Chess Strategy: Karpovian Style | Chess Lesson # 107

We finally have a strong and well organized opening course for White and one for Black. With these and the FREE beginner to master level playlist from this YouTube channel, it’s all about consistency over an extended period of time 😎💪 ⬇️

Course on Black Opening (Counterblow) https://www.chessable.com/ramirez
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Chess strategy and Anatoly Karpov have been friends for many years and it’s time for us to start appreciating this special relationship. In this Chess lesson, we will continue to learn about middlegame strategy — among other things — and you will get an idea of what it is like to look at Chess through Karpov’s eyes.

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00:00 Intro
00:18 Chess game using the Colle System (or Anti-Torre Attack?) 🤔
08:24 Chess Strategy Exercise # 2
19:33 Chess Strategy Exercise # 3
23:06 Chess Homework Exercises
24:49 Blitz Game vs 2500+ player

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First tactics book: https://amzn.to/3tnUut5
Mixed tactics book: https://amzn.to/3vrbZul
Advanced tactics book: https://amzn.to/3rUlno9
Advanced tactics book (II): https://amzn.to/3bVdFVv
Carlsen’s book (excellent): https://amzn.to/3vwEMxy
Kramnik’s book (excellent): https://amzn.to/3cDlJsL
Pirc Defense book: https://amzn.to/3bQQefH
100 endgames you must know: https://amzn.to/3BkGyow
Endgames book: https://amzn.to/3cwxktM


Games & PGNs:

1) Karpov, A vs Petrosian, T (1982)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess...
PGN to finish vs engine: r2r1nk1/5pp1/1qp1p2p/3nP3/p1B5/P4NP1/1P1RQP1P/4R1K1 w q - 1 3

2) Karpov, A vs Spassky, B (1974)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess...
PGN to finish vs engine: r2r4/1q3pk1/2p3p1/p3p2p/PnQ1P2b/4B2P/1PPR2PK/1N3R2 w - - 4 3

3) Pilnik, H vs Geller, E (1955)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess...
PGN to finish vs engine (as Black): r4rk1/3n3p/3p1qp1/2pP4/p1P1Pp2/8/PPB1QRPP/3R2K1 b q - 1 4

Homework # 1 - Answer: 1.c5, dxc5 2.d6, Qd7 (Queens are really bad pieces to block a pawn) 3.Rxb7, Qxb7 4. d7 ready to promote

Homework # 2 - Answer: the black rook is pinned on g6...so, 1.g4, Nxg4 2.Nxg4, hxg4 3.h5 (1-0) If 1...f5 instead of 1..., Nxg4, then we do 2.g5 (1-0) and the rook cannot leave g6

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