Crush 1.d4 With The Black Pieces (the simple way)

[@jasonmartin4925]

I am so excited for this video Alessia, as you well know I HATE playing against 1d4 but because i have so many other problems in my chess that need attention we have never really gotten to work on the 1d4 thing. I am so grateful for all you do to help all of us lowly chess amateurs out here needing this knowledge. Also very well presented and great all around video. 😀

[@Zoomjah]

I recently finally got my goal of 1000 Rapid rating. Now my favorite opening choices are a course for Black 1... e6 vs everything, where 2.. d5 is often the second move; and 1. d4 as White with a nice flexible start where I often play c4 and or e3. I found this resulted in much less annoying early threats for me to calculate against. So the opening tends to be a much more comfortable solid positional style for me. Though I do plan to mix things up before too long, with some stretch into more tactical waters again.

[@MerthinMauro]

grazie, esattamente il tipo di video di cui si sente il bisogno a livelli bassi...spiegazioni molto chiare e ad ogni passaggio l'idea che ci sta dietro..grazie mille Alessia

[@meddlesomemusic]

you play beautiful chess! I'm stuck with how well you communicate your analysis in real-time during the games. feels like a valuable learning resource

[@gianlucatommasotricarico9850]

Ho scoperto il tuo canale relativamente da poco, ma devo ammetterlo mi piace molto il tuo stile, ti prego un giorno fallo un video in Italiano sarebbe bellissimo, magari, sulla difesa siciliana 🇮🇹

[@LiberatoCaires]

Every video that pops up from Alessia on my notifications is an instant watch, that shows how great your videos are! I am learning a ton of chess because of you so thanks

[@harshvardhan1701]

Hey there, didn't expect a video dropping this soon. Great content I would love to see and under stand all the openings. Love you and your conect.

[@miragewizard]

Yeah, that's what I do. Usually as Black, my Queen's Gambit games turn into either the Orthodox Defense or Nimzo Indian or Queen's Indian. Also, I like the Benko Gambit too. If I have an opponent that plays Catalan style to prevent the Nimzo, then I go for the Queen's Indian.

[@ugoaltar5888]

Thanks for your review and axplanations plan !

[@sunnyshines9051]

I usually forget these lines and move but I'm still watching this for fun & learn 😅

[@andrewd666]

I generally enjoy your videos but I think games against stronger opponents (even if fewer games) would be more helpful and instructive. Personally I'm keen for ideas against good play, rather than questionable play and downright errors that is shown with the lower rated players who "move without thinking" as you say in one of the later games.

[@ImprovePath]

exactly..

[@phillipbroughton3086]

She’ll give you more games against stronger opponents as she progresses, and there will be plenty!

[@collinsmugodo380]

I think playing with sound chess principles is more important for a chess player seeking to improve than always wanting to know the winning move.

[@TheRuns2]

It makes sense for her to do each so more of her audience at different levels can learn.

[@daniel_gh87]

I'm not that goood at chess so this is very very helpful and interesting for me

[@MuhammadIqbal-dp2es]

Glad to see you again signora😊😊😊

[@michasieklucki4176]

A lot of fun of course chess brilliancy - nice. Thank you!

[@MrBarrott]

Thanks for the video! I've learned so much!

[@goldenfish77]

Wow, very enjoyable video, nice games! Thank you!

[@Vonkater]

I enjoy your wonderful commentary and Italian hand gestures . 😉 Keep up the good work ! ❤ 🍕🍕

[@cwesley2005]

You make this game look so easy!

[@nicovanderwilt7502]

Standard chess. All you need to know is 2 openings with each color. Black here plays the terrasch. Other great opening is sicillian the french variation. Very solid. With white play q. gambit and Danish. The last one is great fun. Lot of opponents fall for traps.

[@leonardogarizzo6321]

thank you, very helpful👍

[@TeeGar]

White's objective is to form the en potence at once and afterward to establish the grand left oblique, while the minor crochet covers the right wing against the adverse major front echelon. The minor left oblique refused is inferior to all strategic fronts directed either by the right or by the left or by the right refused..

[@iambelzar]

I love the way u slant your head when your opponent blunders 😂😂😂

[@snatermans]

what was cut at 5:20 and why not at least show what happened on the board? Suddenly we are 3 moves along...

[@jorgecaranti1655]

13:40 her opponent should have taken the knight with the queen and Alessia was lost.

[@MohamadWafi-m6o]

13:59 Omg, that's somehow make me terrifying 😂😂

[@mata2723]

This look crazy how she easyly read the game, has good strategy, dont fall on tactics....The opponents were not bad but they had no chance against her.

[@brucevickygtc1335]

in 2nd game when opponent blundered, is her knight hanging??

[@ledisi8250]

12:32 didnt you have another free pawn with the knight takes with check?

[@ledisi8250]

Yea isn’t he totally getting mated if he takes your knight with the queen? I wish you showed some analysis of your games

[@thierrypanizzi1215]

Just love Your Videos!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍😆😆

[@mocheford]

Hello. I'm new here. I love your face when they blunder. Subscribed

[@Xadrezinho400]

Thank you for the audio in Portuguese

[@alanbitterman1323]

LOL I love the free Cheese Macaroni look!! 🤨😄

[@metarex000]

Great Video ^^

[@embulus75]

cosa è successo a 5:21?...

[@Pleyel-f8u]

"bim bum bam" 😂

[@jimhemphill2841]

Alessia, if you want to teach an opening, please do, but stop this playing with super weak players that you can win by playing anything. I love your personallity. beating these players teaches nothing, but good for the ego.

[@fabienmargerie6815]

Great work my Italian friend, see you later.

[@VictorSchneider-l6d]

Thanks ❤

[@manggia]

A matter of style for sure, but at 6:10 the simple ...Qf6+ appeals to me.

[@sageisshifting1347]

Force them to waste time picking which piece to take it with. Absolutely diabolical. (For real though, its pretty)

[@janosszilagyi1929]

What is the name of this opening?

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

2:07 would never think to play this situation like that. Nice. That's the perfect example of the typical opponent at this Elo, how overaggressive and relentlessly they focus on a single target or square to the point of stupidity, by adding more and more pieces until they can't anymore. Though it can really catch you off guard sometimes if you're too relaxed or forget this is how they ALWAYS play. Hardly anyone plays defensively, or a positional game at the 1000 level. They are all Kasparov wannabes! If they ever run out of attacking opportunities, their brain just malfunctions and they time out. P.S. I'm making in-roads at rapid 1107 and on the rise, using a new strategy that is based on counting the squares and free space to make the optimal move rather than focusing on pieces. Beat a couple of legit 1400 players at Chess960 using this theory. But then lost a few games to 700-800, so need to hone it more. But it's given me confidence I can rise above 1200. Using this principle with white from the opening, it develops into the "Accelerated London" which I find interesting, because I've heard the London is annoying to play against, due to not having any real weaknesses.

[@clashwithsmoke8711]

At 13:49, Didn't you just hang the knight on b4?

[@nandakishore5448]

The bishop can't move boi look carefully

[@clashwithsmoke8711]

​@@nandakishore5448you look carefully, the queen is attacking the knight on b4😂

[@massimilianoiannettone7884]

C'è verso di tradurre il video in italiano???

[@lucascamilo1303]

Pq ta em português o titulo?

[@rv706]

@Alessia Santeramo - Alessia, il congiuntivo in inglese non funziona così. Si dice "If that Bishop _were_ here, then I would capture it", non "If that Bishop _would be_ here, then I would capture it". Tantissime persone online fanno questo errore. (Per contro, la parola "fianchetto" pronunciata giusta è musica per le mie orecchie! :D )

[@roytwinberrow7956]

I bet your Italian is worse than her English.

[@Highnessanu]

You deserve to be a Cop 🎉🎉🎉

[@Luigi.R]

27:01 the loss is hard to accept..😅 reported for wasting time

[@docconffilms6030]

Mai parmi in italiano. E propio bello

[@mosthbad]

aleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessiaaaaaaa I love your hairt what´s your secret :0???

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Maybe genetics.

[@AlchimistDer]

My dear, why is the title of this video in german?

[@frakorS]

It's an automatic translation, it appears in Spanish to me.

[@AlchimistDer]

@frakorS wow, thanks. But its weird. As an artist or creator you wanna name your video/Art right. I dont get the benefit of that

[@NyamandaUkwaju]

To get this sharp chess content from a lady, its very extra ordinary, also a very chic Italian smile I kindly request Sicilian, as black and as white, (kan, dragon, alapin, najdorf**)

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

So cute; "the knight is such a good defenser of the King". Wish I had thought of that & "hoi boy". I'm going to use defenser in my vocab.

[@metarex000]

Lol even the 1200 and 1400 players do horrible mistakes. I think if i played more chess my rating would be around 1600.

[@juelzsantana1075]

Alessia, I subscribed 5 seconds ago and I still didnt get the +1 Elo promised! >:(

[@MrExundebaR]

Hahaha mi fai morire.😂

[@leandrovinciguerra5973]

Fammi un video in italiano 😢

[@MrExundebaR]

Alessia,quando si è troppo sicuri si fanno mosse orribili :)

[@pradnyeshsurve-dh4cq]

👍

[@WhittierGoodland]

Number 10

[@bethm2131]

I don't enjoy watching due to the sheer amount of ads, more ads than chess. Shame because I use to enjoy your content. Ok to have ad before content, may be one in middle and one at the end. However every four minutes two ads is over kill.😢

[@lennymost167]

scam

[@daniel_gh87]

Great video

[@Cledson_Corintiano]

I love you