The Only Chess Opening You Need To Learn With Black

[@JayVicky007]

23:30 This is one of the greatest Botez gambits I've ever seen🤣 Alex and Andrea would be proud.

[@govindmanchi692]

Charming, enjoyable, simple and great fun 😊

[@PepJuice]

Thank you very much for this video on the siciliano. Your videos are both fun and very instructive.

[@abuthahirumarhathab4201]

I play the smith morra gambit against the sicilian and black doesnt know what to do most of the time and end up in a sucky position. Atleast in my elo range (1500 - 1600) Edit: yay I am 1800 elo now

[@ClariseFamily]

Ya cause u vs patzers 1600s are patzers

[@abuthahirumarhathab4201]

@@ClariseFamily I mean yeah. We 1600s do suck and we know it 😅. But most folks are below this elo anyway. Also smith morra gambit is a legit and sound opening against Sicilian. Sound because u don't have a easy refutation of that gambit. And it is practical too.i know little theory and I am just winning a lot of matches when opponents play Sicilian anyway. But when u know all theory of that opening ( smith morra gambit is surprisingly more theoretical), u will dominate even master level players. Like Marc esserman plays this opening and he beats IMs, GMs, etc not just in blitz, bullet and rapid but also classical. I am not saying sicilian is a bad opening. Just that white players have some aggressive weapons against it.

[@epictetuscasanova]

Love your videos, you do a great job of explaining your moves to make them understandable

[@roytwinberrow7956]

A necessity is a mustt Great vid as usual. Regards.

[@zak3744]

0:32 "In every opening it's very important to control the centre." *cries in Grob*

[@BixenteFabregas]

The Grob controls the center with Bg2!

[@martinpetrusbreathwork]

not in every opening

[@chouaib5016]

I really love your video could please do another rating climb last one was so instructive, and i just gonna say thank you❤

[@b.o.4492]

Thank you for this video.

[@Aed126]

Hey we need a lesson about ponziani open, coz i heard someone says it's one among the italian sideline that are so tricky.

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

@Aed126 Halo. For clarity's sake; @ & 7:54 d5. Not an advantage, but is this an opportunity foe "en passant"? Just trying to learn. Thnx

[@mariiris1403]

@@R.Akerman-oz1tf Yes, en passant could have been played there, by Alessia's opponent.

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

@@mariiris1403 Thnx! That dispels My confusion.

[@jonathanp89]

@ 13:00 It's NESS (like Loch NESS monster) NESS-EEE-SER-EEEY (Necessary) 😊 Your pronunciation first time was perfect. I enjoy your videos, Alessia. I have always been scared to play the sicilian as black as it can get quite theory intensive

[@xenbolt7035]

OneTurco: Haha I got your queen. Just resign. Alessia: brilliant move to win a queen OneTurco:Breaks everything in his house

[@hanvroman]

Love your videos Alessia, they are clear, entertaining with a touch of Italian flavor by a dolce belladonna.. 🎉

[@TheSwagDawg]

Honestly I think the two best Sicilian openings for intermediate level are the *Sicilian Dragon* and the *Sicilian Kan* . The Dragon is more of a tactical opening and the Kan is more of a positional one. The Sicilian Kan actually has around a 53% win rate, which is actually crazy considering it's an opening for black.

[@JayVicky007]

Great video👍

[@TheRuns2]

Excellent lesson as always. The main question I'd bet from most of us, how does one remember all these scenarios up to 7:18?

[@adamacamara2861]

Alessia Thank You !!!!

[@npigwnl]

Thank you!

[@Garythemoney]

23:29 just after you said there is usually the urge to move the queen one more time😂

[@Nonentity33]

Very great instructional video! 19:15 how about attacking the queen with C4 supported by the bishop? Or will the double pawn move by white make it okay to move twice with queen as black?

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

An awesome introduction/ instruction to the Sicilian for Black!!! 🖤🤍

[@Sandfox07]

Hm, actually the Scheveningen is a really smart recommendation for lower elo, I doubt anyone in that range knows how to punish it correctly. I myself am a bit scared to play it though, I enjoy the overall structure and development, but the lines with an early g4 and crazy attacking just worry me a little bit

[@DhrjMakj]

This is exactly what I am looking for

[@dragonore2009]

My go to opening for black (if my opponent plays the Italian) is the Rousseau gambit, it's free ELO.

[@TheSwagDawg]

The computer engine hates it and thinks it's bad for black, but in reality it actually has a CRAZY win rate. Computers are cyborgs and they come up with crazy ways to refute openings. Against humans though, it's good.

[@cwesley2005]

Alessia is so good she doesn’t need the queen!

[@LiquidT3nsion]

23:29 Botez Gambit

[@alcubierrevj]

Alessia, I generally agree with you, but not here. What I find is that every white player has a pet line against the Sicilian and there are like 20 different systems against the Sicilian, not to mention move order tricks, transpositions and gambits. Thus if you don't want to just lose ELO, you have to be booked up to play any main line Sicilian like Classical, Schev, Najdorf or Dragon or even Shvesh/Kalashnikov, just at club level. Maybe against a random you'll be able to easily dominate, but anyone at club level or above has to be booked up to play it.

[@MarcHeuer]

Agreed. Sicilian is a whole universe and every e4 player above beginner level knows some theory. Better stick to the Caro Kann, that is small men's Sicilian.

[@Vonkater]

Keep up the wonderful videos. Sicilian taught by an Italian. 😉👍🍕🍕

[@Inspiredbywine]

Oh we’ve all made that sound at 22:30

[@Premansh_tak]

yo mam im 18 but its too late for me to start chess im 551 elo now i played 300 matches alwredy still what should i do now should i stop playing

[@SunilDachmann-mg7mm]

Learn tactics (Lichess), play 15|10, think about every move (don’t Blunder), play London and Caro Kann This helped me when I was 500. 1 year later and I am 1940 Fide

[@Harsh-se1gx]

Yes stop it. Find an internship, start investing, go to gym. Chess is very addictive it can ruin your 20s.

[@StefanoMerella]

@@Harsh-se1gx this comment gave me some "videogames are for kids get some work done and be a man" vibes

[@Premansh_tak]

@@Harsh-se1gx yep fr

[@MohamedRedaBokhabrine]

I think you have better things to do at 20 than to invest time in chess, If you want to just let it as a side hobby do it, or just stop playing

[@deepaksiva2582]

Thank you Sweetie I have just won a game with Sicilian opening just now

[@Ondal1]

12:36, why not bishop f1?

[@Kishore-ty4ny]

Good one!

[@VictorSchneider-l6d]

The beautiful teacher a ever had 😅

[@egeayvala1799]

I ve been playing it wrong 😂...but the last game was definitely a more realistic 860elo battle in 5 minute blitz

[@gabriellegiovanni7899]

Well, it’s a safe version. I prefer a more forward initiative that tries to leave white without strong options. That’s the whole idea of 1…,c5.

[@nikolawenta]

23:28 is for the gods :P

[@SunilNagra]

Amazing 😍

[@Rijnswaand]

13:10 it’s nEcessary

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

I am around 1000 and I‘ve hardly ever won with the Sicilian Defense.. I disagree, I think it’s not very beginner friendly, especially not against stronger players. There are just so many lines to consider and I can’t remember them. What am I doing wrong?

[@dingliren-d5j]

Very true I stopped playing sicilian at 1200 and got to peak mid 1900 in less than 6 months

[@Sandfox07]

I dont know who you are playing against, but from my experience like 80% of the time people just treat the sicilian like an Italian and go Nf3 Bc4 and so on. The other 15 % are people that play the Smith Morra, which you can avoid btw and enter more solid lines, and 5% are just nonsense where you can develop your pieces normally without any issues.

[@jorgezerovsterran527]

good one , master

[@thealoisa3322]

He must have thought you made a mistake again. LOL. (28:32)

[@DevlinDomini]

Very mellifluous infotainment. So fun learning from someone with such a big personality.

[@KennethJackson-dp7sm]

With "necessary" the emphasis is on the first e. With "necessity" the emphasis is on the second e. So it's nEcessary / necEssity. Sono felice di auitarti con questo😊 e grazie mille per il tuo video, eccellente come sempre.

[@sourasishdutta4126]

12:45 rook is hanging for two moves

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Next; InAC' curracy. I really miss this channel. I hope U & S/O are doing well. Great fun 4 All.

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Emphasis works Ok with "accessory"! Please say as U please; We all understand.

[@DumitruMunteanu12345]

D5- is en-passant pawn, thats why the engine did not like it

[@Chesstastic5000]

That's a strange looking Caro Kann.

[@beechercc6722]

You still need a black opening for D4

[@martinpetrusbreathwork]

What can I play against d4?

[@peterjansen4826]

I just started with the English opening for white, quite similar I guess.

[@Alessia_Santeramo]

Yes! If black plays 1...e5

[@valnovanoth]

Ale ma secondo te non è troppo rischiosa come apertura a basso livello?

[@valentinovacirca8920]

Non necessariamente. Alcune varianti hanno "poca" teoria e seguono sviluppi molto naturali. Chiaramente non parliamo della najdorf ma magari una dragon si.

[@aldenredman9766]

What about the Pirc Defense

[@BalbirGill-sm3sk]

thank you love watching your streams and please if possible please collab with anna rudolf again

[@ivoo87]

and she saaaaake the rooo... wait... she is not gotham chess... she saaaake the queen !

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

I wonder ...how far is Sicily from Allessia's Home-Town? Many hundreds is a guess.

[@domz1781]

Ahhh yes the simple chess opening with 13 responses from white on move 2

[@PMA65537]

23:30 Alessia Botez !

[@elektron2kim666]

I use some kind of Napoleon trickery.

[@JenithaC-rx1ge]

Its nes es cery .....

[@AngelicDemon-uy9ro]

I miss your BBC days please bring it back😂

[@WeinsEarp]

What about d4?

[@izzm33_urdaydrm]

You were like my tutor

[@JiriNovakCZ]

.... And she sacrificed... THE QUEEN! 😅

[@SlashBurner]

Your intro says play d6, every game you play e6 taimonov style

[@André-q8t]

What if white play the Alapin ?

[@NicolasBonaldo]

ok so... now im in love

[@theadebayostarman8004]

And she sacrificed the queen 😮

[@joealtona2532]

The only opening you need to know as black... And then white plays d4 😮

[@Chess86bravo]

Sicilian rarely ends mussel ,,

[@ClariseFamily]

No one plays the achevingen cause of g4 its unpleasant

[@Rijnswaand]

The only opening you say. But what if white opens with d4?

[@ezzaidiahmed8535]

Caro kann

[@creatingonthemargins1089]

Necessary, accent on 1st syllable. English has so many more exceptions than Italian 😊

[@Alessia_Santeramo]

Thank you!!

[@shadeburst]

We English speakers are very forgiving of English Second Language speakers because we are too lazy to learn another language! Foreigners will always understand English if you keep on repeating it, a bit louder every time.

[@waleed-bx7po]

This opening so hard if you dawn 1600 don’t play

[@durandekamga2298]

Thanks So want do you recommend? I'm 1300 actually and struggling as black against e4

[@Drpriyankajaiswal2525]

Icelandic Gambit works​@@durandekamga2298

[@JustSomerandomedits-bs9ut]

@@durandekamga2298or modern/ pirc

[@namangaur1551]

​@@durandekamga2298 Both caro nd french are good imo.. e5 is also a very solid option but you gotta learn how to counter the King's gambit or the fried liver attack as everyone jst spams that as a response to e5 at that level.. Some nifty players also like to play openings like the vienna, ponziani or bishop opening as well so i can guess why you'd struggle with e5 so much.. I would recommend the caro, since it's what i mostly play, also bcoz it's pretty ez nd opponents below 1500 jst don't have a good weapon against it.. Most of the time you r going to get a pretty dominant position nd a good game.. Bt that's my recommendation anyway🤔

[@krs48]

@@durandekamga2298learn Sicilian

[@ΓιαννηςΚ-δ9ι]

After game 3 i ll have to admit my crush on you

[@sebastiantrif1601]

You are so pretty when you struggle to explain all the different tactics in English, ma ehi, continua cosi bella 🙂

[@Awed1b]

necessity

[@user-qc3ik5by6v]

Nope, the Rousseau Gambit is the best imo

[@ShubhamKanodia-qf6lj]

But it's too risky

[@tultulphukan9482]

❤

[@DreamWizard9]

"How to play the Sicilian" and then you go out trashing some weak 1200-1300 opponents to show your point. LOL

[@dererzherzog]

it's nEcessary it's a necEssity That's where the confusion comes from, probably. ;)

[@Harsh-se1gx]

Great video Alessia, but sicilian is not for beginners. It's a very trick opening and black can get trapped or can have inactive pieces.

[@banzaiburger9589]

But so much theory… 😢

[@kagankagan3986]

how on earth your elo is 1339 and yet you know this much? I am 1360 and don't have even 10% of your theory knowledge...

[@charleskriswell7938]

The rating on her main account is 2350 in Rapid.

[@kagankagan3986]

@@charleskriswell7938 that makes sense :)

[@prplt]

didn't cover the Mengarini gambit (best variation against the Sicilian) 😂

[@michael2244]

I always play the O'Kelly Sicilian, I'll beat anyone

[@shibambhattacharjee5268]

Beat magnus carlsen😂

[@Premansh_tak]

@@shibambhattacharjee5268 you mean magnisium calsium

[@Johnhoward4794]

That’s like the worst variation I think there’s actually a forced loss in it.

[@shibambhattacharjee5268]

@@Premansh_tak 😂😂🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣😂☺️🤣😂

[@shibambhattacharjee5268]

@@Johnhoward4794 can you share the line with us

[@StigPrice]

What is this clickbait? Its clearly not the only opening you need to learn with black as its not an opening against anything other than 1e4. And even when you play the sciciliian..you arent learning one opening... You need to learn several, the open sicilian..the closed...hey wait why the hell am i telling you, a titled player with a gm boyfriend all this information..you already know it..and knew it when you made the title and the thumbnail. Dont be disengenouis, its an incredibly ugly way to be.

[@Artie-s6t]

😍♟♟🍻 love your vids.explained well.