Answers.Body: <p>There are YouTube videos covering these specific areas but I'm not convinced I could recommend them. Nevertheless, here are 3 for you to try and make your own mind up. They are at least free.</p>
  <p><a href="https://youtu.be/-iHVZ3KAxl8?t=895" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mastering the Middlegame with Atul Dahale : Aaron Nimzowitsch : Prophylaxis!</a> (link at about 15 minutes in because before that it is mostly irrelevant drivel)</p>
  <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiJffNNCtfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tigran Petrosian - World Chess Champion - Master of Prophylaxis - Kingscrusher Radio Show</a> (not one of Kingcrusher's best IMHO)</p>
  <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h82jh9EKSR4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Karpov's Prophylaxis with Karpov's Prophylaxis with IM Valeri Lilov</a> (IM Valeri Lilov, who he?)</p>
  <p>There are far better books if you are prepared to accept some fine games collections of these players.</p>
  <p><strong>Nimzowitsch</strong>:</p>
  <p>Everybody is familiar with &quot;<em>My System</em>&quot; but &quot;<em>My Praxis</em>&quot; is probably better for stronger players. It is a collection of annotated games by Nimzowitsch with the intention of demonstrating &quot;My System&quot; in practice, kind of like the name suggests.</p>
  <p><strong>Petrosian</strong>:</p>
  <p>Old school, perhaps, but I like PH Clarke's &quot;<em>Petrosian's Best Games of Chess 1946-63</em>&quot;</p>
  <p>More modern (and with much deeper annotation) is Kasparov's &quot;<em>My Great Predecessors Part 3 Petrosian Spassky</em>&quot; roughly half of which is devoted to Petrosian and which includes a specific chapter on Petrosian's prophylaxis - &quot;<em>Miracles of Prophylaxis</em>&quot;</p>
  <p>For <strong>Karpov</strong> there is more choice:</p>
  <p>For a simple game collection there is PR Markland's &quot;<em>The Best of Karpov</em>&quot; but for in-depth quality annotations you can't beat the three books Kasparov wrote of the annotated games he played against Karpov:</p>
  <p><em>Kasparov vs Karpov 1975 - 1985</em><br />
  <em>Kasparov vs Karpov 1986 - 1987</em><br />
  <em>Kasparov vs Karpov 1988 - 2009</em></p>
  
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Body: <p>I would like to imitate the prophylactic playing style of Aron Nimzowitsch, Tigran Petrosian and/or Anatoly Karpov. May I know if there are any books/video series that you would recommend?</p>
  
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ThreadText: # Reference request: Books/Video series on prophylaxis
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-23)
  
  I would like to imitate the prophylactic playing style of Aron Nimzowitsch, Tigran Petrosian and/or Anatoly Karpov. May I know if there are any books/video series that you would recommend?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-02-23. Score: 3
  
  There are YouTube videos covering these specific areas but I'm not convinced I could recommend them. Nevertheless, here are 3 for you to try and make your own mind up. They are at least free.
  
  [Mastering the Middlegame with Atul Dahale : Aaron Nimzowitsch : Prophylaxis!](https://youtu.be/-iHVZ3KAxl8?t=895) (link at about 15 minutes in because before that it is mostly irrelevant drivel)
  
  [Tigran Petrosian - World Chess Champion - Master of Prophylaxis - Kingscrusher Radio Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiJffNNCtfw) (not one of Kingcrusher's best IMHO)
  
  [Karpov's Prophylaxis with Karpov's Prophylaxis with IM Valeri Lilov](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h82jh9EKSR4) (IM Valeri Lilov, who he?)
  
  There are far better books if you are prepared to accept some fine games collections of these players.
  
  **Nimzowitsch**:
  
  Everybody is familiar with "*My System*" but "*My Praxis*" is probably better for stronger players. It is a collection of annotated games by Nimzowitsch with the intention of demonstrating "My System" in practice, kind of like the name suggests.
  
  **Petrosian**:
  
  Old school, perhaps, but I like PH Clarke's "*Petrosian's Best Games of Chess 1946-63*"
  
  More modern (and with much deeper annotation) is Kasparov's "*My Great Predecessors Part 3 Petrosian Spassky*" roughly half of which is devoted to Petrosian and which includes a specific chapter on Petrosian's prophylaxis - "*Miracles of Prophylaxis*"
  
  For **Karpov** there is more choice:
  
  For a simple game collection there is PR Markland's "*The Best of Karpov*" but for in-depth quality annotations you can't beat the three books Kasparov wrote of the annotated games he played against Karpov:
  
  *Kasparov vs Karpov 1975 - 1985*  
  *Kasparov vs Karpov 1986 - 1987*  
  *Kasparov vs Karpov 1988 - 2009*
  
  
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