Defeat 2000s With Uncommon Openings ...

[@VernierChannel]

Craziest thing : I followed a lot of the teachings in your videos, and didn't get any recommended videos in a while. Just wanted to let you know you helped me a ton, and I am now rated 1200. Feeling confident in my play, especially because I got away from the common openings at my level (Caro-Kann, London, etc.) Thanks LightSquares !!

[@Filipios35376]

Why are you not posting?

[@LightSquares]

Will be back soon friend. I have a lot on at the moment.

[@belaji]

The opening system approach. I love it! There are many good ones and b3/b6 is certainly one of them. Keep up your great work on the channel!

[@fivescoop]

Nice job bro. I like your confidence of improving every day. I'm also aiming for 2000+ rating and I also believe that the most important thing in chess is openings. That's why I only play one Oppening. Also because Bruce Lees quote is "don't fear the man who knows 10000 kicks" but "fear the man who practised one kick 10000 times👟

[@LightSquares]

I like the Bruce Lee quote!

[@sjefke7206]

Openings are not the most important. People overrate it on clublevel. Most of my team mates worry about what their opponents play. Ill tske them out of book and go for queenless middlegames/ endgames

[@AmritpalSingh-kq9jr]

Hey bro Hope you're well Missing your vids

[@LightSquares]

Thanks. Need to figure out what content is useful for beginners/early intermediates rather than just posting for the sake of it.

[@shawnburnham1]

5:00

[@Polaroid_Witch]

Love the channel, hope you're doing well! Any plans to start uploading again?

[@LightSquares]

I'm back. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@Honest_John]

Great video

[@HarryPunia-y5x]

come back already mate 🫤

[@mujaahidgamieldien7131]

Kinda wanted to let you know, so just placing this under your most recent video, I've been playing b6 since August last year, with reasonable success. I broke 1400 on b6. However, the deeper theoretical knowledge I get of b6, the more I come to understand it as a second tier defence. What sold me on this was playing against b6 a few times within the last month, where by then I knew all the theory and ideas, and I just crushed. Also, I REALLY struggle with it OTB, but I also seem to be a worse player with another human in front of me, for some reason.

[@LightSquares]

Yes I think 1… b6 is not sustainable in longer time formats as you get stronger. The problem is 1 e4 b6 2 d4 Bb7 3 Bd3 or 1 d4 b6 2 e4 Bb7 3 Bd3. I think if you want to include it in your rep you have to play e6 in response to e4 or d4, offer a transposition to French and if your opponent declines, proceed with b6 lines. GM Jose González talks about this approach in his book English Defence. Blitz rapid online I think it won’t matter until you are very strong.

[@sjefke7206]

@lightsquares nice couple of video's. I remembered a stronger player played 1B4 and it annoyed me. I was thinking he was trolling me. But in fact he chose an offbeat opening deliberatly because he did not want to play queen gambits and ruy lopezes. This inspired me later to play offbeat openings too. 1b3 and 1F4 and scandinavian, stonewall dutch and b6. I even beat a stronger player i did not beat before

[@LightSquares]

If you listen to GM Naroditsky, he talks about the value of playing offbeat lines, not necessarily 1 … b6 but some sideline within a major opening.

[@sjefke7206]

@LightSquares club players are not prepared for every little thing. But tje key take away of this is that surprises ste valueable on every level. I just love the look of disgust after 1B3 or 1B6 or often even the Scandi

[@LightSquares]

Yes I have had a strong kid nod disapprovingly at me after playing 1 b3 in classical chess against him only for him to accept a draw in the middle game after a dangerous position. It definitely gets people thinking on their own.

[@matthewcoffin5144]

Great video.Have you tried the Caro Kan?

[@LightSquares]

Yes we have history 😉. See my popular video section.

[@KekW-lk9br]

The bishop man disappeared?

[@LightSquares]

Only temporarily right...

[@jtekholm]

Everything ok my man? Been a while since your last video.

[@LightSquares]

Thank you friend for touching base. I'm taking time out to improve my level. It's very intensive to create YT videos.

[@jtekholm]

@@LightSquares I understand! Take all the time you need, we'll be waiting for ya. :)

[@johntate8561]

I'm looking forward to having you back. I am missing your humorous insights

[@bobbycain3719]

Hope all is well. Haven’t seen a new video in awhile. I know you have a career and family. Just hoping everything is going well for you.

[@mcronrn]

Do you use the MoveTrainer in Chessable a lot? Do you add moves in to fill in the gaps in the course?

[@LightSquares]

No, but I’m thinking I should!

[@mcronrn]

Hope you’re well… 🙏🙏

[@LightSquares]

I’m good thank you!

[@mcronrn]

@@LightSquares I enjoy your stuff, and realized you hadn’t put anything out in a while. For creators with a job and a family and a chess ‘thing’, I imagine putting out content must be tough… anyway, just wanted to say ‘hey’! 🙏🙏

[@LightSquares]

@@mcronrn Need to focus on getting my level up and having things to chat about. It's tough to come up with interesting content ideas.

[@Trelmayas21]

I went from 1200 to 1500 in a couple months once I started studying openings. Since then I've despised that idiotic advice of "dOn'T sTUdy OpeNINgS". Thanks for making a more eloquent argument than I ever could.

[@LightSquares]

Big jump!!! Keep going friend.

[@salemtv5808]

hey buddy just checking hope all well

[@LightSquares]

Thank you for the message. Just focusing on chess for the moment.

[@salemtv5808]

@@LightSquares good luck

[@salemtv5808]

@@LightSquareshow’s it going… just checking buddy and letting you know we miss your smart chess videos 😊

[@09185-z]

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