IM Sagar Shah

First move

Look at the diagonal controlled by the Queen.

How should Black respond now?

How to recapture?

Concluding Chapter 1

Drill

Revision

Caro Kann - Introduction

Most common break

Concluding Chapter 2

Classical Variation - Pawn structure

Reaching there

When white goes wrong

Where do Black's pieces go?

Classical Variation - Reaching the Main Position

Controlling e5

A Double Attack

An option to recapture

The bishop conundrum

A home for the queen

A critical moment

Doubling down

Classical Variation - White doesn't go h4

Test 01

Test 02

Test 03

Test 04

Test 05

Classical Variation - Test Time

Save the bishop on g6

The right move order

Classical Variation - When White goes h4 - Introduction

A hidden weakness

The customary pawn break

0-0 or 0-0-0

How does White attack?

A different pawn break

The piece placement

A little bit of theory

Classical Variation - Pawn Structures

Improving the position

Finding the counterplay

The key moment

The key moment II

A tactical idea

Time to breakthrough

Advanced Theory

Classical Variation - Model Game in Bd2

Same Same but different

Move forward or retreat

A little Pin

Fight for squares

Intense middlegame

Compensation

Deep in theory

Classical Variation - Model Game in Bf4

Jitendra Patil (1718) vs Sagar Shah (2330)

Arian Perez (2494) vs Sagar Shah (2314) (I)

Arian Perez (2494) vs Sagar Shah (2314) (II)

Mayed Alrashedi (1764) vs Sagar Shah (2302)

Vinay Kumar Matta (2207) vs Sagar Shah (2378)

Classical Variation - Tests

First moves

A small Trap

Preserving your bishop

Advance Variation - Introduction

Skeleton position 1

Skeleton position 1 continued

Skeleton position 2

Skeleton Position 3

Advance Variation - Pawn Structure

Himanshu Sharma (2407) vs Sagar Shah (2302)

Regrouping

Breaking free

Amardeep Bartakke (2197) vs Sagar Shah (2298)

A powerful attack

A nice finale

Advance Variation - The Direct way against Short Variation

The fate of the bishop

The bishop pursuit continues

Find the weak square

A different response

Time to fight back

Find the right square for the knight

Final words

Nf3 instead of f3

Black must avoid this

Break-free

Time for some energy

Summing up

Advance Variation - The direct 4.g4!?

Avoid getting trapped

Understanding the Pawn Structure

The right exchange

When the knight is on f3

Knights on d7 and e7

Smothered Mate!

Get back the space

Alex Jareno Badenas (2060) vs Sagar Shah (2339)

Viachaslau Zaurbitski (2196) vs Sagar Shah (2451)

Kiran Manisha Mohanty (2236) vs Sagar Shah (2304)

Time for 7...Qb6

7.Nge2 variation

White's best in 7.Nge2

Advance Variation - 4.h4 h5 5.c4 followed by Nc3

Panagiotis Tzagarakis (1670) vs Sagar Shah (2391)

A new approach

Kersten (2169) vs Bluebaum (2660)

Responding to 7.Bd2

8.e6 is a must

A position filled with weaknesses for both sides.

7.b4 and 7.c3 - the other options

Advance Variation - 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3

Fight Back

Bishop needs to breathe

A pawn sacrifice

Intermezzo!

Richard Vedder (2268) vs Sagar Shah (2433)

Aydin Suleymanli (2628) vs Faustino Oro (2516)

Shocking brilliancy

Where's the Compensation?

Advance Variation - The Shirov Variation

Sanjeev Nair (1850) vs Sagar Shah (2352)

Vishwa Shah (1600) vs Sagar Shah (2309)

Amardeep Bartakke (2130) vs Sagar Shah (2309)

Amardeep Bartakke (2130) vs Sagar Shah (2309) Part II

Alexandre Vuilleumier (2342) vs Sagar Shah (2441)

R. Vaishali (2337) vs Sagar Shah (2425)

Pavel Potapov (2487) vs Sagar Shah (2425)

Yuri Solodovnichenko (2573) vs Sagar Shah (2379)

Yuri Solodovnichenko (2573) vs Sagar Shah (2379) Part II

Advance Variation - A slow system against Short variation

Initial moves

Initial moves II

Pawn Structure - Minority Attack

Pawn structure - Isolated Queen Pawn

Pawn structure - final words

Exchange Variation - Introduction

Vishvesh Kochrekar (1846) vs Sagar Shah (2298)

Development with co-ordination

A tactic that can be missed

Time to be brave

Take advantage of the misplaced pieces

Finishing off

I B Thapa (1781) vs Sagar Shah (2298)

M. Barath (1670) vs Sagar Shah (2298)

Exchange Variation - When White goes Nf3

Deep Kapoor (1795) vs Sagar Shah (2318)

Prioritize the important stuff

Plan your route

Break open the position

Finish line is near

Exchange Variation - White goes h3 and Nf3

Direct Bf4

f3 followed by Nf4

Minority Attack

Key moment in Qe1 line

Double defence

Gata Kamsky vs Aydin Suleymanli

Brilliant play by young Azeri

Exchange Variation - White goes Ne2

Pragun Gupta (1776) vs Sagar Shah (2304) Part I

Pragun Gupta (1776) vs Sagar Shah (2304) Part II

Pragun Gupta (1776) vs Sagar Shah (2304) Part III

Basics of g6 variation

Abhilash G (1444) vs Sagar Shah (2459)

When White doesn't play the best against ...g6

Ideas in Panov Botvinnik Attack

Critical Position 1

Critical Position 2

Critical Position 3

Critical Position 4

Critical Position 5

Critical Position 6

Summing Up

Going ...Bg4 in the Panov Botvinnik Attack

Summing up the course

Conclusion

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