How to beat 95% players using the simplest opening

[@AlexBanzea]

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

[@cameronmckenna6939]

I got your ck course. It's great😊

[@richardevans560]

If it is as good as your London Course it will be an essential buy.

[@earntheweekend3731]

Started playing 10 months ago. After 6 months I was hovering around 500 with no signs of further improvement. After watching your videos I've gone past 800 in blitz and rapid. My win rate with black is much higher than my white. The Caro Khan is so solid. Feel like 1000+ in rapid is really achievable. Thanks for all the great content, its been invaluable

[@POWERUPE]

Yeah Alex is wonderful, when I first started I was at 800 and started watching him (Caro - if Caro doesn't happen just I just play by intuition and try to get back into structures similar to the Caro lmao and if I get white I play the Jobava london) and now I'm 1200 after 1 month. Do more puzzles on lichess, and keep watching his videos and you'll be gucci. Keep up the great work you'll break through 1000 in no time

[@disclaimer5911]

​@@POWERUPEthat jobava London is like a cheat code. I learned the basics yesterday and i jumped from 340 to 504 without any trouble. I'd say it took two or three hours. I'm still a noob but i had no idea how to win or even attack with white until i watched alex videos. my goal is 1400.

[@Tocinos]

thanks, I'm already GM just by reading the title

[@animeink5822]

Lol, i wish it was that easy. 😁😫

[@Kyle-ys3cv]

Consider this: is your name one syllable or two?

[@Tocinos]

@@Kyle-ys3cv Kyle gang

[@boxofcans461]

Alex should add ( as an international master) in all video titles

[@cookiemonster-nk3xb]

Pretty cute comment..Alex will whip the snot out of you.

[@kovpas]

That last game made me laugh so hard. Thanks for a great series Alex!

[@petercofrancesco9812]

it "drew" a laugh from me too

[@kovpas]

@@petercofrancesco9812 this thread is a bit stale now

[@georam7253]

I just played a game exactly the same position as this last game and got a stalemate in the same position, with only King left. Inspirational stuff!! I would normally have resigned, always learning!

[@georam7253]

I wish I could share a screenshot!

[@GeorgeSmyth]

I have been beta-testing Alex's course and can say without reservation that when it becomes available it will definitely be something to grab and spend a LOT of time working through.

[@stewartadamson9465]

That's great George but, the real test is whether it will make me better😂

[@michaelmiky11]

I can't wait to get it tbh

[@CollinsWorldz]

Alex you have no clue how much you are helping me out. Currently now 1500 elo playing viena and caro. Much love ❤

[@ashbash9103]

I really love this style of videos. You're teaching an opening by demonstrating how to use it and what ideas are available in it, instead of just showing the moves. That's high quality content!

[@slobbo420]

This is the cleanest and simplest guide to the Caro -Kann that I've see on KZbin. Even better than your previous Caro-Kann vids. Thank-you!

[@AlexBanzea]

06:13 In case White takes the knight, we will take back with the pawn (opening up rook's path towards White's king) which is leading to checkmate because the b6-bishop covers the g1-square. Should have showed that on the board, sorry for the confusion!

[@gutyourtrust]

But then White can go f3-knight to h2 to block, no? I think you will still find mate quickly.. Queen to h4 maybe ?

[@oshkoshislington8513]

@@gutyourtrust how about ROOK sacrifice

[@kaidoChess]

Me a 1400 Opponents: 15 moves of theory Alex opponents: Bishop to J19

[@Sunyatasattva]

That ending was epic! 😂

[@Rbench07]

Thanks Alex! Breaking down the moves and why you do them really helps out. Good stuff man! 👊

[@niveleur1917]

My brother is a real estate agent in Portugal, but he is a pretty good one in case you are interested 😆 Great video as usual, got love the Caro. Looking forward to the course!

[@billagap3213]

I think the most challenging variation against the caro kann especially in those levels is the panov attack. I myself have trouble many times against the panov. Great video as usually 😊

[@tobiasfuchslin511]

love the Caro overdose! Great lines, well explained!

[@happysolutions1555]

I started playing this and it works!

[@МиколаМатешко]

Had a game against 1500 with exact same position as on 12:58 when Alex encourages us to come up with a plan! I wish I saw this video earlier

[@mehdirahman6177]

Thanks for the tutorials bro. At first I thought you were annoying hhhhh, but now I love your videos and have so much respect for your style of play and being funny at the same time. I love it!

[@joesurdkimdayanon7871]

Nice you have another follower, your Karu is very good. keep posting.

[@artunlimited7254]

17:41 The upcoming sequence was so smooth sir

[@steveshepyepyep]

Yeah so im 1400 rapid and my win rate with white is 50%. Thanks to your instructions my win rate with black is 66%. I'm planning on purchasing the caro course after I'm done with the e4 for white course. Feel like i should focus more on white right now haha

[@AlrightLetsGo111]

Thanks Alex, this is a very good learning video.

[@dragonore2009]

I just had one of the best Caro-Kann games of my life. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. c3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. Bc4 b6 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Nf4 c5 15. Qe3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxc4 17. b3 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rfd1 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Rac8 21. Rd1 Rc7 22. Ne2 Rc5 23. b4 Rg5 24. g3 Bf3 25. h4 Re5 26. Rd7 Rxe2 27. Rxa7 h6 28. Kf1 Rd8 0-1

[@SomeRandomGuy777x]

Love the simplicity in your videoes. Im just wondering. Would you consider sharing pgn txt or alternatively linking the games in your video dedcription? (Going forward... not asking you to renovate all your videoes xD) It would make it a bit easier to look at the variations in the lines for us. Not to mention I know at least a handful of other chess-tubers does it.

[@rama4913]

Whoops ..... he stalemated you, what a hero!! Too funny. Great video, thanks! I play the Caro-Kann too, so it's really helpful. But seriously, his strategy to stall the game paid off. Let's say you're playing a 15 minutes game and your opponent still has 12 minutes on the clock. He/she can make a move until there's only a few seconds left. Some players can't stand to have to wait that long and will leave or even resign. Others will blunder out of boredom ....

[@johnobrienii1156]

@AlexBanzea "You deserve the wooden spoon." 😉 The easiest way to pre-move ladder mate: 1) Never make a second Queen against a lone King. Underpromote to a Rook. 2) Place the Rook in the corner of the rectangle the Queen has the lone King cornered in. (The square diagonally adjacent to the Queen.) and 3) Alternate the Queen and Rook as you did the two Queens. The simple difference: The over-powerful Queen remains shielded by the Rook while protecting it, and the Rook continues to shave the rectangle file by file without also taking away diagonals from the lone King (like an over-powerful Queen) which allowed the stalemate pattern of the last game in this video. I love your videos. You are helping me make SO much sense of The London, The Jobava London, and the Caro-Kann especially. I feel more confident playing either Black or White, and more confident that my ELO both can and will improve in general. Thank you.

[@kevinespina3289]

KEEP THESE VIDEOS COMING! PLEASE AND TY! BEST CHESS CHANNEL!

[@franklinamaya5257]

I love the Caro videos! I’d love to see more videos of you playing white maybe like a Queens or Vienna gambit.

[@meathead919]

I wanted to say the video length is very good. 1 hour, a bit more a bit less, is perfect in my opinion. Please don't go for shorter videos.

[@johnsonut]

We all knew what was going to happen in the final game, but it was worth sticking around to see it!

[@aberrant322]

HAHA I thought he was gonna say im 23 and NOT a virgin....

[@koolaid1445]

When does the Caro course come out, we need it!

[@tstrauchSJE]

Thanks for the great instructions

[@lendamusic]

beautiful checkmate game 1! amazing, been playing the caro because of your videos! ole Alex!

[@walterbrownstone8017]

I love the Caro Kann because it's just so easy to play. No stress for the first 10 moves. I play the Botvinnik-Carls every chance I get because of it's similarity to black in d4 openings including the London. Did you know white can transport the Caro into the London?

[@LatteEsportsLeague]

Can't wait for the course. Something that you do well is explain the winning strategies in the middle and end games once we've gone out of the opening. Other courses don't really cover that well. And even though the london is an opening I don't play, your course on the london really explained all those important pawn ideas in great detail. Can't wait to see what you add for your caro course. That said, what do you suggest we play vs D4 or other stuff?

[@preetammajumdar6119]

The ending lol😂 Love watching your videos❤

[@DrasticSkuba]

Man fixed his hair going into game 2. He's getting serious

[@captainrantman3892]

Thanks for the video Alex, After watching this I soloed 95% of Chess worldwide

[@shabadjotsingh1648]

Great Video! When can we expect your Caro course to be out?

[@blevyzgos]

Alex, thanx for one more very educational Caro video. When we will be able to buy Caro course on Chessable?

[@TheDestroyer7102]

Thanks Alex for these amazing games, really helpful! The ending was hilarious lol😂

[@ThePrudentOwl]

Hi Alex, thank you for the excellent videos. It would be great if you could show us an opening for black when white starts with D4. Many thanks

[@robertcombley3561]

Check his play lists for the Slav and reversed London.

[@K4sperx]

Super instructive and fun. Thanks for your content!

[@SichererSpass]

the introduction was so unexpectedly i laughet my ass off :D "i am only 23" :D Nice Vid, thx for explaining. I really improved my Chess game with this Tipps :)

[@jessecharity5179]

In game 2 when you paused to ask for the next move, i saw Ba5 attacking the queen and rook. I am also 500 rated and make terrible moves constantly haha.

[@dealingdoom7515]

thank you so much your lessons they have helped me finally to break over 1000 rating im at 1069 and still climbing again thank you very much

[@kumarkinghabbo4125]

Good job Alex...but i wish you have done repertoire for black opening against D4 from white too..pls consider that. Tq

[@donsimons9810]

you sound just like my romanian friend. Maybe i said this before? He placed top 10 in multiple international olympiads… in the same year. Yes it’s a complement, and also a commentary on how similar the accents are!

[@rgth3167]

i wonder if i ever thought i was doing good but i was actually a part of a stream teaching how to crush scrubs like me :)

[@nickjohnson1178]

Alex why dont you play with the increment anymore?

[@walterbrownstone8017]

When opponent played fantasy I was sure you would immediately play Qb6 but you played e5. Maybe Qb6 leads to a queen trade which is better avoided?

[@leszekebertowski3419]

Hi all of Alex fans. To those of you who have been following his course on London. ….Do you think that is good to pay for his London course without video or only with it? ( full course)Not sure which one to buy …btw great stuff as always!

[@AlexBanzea]

You don't need the video! (disclaimer: you might end up buying the video because the course is just too good) Play safe.

[@RoyLGamer]

I think i heard Eric Rosen squeal in excitement at the end of the final game.

[@bogdansimonescu1709]

I want to thank you Alex for explaining the bad exchange variations. i felt that it helped me a lot to punish them better. Very instructive.

[@jongler9775]

Thanks to Alexandrü, the Caro is the opening I know the best. Recently I suffered some losses with the avance variation, when white attacked me with pawns on the king size, Tal style. Then, I made some blunders on some exchange variations, and thought : OK, I am playing moves automaticaly because I play to much Caro. Now, after some time, coming back to watch this video, I feel energized again. The advance variation (game 6 in particular) games were very good material for me. Thank you very much. PS : by the way, on move 4 ( game 6 ), stockfish 14+ advises 4... cd4. Any reason to play 4... Nc6 instead ? I am wondering as I check the analysis.

[@thespyer2k]

Been watching you to try and get better at the Caro but I just suck at it lol. At around 1000 and WR on white is like 59% but black all the way down at 48%

[@DavidCastro-oi8gy]

I can watch these caro kann videos all day everyday 👍

[@antearaya2408]

I was suppose to attend my other studies after doing chess for 4 hours, and then i see a new Alex Banzea video, i guess there is always time to do the other studies later... Or something.. Lol.

[@NaveenKumar-uk7et]

Super video sir😊, sir i request make one video on hippopotamus opening sir

[@X_MoMo_]

Amazing episode 👏

[@marcello4258]

Since London is played a lot as well you also need something for d4 so just Caro kann is not enough

[@NdyRoo]

Best. Ending. Ever.

[@irelyonshaft4990]

Yo Alex can you cover a repertoire for d4 for black

[@DudzTravelVlog]

You and Daniel is the best teacher in chess.

[@HatimEssev]

can you put back the increment ? that was more instructive in the endgame

[@binnieb173]

Even Narodinsky recommends the fantasy and even in his speed run he ends up in sub optimal positions that he wins because he is one of the best players on the planet. But the Fantasy opening is not giving him the advange.

[@ThunderBasketball22]

Just remember... Tartakower, FUCK ENDGAMES.

[@CosmicDeanNewWorld]

When is the Caro Kann course coming out on Chessable?

[@TheBluesmon]

The end of the last game! 😂😂😂😂

[@zzbeast2443]

I think we can all agree you make it look so easy 😩

[@SimenStaabyKnudsen]

Nice! So do you run caro-kann against Queens pawn D4 as well?

[@SimenStaabyKnudsen]

Do you? Or do you go for something else? Thanks

[@AhmedMahmoud-zs5kt]

What's the difference between your Chessable Caro Can Course and this teaching on KZbin?

[@NapoleonDynamite69]

You get to have better pattern recognition from a course because you repeat it, than say listening to the same 1 hour videos 3-6 times over and going back to them.

[@Luv2Boogie]

Probably 500-1000 rating points, not kidding. You have to do the work but you get all your questions answered and if you work hard will be able to play solidly against anyone but a master.

[@NapoleonDynamite69]

I also want to add a course is much harder than this, be ause you essentially have to get every move correct.

[@rc4828]

2:30 why didn't you play bf4 ? We should play bf4 after e4 in advance variation right?

[@influentia1patterns]

Building opening repitoir for black… If E4, caro Kann. If D4. Maybe reverse London? If C4, ??? Ideas?

[@AlexBanzea]

1.c4 c6 then reversed london

[@andrewmays3988]

Fantastic video!!! 😇

[@itsvictornieves]

Anther great video

[@tstrauchSJE]

Thanks!

[@ulyssesluciano6307]

Let’s goo Alex posted

[@willzang3000]

im 500 and its amazing to watch. but i feel like being 500; i lack the understanding to defend against attacks and unusual moves. one day, i will crush. but i am far from that day

[@therealyoku]

alex, its time the world chess championship has concluded, king ding is on top and its time to climb with the ruy lopez

[@wawos17]

Grazie Alex

[@skid3339]

Honey Alex uploaded, grab the popcorn

[@McCaffreyPickleball]

Why not BA5 at 13:30? Win the exchange?

[@disclaimer5911]

Should i quit winning occasionally and losing more often with my Scandinavian def? I like pretending im white when i am black but the results aren't so great... Is the caro better for a beginner than the Scandinavian is what im trying to ask.

[@AlexBanzea]

Go Caro!

[@disclaimer5911]

@@AlexBanzea hey i will take your advice seriously. I learned the jobova London from you and im doing much better now. You have never given me bad advice. Thanks for your content. It really is helping people

[@carlkligerman1981]

Amazing how in every moronic chess chat room (which I REALLY enjoyed during the WCC, I mean the Ding chilling meme just never gets old, right?/s) everybody seems to be in the top fifth percentile of players isn’t it?

[@Pieter_Holland]

How do you make chess look so easy :)). Cause I think it’s pretty hard 🤣

[@husnainkhan6531]

Can't the opponent play knight to h2 after captures on the first game at 5: 50 ?

[@NolaPels]

Yes. And then you sack the rook on h2 because Queen h4 is mate.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

36:22 What if he did N3ne4 you take the castle, and he goes Ne4d6 check, losing your queen? EDIT: Never mind, you semi covered it, but after you castled.

[@Joecharbo1]

56:59? Question. What happen if he plays rook C1. I don't get it? Someone can help please? Alex?

[@osvaldoruiz3826]

The Caro s like the Ali -Foreman fight first 6 rounds white throws everything at you and them yo pick your face through your hands and tell them , Is that all you got George?

[@williamh694]

Chessable C-K course ETA?

[@onii-chan2811]

I just got crushed using the opening 💀

[@joaopedropereira5523]

Sounds like a skill issue. Jk, it's normal to get crushed in a new opening

[@Molb0rg]

Sad sad story, bro))

[@NapoleonDynamite69]

It happens when trying new openings. Play casual or against AI/FRIEND. You got this

[@sadigov]

did it hurt? 😅

[@michigan53105]

Subscribed!🎉

[@davidrobertson1980]

LOL got you by the balls there, great finish 😄

[@jonathansampson7450]

COMMON ALEX BANZEA W

[@nelsonli9246]

What is the cute trick at 56:45 if rook c1?

[@cosmic_looper]

Rook takes f2

[@randallbsmith]

@@cosmic_looperI guess the point being black wins a pawn?

[@jaliljacallen4114]

Every time I try to play the advance variation your way white plays 4. dxc5 and I get my ass handed to me.

[@KB-yo8zk]

You're videos all ways about against e4 but I stuck against d4 and English players

[@pabloelite7]

40:57 LMAO