5 Openings to Win More Chess Games in 2025

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@TheChamp1971]

Yes, please do a Top 5 Openings video for Black.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Highest Win Rate Chess Openings for 2024 00:11 Top-5 Chess Openings for White in 2025 00:15 Opening-5 01:40 If Black delays castling 03:29 Opening-4 07:35 Opening-3 10:12 Stockfish recommendation 11:34 Opening-2 12:56 Opening-1 (highest 72% win rate)

[@dr.floridamanphd]

I’d love to see Top 5 for Black.

[@theepic6275]

for black!!!

[@yasuatop1]

King's Indian df

[@theepic6275]

Czech

[@YashpalMehra-of6je]

Black

[@SirSeraGaming]

Caro cann is goated

[@Trendzy11]

hey Igor. i think everyone would want top 5 openings for black! YOU ROCK

[@jimsullins9162]

Thank you and Merry Christmas Igor and to all your family :) :) :)

[@bjorn.barton-pye]

The continuation you offered would be very welcome! Thanks!

[@John-g6x1h]

You have improved my chess more than I could ever have imagined! You stun me with every video! Have a great Christmas!

[@SOCCERGeeQ]

Please GM Igor, continue with this video. It is sooo interesting. 🎉🎉🎉 Happy holiday !!!

[@RainerVolk-s5k]

Dear Igor, many thanks for all the brilliant videos - hopefully you will maintain this also next year! Best regards from Vienna, Rainer

[@Nihility15]

Thanks mate, really enjoyed the video

[@haselhboss]

I really like the video GM Igor......a continuation video would be great 🎉

[@dennis9017]

Great video Igor. Merry Christmas!

[@Llanchlo]

As a sub-1000 player my greatest success rate when opening e4 is, by far, when Black tries the Petrov. I don't know what they learn -if anything. I suspect they only know 2...Nf6 and then rely on working it out move by move. In at least 25% of games they fall for the discovered check Q trap on M6 and I win many other games within 12-15 moves. Only those who have clearly done some prep give me a serious game and then it is about 50/50 as I would expect -perhaps less as I don't get that many games to be familiar with such positions.

[@twentyrothmans7308]

Thank you. Merry Christmas, and a wonderful 2025 to you and yours.

[@benjaminavila3905]

Continue teaching us GM Igor!

[@Bagual133]

Thank you Igor, my game GREW UP with your teachings. GENIUS...!

[@Chunes3]

Ever since I was introduced to the bishop's opening on this channel months ago I find myself naturally playing it most of the time. It leads to fun games way more often than any other opening I've tried.

[@abdel-koudausattia57]

Thanks for the effort

[@michaelvanrooyen1856]

GOD bless Christmas to you. Thanks for sharing your chess skills with us

[@ChristianSoschner]

Excellent and helpful content

[@haselhboss]

Good one Igor 😂😂......"hope the holidays bring a smile to your face and a grimace of horror to your opponents"

[@ivanonyshchenko]

Hi Igor! This is an amazing video. Thank you very much. The 5 best openings for black would nucely complement this one.

[@MarieHalasan-y7v]

super great stuff

[@DIVINE28993]

SIR CAN U PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON ALL VARIONTIONS OF BISHOPS OPENING

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Sar you're too much raining, I am under the water please halp

[@gojkocvijic8083]

Thank you for it! We are expecting for black, also!

[@WeinsEarp]

Please continue with black openings! Happy Christmas!

[@FunJoyTV]

Love from Bangladesh ❤

[@PaulFeher]

Please do prepare the continuation, as the openings for Black are more complicated.

[@joeoleary9010]

Great, but could you do a video about how and when to formulate a *plan* for a game? I get lost on knowing how to do this, and often lose games because in late middle game my pieces are totally uncoordinated. I've seen your videos on how to choose the best move, but I'm still uncertain about how to form an overall plan that coordinates all my pieces.

[@Adamiscrackedmyguy]

Thanks for telling me about the highest win rate from these openings! 😊

[@billmedlyn6945]

Yes please do a top 5 openings for black, thanks

[@mr.tippins1635]

Top 5 defenses with black or maybe top 5 gambits please!

[@NJDJ2]

11:19 hehe GM Igor accidentally mouse slip the white's queen! Then black get the advantage if the queen was Botez gambited.

[@rolandeauten8798]

Thanks Igor, top 5 for BLACK PLEASE, happy xmas and best wishes for 2025 👍🏼

[@shivansh-u2z]

Hello sir can you make opening video for tournament

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Sar please halp me, I am underwater.

[@schlep4730]

Top 5 openings for Black would be great !

[@AutoSecure-f8d]

Yes

[@johnnyvaldez4427]

I want a continuation of this

[@timelord7340]

In the bishops opening ,what happens if they play c5 x g1 ? Instead of castling ??

[@jajelejjl2336]

yes this would be a great way to build an opening repertoire for both white and black :)

[@RaghupatiRaaghav]

For black is the needed one sir !!!

[@cirilocanton3804]

Best openings for black pls..thanks Gm igor

[@noprim8]

Have you ever played e4-c5-f4, the variation Bent Larsen liked to shock Sicilian players with?

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

I go the Alapin opening route whenever black plays the Sicilian, works VERY well.

[@derpymoose9948]

More Please.

[@miroslavpanev6599]

Thx,Igor... spanish pls😊

[@efthorpe]

I have a question and a request. The question is what database did you use to complile your information? The request is that I would love see the same information for Black.

[@Faustusful]

definitly for black but i would like to see extendet verzionmaybe with two diferent topics best for beginer let say under 1200 and best for advance 1200-2000. becouse i am honestly curius those win rate are count from all games right? but on some rating some of those opening may not be so great becouse ppl simply know how to defend

[@thimobaumgartner8673]

Nice, I play 3 of those openings

[@MahabubJamal-v5h]

Yes

[@BEGOMAD]

Wait what year this is?

[@tawhidurtawhidur5593]

What is about d4?

[@Kitty_Hawk1]

Yes, for black too, please!!

[@ZDTF]

LETS GO THE GOAT WITH A NEW VIDEO IM 1900 THANKS TO YOUSIEHNEHE

[@diogenes2550]

Great video. Black please.

[@royalpagalhai]

upload best opeaning for black

[@atanubanerjee3243]

Wish the same for black as well..

[@KeepChessSimple]

At what rating range?

[@sumitdharmadhikari6728]

Beginner to 1600 or 1700

[@MovieBoy07-c2y]

Hey Igor, Your Courses are great.But, you know they are a little bit old. Right? I think It would be great if you could create some new courses(In my opinion)

[@andrewparker84]

I've been crushing 500-800 range with kings Indian defence, so if you could keep it a secret that would be great, thanks.

[@Btblessings2]

Want continuation

[@INFINITE642]

2

[@ohyeahdna230]

Niceeeeeeee👍

[@ZDTF]

12:58 NAHHHHH Bro caught me

[@brendanward2991]

Me too.

[@SenseiSpooder]

Why doesn't the king go forward instead of back into the castle in greek gift sacrifice?

[@cyberbot4352]

?That is an interesting question?🧐

[@ZDTF]

2025? Bro premoved the video from future😭

[@lucianofranciscoamaraljr5610]

Yes , now is time to have something for black!!!

[@synt4x1e]

"some internet influencers" 😂

[@samiheikkinen5375]

Black!

[@ZDTF]

12:58 Actually The opening with the highest winrate is not The Bishop's opening. It's the Bongcloud Attack Here's an example game 1.E4 E5 2.Ke2#

[@kushannimsara-n7e]

[@Vahidsha-x5c]

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[@nepatop12]

For black

[@mirrorportal1587]

What about the Grob’s attack and Duras gambit?

[@Canary_10]

They are pretty bad but duras gambit is somewhat viable

[@MarioMichaels4444]

Personally I'm willing to pay for speedrun videos where you play random people online using your system of thinking!

[@aeronixx-13]

📈📈

[@Sotanath86q]

Clickbait. Very specific variations within openings with highest winrates

[@joshuateo9453]

First

[@rasalingamthusharagan7999]

I disliked the video , just to indicate me that I've watched this video. I am watching your videos recently , really impressive.

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Hello sar yes yes indeed, very impressive that you can watch videos now! Have you learned how to use a toilet yet though?

[@ashvinsharma97]

How much self centered do you have to be to make a dick move and then announce it to the world. Someone is helping you, you help back and support them. Like the fucking video and copy paste the link if you want to rewatch or to keep a record.

[@sashabedi418]

You are great sir. You skyrocket my rating in very short period of time 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@sumitdharmadhikari6728]

For black

[@davidwheeler7246]

For black