Best POSITIONAL PLAYER of all time VS. The GOAT

In this video, I break down one of the most instructive positional masterpieces in chess history — Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov, Game 17 from the World Chess Championship 1990. Kasparov enters his beloved Grünfeld Defense, expecting dynamic counterplay — but Karpov has other plans. What follows is a positional masterclass: slow pressure, perfect piece coordination, deep understanding of structure, and that classic Karpov squeeze that leaves Black completely tied up. This game is a brilliant example of: How to neutralize Grünfeld activity The power of small positional advantages Why Karpov is considered one of the greatest positional players of all time How elite-level chess is often won without tactics, just understanding If you love deep strategic chess and want to improve your positional play, this is a must-watch game. ♟️ Sit back, enjoy, and let Karpov teach us how chess can be won quietly.