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00:00Good evening, good afternoon, good morning, depending on where you are in the world.
00:03We'd like to introduce to you part two of the May chess training series.
00:09Now, this will include what we're working on for this month, which is an in-game series.
00:20We're going to do part two here. I'm going to go through a full in-game series.
00:25And what I'm going to be doing going forward is I'm going to have each day a different theme.
00:33But what I'm going to do is I'm going to start off with in-game.
00:36In-game is the easiest to learn because the theory doesn't change and you have less pieces to calculate.
00:42Versus middle game is one of the hardest things to learn because there are more variables.
00:49Now, with that said, let's start with this position here.
00:53You can see that it is a rook against bishop.
00:58And so we have a rook on a7 with a bishop.
01:02White's rook is on a7. Black's bishop is on b3.
01:06Black's king is on h8.
01:08And white's king is on h6.
01:12White's goal is to try to win by checkmating the king or winning the bishop.
01:18Because if we win the bishop, we will checkmate the king.
01:22So if we can do either one of them, we will win.
01:25So at this point, white's most forcing move is to play check.
01:30What you want to do with white is say, okay, what possible or logical moves do we have?
01:36Obviously, we don't move the king back because it doesn't do anything.
01:39So what we do is we want to tie down the bishop to the defense.
01:43So it's an only move.
01:45So after rook a8 and bishop g8.
01:47You see this is the only move, right?
01:49Now from here, what we want to do is say, okay.
01:54If we kept the rook, if we just played, for example, the rook over to b8,
01:58it's going to be a draw because the bishop is pinned and the king has nowhere to go.
02:04So after rook a7, we're essentially just repeating the position after bishop to b3.
02:10You see?
02:10But let's look at some alternatives for white here.
02:17Now we notice that we cannot keep the rook on the back rank, on the 8th rank,
02:22because black will have no move and it will be a stalemate.
02:26So we understand that the king has to move because if we move the rook away, the bishop just moves.
02:37So for example, king to g6, right?
02:42We still have a, I believe that's still a draw, right?
02:46Because the bishop can't move and the king can't move.
02:48It's a draw.
02:50So that's just drawing.
02:54Instead, we can play king g5.
02:55The idea with king g5 is give black a move.
02:59Now it won't be with the bishop because the bishop is pinned.
03:02So black will have two options, king g7 or king h7.
03:06So in the case of king g7, right, we have rook a7, king h8, and king g6.
03:14Going back to the same position.
03:16The difference here is that, well, similar position except the difference is that the bishop on g8 can move.
03:22So we go back to c4 now.
03:24Rook a3.
03:26Bishop d5.
03:27Rook h3 check.
03:29King g8.
03:31Rook e3.
03:33Now you see where the white cert is to play rook e8 mate, right?
03:39So what we want to do is give check to the king where the bishop can no longer interpose.
03:44So black then goes back to h8y, gets giving the bishop a square to go back to h8.
03:50And so this becomes quite equal, okay?
03:56Probably, white could probably eventually win this, but for all intents and purposes, this is equal position.
04:04Meaning white cannot easily win this position.
04:10So, going back to the main line, after rook a8 and bishop g8, white then will play rook a7.
04:18Well, see what's so good the bishop goes back.
04:22What we want to do is play it in conjunction with a king move.
04:25Now, we could play rook h7 check, but then we have king g8.
04:29We're not really gaining anything with that.
04:31Because after rook b7, the bishop just moves.
04:35This is not going to, white cannot win that.
04:37So, bishop b3.
04:39King g6 now.
04:41Right?
04:42The king has to give black a square to move to.
04:45But also, of course, yes, there is a check by the bishop.
04:50As we can see here with bishop c2, king h6, and bishop e4.
04:55That's going to be equal, okay?
04:59Because, oh, excuse me.
05:01Sorry, after bishop a4.
05:05Wait, after bishop a4, it looks like there's a, oh, sorry, we don't have rook a8 mate, right?
05:10So, we control this, we control the a8 to e4 diagonal because we prevent him from playing with a8 mate.
05:19So, instead, we can play bishop e6 instead of bishop c2.
05:24Notice the king doesn't have anywhere to go.
05:27Well, he has king g8, but that's not going to help him because then we, then we can at this
05:32point.
05:33So, let's say he doesn't play bishop e6 after king g6.
05:37Right?
05:37If he plays king g, sorry, excuse me.
05:40So, instead of bishop e6, if black plays king to g6, or king g8, what do we have?
05:51Well, king g8, we just see we have a simple mate.
05:56Because, here is the point that the bishop cannot block or interpose, right?
06:02Just to keep that diagonal, he goes to c4.
06:06Then, the rook will go to h7, give him a check.
06:08Notice that if he gives a check on a8, he just blocks again, repeating the position.
06:12Bishop, king g8, rook to c7, hitting the bishop.
06:17Bishop to d3, check.
06:19King h6.
06:20And, we play bishop e4.
06:23Well, bishop e4, why?
06:25Because, he is keeping that diagonal, but the difference is that after rook c8, there's
06:32no mate because he can play king f7.
06:35So, you see, the whole point is, and the theme is that black wants either to be able to give
06:43the king some space to move out of the way, but also primarily to be able to block with
06:48his bishop on the c4 to g8 diagonal.
06:52Okay?
06:53It's either one of the two.
06:54So, let's go to the next game.
06:57If you look at this, right, this is a different situation.
07:00So, the previous situation was what?
07:03Black had the right colored bishop to block.
07:05In the second position, and let's make sure that this is, uh, this is good here.
07:11Let me get this out of the way here.
07:14Um, make sure this is going to be good.
07:18Okay.
07:20So, in that first position, he could block.
07:23Now, in the second position here, if he has the wrong colored bishop to block.
07:28So, what's going to happen is, if the rook can ever get to, like, for example, the f8,
07:36he won't be able to block.
07:37Because you, because his bishop is an opposite color as the, um, square on g8.
07:45Right?
07:45The, the bishop, the bishop color should be the same color as the square that would be
07:50between the rook and the king.
07:52So, between, for example, a dark square and a dark square.
07:55Right?
07:55It would be light square.
07:56But we don't have the light square.
07:57Which means, in this situation, if we look at the ending position.
08:02Right?
08:04Uh.
08:07Well, I'll show you what happens.
08:08So, this case is the worst, this is the worst scenario, because we cannot block so easily.
08:14At least, immediately.
08:16So, after rook f1 to hit the bishop, we turn to push the bishop away.
08:20Alternatively, he could keep on the same diagonal with bishop to d4.
08:24And after rook to d1, bishop would have to move, let's say, back to b6 to stop the rook main.
08:32Rook b1 again, hitting the bishop.
08:35Bishop c7, keeping that diagonal, rook c1, and bishop b6.
08:40Notice here, after the check, he now can block.
08:44Right?
08:45What you have to do is you have to get in the position where that square next to the king
08:50is available
08:50to block with the bishop.
08:52So, after rook to c8, bishop f8, king f6.
08:58Right?
08:59King h7, and then rook will take.
09:02So, in this case, what happens here with black to move, he's actually, he's losing the bishop.
09:10Right?
09:11Rook b8, and he takes the bishop.
09:15Alternatively, after rook to b8 and king h8, obviously, you don't want to go to h8,
09:19because not only will you lose the bishop right away, but it will be main.
09:23So, yes, also, king h7 loses, not as badly, because it's not made, but it still loses, because he loses
09:32the bishop.
09:32So, what's going to happen is, in this position, we play rook f1 first, push the bishop away, so it
09:40goes to h2.
09:41The idea is to get on this diagonal.
09:44We want to get on to the d6 to f8 diagonal.
09:48So, we maneuver to a square where we can get on to that diagonal.
09:54So, we play bishop h2, rook h1 now.
09:57Why?
09:57We're trying to attack the bishop to get off of there.
09:59So, bishop g3, rook g1, bishop h2, rook g2.
10:05Now, if we, so we have rook g2 now.
10:08Here, we have a critical situation for black, okay?
10:12The situation is, where do you move the bishop?
10:14Well, you can go to e5, but the problem is now, that won't defend the f8 square,
10:21but does give, black does have the space to play f8, move to king to f8.
10:27So, let's say king f5 to hit it, replace bishop g7, and notice now he's positioned to block on f8.
10:35The idea is, how can we move the bishop to get into position so it can block, it can go
10:40to f8,
10:41block the check if possible, if need be, okay?
10:44So, the other option is black, you play bishop f4.
10:49Notice he's on the h2 to d6 diagonal, okay?
10:54Notice I didn't say c7 or b8, because those squares will not go to f8.
11:00So, it's h2 to d6 diagonal.
11:04So, after bishop f4, what do we have?
11:06We have a discovered check winning the bishop.
11:09So, we have to look at, if we move a bishop there, on its next move, where we notice, okay,
11:17what was the purpose, his last move was rook to g2, why did he play rook g2?
11:21Well, it hits the bishop, but it also has another threat.
11:25Well, the other threat is discovered check.
11:27So, you can't just put the bishop, you can't put it on f4, and you can't put it on e5,
11:32because we have this king f5 discovered check stuff.
11:35See that?
11:37So, instead he plays bishop to d6.
11:40Notice he's getting in position to block with f8.
11:43So, after rook to d2, hitting the bishop, black then again has two options.
11:48He can play bishop e5, but then after bishop e5, guess what happens?
11:53He gets made it on d8.
11:55See, the thing is, he has to, if he gets to d6, he has to stay on that diagonal, d6
12:01to f8.
12:03Okay, even a3.
12:05So, if he can go to a3, sorry, d6, c5, b4, a3, he can continue to be there.
12:15Now, the problem with d7 is that maybe the king will come over with f5 and e6 at some point.
12:21But the idea is you cut off the squares.
12:23So, rook d8 would be mate in this case.
12:26You can't play bishop e5.
12:27It's the only option, oops, the only option at this point is, from d6, of course, is to play e7
12:36wide.
12:36We have to keep on that diagonal so we can block the check.
12:39So, after bishop e7, it would be white to play at this point.
12:44Okay, so what white wants to do is he wants to get over to eventually give a check to the
12:53king.
12:54So, the idea is I give a check, he blocks, I play king f8, he has to play king e7,
12:59and I win the bishop again.
13:01Remember, there's two winning possibilities.
13:03One, you win the bishop, in which case it's winning, or two, you give checks.
13:09You push away the bishop so it can no longer check, and then, of course, black will deliver checkmate.
13:17So, yes, so we see I already showed you if bishop e5, we have simply rook d8, mate.
13:24So, black then has to play bishop e7 to keep on that diagonal.
13:28Rook c2, remember he wants to come down to give the check, and then, inside he could play rook d7.
13:36However, king f8 would be playing with exactly what he just, is exactly what he is showing here.
13:44Once you get the theme, you don't need a severe amount of analysis once you get the idea.
13:50It's just what move corresponds with the idea.
13:53So, after rook c2 and bishop f8, we have rook c8.
13:57Okay, so after rook c8 now, now it's winning y.
14:03Why? Well, there's only one move for black, and that's king, uh, sorry, excuse me, and that's king h8, right?
14:12And we just take the bishop, right?
14:14King h8, and then rook takes bishop, is me.
14:18The idea is, when we're in this position, we don't immediately give check, but we're getting into position to waste
14:26a move to give a check.
14:27Remember last lesson when I talked about triangulation?
14:30Again, you waste a move, so you can get to the square on the right, at the right time.
14:36So you waste a move to get to the square you originally wanted to go, but you need to do
14:40it at the right time.
14:41See the difference?
14:42So that's what that is.
14:44So, uh, anyway, after bishop f8, I'm sorry, after rook c8, white is just straight out winning,
14:51because black doesn't have anywhere to go.
14:52He can't move the bishop, because that's, uh, because it's pinned.
14:56The king only has one move, which is h8, like I said, and then white just delivers me.
15:01Let's go to the next king.
15:03Now what we're doing here is, what we're going to do, instead of a bishop now,
15:08we talked about the right color bishop and the wrong color bishop.
15:12Remember, the right color bishop is the bishop that is on the same color as where the bishop, uh, of
15:19where we could block.
15:21Okay?
15:21That is, if the black king doesn't have anywhere to go, then he has to run on where the bishop
15:28moves,
15:28and then when he does waste the move, he comes down and gives a check.
15:31Now, with the knight, it's more complicated, because there's many different directions we can go at the same time.
15:37Now, although technically, at any given situation, there's less squares to go to,
15:44it's just that there's more possibilities, you see what I'm saying?
15:48Then the bishop is pretty straightforward in terms of where it goes,
15:51so the knight is actually more complex to calculate.
15:53So what we're doing is, we're going to look at a little bit more complex situation.
15:58What we're going to do is, what we're going to do is, we're going to cut off the knight.
16:03Now, it's the same type of thing here with the bishop, except the bishop, we're going to move into position
16:08to give the mate.
16:10So we're wasting the move to get into position.
16:12Here, in this case, what we're going to be doing is, we're going to try to cut off the knight
16:17as black.
16:19With white to play, right?
16:21So if it was black to play, it would be pretty obvious, right?
16:26We would play, we simply just play rook a1, and then the king has to move away, and then we
16:32win the knight.
16:33So, what do we do?
16:35Well, we have to get the knight out of the way, right?
16:38So he plays knight f2 check.
16:40Notice there's no other viable move.
16:43The king has no, I mean, if you play, here's the thing is, if you play on f1, he's going
16:48to play a1, right?
16:51And then what?
16:53So you see, there's going to be one move, he's going to be one move ahead after rook to a1.
16:58The king has to move, like, for example, he makes some king move, right?
17:03The king will have to move him, and he'll take the knight.
17:05So you can't move the knight back to f1.
17:08Excuse me, you can't move the king to f1.
17:11So the only viable move is knight f2 check.
17:14And after king e3, see we're attacking the knight twice, knight d1 check.
17:18So his thing is, he wants to come back and forth giving check.
17:23King f3 now, the idea is we're going around, just like the king and pawn names, we're going around to
17:28flank the king.
17:30And then here, white has to pawn some moment and say, okay, can we defend this position?
17:36Can we just go back and forth, give check, or move the rook, excuse me, attack the rook where it
17:42doesn't get cut off?
17:43So, white alternatively could play king f1, but then after rook a2, where is he going to go?
17:50You see, if he plays knight f2, loses it.
17:54If he plays knight f3, knight e3, loses it.
17:57Obviously, he'll play knight b2, loses it.
17:59So knight c3 is possible, right?
18:03But after knight c3, guess what happens?
18:05I'm going to show you.
18:10We're going to simply play rook to c2.
18:13Notice we're cutting off the king.
18:15Even rook b2, we're saying, okay, where is the knight going to go?
18:20And then once the knight is out of position, then we're going to threaten to give knight.
18:25Okay?
18:26Rook b2, it's like, okay, where are you going to play?
18:29You can play king g1.
18:31So let's say rook b2 now, right?
18:35And then if king g1, which is the mistake, we simply just have rook d2.
18:41White has nowhere to go.
18:43And then guess what happens?
18:44Knight d5.
18:46We're going to play rook d3.
18:48Notice we're cutting off the knight.
18:50Knight to a7.
18:53Rook d1 check.
18:55And then king h2.
18:57And then we're going to play rook d2 check.
18:59Why?
19:00What we're doing is we're going to force him.
19:02Are you going to go to h1 or h3?
19:05If he goes to h1, we'll play king g3.
19:11So either one is bad because h1, king g3, h3.
19:16Then there's the threat of moving the rook down to give knight.
19:20So notice here after king g1, simply rook g2.
19:26And then we'll waste the move in and there will be a maiden net.
19:31So let's go back to the main one here.
19:35It's knight f2, king e3.
19:37And instead he plays knight d1.
19:39So after king f3, because you see the rook is cutting off the king.
19:46He already told you king f1 doesn't work, right?
19:49King f1, rook e2.
19:51Knight c3, rook b2.
19:54Okay.
19:54So after rook b2, black should be...
19:58Oh, it says it's equal.
20:00Hmm.
20:00Interesting.
20:01Black would be certainly better.
20:03But knight c3 makes more sense.
20:08So knight c3, rook c2, hitting the knight.
20:11Then there's a whole bunch of ideas here.
20:14Before we look at all the analysis, we want to look at the plan behind this.
20:19Well, what we want to do here is...
20:23We want to see what would white's plan be compared to what would black's plan be.
20:29So if you move knight b1, right, as per the main line,
20:34we're going to have the problem that the rook might get pinned.
20:39And if you play knight b5 now, well, then what are we going to do?
20:43We're going to cut off the squares of rook c4, knight b6.
20:47His purpose is just to try to hit the rook and just keep doing this perpetually
20:53for 50 moves so he can get a draw, right?
20:57So rook...
20:58So knight rook b6...
21:00Sorry.
21:01Rook b...
21:02So knight b6, rook b4, and then knight c8.
21:06Notice the knight's going to finally run out of squares.
21:08So after rook to b7, knight d6, and the king comes out, right?
21:15So what we're going to do...
21:16It does allow the king to come out, but we have to be careful where the knight lands
21:20because we can have a pin.
21:22So if you go to d6 to hit me, I've got this there.
21:26If he goes to f1 instead, right, well, then we just have the knight.
21:33So you have to be careful.
21:34What we're doing is we're pushing away the only defender
21:38and then forcing the king to move.
21:41Once he's cut off, then we get knight.
21:44So, yes.
21:45Knight d5, rook b4 check, king f1, rook d4, knight c3.
21:52Rook d3 hitting the knight.
21:54And then where's the knight going?
21:58See, look.
22:00Now, the only move here is either you give up the knight or you get mated.
22:05Because if you play king g1, he takes the knight.
22:09If he just...
22:12Yeah, so if he plays king g1, he takes the knight.
22:14If not, let's say, I don't know, some other move, knight d1 or something,
22:18he just goes to d1.
22:20So if the knight moves out of the way, we have rook to d1 main.
22:25So, he wants to block that with knight to d1.
22:30Now, yes, there's other things we could say, like knight d5 after...
22:34You can move the knight to d5, rook c4, right-cutting him off, knight b6.
22:39Rook b4, knight to c8.
22:43Rook b7, king d2.
22:46And then we have king f4.
22:49But now, of course, the rook's going to run out of squares.
22:53And after king e5, we're going to...
22:55Instead of going for the mate, we're going to cut off the knight so it can no longer go anywhere.
23:00So what he would do is, he would play king e6 and king d7 and then win the rook.
23:07I mean, win the knight.
23:10So instead, looking at, there isn't a lot of good options, he plays knight to d1.
23:17Okay?
23:18So after knight d1, we give check by the king.
23:22And after king f1, we notice that the king and the knight are disconnected.
23:28So what we do from this point is, we play rook h2.
23:32Why?
23:32We're threatening mate on h1.
23:36So after king e1, you get out of that.
23:39Yes, it connects back with the knight.
23:42But then we have rook to c2 now.
23:45Okay?
23:45So the idea now is, if king f1, as per the game, we've got rook e2.
23:52Right?
23:52Then you can see from the game, play knight c3, knight c2, knight d1.
23:58Okay?
23:59And then rook a2 is going to happen.
24:01Black will eventually win this ending because what's going to happen is either...
24:06When I play rook a2 at this point, right, where's the king going to go?
24:11Well, if he goes to e1, we're going to pin him with a1 and then move the king around and
24:20force what's called a shoulder.
24:22It needs to push him away.
24:24Okay?
24:24So after rook to e2, right, so after, excuse me, after he moves on the king to f1, we also
24:32have the option of playing king g3.
24:34Okay?
24:35The idea is, if he plays king g1, we play rook c1.
24:39If he plays king e1, right, then we just play, we play the, we play, we can play rook c2.
24:51Right?
24:52And we're eventually going to transpose him via a move up.
24:55And after king to g3, well, I can play king e1.
25:00Then the king's going to go to f4, the ways to move, to come into e3.
25:04Right?
25:05So f4, where is he going to go?
25:08Right?
25:09He moves the king over.
25:10I pin it.
25:11Then I move the king over.
25:13So it's a dance.
25:14King, rook, king, rook.
25:16That's the idea.
25:19The important thing to remember from this is that our strategy, our strategy with the person with the rook,
25:26is to cut off the squares of the knight and then also bring out king into position so if the
25:31knight ever moves our way, we can give mate.
25:37First, you want to look at what you're trying to accomplish in terms of the goal and the strategy.
25:42And then we'll work out the details in between how to get to that position.
25:46But just understand what we're aiming for first.
25:50So let's go to the next thing.
25:53Now, if we move the knight over a couple squares over, this changes the position actually.
25:57So let me turn off this.
26:00What happened here?
26:03When we look at this position now,
26:07how am I going to have any moves in here?
26:09This is weird.
26:13Oh, sorry.
26:14Excuse me.
26:14With white to move,
26:17it's a loser.
26:19For example,
26:21here we can see,
26:22okay,
26:23we can see from this position,
26:25white doesn't have any king moves and he has to give up the knight.
26:29Now, it doesn't,
26:30if he,
26:31if he plays knight h3,
26:34of course,
26:35we can just play rook to e2.
26:37Why?
26:37We notice that what we want to do is,
26:42we want to keep him cut off.
26:45So if he goes back to g1,
26:46what do we do?
26:47We give him a knight.
26:49Okay, we don't want to just,
26:50just immediately take,
26:51we have to think about,
26:52calculate.
26:53How many moves would it be for a knight?
26:57Let's say he does it the other way.
26:59Let's say he goes to f3.
27:02Okay?
27:03Then we do the same thing again.
27:05We waste the move of rook c2,
27:07cutting off the knight.
27:08So if he plays,
27:09if he plays like knight e1,
27:11right,
27:12we will,
27:13we will pin it with rook to c1,
27:15and you're just,
27:16just simply winning,
27:18because you'll lose the knight.
27:19Okay?
27:20So,
27:22the other option is king to g1.
27:24We'll have to king to g1.
27:26Well,
27:26all you have is,
27:27you simply just have the rook check,
27:30right,
27:30and then the same thing.
27:32We're going to win the knight,
27:34and me.
27:36So remember,
27:37our purpose is,
27:38when we have the better piece,
27:40either win the piece,
27:41that leads to winning,
27:43in game,
27:44or,
27:45give the checkmate.
27:47Okay?
27:48So,
27:49really isn't a ton of possibilities.
27:51Of course,
27:52after knight e2 also,
27:54we just win the knight,
27:56that's also winning.
27:57You say,
27:58well,
27:58show me the mate,
27:59right?
28:00Okay.
28:01After rook takes e2,
28:02king g1,
28:03what do we have?
28:04Well,
28:05we just simply just have rook e1 and 8.
28:07So you see how that works,
28:09right?
28:09So let's go to the next game.
28:11Now,
28:12this is black to play,
28:14because it's checked to the king.
28:16Notice,
28:17we've transposed where the king and the knight are.
28:20In the previous example,
28:21the knight was on g1,
28:22and the king was on h1.
28:24We've swapped positions,
28:25with the king being on g1 now,
28:27instead of h1,
28:28and the knight being on h1,
28:30instead of g1.
28:31So,
28:32here it is checked,
28:33okay?
28:34So what we want to do is,
28:35we want to approach it similar to the other position.
28:39Okay?
28:40Remember,
28:41if we go to f1,
28:43right?
28:45Sorry,
28:45excuse me.
28:46If we go to h,
28:47if black goes to h3,
28:48he can play knight f2.
28:50Remember,
28:50our purpose is to cut off the squares.
28:53So,
28:53black plays king f3,
28:55and then knight f2.
28:57Well,
28:57knight f2,
28:58I just take it,
28:58he goes over,
29:00right?
29:01I play the check.
29:03After king h1,
29:04well,
29:04it's winning,
29:05because I'm up a piece,
29:06but,
29:06you want to see the mate,
29:07right?
29:07Rook f1,
29:08king h2,
29:10right?
29:11Rook to e1 now,
29:13right?
29:13We're cutting off the squares we can go to.
29:15You move back,
29:17so,
29:18he's compelled to move,
29:19and then,
29:21we give mate on h4.
29:23So,
29:24the idea is,
29:24we waste the move to give the mate.
29:27Okay?
29:28There's a finesse to it,
29:30so,
29:33of course,
29:33any other move,
29:34loses for white.
29:37First thing is,
29:38we want to see,
29:38how we can get into a winning position,
29:41then from there,
29:43we can do the precise calculation.
29:45We've got to do everything,
29:46step by step.
29:48Our focus is not to calculate everything,
29:51like,
29:51like,
29:51the engine here,
29:54right?
29:54Our focus is strategic.
29:56How can we get our pieces into position,
29:58where we're winning?
29:59That's step one.
30:01Then,
30:01once we have that,
30:02then we say,
30:03okay,
30:03we're in a winning position,
30:04how do we convert?
30:06Okay,
30:06we convert it this way.
30:08Then,
30:08we do,
30:09the precise calculation.
30:10Not precise calculation,
30:11before we figure out,
30:13what's the winning technique,
30:14to get into a winning position.
30:16See that?
30:17So,
30:19so anyway,
30:20after king f3,
30:22knight f2 now,
30:24well,
30:24that,
30:24obviously,
30:25I just showed you,
30:26that loses the piece.
30:27Now,
30:27after king f1,
30:29here's a tricky thing,
30:30we can just play with a one check.
30:33King f1 doesn't work,
30:34because,
30:36the white king still has no square to go to.
30:39He doesn't have e2,
30:40and he doesn't have e1,
30:41or g2,
30:42of course.
30:43So,
30:43that's,
30:44also losing for white.
30:46So,
30:46at this position here,
30:47when we play king f3,
30:49we stop them from playing knight f2,
30:51otherwise,
30:51just lose the piece.
30:53Okay?
30:54So,
30:54that's the thing.
30:56And when we took it,
30:57and he came back,
30:58he said,
30:58okay,
30:59so,
30:59because he only had one move,
31:00one came back.
31:01Then what we did,
31:02we say,
31:02okay,
31:03give check,
31:03you go up,
31:05all right,
31:05now,
31:06guess what happens.
31:07We waste the move,
31:08so he's compelled to move,
31:10then we give him a knight.
31:12It just happens that it's on that square,
31:14but this is the same technique,
31:16it's the same idea.
31:18So,
31:18let's go to the next,
31:19uh,
31:20game.
31:21Now,
31:23from this position,
31:24actually,
31:25I think we'll,
31:25I'll keep this for next time,
31:28right?
31:30Let's see what we have,
31:31the next,
31:31the next,
31:32yeah.
31:32For our next lesson,
31:33we're going to talk about knight against pawn,
31:36okay?
31:36And,
31:39yes,
31:39I,
31:39I showed you the engine to show the precise,
31:42uh,
31:42move,
31:42calculation.
31:44But the important thing is,
31:46understand the technique,
31:47and understand the strategy behind it.
31:49So,
31:49first of all,
31:50where should we position the pieces where it's winning?
31:53Then,
31:55what's the,
31:55how do we continue?
31:57And then,
31:57how do we calculate?
31:59All right,
32:00so,
32:00for next time,
32:01we're going to talk about knight and pawn.
32:02So,
32:03when we look,
32:04when I'm going to,
32:04I'm going to go back with these,
32:06okay?
32:07Oops,
32:08that was from this room.
32:09I'm going to give you a summary of our lesson,
32:11okay?
32:12So,
32:13remember,
32:14the difference between the first and the second game,
32:16is that,
32:17in the first game,
32:18black had the right color bishop to block,
32:21okay?
32:22Because,
32:22you remember,
32:22in the other game,
32:23the second game,
32:24black had to eventually come back to h8,
32:26in which case,
32:27he couldn't,
32:28there was nothing to block in between.
32:30So,
32:30he had the right colored bishop,
32:32that can block on g8.
32:34Versus,
32:35if you look at the second game,
32:36he didn't.
32:37Because,
32:38eventually,
32:39at some point,
32:39black will have to move,
32:41the bishop to,
32:43excuse me,
32:43the king over to h8,
32:45and then there's nothing to block on g8.
32:48So,
32:48you see the difference,
32:49right?
32:50Okay,
32:50that's what that is.
32:51I remember from the other games,
32:54what we did as,
32:55as the attacker,
32:56is,
32:57we,
32:59even when the opponent was able to check us first,
33:02what we did was,
33:03he got into position,
33:04give up position,
33:05remember,
33:05we talked about last lesson,
33:07and then after that,
33:08what we did was,
33:09we flanked him by going around,
33:11okay?
33:12Then,
33:13after we flanked him by going around,
33:14preventing where the king can go,
33:16then,
33:17we're going to cut off the knight.
33:19Okay?
33:20Now,
33:21remember this one,
33:22too,
33:24is,
33:24when we're in a position,
33:25where there's no,
33:27squares to go to,
33:27of course,
33:28that's,
33:28this is a losing position,
33:30for white.
33:31So,
33:31we want to identify the winning,
33:32versus losing,
33:33like a,
33:34for the defender,
33:35what is drawn,
33:36and what is losing position.
33:38Notice here,
33:39it's very clear,
33:40that black has cut off,
33:41the squares.
33:42And when we compare it,
33:43to the next game here,
33:45also,
33:46even,
33:46even with black now,
33:48even with black to move,
33:50the way has checked them,
33:51still it doesn't have,
33:52anywhere good,
33:53now,
33:54remember,
33:54it makes a distinction.
33:56If we go to the wrong square,
33:57then that can come out,
33:58because it's supported,
34:00by the king.
34:01So,
34:01we have to think,
34:02okay,
34:02where can we move the king,
34:04so that the knight is cut off?
34:05You see,
34:06so.
34:08And then,
34:09what we're going to talk about,
34:10for next week,
34:11not next week,
34:12but,
34:12hopefully tomorrow,
34:13we're going to talk about,
34:14knight and pawn endings.
34:17You notice,
34:17of course,
34:18that black is going towards,
34:19is going towards white,
34:21where white is,
34:21one through eight,
34:22that's white,
34:23from white's position,
34:24rotationally wise.
34:25And we,
34:26we want to stop,
34:27that queening square,
34:28so we're going to talk about,
34:29how,
34:29you play knight versus pawn,
34:32endings in general,
34:33okay.
34:33There's,
34:34so many,
34:35different,
34:36variations,
34:37where it's,
34:37one square over,
34:38one square over,
34:39one square over.
34:40But we need to get,
34:41the general idea first,
34:43what's the maneuver,
34:44and then how do we,
34:45coordinate our knight and king,
34:47together,
34:48so either,
34:50so we can stop,
34:51that pawn from queening.
34:53The idea is,
34:53if we're the defender,
34:55and it's knight versus pawn,
34:57or even bishop versus pawn,
34:59we don't mind giving up,
35:01the knight versus pawn,
35:02because in this case,
35:04black can't win.
35:05Okay.
35:06That pawn is a potential queen,
35:08so we have to,
35:09treat it as such.
35:10Okay.
35:11So,
35:13that should conclude,
35:14our lesson for today.
35:15Now,
35:16assuming that we'll have time tomorrow,
35:19what I'm going to do,
35:20is,
35:21I'm going to go with,
35:22the knight versus pawn,
35:25as well.
35:26Now these,
35:27yes,
35:27I did take these positions from,
35:29and these are well-known positions,
35:30but I took these from,
35:31uh,
35:32Jesus de la Vila's,
35:33100 in-games you should know,
35:34you can see on the screen there,
35:36I took it from there,
35:37okay,
35:38and then,
35:39uh,
35:40so,
35:40yeah,
35:40so the,
35:41the file was saved as that,
35:43and then,
35:43I took that,
35:44from that position,
35:45so,
35:46I mean,
35:46I took it from the book,
35:48even though,
35:49you know,
35:49he didn't,
35:50you know,
35:51chess position is a chess position,
35:52it's just,
35:53those are the positions,
35:55I got from the book.
35:56So basically,
35:57when I did the lesson,
35:58what I did was,
35:59I reviewed his book,
36:01so I know what moves,
36:03in other words,
36:04I know what positions I'm looking at,
36:06and then I know,
36:06what are the individual winning moves,
36:09but the important thing is,
36:10to understand the strategy,
36:12and the technique behind it.
36:15So what you want to do,
36:16as I said before,
36:17you want to identify,
36:20the key squares,
36:22what's winning,
36:22what's not winning,
36:23for the attacker,
36:25what's losing,
36:26and what's drawing,
36:26for the defender.
36:29Now there's some in-games,
36:30where it's a three draw result,
36:32those are very,
36:34there are positions,
36:35that require quite a bit of calculation,
36:38and they're not immediately,
36:40clear,
36:40just looking at it,
36:42but for simpler positions,
36:45where it's clear,
36:46we just have to consider,
36:47more than one option,
36:49and it's the same thing,
36:50with middle game play too.
36:52Actually,
36:53you know what,
36:54maybe I'll go through,
36:56knight in pawn as well,
36:59because you have your king in pawn,
37:01your rook versus minor piece,
37:03and knight against pawn,
37:04maybe we'll do those first,
37:07and then from the rest of the lessons,
37:09I'll mix it up with middle game,
37:12opening type stuff,
37:13which I won't do so much,
37:16middle game mostly,
37:17a lot in middle game,
37:19basically,
37:20especially at the lower levels,
37:22the lower you are,
37:23the less you have to focus,
37:25on learning openings,
37:26just understanding basic,
37:28opening moves,
37:29in terms of opening principles,
37:31where to put pieces on good squares,
37:34and then just the idea behind it,
37:36okay,
37:37so we're not focusing,
37:38on memorizing moves,
37:40we're focusing on,
37:42understanding the ideas,
37:44behind it,
37:44okay,
37:45so there'll be some stuff,
37:47in openings,
37:47you can't ignore that,
37:49but,
37:50most of the focus,
37:51what I want to do,
37:52is focus on middle game,
37:53but,
37:54this will be,
37:55I will have,
37:58intermittently,
37:58I'll have,
37:59my series on,
38:01in game stuff,
38:01so tomorrow,
38:02I'll finish off,
38:04with knight and pawn,
38:05and then,
38:05on,
38:06I believe Wednesday,
38:07what I'll do,
38:07assuming they have time,
38:09is,
38:09I'll focus on,
38:10some middle game,
38:12positions,
38:13how to analyze,
38:15how to understand the position,
38:16how to calculate,
38:18so that's what it is,
38:21better to actually,
38:22look at less positions,
38:23but understand them deeper,
38:24than to look at a whole bunch,
38:26of positions,
38:26and not understand them,
38:29okay,
38:29so,
38:31anyway,
38:32that'll conclude,
38:32our lesson for today,
38:34so I'd like to thank,
38:35all the people,
38:36watching this live,
38:36on Facebook,
38:37I do appreciate that,
38:39and also,
38:40for all the people,
38:40watching the recorded version,
38:42on Facebook,
38:42what I'd like you to do,
38:43in both situations,
38:44whether it's,
38:45watching it live,
38:46or the recorded version,
38:48excuse me,
38:51I'd like you to do,
38:53is please click the thumbs up,
38:54on the Facebook video,
38:58that way you'll be pushing,
38:59the Facebook algorithm,
39:00and more people,
39:01will be able to view it,
39:02and enjoy it,
39:03especially at the lower levels,
39:05I'm targeting more beginners,
39:06and low level,
39:08tournament players,
39:09I would say like under,
39:10I don't know,
39:12under 17,
39:13or under,
39:13let's say under 16,
39:16or even under,
39:17let's say,
39:18yeah,
39:18let's say under 1600,
39:21these are types of things,
39:22you need to know,
39:23there's actually 100 basic positions,
39:25you need to know,
39:27at the tournament level,
39:28there's like the more practical positions,
39:30that are more likely,
39:31to get into,
39:32and the good thing,
39:33I want to tell you about in game,
39:34is that,
39:35it's one of the easiest things,
39:36to learn,
39:36because the theory doesn't change,
39:39opening theory changes,
39:41every time you have a world championship match,
39:43you discover something new,
39:45and you're like,
39:46okay,
39:46now the theory is slightly changed,
39:48right,
39:49middle game,
39:51prepared lines,
39:52which is way above the scope,
39:54of what I'm dealing with,
39:55what I'm going to be going over,
39:57but just understand in general,
39:58what it is,
39:59okay,
40:01so end game is easy,
40:02because you don't have,
40:03I mean,
40:04once you get it,
40:05you don't have to keep updating the theory,
40:07because the theory doesn't really change,
40:10the only thing that's changing,
40:11is,
40:12have a computer program,
40:13that can calculate all the positions,
40:16and whether or not,
40:17you know all the major positions,
40:19and of course also,
40:20how good are you at playing the end game,
40:23but first of course,
40:24like anything else,
40:25you have to start with the basics,
40:26the simplest things,
40:28the most practical things,
40:29and then work up,
40:31in ascending order,
40:33from least complicated,
40:35to most complicated,
40:36but also trying to apply it to,
40:38and use it in its practical value,
40:41alright,
40:42so for all the people,
40:43watching the recorded version,
40:45on rumble,
40:47I'm sorry,
40:47YouTube rumble,
40:48or daily motion,
40:49what I'd like you to do,
40:50is please click like on the video,
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40:56and enjoy it,
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41:35and what I recommend,
41:36is when you click on the bell button,
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41:39so when it first comes out,
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41:41to see it,
41:42and not like an hour later,
41:43two hours,
41:44whatever later,
41:45okay,
41:46especially when people,
41:47when people have limited time,
41:48the timing of when things come out,
41:51things come out,
41:52matters quite a bit,
41:53so,
41:54anyway,
41:55I'd like to wish you a great,
41:56day wherever you are in the world,
41:58whether it's evening,
41:59afternoon,
41:59or morning,
42:01I'd like to wish you luck,
42:02on your chess games,
42:04I hope this was,
42:05something that you can apply,
42:06to your games,
42:07I do know these are,
42:08very practical positions,
42:10and,
42:11uh,
42:12I'd like to wish you,
42:13a great day,
42:14wherever you are,
42:15okay,
42:16so,
42:18enjoy chess,
42:19apply what I learned,
42:21and you'll find,
42:22that you'll be learning,
42:22a lot more,
42:24you'll be learning,
42:25a lot more,
42:26of course,
42:26because you'll be,
42:28using these positions,
42:29in your games,
42:29right,
42:29because I'm popping up,
42:31but also you'll be,
42:32uh,
42:32winning more positions,
42:33that you could,
42:34uh,
42:35that you would have already,
42:36drawn,
42:36or even possibly lost,
42:38which in this case,
42:39for black,
42:40I don't know,
42:40you couldn't lose this position,
42:42but,
42:44yeah,
42:44you don't want to be,
42:45in a winning position,
42:46and draw,
42:46so that's,
42:47that's the thing,
42:47you want to avoid,
42:49all right,
42:50so,
42:50take care,
42:50and I'll hopefully,
42:52talk to you tomorrow,
42:53with a new video,
42:55bye for now,
42:56bye for now,