Learn the Classical Dutch in under 25 minutes!

The Classical Dutch is a exciting opening that favours the brave and fearless chess player.
During my career as a Grandmaster I have used this opening to defeat such Grandmasters as Boris Gelfand, Ivan Sokolov and Radoslaw Wojtaszek to name but a few.
In this video I have aimed to cover the main points to remember in the opening and hopefully after 25 minutes viewing you will confidant enough to give the Classical Dutch a whirl!

[@redhaegar]

What I like with Simons tutorial videos is that he always explains the idea behind moves and openings. And with that you never really get out of book.

[@Sparkinside-wp5wr]

It's so funny hearing Simon attempting to sound like a normal chess player when all his fans know he is far from it. Love the guy!😂

[@ldeans5620]

You really are quite a good teacher, Simon. It would be ideal if I were a better student. Even so I learn a lot from you. Thanks

[@jamesjk1234]

Hey Simon, came here for the good chess and excellent humor. I appreciate your channel.

[@AdmatHakodesh]

The dynamic pawn structures really remind me some critical lines in the Slav and Catalan I learned years before. This is great.

[@WalyB01]

3:55 the action starts

[@tomw7784]

Just wished the first 3:55 was deleted

[@jelly.1899]

​@@tomw7784 ungratefulness

[@SebastianVigl]

I love this vid so much! Thx a lot. I play this setup with White starting with 1.f4 and hope to use some of your ideas soon

[@SLAMBANGO]

Judt bought your book on the Dutch after seeing this

[@pankajnegi2397]

Great coverage of The Classical Dutch

[@anshumanpal78]

Hey Simon, If you could do a video on the King's Indian particularly against the four pawns attack that would be great thanks!

[@wce-tube]

Old school!

[@davehumphreys1725]

Did you really learn, and memorise, ALL of these countless variations in 25 MINS???? I'm seriously impressed.

[@Proculopsis]

Tigran Petrosian had an excellent record against the beloved Dutch, is it worth covering some of his games where he managed to break it open?

[@robertolazary2807]

thanks for that... I have purchased it at once!

[@pfsloan2597]

Excellent stuff.

[@EdSuastegui]

Noticing that a lot of Dutch games start with 1. d4 e6 which could go side-winder (along non-Dutch lines) with 2. e4.

[@tjacobs5824]

It goes into the French Defence, which he also plays well ;)

[@Johnnyballgameus]

Nice video, very helpful

[@JaBarge303]

Instead of a5 after Qxc3 I play nd7 right away so if b4 then nf6 planning ne4...

[@leonquirkey1826]

Why didn't you show what's best after bishop takes e4 with a tempo on the rook instead of b takes c5 which is fairly passive ,if bishop takes e4 you would of had to move the rook and still loose the pawn no? That's why I wished you showed it.

[@ayounis1932]

thank you for the support. could you share the cbh files

[@taljechin]

If you're doing any more videos for chesspub, might I suggest the Gleizerov variation of the Tarrasch French as a subject? I haven't delved into it much, but iirc you say on your French dvd that you don't play it anymore - and since it looks very enterprising it would be nice to know what's wrong with it!

[@renehenriksen1735]

I know this is off-topic but have you heard about the Nesjmetdinov-gambit in the Siesta-variation of the Ruy Lopez? I ask because many chess-players doesn´t seem to know about it. I have only seen it described in Jakov Estrin´s little red book about gambits. 64 pages long, published in 1982 and bears the title "Gambitplay in chess". At least that´s what the title would sound like in my native language Danish. I´ve asked other chessplayers and I´ve wondered why they´ve never heard about it despite the fact that they actually know Estrin´s old book. Even more strange is it that the chess-engines doesn´t seem to know it either. Siesta-variation YES but NO to Nesjmetdinov-gambit.

[@fritzlange7934]

Isn't that the Tishllub Leko-Sidnus gambit though?

[@wmluebbert5809]

7.... Ne4 8.Qd3 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 Bf6 10.Be3 Nc6 11.Rfd1 Bd7 12.Qd2 Ne7 13.Rac1 Rb8 14.h4 Bc6 15.Bg5 Qe8 16.Bxf6 Rxf6 17.e3

[@drone2876]

Curious: Would you say the Classical Dutch is more positional or more tactical? Or, in-between? Another question, why does black play Nd4? It seems like black is moving the same piece twice. Well, thanks in advance!

[@steveleopold6476]

Tactical. And Ne4 is played because black is lacking space so getting rid of the f knight would make space for the other black pieces

[@AMusicalPsychosis]

Simon, in your book, didn't you recommend 7...a5?

[@phen-themoogle7651]

How do I play against Bg5? like in this game: lichess.org/CD9d22kt#13 or if Bg5 comes earlier to pin my knight and bishop. Is the Bishop on e7 more valuable than the knight on f6? I know in Simon's variation he likes to trade the knight on f6-e4 with the c3 knight etc but usually retains the bishop on e7..so I'm wondering how to play against a white player that likes to pin in this kind of position x_x anyone that knows, I would really appreciate it, thanks :)

[@davehumphreys1725]

FYI. Its pronounced STRA-TEE-JIK-AL!

[@leavethebasket7435]

Pronunciation is regional.

[@davehumphreys1725]

Yes but Simon is a Brit and he always has trouble with that word.

[@r.m.3731]

Could've been under 20 minutes without the four minute intro...

[@jelly.1899]

You could have also been more grateful, but you weren't. So...

[@UncleBuck560]

You have too many spectators on your queen side. Your queen side bishop, knight, and rook are setting there watching the battle for too long.

[@tomw7784]

Not the best Spends a lot of time pushing his products and too much irrelevant talk Took nearly 4 minutes to start

[@paulramsey1255]

It actually starts at 3:55 after pointless personnel history.

[@jelly.1899]

Pffft.