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How to play with or against an isolated pawn #2 The Q+2R vs Q+2R endgame

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BlitzStreamMaster gamesEndgameIsolated pawnPawn structureKarpov, anatolyKorchnoi, viktorQueenRookAdvanced

This is a very well-known chess game between Korchnoi and Karpov, which shows how to win the Queen + 2 Rooks endgame against an Isolated queen pawn

11:38Karpov - Korchnoi, Baguio 1978 Game 8Karpov - Korchnoi, Baguio 1978 Game 8PowerPlayChessadvanced31:54Endgame Basics and Theory #004 Queen vs Rook without pawnsEndgame Basics and Theory #004 Queen vs Rook without pawnsChessexplainedadvanced08:50How to play with or against an isolated pawn #1 The basicsHow to play with or against an isolated pawn #1 The basicsBlitzstreamadvanced06:34How to play with or against an isolated pawn #3 an easy example of the d4-d5 breakthroughHow to play with or against an isolated pawn #3 an easy example of the d4-d5 breakthroughBlitzStreamadvanced12:23Chess Endgame: Queen + King vs Rook + King (Philidor)Chess Endgame: Queen + King vs Rook + King (Philidor)ChessNetworkintermediate02:39A Rare Chess Fortress: Queen vs. Bishop & Knight EndgameA Rare Chess Fortress: Queen vs. Bishop & Knight EndgameChessNetworkadvanced32:25Watch how a TOP Grandmaster describes a complex position!Watch how a TOP Grandmaster describes a complex position!GM Ivan Sokolovadvanced11:54Karpov - Salov, Linares 1993Karpov - Salov, Linares 1993PowerPlayChessadvanced18:17How to play Isolated Pawn Positions | Pawn Structures | Advanced Level | GM Alex LendermanHow to play Isolated Pawn Positions | Pawn Structures | Advanced Level | GM Alex LendermanChessfactoradvanced