Anatoly Karpov's Astounding Caro-Kann Defense

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The legendary Anatoly Karpov mastered the Caro-Kann Defense. Known for its solid structure and deceptive aggressiveness, the Caro-Kann Defense was a favourite weapon in Karpov's formidable chess arsenal. We'll look at four of Karpov's astounding games, dissecting his strategic brilliance and the nuanced maneuvers that left his opponents reeling.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:22 Game 1
04:25 Game 2
08:50 Game 3
12:19 Game 4
Game 1: Ehsan Ghaem Maghami vs Anatoly Karpov, Mate of the King 2009
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Ba5 11. Bd3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. O-O Qe5 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Qa4+ Ke7 17. Rb1 b6 18. Rb5 Qc7 19. Qg4 Kf8 20. c4 h5 21. Qf3 Rc8 22. Bb2 Kg8 23. Rd1 Rh6 24. c5 a6 25. Rb3 Qxc5 26. g3 h4 27. Rc1 Qxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kg2 h3+ 0-1
Game 2: Vasily Yemelin vs Anatoly Karpov, Keres Memorial 2006
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. c5 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Qc2 b6 9. b4 a5 10. Na4 axb4 11. Nxb6 Ra7 12. Ne5 Nfd7 13. Nbxd7 Bxd7 14. Bd3 h6 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. f4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qb2 Qa5 19. Ke2 Qxc5 20. Rac1 Qd6 21. Bxb4 Qxf4 22. Bxf8 Bxd4 23. Qd2 Rxa2 24. Rc2 Qf2+ 25. Kd1 Ra1+ 26. Rc1 Ba4+ 27. Bc2 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Qxg2 29. Re1 Qf3+ 0-1
Game 3: De Gremont vs Anatoly Karpov, San Giorgio Simul 1995
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. a3 c4 9. Qc2 Nge7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nf5 13. Nbd2 h5 14. h4 g4 15. Ng1 Be7 16. Ne2 Bxh4 17. Bxh4 Nxh4 18. g3 Nf5 19. O-O-O Qg5 20. Kb1 O-O-O 21. b3 b5 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Ka1 Kc7 24. Rb1 Rb8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rb1 h4 27. gxh4 Qxh4 28. Nf1 Qxf2 29. Rxb8 Nxb8 0-1
Game 4: Igor Alexandre Nataf vs Anatoly Karpov, Cannes 2002
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be3 e6 6. g4 Bg6 7. Nge2 f6 8. exf6 gxf6 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. h4 Bd6 11. h5 Bf7 12. f4 Ne7 13. Nc1 Rg8 14. Be2 e5 15. Nb3 exd4 16. Bxd4 c5 17. Be3 f5 18. O-O-O Qc7 19. gxf5 O-O-O 20. Bf3 Nxf5 21. Bxd5 Nxe3 22. Bxf7 Bxf4 23. Ne2 Rg2 24. Rdg1 Nf8 25. Rxg2 Nxg2 26. Nxf4 Rxd2 27. Nxd2 Nxf4 0-1
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  • @diploidcabrera2741
    @diploidcabrera274111 ай бұрын

    stop looking at my soul bro

  • @OpticalWave

    @OpticalWave

    7 ай бұрын

    Bro's looking at him instead of the video 💀

  • @lemat579

    @lemat579

    3 ай бұрын

    😂 (I don't know how it is funny)

  • @juliusmanalo9645

    @juliusmanalo9645

    29 күн бұрын

    fr

  • @abhayjha6709
    @abhayjha670911 ай бұрын

    Karpov is heavily underrated.

  • @an18yearoldmongolianguy

    @an18yearoldmongolianguy

    10 ай бұрын

    I mean, he was Garry Kasparov’s rival

  • @LeuErelak-wj1ki

    @LeuErelak-wj1ki

    10 ай бұрын

    No way😂. Probably you just follow chess recently

  • @vov.7397

    @vov.7397

    9 ай бұрын

    He'd sometimes get into really dense positions and it's amazing to watch how he'd just slowly improve his pieces, gaining better position, and just tightening everything up until his opponent couldn't breathe. Just stunning.

  • @perkalov

    @perkalov

    8 ай бұрын

    Karpov is a legend and arguably the best strategic/possitional player of all times often ranked as #4 or 5. Hardly underrated by anyone that has followed chess for a decade or two. Karpov was the second "modern" chess player, after Fisher, taking chess to a new level. He is less known by new players but he is still among the first names you would pick up, outside contemporary players. Carlsen, Fisher, Kasparov, then possibly some other contemporary like Nakamura, Caruana, etc, then Karpov. That is how "underrated" he is. He is likely to be mentioned/learned about long before Capablanca, Lasker, Botvinik, Spassky etc.

  • @youtubeshypocrisy

    @youtubeshypocrisy

    7 ай бұрын

    I would say Karpov is fairly rated.

  • @rewindforward2865
    @rewindforward28659 ай бұрын

    Winning the third game that way was too cool. Karpov is a true legend indeed. He was a positional player. In addition, he could attack like a beast. Plus, he could defend like a pro. Respect!

  • @bangkok_as_is
    @bangkok_as_is7 ай бұрын

    the last game was brutal, man. those discovered checks are savage, love 'em 🤙🏻

  • @RomaEternaVictrix
    @RomaEternaVictrix8 ай бұрын

    Karpov is my rock when I am in difficulties. Petrosian is my holy spirit, and Capablanca is my God. That is my Holy Black Trinity.

  • @TelAvivShalom
    @TelAvivShalom Жыл бұрын

    It’s an excellent video, thoughtful, well presented and easy to follow. Thank you! Karpov’s black pawn advance on the h file in game one is a true manifestation of ingenuity… What a great champion!

  • @raymondlego1701

    @raymondlego1701

    Жыл бұрын

    He's Karpov ... that says it all ..

  • @kentvanhoeven3946
    @kentvanhoeven3946 Жыл бұрын

    Actually a great intro to the Caro-Kann.

  • @gavinjones8543
    @gavinjones854310 ай бұрын

    Great video, getting straight into it and no messing around, well paced ! I have always learned the most by playing through top level games.. So this is ideal. Cheers and have immediately subscribed.

  • @mikestubbs1708
    @mikestubbs170810 ай бұрын

    This is a very good presentation of quality material! Also good is the inclusion of the moves so making it much easier to follow the games! The timestamps are very helpful too -some thought has gone into all this, so...very well done sir!!

  • @davidbatchelder85
    @davidbatchelder85 Жыл бұрын

    This is one of your best videos. Wonderful job.

  • @komikmaceralar8539
    @komikmaceralar8539 Жыл бұрын

    Karpov the best ever👍

  • @moniqueheubel8970

    @moniqueheubel8970

    Жыл бұрын

    And I am told equally a kind person! Great analysis 🎉

  • @crama1963
    @crama196311 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Great content

  • @michaelfortunato1860
    @michaelfortunato18606 ай бұрын

    I play the Caro-Kann but I don't think I've seen all four Karpov games. You did a great job reviewing them. Thanks.

  • @amosdraak3536
    @amosdraak353611 ай бұрын

    Thanks for games of Karpov

  • @dirkhebgeennaamachter9056
    @dirkhebgeennaamachter9056 Жыл бұрын

    Merci beaucoup, very inspiring video

  • @scacchifilosofia
    @scacchifilosofia7 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video, and fantastic Karpov! Greetings from Italy 😎

  • @jasper5016
    @jasper5016 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. Thanks

  • @ignacioaraya5467
    @ignacioaraya54677 ай бұрын

    nice games!! thank you sir

  • @user-du6lv8tg8b
    @user-du6lv8tg8b10 ай бұрын

    I tested lot of different defenses and now considering Caro-Kann as simply BEST opening in chess ever.

  • @ShubhamSharma-ow7jn

    @ShubhamSharma-ow7jn

    7 ай бұрын

    Your elo?

  • @user-pj6gd8hd9r

    @user-pj6gd8hd9r

    6 ай бұрын

    Wait till bro finds out about the talk variation

  • @user-pj6gd8hd9r

    @user-pj6gd8hd9r

    6 ай бұрын

    *tal*

  • @robertadona641
    @robertadona641 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting games by the former World Champion.. ❤

  • @jamesdelb6885
    @jamesdelb688510 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @chinnaiah.G
    @chinnaiah.G6 ай бұрын

    Very nice play by Anatoly karpov! and your comemtery is so good!

  • @andrewjacob8087
    @andrewjacob80878 ай бұрын

    Anatoly Karpov will always be remembered as The final Boss.

  • @levialston518
    @levialston51810 ай бұрын

    I'm learning more and more with each video I watch

  • @prakasavigraha6104
    @prakasavigraha61049 ай бұрын

    Super interesting and very followable. The use of colourful language adds a little spice which I definitely appreciate. In all a great video. Cheers Sammy.

  • @chessbuddies
    @chessbuddies7 ай бұрын

    very informative video.... lots of best games

  • @ianerickson2210
    @ianerickson221011 ай бұрын

    In a tournament game not that long ago, I was faced against the Botvinnik and didnt know the main moves! Sadly lost that game! Appreciate the video as it adds to my previous study of this opening, gotta make my carokann menacing! Cheers

  • @Frankie_apollo1717
    @Frankie_apollo1717 Жыл бұрын

    Very good video !! Keep it up😊

  • @epicnamehere100
    @epicnamehere1009 ай бұрын

    Great analysis

  • @dowaliby1
    @dowaliby110 ай бұрын

    Brilliant commentary.

  • @chinnaiah.G
    @chinnaiah.G7 ай бұрын

    Good! Karpov carokan defence is his weapon!!

  • @radhabinodenandi
    @radhabinodenandi9 ай бұрын

    This is so entertaining!

  • @isseshafeeg3899
    @isseshafeeg389911 ай бұрын

    Very good presentation

  • @blacknwhite5451
    @blacknwhite54517 ай бұрын

    Nice, I did actually see the finish in the first game. :)

  • @alaakhalil498
    @alaakhalil4985 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. Very simple and straightforward games. Could you please share more in the Caro kann with top games from top players?

  • @thewatcher9142
    @thewatcher914210 ай бұрын

    I do appreciate your style if commentary on this channel, pithy but informative.

  • @arguellozelaya
    @arguellozelaya8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this Master Pieces of the Caro Kann and Karpov. I play it myself, and have an almost 60% winning rate playing black with it.

  • @good0ldtony
    @good0ldtony10 ай бұрын

    You are good at this.

  • @MarkBenito_gerard
    @MarkBenito_gerard4 ай бұрын

    this game is freaking awesome man

  • @ali19231
    @ali192316 ай бұрын

    Karpov what a player

  • @jessejordache1869
    @jessejordache1869 Жыл бұрын

    Karpov has a book on the Panov-Botvinnik Attack from the point of view of the white pieces that I study from time to time when I know I'm going to play against a CK player. It's from the late 2000s, but the P-B isn't very theoretical after you reach a certain point in the game. I highly recommend it. Using it I've gotten really great positions with a supported knight on a dark square versus a light-squared bishop and black's pawns all on light squares, plus queens. You hardly have to do anything, and black collapses.

  • @Danumurti18
    @Danumurti189 ай бұрын

    Defensive solid and taking pawns one by one, that's actually the style of majority strong players I know, just like Karpov.

  • @gregorymorris4693
    @gregorymorris46938 ай бұрын

    The Levy stare 😅

  • @TheZombie7000
    @TheZombie70006 күн бұрын

    Love you channel. Can you do more Caro Kann videos please

  • @eugenekoshanof7328
    @eugenekoshanof73286 ай бұрын

    Great English, enjoyable to watch

  • @isaacambi1914
    @isaacambi1914 Жыл бұрын

    You are the best

  • @billybob9961
    @billybob99617 ай бұрын

    You present the game, so well, it’s not only informative and an exciting fast moving pace. I always thought of myself as a high-level, chess player but after watching these grandmasters play, I no longer think of myself as an amateur I think of myself as a beginner, even though I have been playing for 51 years. There’s certainly is levels to this game some of the strategies here or just amazing, especially game one check me with the pawn that was a work of art. Perhaps it can be considered a big mistake by the loser however, I think of it as a master class by the winner. that was an amazing win so simple so subtle that it was overlooked and that’s what makes it great.

  • @Vse_radi_Gari
    @Vse_radi_Gari10 ай бұрын

    Thx for material. C-c is my favourite defence

  • @youaremysunshine.1

    @youaremysunshine.1

    10 ай бұрын

    Its actually ck

  • @poopootin3652
    @poopootin365211 ай бұрын

    解説がシンプルでわかりやすいし言い回しも最高

  • @joelabraham6834
    @joelabraham68349 ай бұрын

    That Panov Botnivik as white looks like a good opening against caro kann. I think Ill try it out.

  • @PacmanRocks100
    @PacmanRocks1002 ай бұрын

    Love this format! Any chance on Alekhine's Slav or Shirov's Semi-Slav?

  • @ali19231
    @ali192316 ай бұрын

    Please do more analysis

  • @dankokozar
    @dankokozar3 ай бұрын

    You’re a great presenter!

  • @cokespy
    @cokespy Жыл бұрын

    could you make a video on najdorf sicilian played by garry kasparov?

  • @sasakulic1136
    @sasakulic11366 ай бұрын

    Karpov is the best chess player ever!

  • @BREAKocean
    @BREAKocean10 ай бұрын

    Can you do one on sveshnikov or marshall attack

  • @anates8060
    @anates8060 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. In game 3 you said black resigns, just a minor mistake but I was confused for all of 5 seconds, not sure if there's a way to asterick that in post-publishing

  • @anates8060

    @anates8060

    Жыл бұрын

    Subscribed tho!

  • @anates8060

    @anates8060

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SammyChess1 I'm probably being overly critical, this was a fanvideo regardless

  • @chessquad64
    @chessquad644 ай бұрын

    crazy how in the game 4, he pushes his f and g pawns. This would normally lead me to lose the center completely

  • @royprasad
    @royprasad Жыл бұрын

    After Black played ... h5, instead of moving the Q to f3, what happens if White takes the pawn with Rxh5?

  • @markjulienmonzon7593
    @markjulienmonzon7593 Жыл бұрын

    can you do one for the french defense?

  • @anchalsharma
    @anchalsharma Жыл бұрын

    Why does black resign in third game 12:13. Black seemed winning

  • @jonasniederson5172
    @jonasniederson51722 ай бұрын

    brutal tactics, wow 🤓

  • @Thematic2177
    @Thematic217711 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video. Interesting games with clear explanations. But the way you stare unblinkingly into the camera in the intro is a little unnerving 😅

  • @kamelmemdouh2382
    @kamelmemdouh23829 ай бұрын

    Karpov is the best

  • @jefftaylor1186
    @jefftaylor118610 ай бұрын

    We play the Botvinnik variation of the advance because he did it against Tal 3 times in 1961 and only lost once. So….. it’s good.

  • @jamescurtis2624
    @jamescurtis26244 ай бұрын

    Can anyone tell me why at 4:37 Karpov plays e6, and doesn’t develop the white squared bishop first, as is generally the idea with the caro kann?

  • @lorenzoconti9192
    @lorenzoconti9192Ай бұрын

    Why at 2:10 black bishops could not take the white bishops which was not protected?

  • @DaxperOfficial
    @DaxperOfficial9 ай бұрын

    That Lowry jersey makes me skeptical of you 😂

  • @drewbeholy9760
    @drewbeholy976010 ай бұрын

    Word of the day “shambolic”

  • @MichaelVHart
    @MichaelVHart11 ай бұрын

    @9:12 Black goes to e6 (not e3).

  • @Bentwice
    @Bentwice10 ай бұрын

    Bro looks straight into the camera like a news broadcaster

  • @vicdn3
    @vicdn37 ай бұрын

    Like your comments а lot!

  • @ashutosmisraa
    @ashutosmisraa6 ай бұрын

    last one was dank

  • @synt3897
    @synt38979 ай бұрын

    why did black resign in game 3? or was that just a verbal mistake?

  • @federicoguerrero7365

    @federicoguerrero7365

    4 ай бұрын

    Verbal error. Black won all 4 games

  • @dylanthomas12321

    @dylanthomas12321

    3 ай бұрын

    He mixes up black and white numerous times. Seems like he's reading a game summary, gets confused.

  • @youaremysunshine.1
    @youaremysunshine.110 ай бұрын

    5:04 a5*

  • @suqmadiq6653
    @suqmadiq665310 ай бұрын

    ? What’s an “adverserie”??

  • @ernestogarcillan1977
    @ernestogarcillan1977 Жыл бұрын

    i didn't play Caro - Kann Defense. I feel like I'm stuck 😅

  • @TruthSurge
    @TruthSurge5 ай бұрын

    AD ver sary not ad VER sary. Just trying to help!

  • @mehdialigol
    @mehdialigol7 ай бұрын

    Hi thanks for your nice simple teaining Only eliminate the shirts hanging on the wall!

  • @brucelittleboy3594
    @brucelittleboy359410 ай бұрын

    Running Stockfish shows that Karpov made three clear mistakes in game #1: moves 17, 18, 22.

  • @spliggerzoid
    @spliggerzoid7 ай бұрын

    its ok to blink

  • @kevintang4340
    @kevintang43406 ай бұрын

    Big booty Lowry

  • @NickCSE
    @NickCSE3 ай бұрын

    The commentary between Karpov and De Gremont should have been a big mistake. Can't understand why Karpov had to resign. However other games are definitely a big lesson for Caro-Kann players.

  • @theocerigo5475
    @theocerigo547510 ай бұрын

    THE THIRD ONE MAYBE YOU SAID BLACK RESIGN I THINK YOU MEAN WHITE RESIGNED?

  • @marcusgreer3868
    @marcusgreer3868Ай бұрын

    I’ll master my Caro-Kanan game, playing as black is not so bad like people says. I know some dudes that only know how to play as white, the game doesn’t work like that, you have to know how to play both

  • @gigachad3259
    @gigachad32597 ай бұрын

    You talk like you're a AI ngl

  • @johnpender358
    @johnpender358 Жыл бұрын

    What is the Carrol Klan defense? Never heard of it.

  • @mikestubbs1708

    @mikestubbs1708

    10 ай бұрын

    No it is the Caro-Kann defence!