Caro-Kann: get crushing results with simple chess!

[@roknovak4155]

I'm a simple man, I see Caro-Kann, I click thumbs up.

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

I'm a straight man, I see Caro-Kann, I bend over.

[@nickferman8877]

Yes

[@donsimons9810]

me too. I see the same post - I call it out

[@craig1784]

It’s a simple move.

[@gonzoghost]

Same

[@bluex610]

It's funny how watching someone else play you see tactics and certain moves easily. But when you're actually playing, you get tunnel visioned a lot more. 😅

[@mkmasterthreesixfive]

Get out of my heeeaaad

[@MichaelMartin1979]

Great comment. I feel the same. My analogy is that it's easy to sing along with a song while it's playing. When you have to sing it a cappella it's a different experience.

[@thetransferaccount4586]

more caro theory for the bois

[@Molb0rg]

There is quite plenty of it in old videos, not that I'm against, I'm for it, but this humble dog wants to learn new trick's, so as refreshment on old ones.

[@BrentMurrell]

The awards you really deserve are "Most Perspicacity" and "Strangest but Most Satisfying Metaphors". Congrats Alex!

[@richardevans560]

My favourite was "It's like you have to go to school but have brought a sandwich from home"

[@bogdantabacaru1122]

They sound so weird in English; but these metaphors are common ways to communicate in Romania 😂. They bring me back to Christmas dinners with the family when that uncle who thinks he’s cool drinks a bit too much and loses his filter when imparting “heartfelt advice” 😂 Merci @AlexBanzea for the great content! ❤

[@wolson9]

You're a very good teacher. Award was well deserved! Congratulations!

[@Imtrynasheep]

hell yeah

[@tipr8739]

Alex!! I almost cried today! I played the Jobava London just like you told us. He went for the bishop / knight to c2 “gambit”. I sac’ed the queen just like you told us AND I skipped my little knight to c7, JUST LIKE YOU TOLD US. HE PULLED HIS KING OUT AND I FKING CHEKMATED HIM WITH MY WHITE BISHOP! ALEX IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! MY HEART IS POUNDING! GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS ROMANIA!!!! AND GOD BLESS JOBAVA!

[@amoryblaine2123]

In which video was this

[@tipr8739]

@@amoryblaine2123 One of the Jobava london cideos or a rating climb video

[@meathead919]

I really like the 'motivational introduction' you have before the individual games now, explaining the theme and key structure of the upcoming game. That's great and really helpful!

[@JerrySuneagle]

You calmly explain your logic. Very much the best teacher on KZbin. I don't just watch your videos but watch them x 3 because there is so much to learn.

[@dgtemp]

Your analogies are funny brother :D Also I used the london system like you suggested in a chess tournament this week and the opponent literally fell for the queen trap while going for my h2 pawn. It was hilarious Thanks a lot man. Keep posting these free videos. Love from India.

[@NAVEL_LINT]

Congrats! Please put up you Jobava London course! I don't want to buy the other guys stuff on Chessable, I want to support you..

[@domaniquemcneal2229]

I’ve tried to find his stuff on Chessly. Is Gotham the only seller on Chessly, if not is Alex’s stuff available there?

[@jakeherbstreit1220]

Alex’s metaphors always catch me off guard. Spot on and creative 😂😂

[@isawrooka4]

Opponent went to get his eyes checked and got a colonoscopy instead 😂

[@pieter_holland112]

There is more you did showing you’re gratitude, I have the full Caro course and I will enjoy it for a lifetime. I really love it and it’s improved my chess a lot and it will keep doing that for a very long time!!!

[@jozsefmarosi8900]

Very high production value 👍Keep up the good work 😉

[@AlexBanzea]

Too kind josef. Tyty!!!🙏🙏

[@podcastfarm]

You are the man Alex. Seriously one of my all time channels in any niche on KZbin. You are hilarious and so helpful

[@MatriXgamEs9]

Honestly i used to play tge sicilian when i was 1500 then i switvhed to caro-kann and boom 1800 caro is just the most goated black opening

[@AlexBanzea]

Facts

[@zjohnson1302]

6:50 "I'm happy for no reason". This is the dream. Well done.

[@brett4756]

❤ Love your analysis, sense of humor, and wonderful analogies!

[@paulocarochas9591]

Thank you Alex for this video. I’m a chess beginner and I owe it to your videos the fact that I love the Caro, which is my favorite opening and the one I’m fully dedicated to nowadays. I dream that one day we could meet and get some one on one lessons with you, Cheers!

[@shawnhorton2000]

Congrats to the best chess KZbinr out there hands down

[@blinkventure6497]

bravo congratulations on your award. Your teaching style is very good

[@CKozub11]

You have elevated my chess and entertained me at the same time. 100% deserved 🎉

[@АлександрМартынов-р6ц]

Best Caro-Kann course! Voted for you 5 times!!! Thanks!

[@FoXSKAIP]

Alex, thanks for your vids, i think i improve watching so many videos of the caro can and the jovaba. I learn and got entertained. They are great , hope you have a good day ❤️

[@louiscypher6919]

Thumb's up and we're watching. Thank You for all Your work, Alex!

[@javiersaturno9689]

Proud to give anything back to you, buddy. Best chess channel today

[@rikarshaghosh8015]

Thanks for the caro kann video and congrats for the award, Alex.

[@miv_cleric]

Just got your London course a few days ago. Thank you!

[@Alex_Lab_Guy]

I never get caught stealing from houses thanks to your advice. No more sandwiches.

[@teodordimitrov4285]

Greeting from Bulgaria and very very nice tutorial. I love all your videos . Great explanation.

[@paulonopa]

Always good.

[@kylezo]

CONGRATS ON THE AWARD i actually do deserve thanks because i did indeed vote and I was probably the final difference. also much respect for just reusing your most popular thumbnail i'm ready for another one of these

[@ViZWYu-n4q]

I love ur Caro kann content I watched ur video since I don't know what is Caro kann and now I played it and got a solid position+pawn chain easy to play end game. Thank you Alex👍

[@FloydMaxwell]

Fantastic that you won that Chessable award. You are very deserving. More power to you.

[@johnsmith5560]

your caro-kann course has given me hundreds of elo in a matter of weeks. the millisecond you release the jobova london course I will be purchasing it

[@shahzadahmed466]

Congratulations for the award. You totally deserve it. I now have Jobava as my main for wbite games thanks to you

[@nick78042]

Thanks for the extremely helpful and prophylactic Caro course

[@ColeDenson]

Thanks for you work Alex, that award was a gimme! Keep up the hard work!

[@theyugijoker5856]

Love you alex, your way of teaching is unmatched❤ I dipped out a bit of chess but now semester starts again and i can play with people over Board 😁😁

[@aripubgm2100]

love you alex banzea these videos help me with the caro and I'm 2100 now tqq

[@invis19]

Always love the caro content!

[@doctorh1llbilly]

Cheers to my favorite chess player and teacher, Alex Banzea!

[@invisiblelathatatlan]

Thank you for refreshing my rusty mind. The award is well deserved.👏

[@stevesidare2493]

Thanks for the video. Enjoying the analogies, too. You course (which I have) and your bumble bee shirt are both making quite a buzz!

[@thatsawrap5235]

Your checkmating idea in game 4 was genius!

[@BobsterO3]

I LOVE ALEX BANZEA

[@_photonx6017]

25:40 In English we would ordinarily pronounce 'bipolar' as BYE-polar, but with that shirt on you must naturally say BEE-polar. Maybe even "killer BEE-polar"!

[@JoshuaCassady]

Grow that mustache out bro! Man, I watch your videos every day and some of the same videos multiple times, and I think I need to get a Chess Kids account or something. I'm trying to memorize the best lines, but I get tripped up in the middle, and my end game is TRASH!! I watched your end game in game 3 like 6 times. So freaking awesome man! Rooting for you and your channel to keep growing! The next step is to save up for your Chessable courses! Keep up the good work homie!

[@BigC-cc9ro]

Gratz glad I could help

[@daryarioux9394]

Congrats on your award ! Well deserved

[@Imtrynasheep]

that pawn checkmate was brutal "the king is trying to climb mount everest while being completely naked" lmao

[@arcijsb3441]

i love caro. my fav opening.

[@sutto3]

Bought your course for twenty Aussie bucks! Thanks mate, have been wanting to find a way to give you a few bob cos you’re the best…and omg I should have looked at chessable before this ha ha

[@supermario9075]

love the last lesson. ez breezy simple dimple strategy :)

[@benjaminmorgan1562]

Congrats! Well deserved. Bravo!

[@egniib8021]

How did I just found out about your channel? I should have found this sooner. Really love your simple explanations.

[@gregdobrick3410]

Well deserving of the award !!!!!

[@ruslanbedoev9264]

hell yeah!! my man... I have two of your courses. London and Caro kann

[@ratedrstar9741]

I always thought that caro-kann is boring ,and hard to play But since i started to follow ur videos and this channel it became my main weapon ,and it improved my Rating and skills so thanks a lot alex !

[@dawids5179]

Congratulations! Your Caro-Kann videos are the best!

[@MarcHeuer]

Congratulations for the Award! 🙏 I have a request: it would be great if you could cover an alternative in the advance variation, instead of 3. ... c5 3. ... g6 which I think is a fine approach as well, especially for an intermediate player, as soon as he understands the basic ideas. Hikaru has tried this in Blitz Games and won, so it looks like a sound opening. (Of course Hikaru is not an intermediate player, before Somebody misunderstands my comment...)

[@Charles-Windham]

Thank you Alex!!!

[@manncz]

Every time you come to the channel, you should lower your expectations. 😂 Alex Banzea, you are killing me ;)

[@hakki686]

Thumbs up and congrats. We all voted :) Was missing caro already.

[@joonatanlampenius5154]

thank you

[@davidnittler667]

Yes, new Caro-Kann content!

[@jasontraub7814]

Love the pronunciation of “bee-polar” when Alex is dressed like a bee…

[@cominoengenharia]

what I'm really impressed is that my 600-700 elo opponents (in blitz) give me more trouble, and have usually 80-90% precision against my Caro Kahn (I'm doing the course now for 3 months, 46 variations studied). But those in the 1000s that I see in the videos seem to play quite confortable for black, and manage to blunder a lot.

[@parthmehta9486]

Lessgoo Alex Thanks for the Caro Video

[@snortingnesquik3470]

Glorious Caro video

[@jefflamb2301]

For real dude. You could do stand up comedy. SO bloody funny the thngs you say

[@CollectorsFix]

Alex Banzea: the best analogies in the game

[@DAG_r8]

Congrats for your award man, I took on the caro-kann because of you. been using it for a year I am no longer confused playing as black anymore, I am starting to move away from it now ( my ranking went up 150 pts thx to it ) and starting to enjoy the Sicilian more (old variation) . Main reason is I m startign to find Caro boring. Any advice to make it more entertaining ?

[@McCaffreyPickleball]

Congrats man!

[@jfabre]

Caro video!!!

[@chriselcombe847]

Shaved your moustache...I thought you had a mucky lip, maybe drank some chocolate milkshake 🤣🤣🤣. Seriously, love more caro content! Brilliant stuff, as usual!

[@prakasavigraha6104]

"He went to check his eyesight and got a colonoscopy instead" What a scream! Good chess advice too. Many new ideas came up.

[@theNfl_Esq]

Bought the Caro course👏🏻 and am now playing the Jobava only as opposed to the London. Don’t 😂but I am staying at 500 now after being stuck between 250-350 for a few weeks. Otw to 1200+

[@Kenjitsuka]

My Caro Kann midgame is WEAK! So I'm glad you made this video! :D

[@Mimang99]

I love your metaphors😂

[@shahzadahmed466]

For black I am still looking for as aggressive opening as jobava. I tried caro kan however i feel cramped for space while playing it. i just loved your grunfield ideas those are really good

[@giulianogrisafi4367]

I mean that course should have honestly just got best Chessable course ever award not even 2023 it’s like the Bible of a looking-to-improve tournament player

[@PaulLadendorf]

"I'm a victim of circumstance". 😂😂

[@mariusberg1275]

Thank you oncr again, sensei

[@somethingness]

I don't think you get enough credit for your humour! I just never know what you're going to say next, e.g., in this video we learned the tragic tale of the naked king climbing Mount Everest.

[@siddharthjain2799]

Hey alex plz play game with opponent around 1700/2000 from your caro repertoire

[@Gingnose]

I need to prepare more against Caro now. I'm usually e4 player and have some difficult time facing against c6 player maybe because of your influence? LoL Great video as always I can now get to see inside the head of the Caro player🧐😂

[@CarlWGriffin]

try alex' london system. lots of concepts apply to car and london.

[@iceyroo]

Can you cover the Bird's opening? Just started playing it and its a lot of fun with White!

[@Molb0rg]

Yeah, that winning a pawn is enough, this concept was a turning point at some point in the past.

[@Benjamin-ku1qx]

I don't always win up a pawn but I always lose when I'm down à pawn, so yes, a single pawn is definitely precious !

[@SuperEricdolphy]

Now you have to complete the repertoire making a course against d4 and Nf3

[@godisgod]

Great video Pikachu!

[@walterbrownstone8017]

You make it look so relaxing and easy! I just got smacked a few days ago by the Alapin variation. I'm sure it's in your course but do you also have a game on KZbin?

[@AlexBanzea]

on the caro or sicilian?

[@walterbrownstone8017]

@@AlexBanzea I went back in my games and I found it. I was playing the French Defense not the Caro. I played about 20 French games over a few days to expand my knowledge.

[@Raistlin-oh1mf]

Congratulations on the award! Thanks for yet another video

[@McCaffreyPickleball]

Anytime I spot a tactic in my games... I hear, "pause the video!" in my head 😅

[@zainmalik7214]

Missed Caro and u ❤️

[@ComedyDanks]

new to the channel alex you are funny

[@ogscodm1783]

"He was supposed to check his eyesight, but got a colonoscopy instead" 😂

[@hansoku8964]

i'm on my knees for a king's indian speedrun

[@gregrowsey843]

"so they go with H6, which is generally the type of move when you want to go for a swim but you don't want to mess up your hairstyle" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tiendaweii]

Love the vids, Man. Wish youd've gone over the analysis tho. Help take a deeper look, right?