Unconventional Strategies in the Carlsbad Structure | Pawn Structures | GM Alex Lenderman

👉 Want to improve in chess? Check out our free website: https://www.chessfactor.com 👉 Support the channel with a donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s... One of the most popular pawn structures arising from the majority of queen’s pawn openings is the structure known as the Carlsbad structure. There are several openings from which the Carlsbad structure can likely arise, like the Queen’s Gambit, the Nimzo-Indian Defense, the Gruenfeld Defense, the Semi-Slav and the Caro-Kann Defense. A typical Carlsbad position arises after the moves: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5. This is the so-called Carlsbad variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined. Since the Carlsbad structure is rich in ideas we will cover typical plans and strategies for both, the white and the black side. In this third lesson, GM Alex Lenderman is focusing on some unconventional ways for white in the Carlsbad structure. Unconventional ideas in the Carlsbad Structure are: 1. Attacking on the kingside. 2. Expanding the center. 3. You can combine these ideas. General rules: 1. Whenever you have more control over the center, chances of a wing attack might be in your favour. 2. Wing attacks are met by counterattacking in the center. 📘 The pgn to this video can be downloaded on our website! ✏️ Don't miss to solve the provided exercises for this video on our website! — ⭐️ Social Media Links: Twitter:   / chessfactor   Facebook:   / chessfactorofficial   Lichess: https://lichess.org/@/chessfactor Twitch:   / chessfactor   — ♛ Chess Set Links: ➡️ Green chess set: https://www.bestchesssetever.com/coll... ➡️ Wooden chess set: https://www.chessware.de/Schachfigure... — #Chess #Chessfactor #ChessfactorAdvanced #PawnStructures #CarlsbadStructure