Excelling in Isolated Queen's Pawn Positions - The IQP Masterclass

Mastering the theory and practice of the Isolated Queen's Pawn (IQP) is essential for chess players who want to play high-level chess. In this full course on IQP GM Sune Berg Hansen introduces you to the Isolated Queen's Pawn and explains why it is a must-know structure, and he shows how it can be used and be counterplayed with examples from the history of chess. The Full Course has been built over 1 year and consists of 11 different videos combined in one course. Besides the 15 minutes introduction, the chapters can be watched as you like and in no specific order. But I recommend you see the Introduction first. The IQP course has the following chapters: 00:00 Introduction to IQP 16:22 Ch. 1: Understanding the IQP 29:03 Ch. 2: Model Attack by Kamsky 44:11 Ch. 3: The d4-d5 Break 54:12 Ch. 4: The Rook Lift 01:07:27 Ch. 5: The Ideal Setup 01:21:44 Ch. 6: Open E File Structure 01:42:20 Ch. 7: Smyslov's Dazzling IQP Attacks 02:06:40 Ch. 8: The Queen Joins the Attack 02:19:21 Ch. 9: Playing Against the IQP 02:34:05 Ch. 10: Understanding Endgames I hope this helps improve your understanding of chess. Now implement these tactics in your own game, and in two weeks' time come back and watch the relevant episodes for your game, and repeat the process. See my recommended IQP books here: https://amzn.to/3ZhvtiI ----- Thank you for watching. Remember to subscribe and use notifications to be sure to get all new videos in your feed. You can also join our Community on Facebook and Twitch through the links below: Facebook:   / 539944730381858   Twitch:   / gmtalks   Any donations would be highly appreciated and can be found here:   / gmtalks