International master explains how to outplay beginners | 1200-1400

[@AlexBanzea]

Check out my London course here: www.chessable.com/alex-banzeas-london-system/course/118788/

[@kevinwalden4288]

The fact that you beat that cheater was incredible man, nice job!

[@altruistictribalism2012]

Straight to the point and very instructive. Thanks for another great lesson.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

09:50 oh nice! Beating a cheater must be so satisfying. I love watching the moments when Chess streamers realise they’re up against a cheater

[@AlexBanzea]

It always feels good beating them. However it's still a common issue with online chess. Even tho I have to say it was the only case in the first 100 games on that account so far.

[@Shome2049]

The quality of these videos is amazing! can't wait for 1500+

[@DavidfromMichigan]

It's like Christmas every time you release a new video. How'd you get so good?! Much appreciation big guy!

[@ChessAndTriceps]

Loving this, commenting for the algorithm! Sticking with this for white at the moment (60hr work weeks don’t let me study much complex theory) and still deciding what to focus on studying for black (around 1000 ELO)

[@schleifermax]

I love your content, its fun and instructiv, what can you want more. And i beliefe in the simplicity of your chess-strength-grows. thank you, i consider to by your course. you are amazing.

[@ramiroespindola1326]

So grateful I stumbled upon this series 🙏🏽

[@b1mb4m_c]

Thanks again! looking forward to the next episodes of this series. 🙏

[@aquaa75]

Thanks for these videos bro these are really helpful to improve my performance 🖤

[@mashedpotato9628]

Alex ill just comment here to keep the algo rolling. Once i graduate this Spring, ill get a job and support you monetarily in one way or another with these contents!

[@AlexBanzea]

You are too kind! No need for donations tho, comments are already more than enough!

[@PedroDiMaggio-dk4lb]

Alex you are a great lad with an excellent sense of humour and the best chess videos on the internet. Far far better than Gotham. Levy has totally sold out, become rather arrogant with his success and his in-stream product promotion and constant advertising is truly embarrassing. As is his constant hard selling of his courses. Alex keep up the good work. To anyone reading these comments, Alex's advice, videos and courses are much better.

[@robertgonsalves1966]

Very instructive. Thank you. It's definitely helping us study different positions. Keep it coming

[@POWERUPE]

I watch a lot of your videos this is one of those no chill destroy your opponents videos and I love it 🤣🤣🤣

[@NileScript-uf3rq]

fav chess channel, thanks for the content

[@OregonMikeH]

Hi Alex, I watch most every night and have been recommending your excellent content to others. Thank You Alex for addressing at the end of this video, the question I & others had put forward about longer games. Your explanation and plan makes perfect sense and I'm grateful for it, Thank You Friend! ... Mike.

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks a lot Mike!

[@robertgonsalves1966]

Your editing is great. No time wasted...

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks a lot! Glad you noticed, I don’t want to waste your precious time.

[@sakules]

this is very well explained, perfect for my level

[@AlexBanzea]

Thank you sir!

[@AmongUsAcademy]

5:55 lol, I love how you face someone in that Elo who “spent their life studying the Anti- London” That’s just such a funny image to picture

[@AlexBanzea]

Everyone has his own approach to the game you know xd

[@akosorosz7453]

what the hell are you finding here lol

[@brandonburzon5188]

Can you do a video beating every computer levels with just the London?

[@AlexBanzea]

That’s a good idea! Will keep in mind, thanks.

[@lilmentor3]

Great video! Thx

[@iapereira]

Tks for videos.

[@AlexBanzea]

You are very welcome!

[@tonynavajr5620]

Can you show the pirc defense?

[@AlexBanzea]

Next will be Caro Kann. Might do Pirc/Modern in the future tho!

[@shawnhorton2000]

Flagging the cheater! Well done!!

[@captainrantman3892]

I can definitely tell Alex is good when he beats Itachi himself at chess

[@ericdimarzio5756]

Great video!

[@oswaldosantos6665]

Thank you for the video

[@scottbollinger3641]

How can I tell if I’m up against a cheater??

[@AlexBanzea]

They generally take 3 seconds each move, even the super obvious captures.

[@rafaelrojas7249]

Very good, thanks.

[@dennystreet2454]

thx for video, keep it up

[@cybermonk8580]

What part of Romania are you from, my parents are from Arad! Great videos, I reached 1000 rating from learning the London and Caro kann

[@AlexBanzea]

I’m from Bucharest but used to play in Arad every year!

[@AlauTagel]

​@@AlexBanzea TOP G ?

[@michelbehr]

Suggestion: a slower climb would be via Lichess (just saying)

[@moodmaker2796]

That moment when you realize he already past your peek still making it look easy. I start a game and everyone against me feels like they are him... xD

[@moodmaker2796]

Sorry for bothering but: do you have a naturally good memory? I feel like every time I try to study chess openings there is a brief time in which I'm confident and clear headed until, after one day of playing and trying to add on to my knowledge, I become so overloaded mentally that I can't follow or reproduce the things I've learned. Resulting in anger and a further decrease in my game. I was like 950, watched a KID speedrun, reproduced it, got to 1190 in a very short time and after that everything went down hill. Now I'm hovering at 1130~50 and I feel shitty all the time, questioning myself, and constantly lose. As a result I learn more, but what I've learned does not produce results either, leading to more frustration. Was there a similar moment for you or have you always been able to pick up things easy?

[@archiewoosung5062]

Couldn't you play games which don't count towards a rating if you don't want to climb too quickly?

[@AlexBanzea]

Solved the issue for the upcoming runs!

[@JonasDanish1999]

Hi Alex.. this is superb content. You have a very pleasant voice and seems like genuinely very nice guy.. on top you play very god chess.. The latter being the least important

[@AlexBanzea]

Awww thank you!

[@michaelgreen7002]

Why don’t you make a Chessable course for the London System. Why don’t you make a Chessable course for the London System.

[@torrentialrage]

Why did you choose knight c3 instead of pawn c3?

[@AlexBanzea]

When?

[@torrentialrage]

The start of the first game.

[@AlexBanzea]

@@torrentialrage I do that vs kings Indian. You can check out my tutorial on the Jobava London.

[@archiewoosung5062]

Do the low rated players you beat here get their rating back?

[@AlexBanzea]

ALWAYS

[@zHqqrdz]

12:45 Me (a 1200 noob) : Hah just go g4 to force the knight to h6 and Qf4 and knight is won, easy hehe Alex : "Don't go g4, that blunders the fork"

[@AlexBanzea]

Careful! haha

[@pelesiren4959]

Caught it early!

[@AllenProxmire]

I can't even play slow chess well. trying tho. this seems too fast to learn much, for me

[@AlexBanzea]

I focus more on the post game analysis in the upcoming videos of this series which I think should be fine.

[@AllenProxmire]

@@AlexBanzea I like watching chess and you are a good personality. don't take advise from me, I just can't get passed beginner. it's embarrassing

[@AlexBanzea]

@@AllenProxmire thanks for that! Have you tried focusing on puzzles?

[@AllenProxmire]

@@AlexBanzea yes just recently I tried to focus on them with noticeable results. less games, more puzzles!

[@AlexBanzea]

@@AllenProxmire that should be your main focus and you will escape your elo range in no time!

[@Chris-bn1vt]

Complain that a 1200 player isn't blindering anything, meanwhile it is common for 400 players not to blunder any thing, and even manage to pin you down so you literally have no move other than sacrificing your own pieces with no gain. 😂

[@OregonMikeH]

This is wonderful News at the end. Regardless of ELO or time taken in game play, whats most important above all else is that you move slow enough to provide complete thinking process explained to viewers for instructional Value PLEASE!!

[@jadpratt]

Nice win on the cheater!!

[@jerman5424]

So what’s the point? The board is too small, pieces too light & cheap plastic is ugly. I can move pieces on my old dumb board without the ugly light show. Why pay for this? Chestnut is much nicer, decent pieces that don’t fall over when you touch them & has great teaching modes. Dose ChessUp 2 do anything worthwhile?

[@polonder]

You missed so many moves

[@vikliss6538]

just a note, maybe he is not a cheater but also smurfing like you. maybe he is another IM or GM or some high Elo doing the climbing.

[@AlexBanzea]

That doesn’t make any sense if you look at the way this game was played. Any titled player will easily win that endgame with so much extra time. It’s typical for cheaters to loose like that. By the way GMs/IMs make a lot of mistakes in blitz, this person played perfect the whole game 😂😂

[@vikliss6538]

@@AlexBanzea yeah youre probably right, i was just confused, because i always thought cheaters need some time to enter your move into the programm, but i guess there is a way of screen capturing your moves, didnt think about that beforehand ^^

[@AlexBanzea]

@@vikliss6538 they do take time! That’s why he flagged lol