Karpov Teaches Chess Opening Fundamentals! 🥇 (Beginner Chess Videos)

How good would you be if you had Anatoly Karpov teaching you the secrets of the Russian School of chess? Now you can in his brilliant 4.5 hour series recorded with Roman Dzindzichasvili! Get instant access AND a 35% discount here ► ichs.co/2zlajGc
A classic problem 🤔 for beginners is how to conduct the chess opening. You can’t be expected to memorize tens of thousands of lines just so you get to the middlegame alive and avoid all the chess opening tricks. But you can sidestep chess opening traps and get a great position with a sound chess opening strategy built on the major chess opening principles.
And you won’t get many better teachers than the 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov and “supercoach” GM Roman Dzindzichashvili! Karpov was World Champion for 10 years after the Fischer vs Karpov match that never was. Anatoly Karpov also has the most elite tournaments wins of all time and continued to challenge the next generation with the Anatoly Karpov vs Magnus Carlsen game.
For Anatoly Karpov chess is “everything: art, science and sport” and it’s this all-encompassing thinking that leads to his pure, effective approach to playing chess.
In this chapter from their “Opening Fundamentals”, Anatoly Karpov and Roman Dzindzi break down the basics of playing chess openings for beginners, specifically examining main lines in the Ruy Lopez opening and Scotch Opening.
Whether your aim is to become a chess opening pro or just score the occasional chess opening quick win, Karpov’s chess opening strategy will have you making rapid improvement. And Roman Dzindzichashvili’s chess philosophy is “if you can’t explain it, you don’t really understand it” which is why he loves teaching chess so much: he helps himself improve as well as his students!
GMs Karpov and Dzindzichashvili emphasize controlling the center squares (e4, d4, e5, d5) and active development of minor pieces in the opening, while being careful not to make too many pawn moves. Karpov's incredibly deep understanding of chess combined with GM Dzindzichashvili's vast experience in chess coaching makes the "Russian School of Chess" a truly unforgettable chess training experience.
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[@mesmero2314]

Karpov, not only a great player, but a great guy too. He's the most down to earth, modest, and humble champion in any field you can run into. A very decent guy.

[@aesop1451]

@@LukasOfTheLight Wtf, I love Karpov now

[@CT-H]

@@LukasOfTheLight Kasparov was ''fighting'' Putin back in the day when he expected to win a political fight against an expert in Russian politics such as Putin and he miserably failed as expected. Nowadays he's fighting no one...

[@HezOmanjo]

Well until you meet Ding Liren...

[@disruptor6550]

​@@HezOmanjo true

[@dis1ncentivVe]

karpov supports war

[@nychousing]

Karpov is chess Yoda: "Not so many possibilities you have."

[@Anton_the_Vampire]

We all know what a badass Yoda is, right?

[@vdt671]

Karpov is my favourite chess player. Top quality, no controversies, and a gentleman.

[@andreitiberiovicgazdovici]

I grew up with my father teaching me chess mostly on Karpov-Kasparov's games. Kasparov was a God for my father but i Always liked more Karpov,aybe because i'm not a attacking player at all, i like Karpov's style the most, slow improving positional chess

[@davidwagner6116]

Is your mother's father's name Karpov too?

[@joshuabuena8049]

Ditto!

[@Obi-WanKannabis]

no controversies 😆

[@yashtrivedi7271]

Vishy too

[@SaleemRanaAuthor]

Only truly great people know how to be humble. For somebody as legendary as Karpov, one of the greatest players the world has ever known, to explain things in such a simple way blew me away.

[@harveyge1]

Perfect! This is the way a video on chess openings should be done, not interrupting with a lot of confusing alternatives, but making simple, basic moves with explanations. And above all, going slow, the way chess, and indeed any game of strategy, is best played. What made this video especially valuable and therefore didactically trustworthy for the viewer was having two great players slow down and yet speak as peers to their audience. Superb. Beautiful. The world of chess has been made a better place.

[@prestocranius7627]

greg harvey I whole heartedly agree to your prespective three years later.

[@disruptor6550]

And I agree 9 years later!

[@alaoa]

Great to see two grand masters teach the basics. It's cool to see their thought process and commentary.

[@poly_hexamethyl]

I really enjoyed this video. Although they are two super-strong players, they explain the reasons behind the moves in a way that even a beginner can understand and benefit from!

[@ChesscomGames]

We are glad you enjoyed the video, Poly! They are great presenters indeed

[@yasmineseaton2303]

You two work really well together, this video was really good. More like this please!!!

[@wolfemotivation4412]

This was brilliant! I would love more of this! It's amazing to see you two just sitting there discussing all of this! It's very personal and I really would love more of this type of thing where we hear input from both players and dissecting all the plans and strategies! So informative!!!! Thank you so much for this! Love you both!

[@ronwilliams357]

Love the early-90's computer graphics

[@brooklynbound1000]

Ron Williams Now on cd-rom!

[@raymondoropesa9595]

Great to see two grand masters teaching what and what not to do. I sincerely appreciate these videos

[@horatioh5469]

thank you Mr. Karpov and Mr. Dzindzichashvili, most helpful and much appreciated.

[@Subsandsoda]

finally a video that shows openings AND explains why you should make certain moves, highly appreciated for a complete beginner (like me :) )

[@settingsun608]

really enjoyed the video. The analysis and explanations give me an insight into why certain moves are better than others and give me a better understanding of chess. Hope to see more!!

[@luizh.m.9552]

Thanks for posting, it is very nice to see the great Karpov teaching chess.

[@raymondoropesa9425]

SECOND TIME IVE WATCHED THIS VIDEO.AND I SEE WHY I HAVE BEEN GETTING DEFEATED SO MUCH,WITH ALL THE MISTAKES IVE BEEN MAKING.VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND,IT DIDNT REGISTER THE FIRST TIME..THANK YOU VERY MUCH.I HOPE YOU HAVE MORE LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE.

[@HRsimplifier]

Thanks, super good video, and i like the flow and style of presentation, it maps welll into the mind.

[@ya0urt]

This is just the video I was looking for. Not about "what to do" but "why to do it" ! Thanks for sharing

[@Didgehouse]

Excellent tutorial. Perfect. Great joy to watch.

[@PrasannaKumar-zx7gr]

3 times... I watched... And learned many things....... Thanks sir

[@AugustiniandeJuanPierre]

I agree with you completely. It is essential that one must learn the basics of chess to understand more complex strategies and their roots. Well spoken.

[@gaurangvin9833]

Great to see Karpov ! Have always enjoyed his games- often dull looking but elegant in the end.

[@DavidGomez-wu2rl]

Literally a Master Class from genious Karpov. 👏👏👏

[@lbvprasad5495]

What a wonderful tutorial!!! What i could not learn in my life since past 20 years...just learnt in half an hour. Openings very well explained by both. I'm grateful to both Mr Karpov and Dzindzichashvili. Since you both achieved heights of stardom in chess, why not write books for mere mortals who can learn from your world renowned expertise. Thank you, sirs. best regards L B V PRASAD INDIA

[@rogeriodonatto]

thank you both for this videos.../\...great karpov...

[@wasp.s7514]

amazing video!!! really gave me a lot of help with understanding the opening better. i am really bad at openings. i always make mistakes. thanks so much for the video :)

[@ChesscomGames]

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[@henryJDLa]

cannot wait to try that checkmate combination at the end. rad vid

[@victorg9974]

Great to see two GM teaching chess¡ Thank you Now I am a fan of Anatoly too.

[@thecardoski]

Fantastic video, very helpful .

[@greg55666]

This video is absolutely wonderful.

[@verreaulte]

beautifuly explained. keep these videos coming. all hail Karpov!

[@nuggetfinder63]

This is amazing. Thanks to the power of the internet and chess marketing and the fact that Mr. Karpov can so simply and beautifully describe chess theory, all of us can now take advantage of the Russian Chess School methods. Bravo!

[@MrVoayer]

Terrific job from both parties. This video should be obligatory literature in every chess school around the globe !

[@paulcopeland]

Great video. Thank you for the lesson and taking the time to present it.

[@ChesscomGames]

Paul Copeland Thank you too for your comments!

[@PrasannaKumar-zx7gr]

Superb and iam happy with yours explanation of opening..., way of speech....thanks...

[@AleksAvramJeff]

Very nice mr.Karpov, very mild and nice, great champion.

[@ernestguffren75]

This is wonderful for a casual player to realize some of the possibilities in opening a game that only very advanced players routinely contemplate. The check mate sequence is a beautiful lesson for aggresive beginners. I love this video and hopefully my grandson will learn from it. Thank you very much!

[@PhillipCreeper]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing. A great lesson by two great GMs.

[@juliajozwiak1695]

nice way of explaining , very useful! Thank you!

[@PhillipCreeper]

What I mean is that they do great with the value of the pieces in their explanation. Great job.

[@ninjaamara8053]

Great teaching style 😃 I am also a player 1650 fide rated and chess Coach of beginner players under 1400 rated player. It helps me to how to teach my students in proper way😇

[@clyris]

Very instructive. Thank you!

[@VFamilyJMJ]

Beautiful checkmate at the end.

[@CasualPrince]

Just what I was looking for, thanks very much.

[@MrDaggash1]

enjoyed the lesson. well done.

[@gratefuldude941]

Karpov vs Andre the Giant

[@Genebean369]

Grateful Dude you wild lol

[@rooksman64]

LMAO

[@ChesscomGames]

Thanks Mark!

[@nodz007]

thanks, great video

[@starspride]

an excellent presentation

[@ChesscomGames]

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[@richardfeynman5560]

Very instructive, indeed!

[@jevgenijssurikovs927]

I like this deep smart explanations by such a great master as Karpov !Thank you

[@dhakshayinimk3849]

Chess Legend A.Karpov teaches chess openings very patiently. Great video. Karpov my ever time favorite!

[@ChesscomGames]

I have to agree, in some of his games you really have the feel of being in front of a masterpiece!

[@gologram]

Karpov and Dzindzi is am awsome bland of practical skill and theoretical basis so I WANT to see more !!!!

[@GBV1436]

Great video from a couple of masters - thanks

[@MyTigris1]

Thanks a lot for this video.

[@yomarcelojeje]

Awesome videoooooo!!!!

[@5men7arios]

Qué gozada de vídeo. A la vez aprendo ajedrez e inglés... y karpov es uno de mis favoritos. Pedazo de campeón. :D

[@Aznagroth]

I'm happy they did this in english because that makes it readily available to me. On television where I come from subtitles are frequently used, and I must say I much prefer having original languague/sounds on. However youtube isn't good enough at subtitling yet for that to be my preferred way of watching. I bet there are good russian videos for people able to understand it out there.

[@ChesscomGames]

¡muito obrigado! Saude cara!

[@ChesscomGames]

Agreed!

[@xylologic5563]

I only open with white always with E4. I am a dog what do I know.

[@dirkbergstrom9751]

Excellent basic explanation for anyone starting to play chess!

[@andrejnikolaev9278]

Thank you for both of you! Great video! Pls post more.

[@ChesscomGames]

Thanks!

[@LazyRadagast]

Nice little trap at the end!

[@markmagennis8798]

Great video. Thank you. Aloha!

[@kimsung2384]

Excellent video

[@JonathanGarza16]

karpov is so awesome

[@ChesscomGames]

Thanks for your feedback!

[@deepintheslums]

Great video. Please do more!

[@talyannatal5969]

This is NICE!!!

[@enotwentyfourseven]

My Boy Roman Dzindzichashvili !! My favorite GM!

[@PrasannaKumar-zx7gr]

Superb....

[@mr.gubagub1899]

My guess today "our guest today". Ah when you remember that you are interviewing a russian.

[@cucurulo1945]

Great!

[@chagization]

Great video. Great discussion. Thank you!

[@frankhatton8242]

thank you more of these please.

[@ChesscomGames]

Thanks!

[@prez_chesspresso]

Very instructive lesson to tighten up a lose game

[@jdfrsbrg41]

Thanks guys. I played the scotch and won a nice game.

[@ChesscomGames]

thanks buddy - good luck!

[@happyguy650]

the best chess tutorial video!!!

[@raymondoropesa9595]

Many thanks for your help in this video. I believe it has helped my opening moves . especially viewing a grand masters @ a game

[@ChesscomGames]

thanks for commenting!

[@magdihanna6379]

So very nice I must say and let us see some more opening strategies

[@rpdigital17]

That was a very good lesson for beginners!

[@Jochumvideos]

Nice video!

[@jaimevidales4191]

Thank GM for the very refreshing review of principles

[@ChesscomGames]

+Jaime Vidales Thanks!

[@user-co2gf9uu9q]

Karpov is an amazing teacher, I like how he explains. Best

[@henryseidel5469]

Maks Brik Anatoly Karpow is not only an excellent chess player but also a gentleman and dedicated supporter of chess schools and clubs in Russia.

[@jevgenijssurikovs927]

Very interesting explanations of chess basics! Great thanks you !

[@ChesscomGames]

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[@plainolddavid]

Great video for openings, especially for beginning players..

[@ChesscomGames]

David Clark Thanks!

[@vayalarharoon]

Very Great...

[@parrishriddle7945]

Great teaching! I learned a bit more!

[@ChesscomGames]

Thank you!

[@jeremiahjordan1990]

I crack up laughing every time Roman says "Punished." 😆

[@jorjor5379]

Plz post morw of these!!:D

[@PointSpecial09]

I really like Roman Dzindzichashvili... I've started playing with the Dzindzi Indian a little bit, but it's great to go back to basics!!

[@jonnyi623]

Karpov Rocks

[@yesok3656]

karpov is one of the best...in chess.thanks karpov.

[@MadaxeMunkeee]

Karpov is one of my favourite players. I want to develop a more positional style.

[@jonjosephbarnes]

enjoying the videos! thanks!

[@ChesscomGames]

Jon Barnes yw!

[@Tiniflo]

Roman Dzindzichashvili + Anatoly Karpov : La creme de la creme