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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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BlitzStream Master games Endgame Isolated pawn Pawn structure Karpov, anatoly Korchnoi, viktor Queen Rook Advanced

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

11:39 Karpov - Korchnoi, Baguio 1978 Game 8 Karpov - Korchnoi, Baguio 1978 Game 8 PowerPlayChess advanced Master games Karpov, anatoly Korchnoi, viktor Ruy lopez Open variation Advanced 31:54 Endgame Basics and Theory #004 Queen vs Rook without pawns Endgame Basics and Theory #004 Queen vs Rook without pawns Chessexplained advanced Endgame Queen Rook Advanced 08:51 How to play with or against an isolated pawn #1 The basics How to play with or against an isolated pawn #1 The basics Blitzstream advanced Middlegame Endgame Isolated pawn Pawn structure Lichess.org Advanced 06:34 How to play with or against an isolated pawn #3 an easy example of the d4-d5 breakthrough How to play with or against an isolated pawn #3 an easy example of the d4-d5 breakthrough BlitzStream advanced Master games Isolated pawn Pawn structure Tkachiev, vladislav Istratescu, andrei Advanced 12:23 Chess Endgame: Queen + King vs Rook + King (Philidor) Chess Endgame: Queen + King vs Rook + King (Philidor) ChessNetwork intermediate Endgame Philidor Fundamentals Queen King Rook Philidor 02:39 A Rare Chess Fortress: Queen vs. Bishop & Knight Endgame A Rare Chess Fortress: Queen vs. Bishop & Knight Endgame ChessNetwork advanced Endgame Queen Bishop Knight Fortress Advanced 32:25 Watch how a TOP Grandmaster describes a complex position! Watch how a TOP Grandmaster describes a complex position! GM Ivan Sokolov advanced Middlegame Pawn structure Karpov, anatoly Georgiev, kiril 1994 Advanced 11:54 Karpov - Salov, Linares 1993 Karpov - Salov, Linares 1993 PowerPlayChess advanced Master games Salov, valery Karpov, anatoly Queen's indian defence Advanced 28:37 Endgame Basics and Theory #001 - Mate with Q,R,B+B and B+N Endgame Basics and Theory #001 - Mate with Q,R,B+B and B+N Chessexplained beginner Endgame Queen Rook Bishop Knight Beginner