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Exploiting Weaknesses | Chess Middlegame | Capablanca - Yates | Intermediate Level | IM Alex Astaneh

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In this series about the topic of weaknesses, IM Alex Astaneh will focus on how to identify and exploit weaknesses. Based on practical examples from famous chess grandmasters like Capablanca and Karpov, you will learn general ideas and plans how to exploit those weaknesses.

In this video, Alex covers an instructive example played by Capablanca vs Yates that illustrates the exploitation of the dark-squares and the consequences that it can have on the light-squared bishop.

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