:48,766 ideally I wanna trade the light the dark square bishops 168 00:08:51,566 --> 00:08:55,700 so why not to play Bishop d 4 right away right 169 00:08:55,700 --> 00:08:59,933 because now black cannot stop the trade so night d 7 170 00:09:00,466 --> 00:09:04,433 possibly night of 6 this is his idea Bishop takes g 7 171 00:09:04,433 --> 00:09:08,733 King takes g seven and now simply Castle 172 00:09:11,766 --> 00:09:15,300 so now my one of my knights is gonna get to D four 173 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,733 with the permanent outpost 174 00:09:18,266 --> 00:09:19,666 very beautiful square 175 00:09:20,166 --> 00:09:24,100 e 6 is just one move away from d 4 176 00:09:24,266 --> 00:09:27,866 and of course the e file is open for my rook 177 00:09:28,833 --> 00:09:30,900 now this is one of those 178 00:09:30,900 --> 00:09:33,800 positions where black has one weakness 179 00:09:34,166 --> 00:09:35,633 although it's a chronic weakness 180 00:09:35,633 --> 00:09:38,066 but in chess as we all know 181 00:09:38,066 --> 00:09:40,866 usually one weakness is not enough to lose the game 182 00:09:41,366 --> 00:09:42,466 so I think 183 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,066 it's very instructive to see how white tries to find 184 00:09:47,633 --> 00:09:51,500 a second front to create a second weakness 185 00:09:51,500 --> 00:09:53,733 after which Black's position will collapse 186 00:09:54,366 --> 00:09:57,933 so queen b 6 check queen d 4 187 00:09:58,066 --> 00:09:59,600 forcing the queen trade 188 00:10:00,433 --> 00:10:03,800 king of 7 takes knight takes 189 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:05,000 by the way 190 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,733 pawn takes is not something I should be afraid of 191 00:10:08,966 --> 00:10:14,233 because I can simply play either knight d 4 192 00:10:14,233 --> 00:10:16,633 followed by a 4 and really 193 00:10:16,633 --> 00:10:20,666 black cannot really justify the opening of the a file 194 00:10:20,666 --> 00:10:22,833 because it's not going anywhere 195 00:10:22,833 --> 00:10:26,100 the 9 on C3 does all the defensive job 196 00:10:28,066 --> 00:10:31,700 so after queen takes b 6 night takes b 6 197 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,766 my next move is obvious Knight to d 4 198 00:10:35,433 --> 00:10:41,366 and this is very easy and crystal clear plan for white 199 00:10:42,033 --> 00:10:45,200 what's my plan play rook c 2 200 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,166 e 1 rook e 3 201 00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:48,800 double up on the e file 202 00:10:49,166 --> 00:10:51,933 and then try to create a second front 203 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:53,400 either on the king side 204 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,500 or potentially on the queen side 205 00:10:56,366 --> 00:10:57,900 so night g 7 206 00:10:59,100 --> 00:11:03,000 Rook c 1 night c 5 is nothing to be afraid of 207 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,733 I'm gonna play rook e 3 208 00:11:05,033 --> 00:11:09,566 double up and really the g 3 square cannot be much 209 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:12,733 or a counter chance for black 210 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:17,066 so notice that Black's opening is really passive 211 00:11:17,066 --> 00:11:20,666 and this is the perfect setup to try to exploit it 212 00:11:22,166 --> 00:11:29,533 so my opponent plays rook c 8 and rook e 3 knight f 8 213 00:11:30,033 --> 00:11:34,866 so he says alright I'm gonna create a defensive stand 214 00:11:34,966 --> 00:11:36,900 I'm gonna put a rook on c seven 215 00:11:37,366 --> 00:11:40,433 night on f 8 and I don't mind if night takes on f 5 216 00:11:40,433 --> 00:11:42,566 because pawn can simply recapture back 217 00:11:42,833 --> 00:11:44,733 so this is my opponent's plan 218 00:11:46,500 --> 00:11:52,266 and he is a very solid 22 player but nevertheless 219 00:11:54,433 --> 00:11:57,333 I have to find a way to break through 220 00:11:58,833 --> 00:12:02,000 rook f to e 1 rook c 7 221 00:12:03,866 --> 00:12:06,866 so far I can say that all my moves 222 00:12:07,466 --> 00:12:12,600 we have played about 23 moves are all crystal clear 223 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,400 make perfect sense and I reached 224 00:12:15,666 --> 00:12:18,166 what is called the best position for my pieces 225 00:12:18,166 --> 00:12:20,133 my rooks are perfectly placed 226 00:12:20,233 --> 00:12:23,333 my knight is perfectly placed on d 4 227 00:12:24,566 --> 00:12:27,600 the only option now is to find the plan 228 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:32,366 so let us try to figure out 229 00:12:32,366 --> 00:12:34,200 what white should do in this position 230 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:39,666 how he should create a second front for his pieces 231 00:12:41,666 --> 00:12:45,800 well No. 1 playing on the Queen side is really tough 232 00:12:46,233 --> 00:12:50,600 playing B4 and C5 which is typical is impossible 233 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,400 if I play a 4 followed by a 5 234 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:57,833 I could probably try to play 235 00:12:57,833 --> 00:13:01,900 maybe to lure him to play a 6 and then play knight a 4 236 00:13:01,900 --> 00:13:07,200 knight b 6 and then b 4 and then somehow c 5 237 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,633 but yet this is quite long and pointless 238 00:13:10,633 --> 00:13:14,600 because we have a completely wide open king side 239 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:15,533 especially 240 00:13:17,066 --> 00:13:19,600 with the e 6 square in our hands 241 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:23,900 the rook from e 3 can quickly jump to g 3 or h 3 242 00:13:23,900 --> 00:13:26,066 and the king can come to f 2 243 00:13:26,066 --> 00:13:27,533 g 3 h four 244 00:13:28,700 --> 00:13:31,800 so this is kind of 245 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:35,100 hint to you to try to find the next move for 246 00:13:35,100 --> 00:13:36,500 for white and the plan 247 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:39,733 so No. 1 248 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:44,666 I wanna trade one of my knights for the knight on F8 249 00:13:44,866 --> 00:13:47,300 if I play 96 right away well 250 00:13:48,066 --> 00:13:49,733 he can take with the bishop 251 00:13:50,166 --> 00:13:57,633 and there is simply no weakness anymore on e 7 252 00:13:57,633 --> 00:14:00,066 and the e 6 square is gone 253 00:14:01,566 --> 00:14:02,900 white is still better 254 00:14:03,700 --> 00:14:06,633 especially after night d 5 255 00:14:06,633 --> 00:14:07,866 I'm actually gonna win a pawn 256 00:14:07,866 --> 00:14:10,566 so this is actually losing for black 257 00:14:10,566 --> 00:14:15,000 so he has to be careful and after night e 6 258 00:14:15,833 --> 00:14:16,866 perhaps 259 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,100 he should take with the knight 260 00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:24,900 and then play something like king of faith 261 00:14:25,366 --> 00:14:28,800 and after 95 retreat back 262 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:30,900 so again white has advantage 263 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:34,200 but how to break through not so easy 264 00:14:36,066 --> 00:14:41,900 so the key now is I play night C 2 b 5 first right 265 00:14:41,900 --> 00:14:43,766 so the rook has to go to d 7 266 00:14:43,900 --> 00:14:46,333 and then now I play night B six 267 00:14:47,266 --> 00:14:48,400 so here what 268 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,866 black cannot take me because after d takes E 269 00:14:50,866 --> 00:14:52,166 he's simply gonna lose 270 00:14:53,966 --> 00:14:55,166 and of course 271 00:14:55,166 --> 00:14:59,266 I'm gonna trade the knight for the knight on f eight 272 00:15:01,366 --> 00:15:03,400 so by the way night g 5 is a threat 273 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,166 so he plays king f 6 274 00:15:05,966 --> 00:15:07,700 Night takes Rook takes 275 00:15:08,566 --> 00:15:11,933 using a small tactic that I can take the pawn on a 7 276 00:15:12,266 --> 00:15:13,900 because of rook a 8 277 00:15:15,300 --> 00:15:19,100 but now the second night comes to d four 278 00:15:20,433 --> 00:15:22,600 so the first part of my plan is done 279 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:26,133 I traded the defender the knight on f 8 280 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:29,133 now it's the good knight against the bad bishop 281 00:15:30,233 --> 00:15:32,266 so let's see what happens next 282 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,666 my opponent plays a 6 283 00:15:35,666 --> 00:15:38,100 and I'm not really afraid of the move b five 284 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:40,966 king f 2 285 00:15:42,566 --> 00:15:43,766 rook f 7 286 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:48,033 and now notice that the king from f 2 is gonna be 3 287 00:15:48,033 --> 00:15:51,166 h 4 but before I do that 288 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:58,366 now again white can trade to favorable for rook endgame 289 00:15:58,433 --> 00:16:00,666 and this is one of those things that you have to 290 00:16:00,666 --> 00:16:02,066 kind of calculate ahead of time 291 00:16:02,066 --> 00:16:05,200 because a lot of the times rook endgames are drawish 292 00:16:05,866 --> 00:16:12,500 so I played king g 3 h 5 because g 4 is gonna be weak 293 00:16:13,833 --> 00:16:17,800 and now this allows me to execute a mini combination 294 00:16:18,500 --> 00:16:20,666 Rook e 6 check exclaim 295 00:16:21,766 --> 00:16:25,166 he cannot take because after pawn takes 296 00:16:25,166 --> 00:16:26,566 he's gonna be down a piece 297 00:16:27,900 --> 00:16:31,566 so king has to go now Knight takes bishop 298 00:16:32,266 --> 00:16:33,633 he has to take with the pawn 299 00:16:33,633 --> 00:16:34,166 otherwise 300 00:16:34,166 --> 00:16:39,166 he's gonna lose the e 7 pawn and simply king to h four 301 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:43,333 and now there is no defense from king takes h 5 302 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:48,466 or king to come into g five and simply penetrate 303 00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:49,533 on the king side 304 00:16:50,966 --> 00:16:51,866 well at this position 305 00:16:51,866 --> 00:16:54,100 you can say that black is completely lost 306 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,533 but since it's a rook endgame 307 00:16:56,666 --> 00:16:58,533 even playing down a pawn 308 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,800 black can still try to find chances 309 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,566 so I have to be very careful 310 00:17:02,966 --> 00:17:03,266 so 311 00:17:03,266 --> 00:17:05,666 my opponent correctly opens up the queen side with b 312 00:17:05,666 --> 00:17:06,466 five 313 00:17:08,766 --> 00:17:10,733 c takes B a takes B 314 00:17:10,833 --> 00:17:14,066 I pick up a pawn and now rook is 7 315 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:21,666 so rook is coming to c 2 and now I play king to g 5 316 00:17:22,033 --> 00:17:24,900 rook c 2 rook e 2 317 00:17:24,966 --> 00:17:26,533 cause I don't wanna let the rook 318 00:17:26,833 --> 00:17:29,400 loose on the second rank and now rook c five 319 00:17:31,766 --> 00:17:35,100 and here I simply pick up the pawn on e 7 320 00:17:36,900 --> 00:17:41,100 Rook takes d 5 and again if I try to be 321 00:17:41,833 --> 00:17:43,833 try to simplify as much as possible 322 00:17:43,833 --> 00:17:45,533 such as rook takes king takes 323 00:17:45,666 --> 00:17:47,566 it's probably winning for me 324 00:17:47,633 --> 00:17:51,700 but remember any rook endgame down a pawn 325 00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:54,700 especially if you give your opponent some kind of play 326 00:17:55,700 --> 00:17:57,200 would not be so easy to win 327 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:58,333 like in this position 328 00:17:59,066 --> 00:18:00,966 even if I play a 4 329 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,100 for example maybe b 4 330 00:18:05,366 --> 00:18:07,866 it's not so easy for me to break through 331 00:18:09,433 --> 00:18:11,933 probably after rook a 2 I should be able to win 332 00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:15,500 but what about No.1 333 00:18:15,500 --> 00:18:18,200 I have to calculate moves such as rook d 3 334 00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:21,166 a 5 takes a 6 335 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,800 now Rook a 3 is probably losing because I taken a 7 336 00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:28,600 so that one I can calculate until the end 337 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,000 but what if he simply plays oops 338 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,666 rook to a 5 again 339 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,300 go figure how do you prove that it's winning position 340 00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:40,733 now the H pawn has to run and probably win it 341 00:18:42,866 --> 00:18:44,166 but nevertheless 342 00:18:45,866 --> 00:18:50,800 always always try to find easier ways to win 343 00:18:50,900 --> 00:18:53,500 especially if your opponent has a weak king 344 00:18:54,233 --> 00:18:56,066 so in this particular position 345 00:18:56,233 --> 00:18:59,900 I spotted something way ahead of time when I played 346 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:03,933 king to g 5 347 00:19:04,833 --> 00:19:06,533 the weakness of his king 348 00:19:06,566 --> 00:19:09,200 and the really passive position of the rook and f 7 349 00:19:09,466 --> 00:19:11,666 so now I don't trade the rook 350 00:19:11,666 --> 00:19:13,266 I play rook to e 8 351 00:19:13,666 --> 00:19:15,800 and my opponent is actually in time pressure 352 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:19,466 he plays b 4 which looks quite strong 353 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:22,266 and then another quiet move 354 00:19:22,266 --> 00:19:24,200 Rook 2 to e 6 355 00:19:24,766 --> 00:19:27,066 and it turns out that oops 356 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,700 my opponent's king is actually in a mating net 357 00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:32,300 from which there is no defense 358 00:19:33,066 --> 00:19:37,500 so my last opponent's move is rook to d two 359 00:19:38,566 --> 00:19:42,233 and almost reach time control move 39 360 00:19:42,233 --> 00:19:45,200 yet he can resign after rook g 6 361 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:49,966 check rook h 6 check rook to h eight 362 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:56,266 and now there is simply no defense from rook 6 to h 7 363 00:19:56,266 --> 00:19:57,066 mate 364 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,200 so you see instead of playing on a rook 365 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,866 endgame up a pawn by trading the rook on f 7 366 00:20:03,266 --> 00:20:06,400 it's always important to try to find 367 00:20:08,066 --> 00:20:09,300 faster ways to win 368 00:20:09,300 --> 00:20:12,500 especially if your opponent's king is weak 369 00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:17,200 so here this is already over and my opponent resigned 370 00:20:18,900 --> 00:20:20,633 so looking over this game 371 00:20:20,633 --> 00:20:22,566 it's clear that black 372 00:20:22,566 --> 00:20:25,500 never got any counterplay from the opening 373 00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:31,800 so Alekhine was completely harmless 374 00:20:32,466 --> 00:20:36,800 and pay attention to the setup of white pawn structures 375 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:37,266 a 2 376 00:20:37,266 --> 00:20:37,800 b 3 377 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:38,233 c 4 378 00:20:38,233 --> 00:20:39,866 d 5 No. 1 379 00:20:39,866 --> 00:20:41,600 developing the queen side 380 00:20:42,066 --> 00:20:43,866 this is a prophylactic approach 381 00:20:43,866 --> 00:20:46,000 so that black cannot play d 5 382 00:20:46,066 --> 00:20:50,400 and No. 2 once I traded the bishop on g 4 383 00:20:50,433 --> 00:20:52,166 it was just a matter of technique 384 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:55,933 centralizing your pieces doubling up on the e file 385 00:20:56,433 --> 00:20:58,400 and finding a way to break through 386 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,733 opening the second front and easily winning the game 387 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,966 so I think this is very instructive 388 00:21:03,966 --> 00:21:05,200 and I hope you learn 389 00:21:05,366 --> 00:21:08,266 how to play and beat the alkaline defense 390 00:21:09,233 --> 00:21:11,533 thank you very much bye bye 27090

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