Caro-Kann: 4 beginner mistakes that you can exploit

[@AlexBanzea]

You can now...check out my Caro course! www.chessable.com/the-caro-kann-simplified/course/171080/

[@tameemjan1]

Can u accept Western Union? I can't pay for courses via PayPal or bank transfer :( need to learn best way is to buy courses for me since rather then books it's visual plus I can understand u so easily

[@johnheilman5117]

You’ve taught me chess from the ground up, I’m now above 1,000, thank you!

[@brandonmacey964]

Same

[@kalubasunga844]

Change the channel name plz

[@irelyonshaft4990]

Just hit it today with back to back brilliant move games!

[@joshuavardo7213]

When I first started I played so many games and resigned so quick my rating was like 175 I started watching Alex and gothamchess and I'm now 500 not huge difference but I also don't play too many games cause I'm scared of losing rating 😅 my goal is 1000 though

[@phrophddon7411]

I am getting there but so many cheating in end games once you approach 900s

[@JerrySuneagle]

At 1200 I play in open rapid tournaments against 1800 - 2200 regularly. If I win, +16 and if lose -1 or 0. I only have to win once in 15 games to be ahead. It;s more fun and I learn a lot.

[@KingOfBorgen]

"Reviling a big secret here, the knights does move backwards" 😅 Great video, love the humor!

[@Anfield_the_place_to_be]

Im 1600 now, after beeing between 1200~1400 several years. Caro cann and vienna now, after beeing a french/king gambit player. Thanks alot for the great content:)

[@peeryeahzorn9740]

19:58 how fast he sees the combo, impressive

[@Alex25azl]

he s an international master,it s probably simple for him too see it after he played so much games.

[@yawnproductions]

@@Alex25azlof course, doesn’t really make it less impressive tho if you ask me

[@Michaelslyric]

Thank you so much for teaching. There are other Chess Masters that do teach Caro, but in opinion, you do it best ❤❤❤

[@GeorgeSmyth]

I'm looking forward to someday an encounter with the Breyer Variation. I played well against this, but the more I looked into it, the more I feel that it can create some real problems for the Caro if one does not play carefully.

[@GamerNate]

Thank you so much for adding the time stamps! Best chess channel on KZbin and now it's to skip between games.

[@ireallydontlikethecold7887]

I’ve watched your videos for ages and you’re easily one of my favourite KZbinrs. I always assumed you were a lot bigger too! Your content is well put together, entertaining, and informative. Thank you :) 😁

[@wingunder]

Sacrificeing "THE ROOK" is trendy at the moment 🤣🤣🤣 I like your sense of humor! 😃👍👍👍

[@m42orion12]

This is a teaser into alex's up coming course....Can't wait,its obvious he's covered alot! Some strange to rare lines no doubt,his you tube videos and his course will have you covered my friends.

[@Benjamin-ku1qx]

Thanks for all these videos on the Caro Kann ! I was bored with the French, so I know which opening to try instead !

[@doingthework737]

You and and a video from Eric Rosen 5 years ago got me from the 700 range to 900 on blitz today. Been stuck at 700/800 range for weeks.

[@rabarman99]

I have learned so much from you bro Caro-Kann has saved my interest in chess because I kept losing my games as black before learning Caro-Kann but my game as black has improved by like %200 because of you!

[@emmanuelmichael-oe9vm]

Your Caro kann video has gotten me to 1100+ thanks lots banzea

[@leahbush530]

Me: Reaches 1400 a few months after learning how the horsey moves, thinking I'm finally an intermediate player Banzea: _Beginner (1200-1500)_ There will always be so much to learn, and I'm here for it.

[@coachRJ_]

Sitting at 1136 thanks to you buddy. Started at 767 💪 Vienna has been clutch. Caro C needs some work. Advanced option has been giving me most challenge but getting better for sure. Will be getting your theory class too 💪

[@1Baza22]

Fantastic video, loved the different setups and explanation, I face these ones a lot, so hood to see. Btw have you tried the Bug bots out yet? I am something like 35-2 down against pincer and crusher destroyed me, but they play a lot of different moves, good bots

[@robolson135]

I was literally looking at the screen saying Nb4 and laughing at my own brilliance when you're just like "it's not nb4 you bozo" lmao fuck got me good

[@walterbrownstone8017]

Accelerated Panov! I finally get to see it on your channel! It's actually great under 1500. I can't remember if I've seen the modern variation on your channel yet.

[@boblee5515]

Fantastic content. Thank you for everything. Any comprehensive jobava and/or caro guide coming up?

[@banzaiburger]

Alex, if you haven’t done so, would you consider a video on how to deal with the Von Hennig gambit? 🙏 Jonathan Schrantz did a video on it a couple of years ago

[@salemtv5808]

TO NEW VIEWERS: Subscribe this is the most amazing chess channel..super instructive! in less that 3 weeks i became a stronger more confident player with black after ditching PIRC and learning Caro Kann …also a bit of an advice…mute the videos the comedy and insults to opponents is really bad , either mute the videos or suck it up it’s for free after all !

[@zen67]

oh my days you just uploaded :D really makes my day every time

[@lucae.3153]

Best chess content..started few months back from zero and just today I broke the 1200.. ❤

[@flaviucalin]

Best lessons about Caro-Kann.

[@Reall]

Super informativ bro, multumim 🙏🏼

[@chubbathebubba4862]

really looking forward to the course

[@therealyoku]

im at 1187 currently always playing caro-kann because of levy, but now im watching alex bazinga and learning more caro madness

[@AdamSmith-nc2nt]

bazinga lol

[@vezquex]

Levi Roseman is alright, but for Carrot-Khan, Alexey Banzeus really is the more thorough teacher.

[@brp1344]

6:09 how did u know , ? u read my thought lol🤣🤣🤣

[@Greenfor50]

By your coaching I improve my level of tactics

[@mrZillion]

Keep up the work, thanks for your vids

[@bruce000000070000000]

That 1800 blundering a Knight for absolutely no reason was wild, I caught the blunder in 1 second, insane how this game is so difficult even the people that know a lot about the game are making mistakes like this

[@mihai-alexandrupopa7670]

I quit chess for weeks sometimes but every time I come back I watch youre chanel get 100-200 rating points got me from 500 to 1200

[@rodzilla2513]

I've learned so much from u.. thank you

[@arthurwieczorek4894]

6:42. Double check---must move.

[@abder5332]

I went from 500 to 1507 in 5 months of play can't thank you enough

[@ten4267]

Holy bro that’s insane good stuff, what did u do to improve so fast? I went from 400-1000 rapid since December and I’m looking to keep pushing forward

[@kenthegyn]

Hey!! Just beat the hillbilly attack and remembered my knight can move backwards. 540 and climbing. Love your videos.

[@wrmcphee]

Thanks Alex!

[@tameemjan1]

Hi Alex. I love ur content on 2 of my best opening setups I'm weak though 1900 on rapid n 1700 in blitz. But ur videos keeps me correct my little inaccuracies n endup in winning endgame Lot thx 2 u. I wish I could join ur private group but don't have bank account or PayPal in my country to buy ur subscriptions:((( so sad

[@hasankutlu9443]

hi when your course will be on chessable

[@UB958]

I've played this type of setup from the first game as black. What are your thoughts on the bishop taking on c6 and white getting a knight on e5. My engine dislike it and i want to hear your opinion on how to play against it

[@wellplayed8921]

45:00 I basically only show up at work to play chess 😂

[@shustypl]

Hi, I rly like c5 idea. but I struggle to 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nc3 This leads to moves that are quite unusual for me in caro kann. There is no option to move out the C bishop. You can't get the undefended e5 pawn because Nxe5 6. Qxd5 Qxd5 7. Nxd5 and Kd8 because you risk a double attack.

[@raianmatin8859]

Hi, I really like your videos!!!!

[@raianmatin8859]

yes yes yes

[@raianmatin8859]

I made the first like and comment! wowww

[@paulonopa]

Always good.

[@Checky68]

At 7:05 an even nicer check mate would have been Kd2

[@jamesbrown7991]

You make Chess Hilarious!

[@guillermopinus]

Very good Alex!!! excelent content, you are more and more lose avery day. great!

[@sirkann3810]

Gotta love the Caro

[@invisiblelathatatlan]

Alex, why do you trash the Vienna against the Caro-Kann? I've learned both from you.😉💁🏻‍♀️😂

[@GeminisArising]

cant we play a6 n h6 to differ check moves?

[@mkmasterthreesixfive]

@5:18 damn i thought it was knight check forking rook, if queen take, bishop take, if no take, knioght takes rook. Ill never escape 600 will I

[@Cancrusher11]

I tried to get your London course today, but Chessable says my bank will not let it go through. I used the same card to pay my auto insurance right after that, so I'm thinking there is something wrong with that website's checkout.

[@Imtrynasheep]

6:06 "no its not knight b4 bozo" as im thinking "knight b4 for sure"

[@mkmasterthreesixfive]

"You're playingm the Panov??? What are trying to defend your grandmaster title with a draw line?????"" ~Levy, rating chess openings for beginners.

[@rotorblade9508]

because your english it’s very good , I can give you a little trick to improve it further: check pronunciation for two very common words: ultimately and opposite although some people like to hear European accents

[@kikiraindeer7782]

My friend likes this guy

[@AlauTagel]

Teach us the Caro-Can't deal with this anymore variation

[@ibrahimsaid7574]

Whenever I get black pieces, I just smile a little and start using the Karo kann 😃.

[@lukesanthony]

first game caro kann was nice

[@WantedRevival]

How can I become a student?

[@itsiqbalgaming]

hahaha i'm guilty of 6:00 - Knight to B4. Guess i'm a bozo hahah

[@SevenTheJester]

Can you imagine what the player rated 1873 thought when they got absolutely crushed by a 1211? 😂 Also...I absolutely love his sense of humor. "Thus revealing the secret that knights can move backwards," and "I will never understand the move g6. Do you not know that pawns can move two squares?" It cracks me up. These videos aren't just instructional and really helpful, they're also actually entertaining. It's a rare gift to be able to make learning enjoyable; I applaud you, sir. 👏👍❤

[@МиколаМатешко]

THE ROOOOOK!!!

[@Randomsyrianfella]

Man the pain of studying main line Caro kann and things like the two knights and then your opponent goes 2.Qh5 (!!)

[@AlexBanzea]

Where is pain? Be happy when they make bad moves! Haha

[@Randomsyrianfella]

@@AlexBanzea its a different type of pain I guess, different from when you face a challenging variation. Disgust,maybe? It’s like “bro tf are you doing”

[@moustafaelbatawy1099]

Hey Alex are you still accepting students. I tried contacting you on lichess for over a month ago but i got no response 😅

[@Mat0m]

Drinking game: take a shot everytime Alex says basically. ;)

[@Martin_Neal]

An 'outpost' is also called a 'bastion'. Hikaru uses the latter, sometimes.

[@chessdude880]

Please help me Alex!!! I am currently stuck in the 2000 range for like 4 months. I get up to 2080 and then again drop back to 2000.How to reach 2150/2200?

[@solodolo666]

you should already know the answer is variance at 2000-2200, the difference is the time they put into playing games not always learning and improving cause some things are simply a grind like elo you must play consistently at a high level to win many games to increase elo.

[@arindam_chowdhury]

He has coaching available at lichess. You can check that in the description section.

[@stark_syndrome7857]

Surprised he missed a fork on the queen in the second game

[@josefgross1493]

Caro kann rocks

[@grad83]

faine meciuri.....

[@astronemir]

Please don’t only give low rated lines. I randomly face people that are booked up at 1300 then get destroyed in the opening, which sucks. Thanks 😊

[@jongler9775]

Hi. I wonder why you dislike the idea of taking the king off the board when check mated. I have never done that because I haven't played over the board a lot, but the idea sounds appealing to me. I always wonder why people stop short of one move when they checkmate somebody. After all, this is the purpose of the game, PLUS I think it is great to understand how to win for beginners. Cheers

[@shlukeybrasi6378]

They don’t stop it’s technically never their turn again once checkmate is given. The other player has no more moves.

[@marklloyd777]

so why did your rating go down? because you were 1227 and then 1196...do you resign your games as white? Because in custimize you can change it so you can always play black...

[@AlienBros]

I was wondering this.

[@Nyklos]

Maybe d4 games

[@Hbmd3E]

bullets not for slow bois, but they might be better when there is time to think. highly sensitive people eg are often slow but wise

[@robgungor]

Do you really read the comments?

[@benisahengaming9063]

YEEEEEEEEES

[@kalubasunga844]

Edit your youtube channel name . Add Chess so that when people search for chess tutorials they can see your videos.

[@SIIghtIyBetter]

Enjoyed the video and the accent… but, I think I just got insulted for playing rapid 😢

[@nchess1044]

The Caro Kann is too boring to play in blitz and its a opening for higher rated players in classical. I gabe up on it.

[@yaneshkukula7272]

I said Knight b4... shame on me

[@zuruckEQ]

very educational content but listening to you calling lower rated players monkeys and bozos is really unpleasant

[@naaryanpunnia9682]

1st

[@kalubasunga844]

Change the name of your channel and you will have a million subscribers this year. I suggest IM ALEX Benzae chess.

[@thetransferaccount4586]

nc

[@leonardopires9648]

So... beginner mistakes are blundering pieces 😅 You had more instructive games

[@JohnWalker-yb5kh]

I like your content a lot and I play theCarro Kahn myself. Being a Christian the Blasphemy is a big annoyance. I’m not hear to preach to you but it would be my guess that you aren’t even aware that you are doing it. 😮

[@b.c.8209]

No it’s not Nb4 bozo ! 😂😂