Knight to d7, Вперёд, Товарищ
Karpov Variation · sung from Black's side
Verse 1
Pawn to c6, pawn to d5 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5
Pawn takes e4, knight to d7 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7
His knight on e4 eyes f6
My c-pawn holds d5, стена
He wants the open centre wide
I want the trade, the steady stride
Chorus
Pawn to c6, pawn to d5 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5
Pawn takes e4, knight to d7 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7
Knight to f6, I take back on f6 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
No doubled pawns upon my f-file
Verse 2
He plays c3, my bishop to g4 7.c3 Bg4
My bishop pins his knight on f3
Bishop takes f3, my queen to d5 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Qd5
Pawn to e6, bishop to d6 10.Be2 e6 11.O-O Bd6
The target is his d-pawn, the break is c5
Never let him double my pawns, товарищ
Chorus
Pawn to c6, pawn to d5 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5
Pawn takes e4, knight to d7 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7
Knight to f6, I take back on f6 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
No doubled pawns upon my f-file
The anthem's one lesson is the knight on d7: it lets the second knight come to f6 and take back on f6 with a piece, so Black's pawn structure stays whole, and the middlegame plan of the pin on f3, the queen on d5 and the c5 break against his d-pawn follows naturally.