Lasker Defense in the Queen’s Gambit Declined

[@notnotcharles3022]

I quite enjoy openings like the Lasker where you get to somewhat decide how the game will go, since most players won't just accept the draw it provokes a lot of dubious lines, as well as these openings are more punishing to inaccurate play if they don't know theory

[@fearlv1rattata]

12:54 I love that you tried not laughing at that line

[@donvitoslav1137]

12:50 "Move the knight, play c5 and accept the draw" - made my day :D

[@keedt]

17:33 the rook is hanging ...

[@wyattgouldthorpe1880]

17:33 your variation hangs the rook on c3

[@meruzhansargsyan1476]

Why don’t you publish these studies so that we can memorize the variations more easily without need to skip around

[@theycallmekowalski]

"If you're playing a game and not trying to win then you shouldn't be playing chess". And yet you play the Caro-Kann. Anyway, who says black is not trying to win playing the Lasker? Interestingly, Karpov made a comment in an interview a couple of days ago. He said; "You can play the Caro-Kann to draw, or you can play the Caro-Kann to win. I played the Caro-Kann to win."

[@DanacChess]

Actually the caro-kann is used as a weapon to win on the top level because it is imbalanced

[@lucasurbanski7364]

In the 1907 Lasker-Marshall match, Lasker did not include 6...h6 7.Bh4 before playing Ne5. Lasker did not play that position until much later in his life, 1935

[@ahmednagy7571]

Great video as always. This opening reminds me of the exchange ruy Lopez where it can be used as a very effective physiological weapon just like the exchange ruy in lasker vs capablanca 1914

[@tomekduresov706]

It was my favorite when I was playing QGD, so I guess we dissagree..

[@Bhartiya__Nari]

sir your are doing a great job... thanks for providing us a good content..

[@devashishichfe1027]

How should I improve my visualization and calculation . please tell me

[@sorachii8932]

Play puzzles and play through positions in your head. Doesn't have to be complex. Try to avoid using the board. Just imagine the position.

[@MarcHeuer]

Re8 preparing e5 Push Looks more promising than going for c5.

[@alancoe1002]

Frank Marshall, not James. One of the original five grandmasters. Good vid. Thanks.

[@familygates9642]

Black should play 5...h6 first.

[@martijnk6656]

Hey! have you considered the Discord server yet? :)

[@webdev2005]

According to ur time shleduled table today is London system day

[@HangingPawns]

I had fallen behind 2 days. So I am uploading 2 videos per day to catch up. In the new schedule published on Tuesday you can see that it's coming on Feb 8th. And I have told you so yesterday in the comment.

[@webdev2005]

@@HangingPawns ok i wait to see London system..I hope I will soon

[@siraf1234]

Cant you avoid the lasker with an early Rc1?

[@tomekduresov706]

I lost 1 game as black when my opponent played early Qc2 preventing the Lasker Ne4, and that threw me of a bit and I misplayed everything, what I missed it is that Ne4 was still possible becouse of the Qb4+ at the end, so white cant really win the pawn..

[@siraf1234]

@@tomekduresov706 I have this opening book by borislav ivkov and the line that prevents the lasker goes something like this: d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 Be7 Nf3 (or e3) and after black castles you go Rc1, after h6 Bh4 Ne4 Bxe7 Qxe7 cxd5 Nxc3 Rxc3 and exd5 youve got a really easy position to play with good winning chances because youre pretty much all set for a queenside attack because youll own the whole c file for pretty much rest of the game

[@marglroland2054]

I usually play 7... Nbd7 and 8... c5 against this setup despite being a Lasker player

[@tomekduresov706]

@@siraf1234 but it is still very solid for black and tough to prove anything with white, the best way to avoid the Lasker is to avoid those Bg5 lines and play tje Catalan, Bf4 variation or something like it..

[@siraf1234]

@@tomekduresov706 Just saying its basically impossible to lose the position after Rc1