I’m learning accelerated dragon, solid opening

Thanks for the great videos! @06:34, the g2-pawn is not any more threatened than if the Bishop were on e2 (if White is going to capture on b5 anyway). Perhaps the reason one does not play Be2 @06:23 is because Black will capture it with the ...d4-Knight. At my level, only 13% of players play 7.Bf1 (1700 on lichess).

This is not the Tartakower variation that comes from the classical variation

I’m a beginner but I only play D4 D5 except for the Caro against E4. I need to learn the best blk opening against D4..

Bro why did you come in my recoomendation so late 🤣

boy! that Cannon scared me!!!

this is such a good overview of this topic! thanks for this, love your channel 🙏

i saw rg8 idea but i scrapped it because qd6 kc8 qe6 fork

You are just amazing bro❤ love from india

Watching this 6 years later When stjepan is saying Exchange caro kann is the most annoying And my weapon against the caro kann😅

It's really instructive good teaching

so cool theory))thanks

Hvala za sve na ovom kanalu.

@15:41, the modern engine (Stockfish 16.1) prefers 14.Qf4 over 14.Re8+

Amazing content

Thx Stephen

Thanks for your video! With some practice I have managed to play queen vs rook endgame.

I think it's worth studying the QGD Tartakower if you want to learn the QID and vice versa. I played the Tartakower for a long time before seriously learning the QID, and the experience I had really helped me understand the d5 variations. Gaining some knowledge of the Semi-Tarrasch is a good idea too for dealing with White's broad centre set-ups. Great video, Stepan.

I'm here because of the thumbnail, respect

The Kholmov system 12:06

Where is the paris defense line? the last one after the Hungarian defense 3...d6? this was never gone over i dont think. its called the paris defense. did i miss it?

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May 2024 comment, I followed those rules of thumb and checkmated stockfish in less than 30 moves!!! Thanks a lot @Hanging Pawns

33:17 Be2 classical

It just shows that there is no reason to study openings as deep as Stjepan did. It's a waste od time.

thank you so much for this. god bless you

Yayyy! I did find e5...it seemed natural to me as it closes influence of blacks bishop and now his night on c5 looks stupid and knight on e8 is burried whole I have e4 square for my knight....

Stjepan, why do you play the semi averbakh? Don't you know black can play a good c5?

Thanks!

This opening makes me wanna delete the game and never play chess anymore lol

Knight to f3 is the correct move not e4 nor Nc3 in the third move

thank you

17... c5! was already possible without further preparation 27... Nxf3!! not easy to spot at all; no regret. 32... Nh6 had to be seen and played, instead. Easy positional principle: why did you end up to solve your opponent's problem of having a bad bishop? 66... g5! was important for keeping the h-file closed, even without calculating any other move ahead.

Instructions unclear: do I summon the murder of crows before or after c6?

There is a line and kind of a trap for black to use I would like to mention: 1) e4 - c5, 2) Nf3 - e6, 3) d4 - cxd4, 4) Nxd4 - Nf6, 5) Nc3 - Nc6, 6) Bg5 - Bb4, 7) Nxc6 - bxc6 8) e5 - Qa5 and white's position is literally terrible after exf6 and Qxg5 or any other moves, as an 1700-1800 otb player, I won at least 2 matches after this position of 8) ... Qa5 against similar rating players in otb classical tournaments. White's Bg5 feels too natural becausr Naidorf habits but it is pretty bad

This is actually the first time ive seen chessbook wow it looks really good

Excellent

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I like that you're fighting even if it means a bit of gamesmanship. Just don't start kicking your opponents under the table. :-)

The e5 move that you missed would have made you win but the pawn on e5 at the end turned a lost game into a draw :)

I would love to see you play a carefree tournament game where in your mind you don't care for that game win or lose and play instinctually and see what happens. I think you're much better than your rating based on many of these analyses

This game reminds me of Praggnanandhaa vs. Rapport Prague Chess Festival (2024)

Thank you! Very good advice.

Often, the anatomy of a Draw is the inability of either player to win. Time Pressure can do that to a winning position.

is this the same milan from that hand and brain video you did?

Dude, I know that this comment is gonna bring a lot of hate from your fans, but your analysis of that rook endgame is dreadful! The evaluations are correct ( because engine told you so), but your explanation of ideas is completely off, IMHO

Thanks for your patience to give us theory of chess

Super interesting game to watch!

wow, what a drama! Stjepan, you're a good storyteller. Because of your theory videos, and Averbakh endgame manual, I saw Kf5 for the opponent and hoped he wouldn't see it. Whew!

I signed up for Chessbook (incredible), but forgot to use your link.