My FAVORITE Chess Openings for Black!

[@radomyrz989]

I do not expect you to read it but maybe on coincidence you'd get motivated by these words if you decided to read. I only can believe how's it hard to create a constant and live content and yet not having any great jump up (10 000 subs is already a great success). But that's kind of a feeling of deserved and received on a substantial contrast. Because your content is so well set, the design and general key details that differ your self from the other at this platform. Every time now I wanna wish you to be able to have this as a job with a sufficient income. NO matter what you do to be so steady at your channel, you gotta go far longer now, it is a beautiful opportunity that you dug for yourself and keep it so far. Have a great success.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you my friend! Ya it's been a long fight. Been doing it 3 years and have 17K subs. On one hand, it's a good number. In another sense, I look at GothamChess and I don't even have 1% of what he has. Comparison can be joy-sucking. That said, this channel is all I'm doing at the moment! I don't make nearly enough with AdSense to make a living, but I have been able to get chess students through the channel, which has definitely been a blessing. At this point I am technically part-time in terms of income but getting closer to full-time. Really appreciate this comment man. It can be hard to keep going but I gotta keep pushing for what I believe can work.

[@banzaiburger9589]

@@TheChessGiant nothing against Levy, but you are a much nicer guy than him.

[@wodan7338]

Agreed

[@Saiganesh2108]

I swear in the next few years you are going to be THE CHESS GIANT here on KZbin. Are you planning to give recaps of all chess competitions or just gonna focus on teaching?

[@moniqueheubel8970]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@elephantheart9988]

Have you seen the Halosar gambit? aka Halosar trap in the Blackmar Deimar gambit If I remember correctly, it's like this: d4 d5 e4 dxe4 Nc3 Nf6 f3 exf3 Qxf3 Qxd4 Be3 Qb4 0-0-0 Bg4 ... Nb5!! But I don't have time to check right now, so forgive any mistake there may be. :P The Blackmar Deimer in general I feel is underrated, though typically it's not best to play this way. Knight should capture on f3, and White should aim for rapid development / attack. I suppose it's not necessarily a gambit that aims for a winning endgame so much as just a stronger middlegame.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank's for these great thoughts! Yep I've heard of it! Thanks for this!

[@monstermagnet3150]

Here's Solomon vid on it kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnyndnWJZbeMfJI

[@rodoljubpikula356]

Very useful ideas for the one's opening choice. I'm very interested in deeper anylyses of your Caro Can suggestion. If white refuse to play Sf3 allowing Lg4 and plays Se2 or h3 with Sf3 what happens with black's Lc8? Supposed Ld3 is played then only option is again Lf5 with Lxf5 gxf5. Can you give us please advice for the further play? How to use these double pawns on the f file? Looks to me that open g file should be the main benefit for black but white can casttle queenside. How to play this very sharp position? To casttle long as well as white? Thanks in advance.

[@mcronrn]

Just checked my win rate w the Hippo - 69%! (Not kidding hehe 🤣)… thanks for the inspiration, Solomon! 👏👏

[@TheChessGiant]

WOW. CONGRATS!

[@TheChessGiant]

No actually though that's so high haha

[@jaydub2971]

YES! Love the Old Benoni to get d4 players into tactical, rather than positional, games.

[@TheChessGiant]

YESSIR! That's awesome I got a fellow Old Benoni player here.

[@jejjiz6162]

@@TheChessGiant Old Benoni gang💪🏻

[@wodan7338]

I only learned the old benoni because i HATE the slow positions from d4. I needed something to counter it, after trying the dutch, englund gambit, KID, and it was just too slow.

[@PatrickRecordon]

Dear Solomon, if you want to know how to deal with your black knight’s tango when white plays 3. Nf3, you can check Miodrag “the butcher” about it. Many variations, possibilities and attacking games.

[@TheChessGiant]

Great question! Here's my video on it. You should see the Nf3 chapter in the video which will take you right there. Hope this helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOmf2t4rMSJnJY

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you my brotha! Appreciate you man. I'm hoping to do both, but at the moment just teaching. I did a recap on the Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi World Championship and it didn't get many clicks. Since my audience is smaller, I have to do more "searchable stuff." But as I grow I am looking to branch out. For example, when I was super small, I found that only opening videos got attention. I can't simply post a video called "WHY?" and get attention to it. So I did nothing but searchable content for awhile, and now I'm branching into less searchable content but still somewhat searchable. As the channel grows I plan to do more creative ideas. Anyways, sorry you prolly didn't want all that info haha. Thanks for the kind words brotha, truly humbled.

[@PatrickRecordon]

@@TheChessGiant Thanks a million for what you are doing! Keep up the good work 🙂 I really loved the one about Philidor defense, so many people just thrash this opening, saying it’s passive and bad. But knowing plans and how to deal with the structure makes the difference. Many wishes as well for the end of the year, X-mas and stuff!

[@yakzivz1104]

im surprised that st. george opening didn't make the list

[@TheChessGiant]

Ya I honestly could've threw it in there!

[@chessdude880]

What are the most complicated chess opening lines to complex up the board like ruy Lopez and get a rock solid game according to u?

[@TheChessGiant]

Oof. Good question. I'm going to go with the Sicilian Najdorf for black. Extremely complicated and extremely sound.

[@jamesreed4483]

All good stuff, thank you. I want to mention that the Hedge Hog + Sicilian Kan plays a lot like the Hippo only, I believe, better. Can be played with black or white. Is not as well known. The only challenge is how to deal with 1.d4. Keep up the interesting videos!

[@TheChessGiant]

Ya I haven't studied either of these in depth, but I plan to! Who knows, maybe when I study one of them I'll end up making 30 Hedge Hog videos lol. Thanks for the great thoughts James!

[@MrInalbert]

the gurgenidze caro kann is a good variantion indeed, also Hikaru plays it frequently

[@TheChessGiant]

Yessir! Ya I don't watch Hikaru a ton (I do a little bit) and it's good to know he plays this!

[@elephantheart9988]

2:46 this is just like the classic Queen's Gambit trap, but in reverse and without the d pawn moving. Neat

[@TheChessGiant]

Yessir! Same exact idea.

[@learning_chess]

im here for the thumbnail✊🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😆😆😆 i assume you dont like alekhine defense for sure...

[@TheChessGiant]

Yessir!!! haha And ya.... Alekhine Defense is not for me. ALTHOUGH, I hate play against it!! Aka it's good! Everyone complains about the French Defense and English Opening and Alekhine's Defense. Why? Cuz they're good, and hard to play against. I'm sure if Michael Jordan was a chess opening most wouldn't like the opening either.

[@learning_chess]

@@TheChessGiant thats true man... alekhine defense is strong.. and i hate to play againts it also😆😆 i hope you can help us to understand the idea of that opening...

[@dennisharrell2236]

I have pretty much gotten to the point that no matter what white opens with I play g6, Bg7, and c5 or c6. I will transpose to the Gurgenidze system or variations of the Modern Defense, the Pirc, or the Kings Indian Defense, defending on how white plays. White can try to lead things into me playing a Hippo Defense if I play the Tigers Modern, but so far that hasn't been an issue.

[@TheChessGiant]

Nice! Love these! Great chess opening systems. You and I think similarly in how we approach the early stage of the game.

[@wodan7338]

Knowing my ELO, most people might just not care about the old benoni and just play Bishop f4 anyway.

[@darensweeney5925]

The old benoni frightened me a bit when you first showed it, but the more i think about it, the old Benoni refutes one of the biggest tenets in chess -- always take a free pawn.

[@TheChessGiant]

Yessir!!

[@HongwareeChannel]

Hi there, mosh! Hey, I went through your whole library of videos and I couldn't find anything about how to beat the Modern Defense. I think it would be a great topic for a next video. Much love for ya!

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks for putting this on my radar! Wishing you a great end to the year!!

[@banzaiburger9589]

Oh no my London! -Eric Rosen

[@TheChessGiant]

YUP!

[@jacoblikes2gamealt820]

For the Caro take a look at e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 and c5. It good

[@TheChessGiant]

Ya one of my private students plays this with good success. Definetely want to make a video on it soon!

[@eco4145]

love your content man .. gr8 job!

[@TheChessGiant]

That you brotha! Glad you're liking the vids!

[@zeebest1004]

There are only two openings in chess - the Hippo and everything else. Learn the hippo first…

[@OregonMikeH]

Great Host, Thanks Pal. M.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks Mike!

[@regnitteo]

This channel is so under-apprectiated - keep up the great work though! Your followers appreciate the no-click-bait, high-quality chess-content 👏

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you brotha! Humbled by that as this is my goal. I don't like when I click on a video and don't get what the thumbnail told me I would. So, all that to say this comment means a lot.

[@m42orion12]

Alekhine,Hippo,b6,and at the moment im trying the slashnikov sicilian agianst e4.Aginast d4,more like a QGD keeping a pawn in the middle for the centre rather than trying to win it back later with a kings indian.

[@TheChessGiant]

Nice! Love these!

[@manmathkumardas5856]

My favorite opening was Snake Benoni

[@mcronrn]

Great stuff!! 👏👏

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks brotha! Glad you enjoyed.

[@danandeliseprickett2105]

I really appreciate as a chess beginner being exposed to some really fun ideas in chess. Please keep up all of your great work. FYI if you hadn't mentioned playing the hippo I would have thought this to be a deep fake. 😀

[@TheChessGiant]

Glad to hear! And hahaha ya that's fair. If the Hippo didn't come up then something is seriously wrong lol.

[@drtal3at630]

Good

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks! Glad you liked the chess openings for black!

[@enriquevecerra4651]

Buenas líneas de ataque.gracias The Chess gian,Saludos.

[@TheChessGiant]

Gracias y Saludos

[@mingolam]

Nimzowitsch Defense

[@Usernameistaken590]

I play the old benoni, French, and modern defense currently. The modern defense is an addicting opening to play.