Winning Clean and Ugly | Caro-Kann & French at 1800 ELO Climb – Ep. 38

Описание: Two wins at 1800—one clean pawn grab, one absolute endgame mess.

Game 1 (Caro-Kann Advance – 90.4% Accuracy, Black): I delay castling and go full pawn‑grab mode. White’s knights land on clumsy squares that can be kicked around by pawns, and the whole position collapses fast. This game is all about using concrete tactics to win material, even if it means making committal moves that weaken your own king and create holes. When the calculation is right, the position holds together.

Game 2 (French Defense – 85.7% Accuracy, White): I blunder my way into what should be a positionally lost endgame… and somehow survive. After damaging my kingside pawn structure, I end up in a rook and pawns endgame with equal material but worse structure. Then it turns into a grind: defend, hold, and finally flip the script to steal the win. A perfect reminder that rook endgames are never “just drawn.”

Solid technique, risky decisions, and endgame chaos—all at the 1800 level.

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