Great video. I wonder what if black plays …Nd7 on move 6? It seems to support c6 or e6 for black but not sure how it might play

Very useful ❤

thx for the video! i didn't wind up here on accident. 1. searched for good beginner openings and hikaru and levy agree, Caro-Kann Defense is blacks best best reply to 1. e4 (for a beginner to learn) 2. played the moves in nibbler and to understand the opening 3. loaded the position into chess vision to find indexed videos of interesting positions 4. watched ben finegold discuss the main variations in his playlist on openings from the perspective of white playing vs. the Caro-Kann. 5. Ben stated it's played at the GM level and searched an interesting position in chessbase after Ben said it results in exciting games 6. Found the highest rated recent standard game where black drew or won in the position below 7. you are the only person on youtube that covered the game. again, thanks. r2qkbnr/pp1npppb/2p4p/7P/3P4/5NN1/PPP2PP1/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 3 9

thanks so much for this video!

So helpful, I have a tournament coming up and am very nervous so thank you for this 😁

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ { C44 Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, London Defense } 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O cxb2 7. Bxb2 Bf8 8. Nc3 d6 9. Nd5 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 f6 12. Rac1 Nge7 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Qxf6 Qb8 15. Qf7+ Kd8 16. Bxh8 Bh6 17. Be6 Ne5 18. Bxe5 c6 19. Rcd1 d5 20. Bxb8 { Black resigns. } 1-0

Thank you for this

Clearest explanation of how to create interactive studies I have found. So simple everyone over complicates. Gopd job! And BTW a better way to organize studies is to create folders in your bookmarks and save links there. Cheers

can you play 1. f5 against nimzo larsen

Excellent video of a complicated opening. Thank you for posting.

Thanks 🎉

If you don’t mind me asking what is your rating

Excellent video. thanks

THANKS you are so kind.Please support him this such a good video than also anly 12 likes. PLEASE SUPPORT HIM

Alright man, seems like just reading a few books and learning your repertoire is enough for getting 2k elo on lichess🤔

doesn't that final position just lose a pawn? knight take a7 with check

I just found your channel and saw that you haven't posted in a couple of years. I do hope you make a return to the platform! I can already tell I'm going to have a field day with your catalog. Should you ever choose to return, I would LOVE a similarly-styled video that covers the Modern, or perhaps the Owen defense! Stay healthy out there :)

Good stuff! I wish there were a way to randomize the quizzes, or better yet to be able to play against a computer that randomly chooses amongst a set of lines that you specify beforehand.

You are a gem. I hope you create courses. Thank you

I like the way you think.

@My Chess Notebook 5:36 I like your channel, I have watched many of your videos. At the linked part of the video, I think you got it slightly wrong. Chesscom's distinction is between "forced" mate and "possible" or "coopaterative" mate. The words you are reading on that page explicitly say "forced" mate. In other words, it's forced mate if you do not need cooperation from your opponent. If your opponent needs to cooperate by putting his piece on the worst possible square, that is not strictly "forced" mate. Yes, it's possible mate, but it's not "forced" mate. In other words, think of it this way, if the engine says #8 or #13 then that is "forced" mate. However, if the engine says 0.00 but it's still conceivably possible for your opponent to cooperate by blundering his piece onto the worst possible square where only after such opponent cooperation the engine says #2 or #5 that is still not "forced" mate. Furthermore: 2:34 two problems with your analysis here: (1) You said that YOUR time ran out. That means the only decision is whether your OPPONENT gets a win or a draw. Now, opponent has a pawn that could queen with your cooperation, but obviously since your knight can take his pawn in two moves, your opponent cannot "force" mate upon you. Therefore, under US Chess rules, your opponent gets a draw for your flag falling. Under FIDE rules, your opponent gets a win for your flag falling. (2) I think what you intended in showing that example is what would have happened if YOUR OPPONENT'S time ran out. In that case, the only decision would be whether YOU YOURSELF get a win or a draw. See, I think you were placing this example under a hypothetical where your OPPONENT'S time ran out, but that's not what happened because YOU YOURSELF ran out of time. In any event, if it was hypothetically a case of YOUR OPPONENT'S TIME running out, then here are the outcomes. Under US chess rules, you would get a win because you can "force" mate upon your opponent. Under FIDE chess rules, you would ALSO get a win because it is indeed "possible" to checkmate your opponent if your opponent cooperates (Here of course your opponent didn't even need to cooperate, that's why if your opponent's flag falls you would receive the win under either US Chess or FIDE rules.) Bottom line, the reason you didn't get the win despite having forced mate is because YOUR flag fell. You cannot get the win if YOUR flag falls, that's the case under both US Chess rules and FIDE rules. US Chess uses the "forced" mate rule. FIDE uses the "possible" mate rule. As for my preference, I prefer the US Chess rule, because we're talking about flagging and I because I loathe chess games being decided by flagging I would give heavy deference to the "forced" mate rule rather than the "possible" mate rule. Yes, of course blunders happen in chess, but nobody above 500 elo is going to cooperate by voluntarily placing his king and bishop in the arrangement you show at 6:33 which is why I prefer the US Chess rules as it's more realistic. Hope this answers your questions. Love your channel! Salute to you!

How woukd you suggest making the quiz names more illuminating?

Check out Petrosian vs Bronstein, Amsterdam Candidates Tournament, 1956.

Thank you, this I find very, very helpful. Is there a way to watch your videos in som useful, planned order?

-OR- *1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6* in the Petroff which is why I'm here trying to build a complete stafford gambit repertoire. UGH! You're creating a close position. i hate it! I'd rather find a way to rip all of the pawns out of the center as a gambiteer. pawns in my way are an abomination as far as I'm concerned

Very good explained. Shame you don't make videos anymore.

nice video

This video is legit wack bro lol

Good video, thanks

very helpful, thanks!

Thanks!

Very illustrative. Logically explained defending strategy. I learned many things from this vdo and I am grateful to you. Thank you very much.

great video , this will help me if my oponent if he does not play the petrov classical

if you speed up his voice 2x, he kinda sounds like Sheldon cooper

great video but this main line is too theoretical. I want to learn Nf6 variation as black

I have aphantasia too and I also struggle to read chess books unless I put the moves on a board. For having done thousands of hours of puzzles online, I am completely and utterly convinced that we simply can't train our visualization. All we can do is learn as many patterns as we can and recognize them when they appear. I could tell the line on the screen was mate because I've seen and played similar mates before. The good news is I'm well on my way to 2100 FIDE so at least you can be somewhat decent at the game in spite of this condition. Doubt I'll make it to master level, though, having started as an adult.

These are excellent videos. It would be great if you could finish this series.

Wow! This is amazing! Only recently I started using lichess studies to create my own opening repertoire with notes and everything. I don't even have the interactive chapters. I should have done this years ago! Thank you!

great vid mate cheers! very helpful

great video!

Very well explained. Any luck developing the skill further over the last 2 years?

you teach backwards. you should show mainlines first then alternatives.

Very well done and quite helpful, thank you.

Great video

I like to convert my Sicilian defense into this when the second move d3 is played, I respond with e3 converting the Sicilian defense to a reasonable French defense.

you’re a legend! i mated my opponent in 6 moves (im 900 rapid btw)

good video!

I’ve been in this position so many times from people not accepting my Stafford Gambit. This was super helpful.

Bishop b5 (Spanish) - 0:17 Bishop c4 (Italian) - 3:12 Pawn d4 (Scotch) - 7:49 Pawn g3 (Modern?)- 14:50

Pawn c3 - 0:58 Bishop c4 - 4:20 Knight takes d4 - 8:40