Universal Chess Opening against d4

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[@DarnokPL]

Yesterday I applied your opening as white against 1. Nf3, d5 while playing against Stockfish on Level 6 - and I won - thanks man!

[@xandror]

Is there any way to see more games you have played using this system, so we can see more variations?

[@madipaige315]

I like free lollies ;)

[@ayushgoyal9871]

I have been playing this opening for last 6 months and got very good results against london, classical, and three center pawn. But I am facing some troubles when opponent play four center pawn or three center pawn (f4 instead of c4), and when opponent delay Nf3. Please suggest me how should I respond against these moves.

[@akiwayneukonmaanahoa1590]

THIS is what I've been looking for. I rediscovered the game of chess two months ago and I have dreaded playing as black right up to the time I watched this video. I watched it twice and immediately had success. I found your instruction crystal clear, and you have done more for my chess game than any other resource I've used. I appreciate your generosity and I am indebted to you. XD

[@aakashkedem6372]

HI gunjan,your teachings are very good and easy to learn.AND YOUR A VERY FUNNY GUY😂😂😂 ."THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME HE WILL BE PLAYING CHESS" THABKS FOR THE AMUSEMENTS I LOVE YA KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND UPLOAD MORE VIDEOS THANK YOU

[@tiongweelim1944]

Thanks GJ-chess.My grandson won 3/4games using your system!🥳

[@ifiwereu]

When the opening is e4, the black defense is modern philidor. But when the opening is d4, isn't the black defense called by a different name?

[@sbaumei]

Hi, to me this looks like playing a variation of the Caro-Kann defense (e4 c6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Qc7) against pretty much anything white throws at you. Very nice idea, and well explained in my view. This should really work well against a lot of opponents, especially those who are not very well prepared for Caro-Kann lines. I really like that the black pieces really seem to flow quite naturally and support each other, which is in my view more than enough compensation for the space penalty for any black player who isn't grand master material (yet). The only potential tactical weakness I found when looking this over is the heavy reliance of the system to get the black bishop out to g4, as this critical piece looks pretty forlorn if it cannot make the transition. And this can easily be prevented by white playing a rather unusual passive h2-h3 early on, say as the 4th or even 3rd move. This should lock in the black bishop very effectively, basically either forcing it's development over the queen side (weakening the pawns and still looking passive), or even worse getting it stuck on the base line. Therefore, what are your thoughts on how to continue against a white opponent that uses h2-h3 as the third or fourth move? Of course accepting the notion that an opponent probably will only ever get the idea of playing such a passive move if she/he prepared for your system, and notices the importance on the biship g4 move ...

[@farhaantinwala284]

can u make a good reputa against d4

[@BigReno73]

another great lesson , thanks for taking the time to do all these , i have learnt a lot .

[@mxria8139]

You made a good theory!thanks

[@Mislav88]

Thanks, very good video. Am I correct that this can be used against both 1.d4 and 1.e4? Because after 1.d4 c6 2.e4 it's actually 1.e4 opening by transposition (Caro-Kann). So this is actually universal weapon against both 1.e4 and 1.d4, not just 1.d4.

[@rayfield3895]

As a Caro player - this system is a great all-purpose defensive system for black against D4 - I have had great results with it. Very much appreciated !

[@techkwame1652]

It's 2023 and who's here with me? God bless GJ Chess🎉🎉

[@yggdrasil9039]

I thought that c6 and then d6 opening for black would lead to a very cramped game but you seemed to work out a way out of it. Thanks a very interesting video.

[@hjchesschannel8415]

It looks like my black lion philidor my deadly weapon

[@khorboonyaw1838]

Mr, what if whites pushes 1.d4..c6 2.c4..d6 3.e4??

[@Sanakipvp]

I'm curious, what should be done when h3 is played on move 3, preventing the bishop from moving to g4?

[@yggdrasil9039]

maybe Bf5, then move back to g file at g3 if they play g4

[@duffypolk9119]

I think we are missing something here. h3 is can be a very bad move. I can sack my white bishop supported by the queen and get 2 pawns for the piece and blacks, black squared bishop pinning pawn on f2. Even is white defends against it black usually winds up with two connected passed pawns against a knight, endgame. So he plays h3 what to do. Get 2 pawns for the pieces and have his King completely exposed. h3 or h6 should be thought through deeply and NOT played as a matter of course.

[@excalibur5434]

Resign

[@connybbad]

GJ, what if whites pushes 1.d4..c6 2.c4..d6 3.e4 ? Not sure what to do after this...it seems to defeat your opening.

[@DorothyFan1]

Excellent find. This particular White setup was explained in detail in Hillarp's Tiger's Modern. I haven't seen the updated edition to this book but I suspect there might be more theoretical advances for the Black side when facing this particular White setup. My memory may be faulty on this but I think the chapter recommended an immediate c5 to counter. But in my opinion, I believe the best reply may be to throw in g6 with the followup with the bishop on g7 since White is exposing the Queenside to a very strong bishop diagonal.

[@adjuster57]

I love this video! Well taught. I like playing the Budapest gambit as black, but if my opponent doesn’t play 2. c4, then I transpose into this opening. It will baffle white. I have played this 24 times in my club , and my record is 22-0-2. Thanks for the video!

[@TomaszKrokosz]

I really enjoyed this video. For a long time I am looking for a solid system against d4. And this is really something I will adopt in my repetoire. I usually played King's Indian or Slav/Semi-Slav against d4, but with little success especially in rapid games. Thank you very much!

[@POGOTEL]

I usually play against d4 the Old Benoni. Very strong and fast equalization and even gives an advantage. I would recommend. This also looks interesting I must try in practice. Thanks for the interesting video!

[@richard-nicolaslacroix9588]

and one last try also against e3 when playing black - also bullet chess ... e3c6 2.g3d6 3.Bg2Qc7 4.Ne2e5 5.O-OBe7 6.b3f5 7.Bb2Nf6 8.f4Nbd7 9.fxe5Nxe5 10.d4Neg4 11.Qd2g6 12.Nf4O-O 13.Ne6Bxe6 14.c3Ne4 15.h3Nxd2 16.Nxd2Nxe3 17.Rf2Nxg2 18.Rxg2Bd5 19.Rf2Bg5 20.Nf3Bxf3 21.Rxf3Rae8 22.Raf1Re2 23.Bc1Bxc1 24.Rxc1Rxa2 25.Rcf1d5 26.b4a6 27.c4dxc4 28.b5axb5 29.R3f2Qxg3+ 30.Kh1Rxf2 31.Rxf2Qxf2 32.h4Re8 33.h5Re1#

[@TheTijany]

Why are you calling it 'The Gunjan' ?? It's just a philidor defense with accelerated moves. By the way, I think the moves 1 ... d6 2 ... Nf6 and 3 ... Nbd7 are better to control e5 because when you play 1 ... c6 2 ... d6 3 ... Qc7 Maybe white could response with 1. d4 2. e4 3.f4 4.e5 and you'll get stuck fast.

[@thomas6837]

hello youtube chess flowers

[@praveentv9772]

hello gunjan if d4 porn advanced when its attacked, is it good for white.since for a beginner in chess your videos can do a lot of help and inspiration. can u upload a video about the lines of that advance variation,many thanks

[@DearMark01]

GJ your videos and instructions and personality make you a unique and excellent teacher. I am a 2000+ player and have learned from your videos. I watched everyone many many many times so the themes set in my brain. Thank you for your generosity.

[@guitarguytravis]

Thank you GJ! I used to play the hedgehog, another semi-passive hypermodern opening. Now your system has helped me win several games

[@Censeo]

I really needed to find this today. I play black against a d4 player in my local chess club and I need something to avoid his main lines.

[@sintdm1634]

Maybe it's better to play d6 first? If 2.f4 you can play e5 (King's Gambit Declined) or Nf6, even c5 if you don't mind closed Sicilian.

[@davidtsvetanov72]

Very nice video, but what if white play d4,c4,Nc3,Nf3,e4, and when i play d4 they will play just d5 please help :)

[@sintdm1634]

Another great video, thank you. in this line: 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Qc7 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3 Be7 9. d5 what do you recommend? Just 0-0 ? What is the future plan?

[@RetroChromebookGamer]

not true there is something called tempo (attacking time) and white has the initial advantage with priority move

[@kissiemonster]

GJ, I think this is a great variation against the Colle System. Colle is an easy opening to remember. I always struggled against it and your variation might be a good response to it.

[@psymon3823]

"I decided to grab the free Lolly" :D

[@dontcarejeezwtf]

I'm just wondering if there's anything wrong with white doing it in that order that you can exploit.

[@dmit10]

The most of the time this works, thanks! But often whites block my bishop with early e4 and h3, then my knight at d7 blocks it as well. Here it stays till the end.

[@chiragpunjani9214]

dmit10 i prefer to move out my knoght on c5 outpost and than take out my bishop on d7 if there is already h3 played by white n try to exchange pieces spl one of ur knight (nb8) with white’s bishop or knight

[@logancarvey9343]

what if 1.d4 c6 2.e4 d6 3.f3? what would you do with the bishop in this case

[@irgendwerjoker]

I like this channels videos, but I question this opening. In the first game, after 5.h3 Bh5, white can go 6. g4 Bg6 7.h4 h6 (to not trap the bishop) 8. h5 Bh7 9. g4 and basically white has play on the kingside and space for free by chasing the bishop. There are g6 ideas, so hxg5 is probably best, but then after Nxg5... this whole thing looks horrible for black. And if you ponder a little bit with it, maybe with some computer help, you'll notice that the position is probably alread around +1.00 and black has to play _very_ carefully. A lot of lines, even with equal material quickly lead to +5.00 despite material balance! This is just a questionable system. If one likes this structures, I think its better to go for a queens indian (solid) or Hippopotamus (questionable, but more solid than this!).

[@hookaisheng7418]

Sir GJ, in 11.33, if White plays h3 then Nf3 to prevent Black from playing Bg4, then how to develop the light-squared Bishop? Should we play Nbd7 after this? tq

[@sintdm1634]

Could you point out what you think the problem is? No need all the details ;) Thank you.

[@changchnps1]

Hi, I have a suggestion. Building on this video, can you show many blitz games using this opening while you comment on your thinking behind each move so that we can have more samples to learn the ideas from. Some authors call it a speed run. Do consider please. I really really like this set up against d4. But there's only one video to learn from.

[@stuartdowson3757]

I’ve applied this and won so many times, it’s not a guarantee you’ll win, but will give you that strong middle hand as the chai says. There are a number of ways this can play out early on, so hold your nerve and keep developing

[@maduraiadithya3917]

Thanks

[@psymon3823]

Thanks this was the first d4 opening i learned for black and after trying others i agree its very flexible and not likely to get trapped. I use this all the time. Thanks for teaching me chess!

[@dirkmack]

C6 in response to D4 is much stronger than I initially thought

[@jaycdp]

it is good for playing short game with aggressive American players on the net.because they always take whatever they can in the opening and make a mess.

[@winstonthebelligerent7288]

Right. Only American players play like that. You should write a book. You're a deep thinker.

[@stanjer8573]

You are an idiot, it doesnt mean other people cant be idiots, Im just specifically talking about you.

[@saurav61289]

At 13.08 Black could have captured Bd3 with Night simply winning a piece.

[@shreyastikotekar1027]

dont u think its universal for all becoz if start is e4 and c6 is played still next move is d4 any way so playable for e4 as well?? i often hear from the chess analysers on youtube, they say white has an advantage what advantage they talk about? are u goinf to try for candidates tournment of 2016

[@donoranchess6671]

I really enjoy your videos. I've used this line against d4 and it really throws people off....they don't know what to do! Then the game relies on tactics. Thanks again for the video.....also, does this have a name or can we call it the Gunjan defense?

[@Munter2001]

Its called the Black Lion

[@thehammerman4436]

According to Chess.com this is called the Saragossa opening. And yes, it really throws people off.

[@hrleong2253]

What happens if white captures the e5 pawn in the early stages of the game? Should black capture with the knight or pawn?

[@thejupiter1744]

Ha ha ha ha. I USE THIS FOR BOTH BLACK AND WHITE IN BLITZ! AND IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!

[@MohamedAhmed-et8mh]

hi Gunjan , I want to ask what if I play with this system as white ?!

[@lontheadventist426]

Idol, i want the complete repertoire against d4 using budapest gambit.

[@prussianblue14]

how is this system called or where can i find theorie? Thanks for the lesson,i will try it 2 times in my practice (2100 elo) Its not the black lion,this would be with h6 g5

[@joeyblogsy]

Incorrect.

[@mukulbenjwal1938]

It's a strong line and I won a few games with this...but I need to work hard on my middle game. Please make some videos for middle game too.

[@BachifyOfficial]

What program/software are you using ? ( the board )

[@mohanturaga6304]

This seems to be a Philidor defense type of set up coming in a different move order.

[@joeyblogsy]

It's a Philidor with Bishop outside of the pawn chain.

[@koenpalstermans9180]

great video. I like the way you show the systematic set-up in the beginning of the video with the white pieces taken away.

[@ChandrachurMukherjee96]

who the hell is fritz/flitz he is talking about in the video?!

[@rajibkudas123]

why QC7 in the starting.... what's the motive behind it....

[@isaiasdasilvacornelio28]

their captions can be in other languages ​​such as Spanish and Portuguese? help thanks

[@indigomontoya1970]

15:11 in you say you play B4 but it's B5 FYI. great stuff though.

[@majdimajdi154]

.what is your rate in biltz and if u play in chess.com what is your username i wanna see your games to learn more

[@vladimircoslovbichbich7206]

when black drops the bisop back white can play g4 and attack that bishop,bad oppening

[@Kwame72]

Thanks for the great video. I review it periodically.

[@pemmarajusadhana2071]

gunjan if white plays h3 before the bishop comes then what should we do

[@andrewbickford8189]

what if white plays h3 before you develop your bishop?

[@vitalydmtrysvidler8023]

Hi Gunjan , you should cover also against bishop in g2

[@cenntraru]

Nice video. This opening looks like the "Old Indian Defense".

[@suryanshudutta7159]

hey gunjan...yesterday i was going through the games database.....and found a very interesting game....aronian vs carlsen in Bottvinik memorial 2011....in which aronian made a double rook exchange sacrifice and won magnificiantly.....i studied the game fr about an hour and did some analysis myself.....but i think its best to let experts (in this case its you) analyze it ....by the way it was an awesome video

[@johnkilgallon207]

What is the name of this defense please? Great series of videos by the way :)

[@gramsci121]

Old Indian with Bg4. It doesn't take 17 minutes!

[@miguelcraigmasters1197]

can you upload the black bear system for black please

[@lloydvincente.tesado7262]

Can you make a universal opening video against e4 opening please include all the variation thxx...

[@leslassiter6378]

I don't see why this can't be played against e4 as well.

[@Kwame72]

Could you update this video with responses to whites' d5 push?

[@tffelpiano2830]

Wow, I’ll try this out

[@gramsci121]

The only problem I see with this is that starting with 1. d4 White can force transposition to the Czech/Pribyl, with isn't that great for Black, especially if White can get in d4-e4-f4. That is the downside of delaying Nf6 after 1.d4.

[@user-xk2hs9qu8m]

V good vid, GJ. Trying it out already in a couple of chess.com games. I for one would like to see a Part II - sampling other (posted games) where this system is successful. Hopefully I can post my own wins! Cheers

[@lisle12345]

I have been training with your system against chessmaster with very good results. I have finally tried it against human opponents on chess.com and have won 2 straight games. My opponents look confused and almost always take the extra space. I will use this system religiously. thanks. I will spend the rest of the week studying your videos.

[@arpitgupta7259]

thank you sir as you have shared such a great thing with us.....

[@AtulKumar-di5ix]

very useful moves opponent surrenders after6 min.

[@wildaengus]

Thanks for posting Gunjan it is interesting and looks promising with openings involving c4. However as Tijany notes f4 is strong for white. Black tends to do very poorly. In particular after 1. d4 c6 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Qc7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 white has a strong position and wins the vast majority of top level games. After 2. e4 it's likely better to switch to a Caro-Kann defense with 2. d5 and use the Gunjan for 2. c4 openings. Looking forward to trying it out!

[@vallishabm9434]

In the opening part of the game... Once white plays Nf3 black pins it with bishop. In the next movie white plays pawn to h3. Bishop drops back maintaining the pin. Now if white attacks the bishop with pawn to g4. How do you think black should respond.

[@jackcarter3944]

+Vallisha B M Does black have an option other than retreating after g4 to g6?

[@HarishKumar-ee7wi]

what is this you have just given a king in white side and showing analysis

[@ajay176v]

what if white plays h3 bfore Nf3?...many oppenents played this...congrats bro tat u got a lot of fans who started preparing against ur systems...:-P...thankyou so much for this system!

[@burungderrdebrooo31]

please make video how to crush spanish game

[@Kamazuka1000]

I'm glad to see another video for black

[@vitalivotilatori4436]

This opening just feels bad for black. I wouldn't play it against a good opponent. The best idea for wihite is attacking the black king, immediatly!

[@Patrikcotrim]

show us how...

[@6FTCloser]

Very similar to the Czech Pirc Defense

[@butthatsimpastable1792]

Thanks GJ for introducing this opening to me.I used this opening in my tournament matches and my opponent was confused throughout the whole match.Looking foward to be learning more from you!!God Bless!!:)

[@duffypolk9119]

I do Nf6, d6, g6. There is often a queen side knight dance maybe even moving him back to original square but great command of the black squares undermining whites pawn formation. Even if white plays super aggressive with the 4 pawn attack any pxp leads to QxQ and white cant castle. Ultimately black should play f5 opening this f file or using it as a ram. My 2 cents.

[@vijyantmehrotra8119]

I learned a lot from your videos thanks Sir

[@robertberger8981]

very good but one has to listen many times

[@SoB_626]

I use to play instinctively the same system with the difference that the bishop is on g7 after the pawn moves to g6 of course. One of the main ideas is to play rook to e8 or d8 after castling short, then the knight from b8 may come to d7-f8-e6 and d4 with support from the bishop but white may stop this plan with pawn c3. If the white pawn is on c4 then black has a strong outpost on d4. Black will have a pawn on c6 so white can't put a knight on d5. Another outpost for the black knight is f4...

[@danno1800]

Thank you for these interesting ideas!

[@luisalbertomorenor2434]

I have learn a lot from this video. Thank you. From Guadalajara , Mexico Would you please include some analyse when white plays f4 against this oppening? Problem is that white could trap with pawns my bishop in g6. Anyway thank you and I will tray to solve this matter.

[@dontcarejeezwtf]

enjoyed the vid, you're a great instructor. I have a question around the 6:00 mark. whenever white's h pawn threatens your bishop and you fall back to the h-file, why shouldn't white press ahead with his g pawn and force your bishop onto another diagonal? because that is what a novice player like me would be thinking. Thank you :)

[@bharathjaladanki4360]

After Qc7 if white plays Bf4 ,it may put pressure on queen just like in morra gambit Qc7 system. Can you please explain the continuation for Bf4??

[@yoursnabi3492]

hi gunjan sir very good to see you like this type of videos to learn very easy way . .................If it is possible to you please make a video queens gambit decline for black or please suggest me that how can i face queens gambit as black