Longer Chess Games #60 The Botvinnik English in Action

[@TheClyde1993]

Finally the longer chess games are back!

[@GingerGM]

Will try to post more, when I have the time!

[@paolopablo5292]

I am following your channel for the past three years and is far the best on KZbin aside from Kingcrusher. You teach chess charismatically and the atmosphere is vibrant. I like this kind of teaching method. What I specifically like about this channel is that the way how you explained chess opening works effectively in a comprehensive format but in a brief way. It feels like every single move you presented on the board consumes my brain and its worth.

[@GingerGM]

Thanks Paolo, I am glad that the channel is helping you. :)

[@foobarrel9046]

I fink you mean free yeah's, yeah?

[@elindauer]

Brilliant explanation of the pros and cons of analyzing with computers.

[@GingerGM]

Yeah, they can help but need to be treated with caution!

[@jimclercx4208]

BEEN PLAYING THIS SYSTEM FOR 25 YEARS WITH GOOD RESULTS. THIS COURSE HAS ALREADY POINTED OUT PLACES I CAN IMPROVE. IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE ADDRESSES THIS SYSTEM! THANKS

[@GingerGM]

That is good to hear. :)

[@alexg111]

Great video , I love how you explain your thinking in depth at every move. Very informative. Might make me actually pick up the english after exclusively playing 1.e4 my entire life

[@GingerGM]

I am glad that you enjoyed it Alex. Give the English a punt! See how you go.

[@MrKongatthegates]

Missed you love the longer games. Excellent commentary

[@henriquezuiani4235]

Hey! what a surprise! I started looking into the botvinnik english this week and got really excited when I saw the notification of this video! Thank you Simon!

[@GingerGM]

Good timing :)

[@ahahaha3505]

Great running commentary and an exciting finish!

[@georges64]

I love your explanations that are clearly showing your Great experience with playing/Mastering the English opening! (which is a great system!). Thank-you Simon!

[@GingerGM]

The English opening runs through my veins. 😇

[@aubreystewart3772]

After over a decade of strict e4 play, I had a friend of mine get crushed by a botvinnik English. I immediately decided to pick it up and have been looking for resources. Appreciate the video

[@matteovrizzi]

Thank you Simon. have been an avid follower of your channel for sometime now. Being an average player (1200-1300) and often relying on the London, it's very challenging yet useful to see other ways of opening with white!

[@LoneWolf_2308]

Miss you Simon! Great comback....keep going

[@GingerGM]

Cheers Lone Wolf

[@keithdude30]

Your videos on the botvinnik english are excellent. I've always been an e4 player and it was only recently after reading Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Openings that I have been inspired to give c4 a go. Imagine my happy surprise when I find out you've just released The Iron English on chessable and coming up in book form. Really interesting to find out c4 was all you played up to IM as well. They're great videos and seeing you explain the concept in games is fantastic too, cheers.

[@vishnuvijay6327]

I was there live!! Thanks for answering my queries!

[@GingerGM]

Thanks for joining the stream. :)

[@vishnuvijay6327]

@@GingerGM thanks to you sir! Btw when will the DVD prize tmts return? I am eager to win one 🙂

[@MrMartinmozz]

19:31 - 21:03 A classic GingerGM rant for the ages, loved it! Although I guess I did think that Black exf4, gxf4 makes the White king exposed on the open g file?

[@mickdrummer5965]

Thank you , thank you , thank you ! Can I say thank you too much ? Your real time thought processes are weight their weight in gold or maybe platinum - whichever is more valuable . Hope to meet you some day. Sincerely, Mick ( friend of Andrew M.

[@MoonCatRepair]

I’ve played 1.c4 2.g3 quite a bit. Love the Botvinnik setup, it’s very dynamic!

[@John-hw5zp]

This video got me to buy the course. Thanks Grandmaster, this is finally the exact opening that fits my style, im a principled e5 & d5 player as black, and wanted something fundamental, strategic and solid as white and this is it. I want an opening as white where I can just out play my opponents without following theory, thanks.

[@AkamiChannel]

That first game was really great

[@nicholasbrassard3512]

58:48 i'm guilty of playing too much blitz and bullet and you're right, my play is suffering! I'll have to cut down and play longer time formats. Thank you for the excellent advice 😊

[@GingerGM]

It can be very damaging to your chess... (tempting though!)

[@sodas660]

@@GingerGM true, cause it's nowhere near as hard

[@tonysu8860]

Although I think that the chess play principles you emphasize are applicable in openings besides and other than the English, I'm in total agreement with practically everything you describe in this game. FIDE Master? I gotta get active again... Anyway, great stuff. Another video every club player should watch and take to heart.

[@GingerGM]

Thanks for all the kind words Tony.

[@MrMartinmozz]

I use the computer after my games to see where I went wrong, is this not a good idea then?

[@massimilianomartin1398]

You could have played Kf2 because Qxc5 does not work for black

[@MrMartinmozz]

48:54 "Absolute NONSENSE" lol!

[@saintsaens21]

I always watch the intro twice.

[@GingerGM]

😂

[@julek94]

19:30 he's saying black is better because he probably put the position in the engine. I did that right now because I was curious to see what he's seen. There are tactics after exf4, gxf4 -> Nxe4! and no matter how white takes on e4 the variations are good for black.

[@gm2407]

Kasparov played the English in a must win championship game against Karpov and won. It was the last in the match.

[@Loot1975]

Thx 😍

[@semiotik]

Just bought your dayveedee, by which I mean your Iron English course which is online and not a DVD, after your last Titled Tuesday run. Looking forward to getting started.

[@GingerGM]

Thanks Beak. I hope you learn it good, it does take a lot of dedication, but that will pay off!

[@sooooooooDark]

1:33 nd5 looks super tempting doesnt it? 🥰 engine says its a -0.5 move😢

[@jackismname]

I don‘t really see what it accomplishes... you lose a tempo, and your center isn‘t necessarily great because black plays e4 first?

[@sooooooooDark]

​@@jackismname it attacks the black squared bishop in a way that it isnt defendable with the queen (so they dont gain a developmental adventage) so the only good ways of defending the bishop (if u dont wanna retreat/undevelop) is to play a5 (but yea still loses bishop pair) or the white knight with the black knight (which would drag our c4 pawn into a center file)

[@jms4406]

This bird was still hungry! Thank you

[@TheOmniscientAtheist]

Very interesting game. When you're playing friends like Blair could you do a custom time variant? e.g. 15+10 but an extra 5 mins after move 35 so you can take your time explaining the opening (which we love) but then the end wouldn't be a time frenzy.

[@acechess1938]

Hello GM Ginger

[@TheRovardotter]

Build slowly, attack fast

[@GingerGM]

Sounds about right. :)

[@Drummingboy001]

live video seen

[@chrisgascoyne2958]

Your intro is actually horrifying lol

[@Dessan01]

I once saw Palliser loose to a 180 in a club match at York - he went outside, screamed into the air and began to punch himself in the head... then his dad came and picked him up in the car. I’ve no interest in this course 😂