Master Class Band 4: José Raúl Capablanca improvers Scherbakov has over 20 years

Scherbakov has over 20 years of experience in studying and playing these opening variations

Deviations from the King's Indian set-up

In 2016 he became US Champion and led the golden US team at the Chess Olympiad

the aim is to learn the theme so well that you can use it when similar opportunities arise in your own games

So why do we commit such chess sins in the first place

Master Class Band 4: José Raúl Capablanca improvers Scherbakov has over 20 yearsHe was a child prodigy and legends surround him. In his best days he was considered invincible and some consider him the greatest chess talent of all time: Jose Raul Capablanca, born in Havana in 1888. At the age of 13 he became Cuban champion, in 1909 he sensationally defeated Marshall 8: 1 and catapulted himself into the world elite. At a time when information was scarce across the pond, Capablanca did not gain the recognition he deserved in Europe