{"id":6037,"date":"2025-02-15T15:17:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T15:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6037"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:26:28","slug":"learn-from-anatoly-karpov-with-gm-bryan-smith","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/learn-from-anatoly-karpov-with-gm-bryan-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn from Anatoly Karpov with GM Bryan Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Learn from Anatoly Karpov\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/729655770?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Renowned coach GM Bryan Smith reveals\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>In 1983, Garry Kasparov was storming onto the chess scene combining enormous energy with eye-bulging aggression and computer-like super-deep calculations\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Even seasoned veterans like Korchnoi were swept up in the whirlwind of tactical complications.<\/p>\n<p>But then, in 1984, he met an opponent he could barely budge\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This guy\u00a0<em>somehow<\/em>\u00a0sidestepped all of Kasparov\u2019s attacks and calmly attained a nice positional edge\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026then he squeezed and squeezed and squeezed until the victory was certain.<\/p>\n<p><em>No risk. No complications. No need to worry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This strategic maestro was the 12th World Champion, Anatoly Karpov.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/671b1527-0414-4032-9931-6e01ecdab1f5.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1657658201&amp;Signature=80b948568e025bb88a6657d9a6da78781515394e\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This course is an eye-opening look into Karpov\u2019s most instructive games covering the early childhood years, his rise to the top, and his legendary years as World Champion.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>Learn from Anatoly Karpov<\/em>, GM Bryan Smith takes you on a 10-hour journey through Karpov\u2019s entire career and skillfully extracts the most instructive nuggets for you to model and improve your own chess.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to delve into one of the deepest minds in chess history, now is your chance to learn all there is that Karpov\u2019s games have to offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll Discover Karpov\u2019s Most Powerful Secrets like\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How Karpov Dismantled Spassky with CLINICAL Precision!<\/strong>\u00a0Was this the game that gave Fischer second thoughts about facing Karpov? Spassky\u2019s Sicilian was torn apart without violence \u2013 only surgeon-like precision and powerful positional play! (See Chapter 7)\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6039\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6039 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karpov-spassky-297x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karpov-spassky-297x300.jpeg 297w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karpov-spassky-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karpov-spassky-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karpov-spassky.jpeg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karpov-Spassky after 25.Kh2!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Method to Effortlessly Handle Kasparov\u2026as Black!<\/strong>\u00a0Learn to put up that \u201cKarpov Brickwall\u201d that even the most powerful attacker in history could not break through! (See Chapter 21)<\/li>\n<li><strong>How Karpov Used Prophylaxis\u2026even in the Ultra-Sharp Dragon\u2026and CRUSHED Korchnoi!<\/strong>\u00a0Karpov was a positional player, but he could certainly attack as well\u2026in this example, GM Smith shows you a stunning game where Karpov attacks, stops for a moment to prevent ALL counterplay (with a single move!), and then resume his attack. Highly instructive for aspiring club players! (See Chapter 16)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s time to master chess by learning from one of the legends of positional chess\u202612th world champion Anatoly Karpov!\u2026 Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s inside?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Learn from Anatoly Karpov \u2013 video course [10.5 hours]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GM Bryan Smith has assembled all of Karpov\u2019s secrets into a beautiful 10-hour course covering his entire career, and shedding light on all of his most powerful, game-winning methods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complete set of PGNs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Downloadable, complete set of PGNs of everything covered so that you can analyze it at your own pace and convenience. A must-have treasure chest for any serious player.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Author:<\/h3>\n<p>GM Bryan Smith (FIDE 2503)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bryan-smith-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Is an American Grandmaster and chess coach. GM Smith has won many international tournaments including Limpedea Cup (Romania), Citta di Erba (Italy), Easter International (Serbia), Philadelphia International, National Chess Congress, US Masters, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Learn from Anatoly Karpov, GM Bryan Smith takes you on a 10-hour journey through Karpov&#8217;s entire career and skillfully extracts the most instructive nuggets for you to model and improve your own chess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Learn from Anatoly Karpov with GM Bryan Smith - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/learn-from-anatoly-karpov-with-gm-bryan-smith\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Learn from Anatoly Karpov with GM Bryan Smith - 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