Beginner Breakdown with Mike Kummer (Chess for the Beginner/Intermediate Player) - 2014.05.27

[@kendall6699]

Mike Kummer is one of my favorite teachers, really intelligent guy and funny.

[@seeno73]

thanks, you are fun to watch.

[@mindscars121]

Keep teaching mike. Love the vids. Love from England

[@joshpomeranc4381]

Also, the Queen's Gambit accepted with 2. dxc4 is also fine with the correct follow up. An instructive game of that would be a game from Fischer-Spassky 1992 where Fischer used this.

[@LAZYFARMER333]

Really informative, thanks for posting!

[@calmsea3306]

Thank you Mr.Mike Kummer for this awesome lecture , and yr new haircut looks cool on u ;)

[@overbeatzme]

Awesome video

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

So I'm all for a series that's aimed at lower rated players, but I feel a bit odd about Mike advising people not to play 2.dxc4 and 2.e6 - these are the two oldest continuations for the Queen's Gambit, and they're both good!!

[@sammosammy]

Re1 to d5 is a truly suspicious move that only a grandmaster is allowed to play.

[@xfilesmanson]

Now I can take on Magnus Carlsen after watching this.

[@michaelholland5424]

I know which grandmaster told him about the bishops moving for the first time 😂😂

[@Crashandburn999]

Who was it?

[@CesarCavalli]

The black bishsop en e6 can take the white bishop on f4 ....is a mistake...please!

[@michaelholland5424]

e6 is computer recommend after d4 d5 c4

[@michaelholland5424]

I love for the cheesy intro music

[@liverrgaming737]

What's his FIDE rating?

[@oliverkolossoski1434]

35:34 I didn't see that move coming

[@joddle23]

This is a joke, right?! Good one, Saint Louis Chess Club!

[@mountaintruth1]

two bishops hanging? even beginners know better...

[@MM-vw1ck]

rook e to d5 +

[@joshpomeranc4381]

Mike Kummer should not be teaching or analyzing games. He isn't good enough yet. For example, saying that the Queen's Gambit declined with 2. e6 is horrible. It is a fine theoretical opening. If you are just learning to play chess, stay away from Kummer's videos and learn from the masters instead. He has no clue what he is doing.