DON'T Mess With the Leningrad Dutch! - Subscriber Game Analysis 1x03

[@VictorAjedrez0]

Beautiful game! Lot of desperados and an excellent piece coordination. Looks like a game of a very tidy guy.

[@TheChessGiant]

I agree Victor! He played very well. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@lionelbowhunter468]

Thx a lot Solomon for this high quality video/analysis!! i'll try this defense. greeting from France^^

[@TheChessGiant]

Of course Lionel, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Greetings from California!

[@varunshabolu5704]

I honestly love playing the Dutch and this will now be my Favorite Opening!!

[@TheChessGiant]

That's awesome! I like the Dutch as well, it's probably going to increase in some popularity too as Magnus Carlsen just played it against Vidit. Do you play the Bird's Opening as white (same thing but extra tempo) or do you go for a more traditional e4/d4?

[@varunshabolu5704]

I actually do play the bird opening as white too!

[@TheChessGiant]

That's awesome! I love the Bird's Opening.

[@skyeruddell3196]

This is a cool new feature 😎 to your channel.

[@TheChessGiant]

I'm glad that you like it! Always feel free to send me in a game!

[@alancoe1002]

My own limited experience with the Dutch has made me a fan of the Staunton Gambit as White. But Black, of course can defer the f5 move to evade that. Thanks Solomon, salut.

[@TheChessGiant]

This is very true! Thank you Alan. Hope you are well.

[@robertehrenworth3310]

Great game; good analysis

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks Robert! Glad you enjoyed.

[@HongwareeChannel]

Me mate, I've recently started to learn a new opening for Black against d4 and your Dutch lessons have been delightful, as per usual. Nonetheless, I wish you cover other popular responses by White, like the Hopton Attack or Bf4, where in none of the cases White fianchettoes its white square bishop. Much love to ya, mate.

[@TheChessGiant]

Just looked up the Hapton Attack! Thanks for putting this on my radar! Much love to ya as well!

[@himanshuparmar3799]

Magnus played Dutch against Vidit so I was just thinking about learning the Dutch defense and here it is best video.

[@TheChessGiant]

Great timing! The Dutch Defense is definitely underrated for sure. We should be having more Dutch content coming out specifically covering the Classical, Stonewall, and Leningrad variations of the Dutch Defense.

[@himanshuparmar3799]

@@TheChessGiant Magnus played it so doesn't matter if it's underrated right! And I like your photos, editor should be given a raise 😀

[@TheChessGiant]

Haha thanks brotha. Ya my editor and I are doing the channel together. It's been awesome.

[@glubes]

great video, i'll try it one day

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks! And let me know how it goes!

[@gokselkabaroglu2946]

Thanks 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@TheChessGiant]

Yessir!

[@brandvi45]

Can you do a video on the Williams gambit in the birds opening? It looks like a very strange move but something unique to add to my repertoire if it is playable

[@thankyouall3763]

i would also like to see a video on bahr gambit

[@billi9230]

@Big_No_See OK I saw the Williams gambit but I think it is very bad engine wise so I never looked into it. Does it have some good tricks?

[@brandvi45]

@@billi9230 there is a paperback on the opening that I haven’t read but there must be at least some ideas in the opening. there is next to no coverage of the opening online, there was a page which said that it can open up tactical opportunities against an unexpecting opponent but it doesn’t mention what they are. There is also a d3 idea after dxe4 which seems to have some potential king side attacks but the engine still doesn’t like it. the lack of information over the opening makes it hard to say if there is any real traps or not

[@billi9230]

@@brandvi45 yeah ok maybe I'll take a look at it eventually but I have better ways to defeat the Dutch. I play the Sturm's Gambit with 2. c4 and I also had to get all the theory by myself and it is great, some studies and it is working ^^

[@brandvi45]

@@billi9230yeah I play strum aswell, I just like to play fun offbeat opening which is why I’ll often play the polish opening, Guatemala defence and Latvian gambit

[@stevenmcculloch5727]

This is my favorite opening for black. Lots of people don't know how to play against it since it is fairly uncommon

[@TheChessGiant]

Hey Steven, couldn't agree more. Very hard to deal with especially if you've never seen it before. It's much different than most openings and can lead to some fun and exciting attacking chess.

[@nikhilr4525]

What does your particular opening repertoire look like Solomon?

[@TheChessGiant]

Since making a channel my openings have been all over the place! Back in my tournament days I played the Sicilian Najdorf, Nimzo-Indian, Scotch Gambit, Giuoco Piano, and Grand Prix Attack, etc. Nowadays I’ve been having fun with the Owens Defense and Vienna Game. My recommendation is just to mess around with different systems and see which one is the most fun!

[@billi9230]

I look forward to this video, cause I play it as white and the ideas will be the same

[@TheChessGiant]

Ya Billi! Our next video will be a Bird's Opening game by Emmanuel Lasker and it has a slightly different twist than the main line of the Bird's Opening which white usually plays.

[@billi9230]

@@TheChessGiant ^^ when is the date? and I have an idea what it could be

[@TheChessGiant]

Sorry I missed this. But I saw you found the video so that's good!

[@alamgirsani5531]

Hey Solomon, I have a question. Levy from Gotham Chess recently said in a video of his that the Dutch defense isn't really a good defense as we go up the rating ladder. What's your take on it? I'm barely 1000 rated and I always play the Leningrad Dutch against D4. I had good amount of success with it but should I stop playing it now and invest time in some new D4 defense?

[@TheChessGiant]

Hey Alamgir! I would respectfully disagree with GothamChess honestly. Now, sure, with International Master and Grandmaster Players, there’s other options that give black more complex positions as most GM’s know how to guarantee a slight advantage against the Dutch. However, up to that point, I think the Dutch is great! The biggest thing about an opening is that YOU like it. Not if it’s “the best.” For example, the Ruy Lopez is considered by many GM’s to be the best, but I absolutely hate playing it. I like playing the Giuoco Piano/Italian Game. Some would tell me I’m giving up winning chances because it leads to a somewhat even position with it, but I’ve beat 2200/2300 players with it because I was comfortable. I would tell you if you like it, keep going! It’s a good opening for black, not for everyone, but good. Hope this helps!

[@alamgirsani5531]

@@TheChessGiant Thanks for clearing that up. I've decided to continue on with the Dutch since it feels really comfortable and straight forward to me. Thanks once again!

[@m42orion12]

A real good opening,this a very good alternative to the kings indian and nimzo...

[@TheChessGiant]

Yessir! Ya the Dutch is solid and fun, very underplayed too.

[@devleneliezerhengki1453]

I think after Queen e4 there was a nice tactic with Ng5 threatening the queen and Bishop a3+ winning a rook

[@kinkingkon5406]

When I play this my opponent don't fiancheto the bishop.

[@TheChessGiant]

When you play the Leningrad white doesn't fianchetto? Or black doesn't usually fianchetto with the Dutch?

[@kinkingkon5406]

@@TheChessGiant when I play leningrad white doesn't fiancheto proballt cause I play quite low level and then I'm kinda lost how to play the rest of the game

[@TheChessGiant]

@@kinkingkon5406 Totally! What's your rating? You may want to go with another system for now depending on your current level of play

[@kinkingkon5406]

@@TheChessGiant 1000