Alireza Firouzja's Caro-Kann Games

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The Caro-Kann played by Alireza Firouzja, currently world's best Caro-Kann player.
If you wanna learn an opening, you should study games by top players that play it regularly. When it comes to the Caro-Kann, Alireza Firouzja is definitely the player whose games you have to know by heart.
Not only is Firouzja the best Caro-Kann player in the world, he is also close to being the best chess player in the world. His recent rise is extraordinary, and such a player playing your favorite opening is thrilling.
0:00 Intro
01:41 Sergey Karjakin - Alireza Firouzja,
FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup (2020)
12:22 Aryan Tari - Alireza Firouzja,
Norway Chess (2020)
19:45 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Alireza Firouzja,
Tata Steel Masters (2021)
26:42 Markus Ragger - Alireza Firouzja,
European Team Championship (2021)
35:22 Viktor Erdos - Alireza Firouzja,
European Team Championship (2021)
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@gregdutra3610 2 жыл бұрын

As a Caro player- I could not be more appreciative of this!!

@iMarc89 2 жыл бұрын

Likewise.

@user-uk9er5vw4c 2 жыл бұрын

what's your ELO?

@pluto7280 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-uk9er5vw4c 600 lul. Just started, i got 70% winrate with caro Cann, but i an bad with white.. any openings which are like caro cann

@Osagri Жыл бұрын

Word

@sriracha9729 2 жыл бұрын

Firouzja is such an inspiration, he has motivated me from being a lazy toilet seat player for 4-5 years to be genuinely interested to learn an opening...

@firstname8078 2 жыл бұрын

What's your ratings before n after?

@sriracha9729 2 жыл бұрын

@@firstname8078 I was always 1.2k-1.4k on chess com. I watched this video with the intention of learning Caro, haven't done that yet.. :P

@sriracha9729 2 жыл бұрын

@@firstname8078 but yeah, I paid full attention for 40 mins. That's an achievement to me. How about your ratings? How many openings do you know?

@abictor3312 2 ай бұрын

I learned caro kann, and then went from 700 to 1200

@imahadevan98 2 жыл бұрын

Caro Kaan vs Aryan Tari was a masterpiece. 🙌

@ClarkPotter 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your emotional openness and admiration for Firouzja. It's contagious and helps us appreciate the phenomenon that is him.

@milanseidl3441 2 жыл бұрын

Stjepan, Alireza und the caro - What a wonderful combination!

@michaelrogerson5417 2 жыл бұрын

The clarity of explanation here is exceptional. Every time I thought 'but why doesn't he move...' you answer before I finished the thought. Great video, thank you!

@who-ve2ss 2 жыл бұрын

As a 1900 FIDE player I could not disagree more

@michaelrogerson5417 2 жыл бұрын

@@who-ve2ss Well I'd expect a player at that level to see those implications for themselves.

@who-ve2ss 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelrogerson5417 Stop lying to yourself, this video was extremely missexplainined, he doesnt mention several important variations on Alireza's games, because he knows he can't explain them...

@michaelrogerson5417 2 жыл бұрын

@@who-ve2ss You and I are at different levels. I don't need to know every line of the theory. I'm not 'lying to myself', I've simply said that, from my point of view, this video was helpful. You clearly need something more advanced. I wish I were in your position. Congrats.

@who-ve2ss 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelrogerson5417 I'm not talking about the opening tho...

@andrewkoines6389 2 жыл бұрын

Great game choices and well analyzed. I'm not a Caro player, but found these games very interesting. By the way, your English is excellent.

@heinzschmidt29 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the (mostly) daily content💙

@Eleuthero5 Жыл бұрын

The single feature of many of these games that amazed me is how Firouzja disdained castling, took his King on long walks, and yet somehow the monarch was never in trouble. Great selection of games!!

@panic_emoji3741 2 жыл бұрын

Very instructive and great content on your end. Would love to see similar analysis of top players with different approaches in major openings, especially the ones you play like the Semi-Slav or London. In other words, more of this please!

@Mussegadetes 2 жыл бұрын

Two videos today?! Thanks for everything! Love the content and your journey.

@siraf1234 2 жыл бұрын

I finally realize what alireza reminds me of, hes alphazero. Hes not afraid of weakening moves, he plays for activity and likes moving his king a lot :p

@joshmartin7725 2 жыл бұрын

He also likes pushing rook pawns and gaining space.

@ClarkPotter 2 жыл бұрын

After watching the video, totally appreciate your comment and completely agree. This play is really something special. You can see the future 2800 in this play entirely.

@SergeiInyushkin 2 жыл бұрын

@@ClarkPotter he's already 2800 :)

@SuperYtc1 2 жыл бұрын

@@SergeiInyushkin he said future. At the time of these games Firouzja wasn’t 2800.

@OtokoWarrior 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. Wonderful content as always, and what a great set of Caro games!

@freespirit995 2 жыл бұрын

This was truly an excellent video! Many thanks.

@ClarkPotter 2 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal video. If I weren't already subscribed I would after this video. One of the best chess videos I've seen. Perfect intro to the Firouzja phenom as well.

@fredgandolfi2356 2 жыл бұрын

An excellent compilation and commentary. Thank you.

@riffz6065 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is amazing and highly underrated. Every video you put out is a goldmine

@rpralica 10 күн бұрын

The game against Tari is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. There are no sacrifices, and all of Black's pieces are perfectly connected, and White doesn't have a chance to defend himself, and White didn't make any major mistakes. Beautiful.

@ETBrooD 2 жыл бұрын

The Caro-Kann is an opening that's always intrigued me very much, but I'm hesitant to learn it because white can steer the game into many different directions. And that's me saying that as a Sicilian defense player lol I'm enjoying your breakdown of Alireza's games, and it's good to see a top player utilizing one of the all-time greatest openings and giving other people the confidence to do the same :)

@mercilpb 2 жыл бұрын

I like Ben finegolds take on the Karo: the Karo is good. Sometimes it gets you mated. That's just life tho.

@mihuuuu 2 жыл бұрын

after e5 white has only a few practical lines, the sicilian is far more tactical and complex I would argue

@billagap3213 2 жыл бұрын

So you are not afraid to play the sicilian which is a chaotic opening for both sides, but you are afraid to learn Caro Kann which is less chaotic? Black is solid in caro kann in 95 % of the positions. For us amateurs caro is a perfect choice. But it all comes down to preference at the end of the day

@nightone9720 Жыл бұрын

You have the best way of analyzing games and explaining everything that is going on. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on video for us because it has helped me so much with just understanding what's going on. I'm a relatively new player and I'm so happy I found your channel. Thank you!

@nedmerrill5705 Жыл бұрын

really instructive, thank you.

@metalfingers7453 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I play the Caro-Kann and this video will now be in heavy rotation for my studies. I really enjoy your content and this video in particular. Thanks again and I look forward to watching many more of your videos.

@danielsayre3385 2 жыл бұрын

Great video concept, looking forward to watching it. added to my watch later

@GabrielMarcosCOL 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea! It's great to see Super GMs playing for and against their favorite openings!

@solalehemadi5185 2 жыл бұрын

Clear, informative and above all unbiased explanation. Thank you so much.

@meirgriniasty7139 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful presentation. Thank you very much

@emmanuelnwachukwu6071 2 жыл бұрын

I had a Rapid tournament on Lichess, I came accross this video 1 hour to the tournament, all my games as black was the Caro Kann, now guess what! I won it all!! awesome video

@marcelsmid499 Жыл бұрын

I like the way you explain... very good content!

@LordSoviet 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video thanks Stejpan

@alexrobertson232 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the awesome video !

@wolk82154 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video! Thanks for amazing content

@peterjames232 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice video! You bring Firouzja and also th Caro-Kann. The last game, as an amateur player, I would never imagine the black's King walk to b8 and his queen's pawns attack at the same time.

@armagaan007 2 жыл бұрын

Godwilling, surely this channel will become big !! I mean, look at the quality of the content, the explanation, everything. (Not to mention the thumbnails)

@admaiora777 7 ай бұрын

This is very very good, thank you!

@NicolaiDorengStearns 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible. Thank you.

@dkpandey1996 2 жыл бұрын

This is good stuff. Amazing games.

@BiggyJimbo 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Keep it up!

@aarenmitts3667 Жыл бұрын

This definitely opened my eyes how flexible and sound the opening really is and able to create strong attacks on either side

@mcronrn 2 жыл бұрын

I had seen the last game before, but seeing it after the other CK games was more interesting 👍🏽🙏👏

@andrewsinger113 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Lots of new ideas to improve my (admittedly shallow) understanding of the caro kann. One suggestion - please use the usual circles and arrows because post beginners like me have a hard time following all the rapid coordinate description and some of the more advanced tactical ideas.

@mohammadsohailshafique7182 7 ай бұрын

Good content, love it.

@fruitbatfruitbun 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! It's a little over my head - I'm not a Caro Kann player by any means - but I like your enthusiasm and respect for Alireza, and I think I may have picked up a couple of tips along the way.

@fianchettando 2 ай бұрын

absolutely amazing

@mostafaadibii6959 2 жыл бұрын

واقعا حرکات استاد علیرضا در تاریخ شطرنج بی نظیر است هزار آفرین به شما ناچیز است موفق باشید

@nilashtechnonnk4959 2 жыл бұрын

This is really good for players who plays caro cann as their main defence

@robertcooper1952 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!

@Youtube-JOYFUSION999 2 жыл бұрын

Good topic! Great job!

@agentsmith9641 2 жыл бұрын

This is why im playing the caro kann,ive been fustrated with the opening in the past but.I thanks to this video ive got a great understanding.Subscribed & Liked,i like your love for the game great channel.

@felixortiz1185 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video,!

@axeldenivet8421 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent !!

@scarletwoman2 2 жыл бұрын

Very instructive, could you do similar video about Karpow's games in caro kann?

@HangingPawns 2 жыл бұрын

Been choosing them already. Should be out soon.

@arunjyotibanik7878 2 жыл бұрын

Being a Caro player myself, if I was standing by Firouzja during these games, I must have exclaimed, "Dude WTF!!!!"

@jamesjames1718 Жыл бұрын

Alireza is a genius....i'm glad you pronounce his name correctly, Firouz- Ja!

@edwarddaniell4946 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid

@danielvanbelgie5807 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very good video good job!

@ChristianSoschner 5 ай бұрын

Excellent explanations

@abdo8984 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man for the video, I'll definitely start playing the Caro from now on don't you think it's a good weapon against the Scotch and Danish openings, these are my biggest weaknesses so far..

@DeianGiNet 6 ай бұрын

All 3 sides! LOVE IT! :)

@mihuuuu 2 жыл бұрын

omg the positional finesse in these games... karpov must be proud

@albinsvanberg9457 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!! ;)

@djonskimu1148 2 жыл бұрын

Markus Ragger is Austrian 👍 great content as always

@scottbollinger3641 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice games!

@1man1bike1road 2 жыл бұрын

by the time firouzja reaches his peak carlsen will be waning very good future for firouzja and chess in general

@ClarkPotter 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Exciting times ahead.

@nassersharief3774 2 жыл бұрын

crystal clear in so minimum an explanation!

@Connor-np4ex 2 жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, who is your pick to win the WCC? Will you post videos about the games as well?

@user-uk9er5vw4c 2 жыл бұрын

this is awesome

@RafiChowdhury1406 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video!

@user-tm7zf8lk7j Жыл бұрын

Alireza is our honorable countryman! we hope to see him at higher levels of chess success🌹

@luizteodorojr 2 жыл бұрын

Só very cool this openeing, Alireza have good inshigt, magic movie , thank for U for this vídeo. God bless U

@JannisSicker 2 жыл бұрын

what a great video!

@paulsebastian3987 Жыл бұрын

Watched your Caro Kann video ,took notes ,and used it against a good opponent and it worked good ,I won the game ,very nice .Im going to watch the remainder of you video . Well done dude ,thank you

@michaelmolz8037 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome learning experience! I only wish with the 1/2 doz or so speed-ups sprinkled throughout, we were not throttled thru so quickly. But despite that, this is among my favorite videos.

@user-nu1sj1gk8q 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@WritingWithAli 2 жыл бұрын

I really hope you do a vedio on the London system against the modern defence, stay well Stepan

@blueguitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. How about a Karpovs Caro Kann video?

@pixelado4975 2 жыл бұрын

I like they way You explain

@benjamingarrido5494 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente análisis, thanks and good well your comentary, Im sorry my bad english

@quizarrdd1 2 жыл бұрын

Very good observational point about Firouja's incredible flexibility, from one move to the next, switching plans etc.

@aniketvermaixc1798 2 жыл бұрын

Caro kann is my favorite also

@peterberger5579 2 жыл бұрын

Markus Ragger is from Austria!

@tastii7652 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Stjepan, another hint is to analyze and watch the Game of the german prodigy Vincent Keymer. His main weapon with black is also CK against e4 and also very impressive games.

@bobgladstone4104 2 жыл бұрын

Karpov, Petrosian also playedthe C-K with great aplomb andalso Maxim Dlugy and Navarra good to study

@scottbollinger3641 2 жыл бұрын

That 1rst game was awesome 👏

@alwinw64 2 жыл бұрын

I love caro- kaan, infact i never play the advanced(best) against caro players as they almost always know everything about it. I just play the panov attack 🔥

@postmoderne1825 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!!

@4rkani 2 жыл бұрын

very good video

@hosseinmoradi8490 2 жыл бұрын

Alireza plays Caro Kann in perfection, he will be with 19 the next world Champion, Very good Analysis

@WmozartAYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you The king trip in the last game is amazing

@francescosi7556 2 жыл бұрын

The pawn struncture in the first game is insane

@luvchenko8321 2 жыл бұрын

Love the videos mate, but I'm sure a lot of people (including me) would appreciate it if you added more arrows to the explanations to visualise things better.

@oscarortiz6519 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ratnamani8228 2 жыл бұрын

Hikaru had an Opposing Opinion about Caro Kann when he saw Alireza use it against Fabi in their Recent Match. And Fabi Proved him Right. 😬

@1man1bike1road 2 жыл бұрын

caruana has been over 2850 a loss to him is not a disgrace

@MichaelJones-eq4ne 2 жыл бұрын

I can't find Hikaru's comment on that game. Do you have a link? Let me guess. Hikaru thought 17...fxe5 was a mistake. It does not look like black's best move. But that does not prove that the caro-kann is unsound. I'll bet Firouzja will play a different move if he gets the same position again. 17...b6 looks OK.

@thijsslob3799 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I get annoyed when my Caro kann doesn't work out the way I want it to and then I end up losing the game. This kid always finds other plans. Very instructive

@oleanonymus3014 2 жыл бұрын

I think there is also play-style and strength you need to take into account next to just a strong player playing an opening. There are some openings that are so versatile that you can play them in many different ways. Some players play an opening very agressively and have good results, some play it positionally. For example not everyone will be suited to play the Caro like Karpov but will need to play it more acitvely.

@APLachel Жыл бұрын

thank you !

@omarwhite2198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jonbudi Жыл бұрын

terima kasih

@euclideszoto997 Жыл бұрын

I'm just an amateur but that Alizera didn't use the Carokann once but used the Sicilian in the candidates speaks for itself.

@jrosen2776 2 жыл бұрын

@ 19:03 what is the problem with dropping rook back to c1? Sorry if it is obvious but don't understand

@tolekbanano 2 жыл бұрын

What is that chess themed poster in the background?

@GunsNRosified 2 жыл бұрын

at 30:26 I believe the threat is Bc5 if white played Nxd4. Bh2+ doesn't work after Kh1, Qxd4, Bxc6, and no matter how you recapture black can play Bxc4 and remove the defender of our bishop on h2.