Positional Mastery : Karpov - Unzicker Know Thy Classics

[@SweGoat]

It’s always felt a bit strange that long tactical sequences always seem to be what amazes people in chess, when games like this exist. No overlooked mind boggling sacrifices or anything, just Karpov masterfully maneuvering his pieces leaving his opponent absolutely helpless like it was magic.

[@mugbhary]

I run out of superlatives trying to appreciate u . I relish each one of ur videos like a treasure though i m not sure if i m making any significant improvement in my game . But u r making me appreciate the beauty of positional moves . It ll be great if u do more of this especially positional masterpieces . Thank u

[@ChessCoachAndras]

Thanks so much friend, people like you are the reason I am still on youtube!

[@SeanMeagher-mq5bs]

The best chess series by far. I love watching the classic games. Can learn so much from them.

[@cftpafan]

Potentially my favorite game of all time, glad to see you show it!

[@ChessCoachAndras]

Glad you liked it!

[@davecliffton2113]

I see Karpov, I click video. Great stuff Mr Toth

[@Grandcapi]

This series is the best on the channel.

[@TravelingMooseMedia]

This is my favorite game with my favorite coach!

[@ChessCoachAndras]

Thanks mate, indeed its a great classic!

[@nickj5706]

Awesome. Thank you!

[@projectpiano5231]

Hey Andras, thanks for the video. I had a vid idea that I think could be super useful for a lot of people. Sometimes in your vids, you explain common development ideas for certain openings and what their "ideal" squares are (iirc King's Indian Attack comes to mind from one of your vids). I think it could be useful to do that, rapid fire, for a bunch of openings, as like a compilation of summaries of openings. Granted, it doesn't do each opening justice, but may accelerate learning for a lot of players, serve as a reference, etc. .

[@williambindley421]

Coach Andras, thank you for explaining this game! I'm having trouble understanding 27. Bb1. Trying to justify it, I see that it connects the a2 rook and queen and gives the queen more space to move along the 2nd rank. Is there more to the move than this?

[@erikgrubbs4364]

qc7 is such a nice defensive idea. Very famous game. Thanks for giving some new ideas to such a famous game coach

[@colefiegel5847]

I thought I had seen that Ra2 maneuver before and sure enough Johan Hellsten gives a similar example in Mastering Chess Strategy M. Yudovich vs. K. Klaman, Leningrad 1947 22. Ra2 when black can't take and bring another major piece to the A file. Hellsten also gives Y. Gruenfeld vs. Y. Kraidman, Gausdal 1982 22. Ba7!. Loving the book, thanks for recommending it!

[@timwoods3173]

Thx Sir

[@lukastux3024]

We want that f4-lecture ! :)

[@dkpandey1996]

This is art!

[@-AxisA-]

The fact that I'm only 500 rated, but I regularly keep on finding these moves in master games makes me happy about my ability to learn chess and become pretty decent one day. Immediatly before he had even mentioned that you actually can contest the bishop on a7 at 10:56 I saw you can move the knight to a5.

[@MarcusHCrawford]

So much to learn.

[@michaelf8221]

I love this game so much

[@battlescard213]

Another great video.👍🏿

[@grantc.7838]

A ruy lopez masterclass! Thank you coach!

[@ChessCoachAndras]

Any time!

[@UNKNOWN5427]

Hey coach, what do you think of the middlegame book series by Euwe and Kramer?

[@gambitguides]

Hi, maybe Karpov had planned 24... Qc7 25.Qe3, defending the a7 bishop?

[@xtaf82]

At 18:51 why can’t black play …Ra8 to stop the rook from coming in?

[@xtaf82]

Is it because of something like 1…Ra8 2. Bxc7 Rxa3 3. Bxd6+

[@robertchung6154]

1...Ra8 2. Rxa8 Nxa8 3. Bxd8 wins a free piece

[@xtaf82]

@@robertchung6154 ah makes sense, thanks

[@nick2629]

One of the best ruy lopez games

[@robwilliams3592]

Very Nice!

[@Road2ChessMaster]

What a game, this kind of Chess is just so impossible for beginners like me 😂

[@callmeandoru2627]

It’s actually easier to learn since it doesn’t requires too much calculation. I play chess to relax so this style of chess suits me well

[@darrylkassle361]

Unzicker sounds like a Nazi death camp commandant's name. Idk why but that is the thought that came in my head when you elaborated a bit on the names German origins

[@davidgirsvaldas8725]

What does "Thy Classics" mean? I'm not a native English speaker, thanks.

[@ChessCoachAndras]

Thy is an old English word that stands for "yours".