I Studied the Catalan So You Don't Have To (FULL REPERTOIRE)

[@gmludovic]

bros finally not gonna play the London anymore

[@jacksarkisian]

theres salvation for anyone

[@EmFanForLife]

pin of hope 🙏

[@somethingshibe9526]

@@jacksarkisian I'm an avid London player but I actually don't understand the hate against the opening, its a pretty solid opening with a couple of traps but thats about it. and overall provides a comfortable position without needing to learn too much knowledge great for anyone who is like below 2000 I think but idk whats yours thoughts?

[@jacksarkisian]

@@somethingshibe9526 i agree, lots of people that have no real idea about the complexities of certain openings just say its bad because everyone else does. its absolutely fine for anyone sub 2000, but the reality is the positions with d4 d5 in the London are unbearably boring above 2000 ELO for the white pieces, in a lot of cases black has a much more free-flowing gameplan.

[@ShawnChess]

@@somethingshibe9526i can tell you why I hate the London. The real reason is I use to face it everyday every other game. If you face the same opening every day for years you will start to hate it. The second reason is it develops bad opening habits which can be an inherent flaw in Every system opening. There are more but I don’t want to spam you.

[@chillguywholowkeydoesntgivea]

You went from Caro and London to Catalan and Sicilian, I’m so proud

[@jacksarkisian]

i've finally graduated from GothamChess University

[@theogleisner3871]

This is great. I've played the Catalan from 1700 to 2000 now but I can already tell I'm gonna learn new things from this video.

[@jacksarkisian]

hopefully! if it helps you with visualisation, the Lichess study in the description largely follows the theory in the video.

[@sensei6980]

bro you are going to be one of the best chess youtubers.. i see the potential.. rn alot of people are unaware of your yt channel ... with the passage of time youre gonna be a legend

[@jacksarkisian]

appreciate you bro

[@somebody-who-thinks-hes-mature]

This video is great you say everything clearly and so that we understand and as 1500 this is really helpful and also your voice is very!soothing

[@jacksarkisian]

glad you enjoyed bro

[@chessisfun1592]

I think the king's indian defense would be kind of intresting to study.I know there is much theory but you can make it simple and give us our plans in general

[@Nightlight7]

The kings Indian does have a lot of theory but I think the plans are generally pretty simple

[@PizzaChess69]

But what if they take the pawn, then play 40 correct engine moves in a row and win the endgame by a single pawn?

[@jacksarkisian]

then we do the procedure

[@ChessBlazer]

​@@jacksarkisian😂😂

[@anoobnoduhgaming9416]

@@jacksarkisianvery interesting, very high level hmmm…

[@2000elo-q5u]

​@@jacksarkisianbro😂😂

[@preciousamaechi689]

I must confess this is the best Catalan study I have ever seen on any youtube channel. My Goodness As a KID player, I really have to learn this opening

[@Sandfox07]

Since people might use this as their white repertoire, I would love to see a video about how to handle the dutch, my secret move I play all the time is 2.Nc3. Although I love playing the catalan, somehow the positions with g3 against the dutch are difficult for me to handle, I never really know what to do. I have a lichess study on the Nc3 line, so although it is a really niche variation it would also not be that much work for you. I think you need to chill a bit after studying the catalan xD. Thank you a lot for the video though, I hope you have a great day!

[@jacksarkisian]

definitely give the Hopton Attack a look, it’s what i use against the Dutch atm and works really well for me 🔥🔥 and yes i definitely will be taking a short break from making theoretical videos, this one took me a whole week hahaha

[@infomatters.]

Dude you're a lifesaver, I was gonna start studying Catalan before i make a push for 2k Rapid. W video.

[@jacksarkisian]

info hitting 2K before Chexi is wild

[@Jomacchess]

What are you playing? I will say catalan is good for classical or long rapid, otherwise might be hard to understand

[@CreeperEditz69]

study the jobava london next please

[@lemomar]

I second this

[@jacksarkisian]

👀👀

[@siddharthsandilya4312]

Ya plz

[@k.m.7351]

Uh no it’s garbage

[@Iwachu420]

@@k.m.7351 Okay Siegbert Tarrasch.

[@classicalakshar9071]

Make video on English opening

[@XChaka]

Try the Bird Opening

[@Ghotu664]

make a video on bogo and nimzo indian please.

[@ArshPlaysChess]

Please make a siccilian dragon guide, i searched the whole yt but didnt get a proper one. Please.

[@DendrocnideMoroides]

I recommend covering more mainstream openings like the Ruy Lopez.

[@VK-pd8zz]

If you are Catalan and Sicilian player, then you will never ever face Ruy Lopez in your life.

[@DendrocnideMoroides]

@@VK-pd8zz I am not asking this specifically for me, just that covering mainstream openings is better than stuff like the jobava london and the Vienna, which is what others are recommending.

[@DhyanRathore]

Really appreciate this man ACTUAL GOAT ❤❤

[@roan717]

I love this video i ussually play an english but often people play e6 and i want to learn the catalan so it transposes this video helps alot. hoping this will help me make it to 2000 since i am close

[@jacksarkisian]

good luck on 2000 bro

[@Itslatemantella89]

Havent watched the video yet, but already know its gonna be a banger

[@ScottCabernet]

Could you do a rating climb series with the Catalan, similar to how Alex Banzea does with the London/Jobava?

[@chessUSER1234eividukas1]

bro thank you saved my time now i have time to study my tactits and i have an tournment tmmrw

[@jacksarkisian]

good luck with your tournament broski

[@furkansavsatli]

best catalan video

[@jericryzencabo247]

i love you brooo not Im ready for a lifetime opening

[@jacksarkisian]

take your time bro, i played the London for 3 years before i changed to the Catalan. Chess improvement is a marathon not a sprint.

[@PizzaChess69]

Vienna, Dutch, Jobava, English, just a few suggestions.

[@jacksarkisian]

Jobava would be super fun to study, also really interested in the Vienna!

[@laurentjameswf]

Great content man ! 🎉

[@romanr5234]

the most underrated chess-related channel???

[@MaxiAdam]

Can you do this please for the Queens gambit or the slav Defense

[@TheOneAnd178]

My suggestion would be a video on the scotch game(both gambit and non-gambit positions)

[@Mrnobody2000-kt4db]

The 3 dutch systems but if you had to go for only one then the leningrad dutch...thanks

[@PURAHAN]

Nice vid, would be interesting to see a 1. e4 opening

[@samrudreddy8637]

Do Vienna please

[@collinford4221]

This video is phenomenal and extremely useful. One thing I'd suggest for future videos, though, is to maybe slow down a bit or at least have the notation written down while reciting moves--throughout the video a lot of coordinates are mixed up, like g6 and g3, f6 and f3, c6 and c3, b7 and b2, even c6 and f3, Nc6 is called Nc2 at some point, d5 is called e4, Nbd7 is called Nbd2 or Nd2 in multiple spots...every chapter has several of these mistakes. We can see the moves on the board, so we still get the correct line, but it's a bit confusing when trying to listen and follow along with an analysis board or input the lines into chessbook. That's all! I'm looking forward to more videos like this!

[@junaubomber6977]

Top tier chess channel. Quality>quantity.

[@EdwinChetty-mm5xo]

Please make a similar video for Sicilian defence..will be very useful... thankyou for the Catalan..gained a subscriber

[@anoobnoduhgaming9416]

Can you make a Dutch defense or Sicilian defense video?

[@jacksarkisian]

i could definitely make something on the Dutch, i'm hoping to study something with the black pieces in the next video.

[@chicken_on_steam]

10:25 absolute poetry

[@mikkohassien2117]

Orginally catalan opening is d4 d5, c4 e6, g3... I dont remember player name who formed new opening in spain tournament in catalan province which is located spain. But this opening got name from this tournament. Tartakower is the name. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Opening

[@jacksarkisian]

yeah i researched into the opening's history when i started studying it. the tournament organisers specifically asked Tartakower to play an opening & name it after the region the event was hosted in - Catalonia. of course the Catalan had been played several times before Tartakower played it, but super interesting that's where the name comes from.

[@Jomacchess]

I still find that regular QGD exchange, with carlsbad and minority attack easier, and I have studied catalan

[@sendo-takeshi009]

also do the Sicilian please

[@FarzyPlaysChess]

Study the bongcloud next please (jk great video keep it up)

[@jacksarkisian]

1 hour of bongcloud theory 😭😭

[@DreamWizard9]

Ausie is such a funnie language.

[@gonnabegm]

Pls study bongcloud

[@samrudreddy8637]

Can you do pirc and kings indian

[@PR1MAL_0]

What about the jobava london next video?

[@eevee8856]

I can finally have a system opening now instead of relying on intuition and geometry? Nice (fck london i refuse to learn it), try neo catalan next

[@ShubhamDas-jt5tg]

Make a video on middlegame

[@jacksarkisian]

coming soon bro, check my community tab on KZbin

[@pratyushranjan3913]

I used to pray for times like these 🙏🙏

[@User-Oshdbwhsuhdbrbhs]

make study for najdorf sicilian for balck pieces

[@jacksarkisian]

bro is praying on my downfall 😭😭😭 bro couldn't have picked a harder opening 😭😭

[@User-Oshdbwhsuhdbrbhs]

@jacksarkisian LoL 😆 , it will actually take you 1 or 2 years to cover every line and variation to put it in chessbase with like 500+ variations and so large syatems in the najdorf such a Be3 and Bg5

[@Sandfox07]

​@@jacksarkisian In the lines where you can get your main setup with like e5, Be7, Nbd7, b5 etc. in, its honestly not that hard. All the pieces go to natural squares. Its all the sidelines that are the problem in my opinion, theres just so many of them

[@MisterCV_Chess]

Well I hope my opponent doensn't see this video or Else I'M COOKED!!!

[@jacksarkisian]

my OTB opponents watching my videos & seeing all my prep: 👀👀

[@Otaku_Emp]

I want you to make one on sicilian becaz like you I too am bored of caro cann cause I have been playing it since forever. I am 1800 now

[@Franc0Jero]

bro why you dont play otb torunaments you are so good

[@HansPeter-lu4lj]

apreciate the free curse

[@Clear_Prodigy]

Bro Slav defense please

[@AshishKumar-rk4kq]

Bro, do you play in fide tournaments??

[@JohnMagar069]

hope u always will be robin hood of the chess community

[@alex-wt7oq]

What type of Sicilian are you playing?

[@jacksarkisian]

Accelerated Dragon atm, but would love to expand my repertoire and play some more challenging Sicilian lines

[@NotPabu]

@@jacksarkisianSveshnikov is what I play! You should try it if you want something challenging!

[@atharva0789]

Can u pls make one for the english pls pls

[@warrygold]

Caro khan and Slav defense

[@HostaMahogey-if4hp]

Thank you sack

[@jacksarkisian]

🫡🫡🫡

[@TwoHonest]

Bishop’s Opening

[@Sandfox07]

What do you recommend after d4-d5 c4-c6 Nf3-Nf6 Nc3-e6? g3 feels wrong with a knight on c3, Bg5 is complicated as hell, e3 looks fine but not amazing.

[@jacksarkisian]

g3 with a knight on c3 is actually fine, you just need to be a bit more careful with your c pawn. it’s important to get Ne5 in early as well before black plays Nbd7. blacks queenside pawns get really tangled if they try to hang on with b5 - watched a lot of Magnus games where he punished exactly this.

[@dobromirgospodinov2042]

Dopeeeeee breakdown

[@resonance4452]

46:02 what if Ne4 here?

[@Jomacchess]

As one who also studied the catalan for hours Ill say you still have to

[@fivescoop]

Thanks

[@AtyulitRout-wg5ps]

Im a intermediate player and im trying to learn a new opening for white ( i play jobava london as white and caro and kings indian from black) What should i be doing here? Watch the whole video? Feels too much for me. Pls suggest

[@nicky-b6d3i]

Dutch defence to counter catalan😅😅🎉🎉

[@jacksarkisian]

the Hopton Attack: 🗿🗿🗿

[@GMYuyuko]

Agradeço muito por esse vídeo

[@SarpreetSingh-b5o]

this shouldnt be free

[@jacksarkisian]

im the robin hood of chess

[@IMTrueBlueYT]

The scotch :)

[@arjunphaneesh6051]

French

[@jacksarkisian]

French would be super easy for me to learn since I played the Caro for almost 3 years, super similar pawn structures which helps a lot with memorisation

[@adriandelacroix]

@@jacksarkisian If you do the French, you can break it into 3 lines at first; Advance, Exchange, and I’d recommend the Fort Knox French against either knight move 3.nc3 or 3.nd2. It’s solid, consolidates a lot of variations into 1, and isn’t nearly as well known as the other variations like the winawer.

[@BobChess]

Catalan is annoying. It's the best to accept the free pawn but you are still under so much pressure

[@jacksarkisian]

definitely seems like a tricky opening to face with the black pieces. personally i play the Queen's Gambit Declined Austrian Variation to get white out of book on move 2 hhahahah

[@Jiten-pm5lz]

​@@jacksarkisian that is if they choose the catalan with d4 c4 as the 1st 2 moves. I usually wouldnt be that commital and would play nf3 or g3 if i knew this is what i would face. Alternatively not play d4 in the 1st place.

[@preciousamaechi689]

@@Jiten-pm5lzbut Nf3 g3 goes into the Reti

[@Jiten-pm5lz]

@preciousamaechi689 the reti is a group of openings that usually transposed anyway. After about 5-6 moves if you asked what the opening was you'd assume it was a catalan as by that point, d4 c4 would have been played.

[@raznjicak7643]

Study english

[@jacksarkisian]

i'm currently studying the english for the black side for my personal repertoire, would love to make a video on the white side at some point!

[@sparshshrivastava6446]

Study The Spanish

[@jacksarkisian]

English or Spanish

[@sparshshrivastava6446]

​@@jacksarkisian why not both😅 I mostly play E4 so I would say spanish but I also Find English very Interesting. Finding this channel was a lifesaver for me I really like your videos 💯.

[@ArshPlaysChess]

First please pin

[@jacksarkisian]

🥇🥇

[@JJ_Wong1402]

first

[@AshishKumar-rk4kq]

Bro, do you play in fide tournaments??