Chess Lesson # 53: Best Opening for Black Got Me From 1600 to 2250 | Czech Pirc Defense | Speedrun

[@NMRobertRamirez]

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[@fanoflanguages7278]

This and the previous Czech Pirc video are the best study material on this opening that I have seen on KZbin. I intend to use this opening for both black and white as a result of watching these two videos. Thanks for explaining this opening and making it easy to understand and play.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Please let me know how it goes once you try it and feel free to ask me any questions you might have.

[@og-ru6oc]

@@NMRobertRamirez I still haven't watched this, just reading comments while ad runs, but I gotta agree after that Czech pirc vid I play it 100% of my games as black. Not as much of a fan as white I prefer more aggressive openings but as black it's just a gem. Ty

[@vijyantmehrotra8119]

Pirc defense is excellent defense as black but for white I like Italian

[@vijyantmehrotra8119]

Thanks for your videos I regularly see them

[@vijyantmehrotra8119]

Love from INDIA

[@eitan367]

For 20 years I struggled with chess. After your lessons, I'm finally seeing improvement. Your lessons and analysis are really helping in understanding the concepts of time, space and material advantage.

[@Movie.reviews-s]

he is very dedicated to his students and fans...may god bless you

[@rianpuri3286]

I’m 1600 and just found this course. It’s really instructional and includes everything. I really appreciate when people do speed runs instead of just top theory so we can see what to do against weird but hard to play against moves. Thanks!

[@sbrons1]

Rewatching this video now that I finally broke 1650 after starting your videos around 1250 and it’s like watching a different vid. Subtle things you do at this pace are really enlightening to me now. Thank you so much for putting your chess brain on full display.

[@shwetakrishnakarampudi5667]

I can’t thank you enough. I have improved in chess so much that too within 2months span . Honestly I haven’t even watched half of your videos . I play chess to keep myself away from perfect social media like instagram and I feel so good. BTW i am a mother of 2 toddlers and seriously you have saved my mental peace. I wish I could meet you someday and thank you personally for all your chess lessons.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome! It means a lot to know these lessons have been useful to you somehow 👍😎

[@andrewmays3988]

Foxy lady!!😇

[@grizzlyjp]

I appreciate it more when you use the longer time (5 or 10min) format so that you are not rushed and you have the time so that you can explain your thought process and considerations in more detail.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Yes, it is better indeed. Lesson # 106 is coming out in a few hours and I will be playing with a longer time control 👍

[@santosh680]

This is the best video of all the 53 lessons I have watched so far. Learned so much from you. You are the best teacher of chess in the world:) .

[@adrianswriting]

I know he's a national master but this made the journey to 2200 a LOT easier than you think it would be. It also is an excellent demonstration of his opening strategy. Well done!

[@douglasd.ribeiro]

Playing this openings is finally making me understand strategy! You are an awesome teacher, tks so much

[@Thisrandomguyonline]

You're a great teacher. I love how you explain the system, then play the games and explain everything as you go.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you, Derek! I am glad you are enjoying these lessons. I really appreciate your feedback. Good luck with the Czech Pirc!

[@Thisrandomguyonline]

@@NMRobertRamirez You're welcome! I know a good teacher when I see one. I'm a teacher myself. What's your favorite book on the Pirc? I'm trying to decide which one to buy...

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@Thisrandomguyonline Good question! In the description of this video, you will find a link that will take you to my book recommendations. There, I listed two books about the Pirc (main line with g6 and Bg7). Now, when I first prepared the Pirc, I did it using a Chess encyclopedia. This is basically pages of lines without any explanation - nothing like a book. Then, by reviewing games of other players and playing it myself, I understood it better. These two books I am recommending were brought to my attention by one of my students who would consult me any time he found a line he wanted to go deeper into. I ended up buying them, but I only reviewed specific chapters to assist him and I can tell the information is well presented and clear. If I had to pick one, I would pick the one by James Vigus. If you get any, let me know what you think.

[@Thisrandomguyonline]

@@NMRobertRamirez Thank you so much for your advice! Really appreciate it.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@Thisrandomguyonline You are welcome!

[@kayuha8645]

Finally hit my beginner goal of 1000 Rapid thanks to this opening! Thanks for all of the amazing content!

[@gboundrapa]

PLEASE, keep posting some videos playing with this opening... That is such a great content to understand the middle game plans!!! And I'm looking forward to the complete repertoire on the pirc :))!!!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Klaus! Thanks a lot for your feedback. Soon we will have a similar lesson about the regular Pirc.

[@krum6334]

Its incredible how simple you make it look. By playing simple and logical moves u make these opponents look like my opponents :) Gives me hope. Anyway, almost got to 1300 thanks to your videos. Keep on uploading these. They are pure gold!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You got it, Krum! Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts 👍

[@zmo1ndone502]

The grind is real

[@Zenitself]

I would definitely like to see more speedruns. And more Czech Pirc videos for advanced players! Greatest chess course available, and it’s free!

[@HandlingTheHandle]

Hello Ramirez I just found your chess knowledge treasure in the form of this chanel, It really helps lot for me. you are doing a great job.your style of explanation is much better than many youtuber which have millions of subscriber. Thank you for your hard work to share your knowledge.I have a request please more video on chez pirc.God bless you brother!💐

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! Thanks a lot for such a nice comment. As long as you guys keep finding value in these lessons, we will continue working hard. More videos on the Czech Pirc are coming for sure since there is a lot we have not covered yet. Again, thank you for your feedback and please keep telling me about anything you think I should include or change. I really appreciate it!

[@Re2OnlyMove]

The Jobava London combined with your Czech Pirc makes for a super easy but dangerous and unique repertoire. Really recommend it and thanks for the videos!

[@cma3436]

Just wanted to say thank you for your free instructional videos. They are insightful and easy to understand. Subscribed and can't wait to continue learning!

[@taliesine.8343]

Your course is amazing!! I really like how you structure it in a way in which you never assume prior knowledge. You really helped me build a foundation how to think about strategy in chess! I really like how you systematically introduce us to new concepts in small steps! You motivated me to join a club and I will attend my first tournament at the end of may, although I will most likely get utterly destroyed. You really made studying chess fun for me! As I am currently at this point in your course, I will use the Queen's Gambit for White and the Czech Pirc for Black :D

[@vversusv1364]

This is great! I like how Coach RobRam is not afraid to admit mistakes in the game but handles it very calmly. These were some good games to give us an idea of how the Czech Pirc is used.

[@randelldickerson6147]

Your right. I love this opening for black, I use it all the time unless I'm trying the Traxler I don't like anything else thing else..it works for everything I won 8 in a row just playing with the Czech defense 👌 👍 🙌 I have to try it for white

[@eliothowell8654]

BTW, I like that the lessons are numbered. Makes it easy to keep track what's been viewed. Excellent material. Thank you.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Glad to hear that, Eliot 👍 Let me know if you ever have any questions!

[@angelitoadoptante775]

my fav chess teacher and videos is gm roman and that's the reason why kept ignoring this video lesson for sometime when i saw it here in youtube. and when i tried to click on this video i felt really sorry for myself for not looking at it long time ago. thank you so much for the very useful lesson on openings.more success on your career.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! You are more than welcome. I actually thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It means a lot to know you are finding these lessons useful. Please, let me know if you ever have any questions 👍

[@davidbatchelder85]

this was the best I have ever viewed. Out of the park

[@PawnedKing]

Since subscribing to your channel, I learned so many ideas and I think my understanding of the game is much better today. I love the Czech Pirc and have been trying it lately.

[@stampdealer]

Incredible lesson, Robert, thank you! I will be watching this and the other Pirc lessons multiple times.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome, Greg! Let me know if you ever have any questions 👍

[@mufarooqali]

Great Teacher NM Robert !! Please keep up the good work. I think I will start playing this opening. I have been confused with what opening to choose. I think choosing one system to play with both white and black will help me concentrate on the middle game end game and also tactics. Thank You for the video's. Subscribed !!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you for your kind words, Muhammad! And yes, that's my philosophy as well -the most important thing is middle and endgame training. I am sure most of your games are decided in those stages instead of in the opening. Once you get more advanced, you might dedicate more time to opening training. Truth is that after a while you will feel like you need to add another opening to your repertoire, but that's okay. At that point you will have a really good foundation on middle and endgame. Maybe by then you start looking into the regular Pirc (lesson # 69) and the King's Indian Defense (lesson # 85) 👍

[@cedrics7374]

Tried this opening lots of times, but now I saw what to do with the knoght when they push the pawn early, gave me trouble :)

[@m1culture182]

At 16:03 can anyone tell me why Robert was not concerned with queen check on a4 followed by capturing the knight! Thank you rob!! New player!

[@MimicDaravon]

@@m1culture182 I think he could respond with Nc6.

[@briangorman1079]

more excellence from Robert! i tried this opening for the first time tonight (white) and played with 75% accuracy. i had mate in 4 but had a mouse slip and lost. felt so much more comfortable knowing why i was playing certain moves. thank you once again!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thanks Brian! It is certainly easier when you have some guidance throughout the opening and even sometimes the middlegame. The key is to keep playing and studying it until you fully understand it. Whenever you have time, watch lesson # 57. You will learn how to play against one of the most dangerous variations your opponent can choose against the Czech Pirc, but more importantly, you will learn how you can atudy any opening.

[@briangorman1079]

@@NMRobertRamirez, after move 11 for white, I see that you responded with cxd5. Would you have done that if white had their knight on c3? The timestamp I'm referring to is about 9:45 - thank you!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hey Brian! Good question. As a general rule, I try not to break on d5 when their knight is on c3. And of course, whenever that knight is not on c3, doing d5 immediately comes to mind I if the timing is right I would do it. In this specific position you refer to, I would not mind if his knight was there because if he took with his knight on d5 then I take with my knight from f6. If instead he takes his bishop first, even better for me since he is giving up his fianchetto bishop. Does this make any sense?

[@briangorman1079]

@@NMRobertRamirez that makes perfect sense thank you! And, if he were to move Nb5 instead, would the best move be Qb6, to threaten and get the queen to safety?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Absolutely. Do not forget that Nb5 is what we call a one-move threat. We can easily attack that knight by doing a6 and he wasted a tempo at the end of the day.

[@ElesgerEhmedoglu]

Thank you Robert. It really helps lot for me. You are doing a great job. Greetings from Azerbaijan

[@southernrun9048]

Such a great video with so many pointers made throughout listening to your thought process. Thanks

[@MAGICSIX]

Love this format! Great way to see how to play an opening in many different ways! Thx!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Got to see you liked this one, Michael! 👍💪

[@tarekfakhoury2401]

Amazing video Coach !! Bravo. At 28:14 I thought u will loose. But u won👍 Last game is just amazing. Once again I gotta tell u that it’s amazing how u make games look so easy.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

😅 I got lucky on that one!

[@robevans3291]

Loving your videos and easy explanations of the Czech Pirc so far. I just discovered your videos recently!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Welcome aboard, Rob! Thanks a lot for your nice feedback. Please, feel free to ask me any questions you might have 👍

[@danomaly8943]

Very helpful coming back and watching this videos after getting some experience. For sure

[@MugiwaraLuffy_17]

Hi i just recently watching your videos... ever since I watch this opening Ive been winning in row THANK YOU SO MUCH Im subscribed!

[@iverson7394]

great video and what a powerful opening for black! post more pirc czech videos PLEASE!!

[@willspringall4430]

Brilliant lesson, thanks Robert

[@MV-ch3mm]

I love this opening for black, very fun and full of tricks. Also, even though module hates it, it seems very solid.

[@677khalid]

Perfect way of teaching

[@TGregers]

Wow this opening is awesome! you should make a full course.

[@davidrobertson1980]

Nice Robert, first time viewing your games, refreshing

[@thecalendarninja]

Amazing stuff NM Ramírez!

[@MrSupernova111]

Thanks for teaching me all the tricks! I'm dismantling the Pirc on my next game!

[@vijyantmehrotra8119]

Kindly reply dear I am older than you age 50 years your pronunciation of English is also very clear thanks dear

[@bluemerlin271]

Great stuff. Not just theory but practice!

[@yorushin1908]

In the first game you missed a chance to promote a pawn, thebpawn was well protected by the knight & later if he went to the white square, just bring the bishop giving check

[@michaelmurray7472]

Great video. Didnt realise the czec pirc could be used for white and black. Thanks for uploading a great series 😊

[@ramkadchha4919]

Love the way you explain sir.

[@torrubirubi]

Great video, thanks! From what I saw yet there are not many people going for f4 instead of Nf3 to gain more space. You should try to publish a course in Chessable, as many students will be certainly interested in play the same system with both colours.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you! I will certainly look into Chessable, but in the meantime, I got to get you guys to master level 😎💪

[@spastalospiscous]

Last two players were good..but you r our favourite coach..😎

[@thesureshatmvit]

You are an amazing teacher... kudos

[@Zenitself]

I know there are more pirc videos but I would like to see more czech pirc if that’s possible, maybe with longer time controls? Great stuff as always

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Absolutely! We still have a long way to go 💪

[@Zenitself]

@@NMRobertRamirez I plan to pursue a chess title for personal reasons, and will be giving you props. I have spent some money on chess courses and books, but your free course is by far the absolute best resource available, paid or unpaid. Thank you for this!

[@Straightup12]

I really need to study this! Gosh I’m so bad at chess I just started maybe 2 weeks ago but I’m hooked! I’m desperately trying to get better. Thanks for the video!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello and welcome aboard! If you are just getting started, start from lesson # 1 and go in order. Besides that, play and do tactics training (puzzles) -lots of them 👍

[@Straightup12]

@@NMRobertRamirez I certainly will!

[@edmundhilgen3795]

Thanks for sharing all your blitz games in the czech pirc opening with both colors .I have played some blitz games with it .

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are welcome, Edmund. I hope it is going well for you 👍

[@edmundhilgen3795]

@@NMRobertRamirez Yes I have won more than I lost with the opening.Youre a great teacher and I'm sure I will get better with it the longer I play it.Keep up the good work.

[@tamatamt]

i am liking this pirc defence.. thank you agan.

[@varaprasadreddyy1565]

enjoyed your commentary more than the game , haha. I really enjoy your vids. Keep making more of them :)

[@NMRobertRamirez]

😅 glad you enjoyed this lesson. We still have a long way to go, so I am not stopping any time soon 😎

[@Treetopper911]

Love your videos. And I started using this opening

[@thabomahlatsi654]

great opening. will have to practice it and use often with its variations

[@sasquatbigfoot]

I am learning your system, winning quite a few games but learning always

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Excellent! Just keep it up! 💪

[@oznorbert1748]

Tactics in the air 😃😂😂😂 by the way great games again, i learn anlot from your video, and i want to say thanks for that🙂

[@sakuragi_hanamichi3263]

This is the second video I watch on your channel. Guess I will watch more, I already liked them. Just hoped you commented a bit more about the mistakes but thanks nevertheless.

[@moura_time655]

Awesome lesson

[@insydenit9158]

Need more videos like this...because I want to see,how you we gonna implement ,all the things that you teaches to us..Btw, Thanks for such awesome content..❤️👍

[@NMRobertRamirez]

I completely understand & you are welcome! By the way, I created a playlist in my channel where I post the lessons where i just played games. Feel free to check it out.

[@insydenit9158]

@@NMRobertRamirez okay!,I will go for that.too...❤️

[@gabesperber9958]

very helpful video. thanks for posting these games of the Peeeeeeeeeertz defense :)

[@furatrafidain1953]

Thank you for your videos , I enjoyed watching your games and simple but excellent explanation , you are very good teacher .Regards.]

[@harrismartineaz6721]

"Going for the fork. Nope he say that. Good, good for you." I sensed the killer instinct in you. I laughed so hard.

[@DavidMitchell47]

Hi, Love this video (and all your content). You are giving invaluable instruction to all who are willing to put in the time and effort to improve. To that end, I'm wondering if you could elaborate a little on why you played (in the second game) 8. ...Nbd2 instead of ...Be6 first. Thanks.

[@Treetopper911]

Great ideas here! Thank you!!!

[@mychessnotebook8653]

Terrific video! I'll give this system a try.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Let me know how it goes 👍😎

[@Ronniecallanta-d4m]

Good job robert!

[@karanarora1468]

Awesome 👌 i enjoined the games a lot👍

[@jayatkins1014]

Great instruction. Thanks

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you, Jay!

[@ShogiDojoLyon]

This was fun games, thank you 😀

[@azizshad8857]

You're amazing coach.........

[@Romanellochw]

I started using this as a new to chess player. I still make very silly mistakes but I'm getting better. I am stuck on learning when to attack.

[@X00000370]

Good playing!

[@jamesreed4483]

Robert, I am going to document these games in a Lichess study and maybe add some of my own games. Thanks.

[@jamesreed4483]

OK all games are in my Schid database so I can easily transfer to Lichess if there is any interest. The surprise from these games is how seldom e4 was played.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Excellent idea, James! It will certainly come handy 💪

[@FOURSQUARESCHESS]

Can this be played against the London system with 3. Bf4?

[@br1081]

Playing as white it's called mieses opening, I've read that it's not a great opening as white, but I've played it a few times and I've noticed that opponents are confused how to respond. They expect more common opening like Ryu Lope

[@teachercoachnapoleon1156]

Thanks that I found your Channel. I'm lucky! I like this set up!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome! Let me know if you ever have any questions 👍😎

[@teachercoachnapoleon1156]

What time control is ideal for this set up? Can we use it in rapid and in longer time controls?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@teachercoachnapoleon1156 you can use it for any time control as long as you understand this opening. You will see in lesson # 57 that I mention how GM Akobian uses it in serious tournament games and I always show where you can find some of his games for free 👍

[@amandas3122]

You are giving these great lessons for free.. really you are great, I am becoming better day by day watching your lessons. Thank u so much

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thanks a lot for your kind feedback! It means a lot to know you are finding value in these lessons 👍😎

[@dleddy14]

Mind-blowing!

[@aridojikatochiri9120]

The last game was awesome dude

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you! 😎

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

I learnt more in this video than my last 53 years playing chess

[@rafaelrojas7249]

Very good, thanks.

[@harryhopkinson162]

I love these rating climb videos for the openings - can you do any more?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Absolutely! We have more coming, but feel free to check out the playlist I created on my channel where I put all of these videos together 👍

[@harryhopkinson162]

@@NMRobertRamirez okay thank you very much - love your videos

[@andrewf7822]

Great videos, thanks.

[@ffffrfffg1358]

Amazing… merry troutmas to all!

[@johnmahugu]

Big up from kenya, why did you stop, you should have continued until we get magnus :D

[@stevesidare2493]

I like this Czech Pirc (pronounced "peertz"), and it's not boring at all!

[@mariobroseins]

I would like to see more how to use it as white

[@stag6161]

My first game with the Czech Pirc, I understand if you're too busy to look at it, but I just wanted to show you, I made a few mistakes and went Qb6 instead of c7, but my opponent didn't quite play it the way we went over it 1. d4 d6 2. e3 Nf6 3. Be2 c6 4. Nf3 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. O-O Ne4 7. Bd3 Qxb2 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Qxc3 10. a4 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qc1 Be7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Ne4 Qa5 15. Qb2 Be6 16. Qxb7 Nd7 17. Qb2 Nc5 18. Ng3 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Bf6 20. Qc2 e4 21. d4 c5 22. Qxe4 cxd4 23. exd4 Rfe8 24. Qd3 Rad8 25. Ne4 Bxd4 26. Qb1 Bf5 27. Re1 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 Bxa1 30. g3 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Qd5 32. Qxd5 Rxd5 33. h4 Ra5 0-1

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Excellent! Thanks a lot for sharing this game 🙌 You were very consistent and I even liked how you simplified at the end by trading queens 💪

[@stag6161]

@@NMRobertRamirez I moved Be6 kind of without thinking, white could've taken c6 too, after Qxb7, maybe Nd7 would've been better? But I still finish my development and stay up a pawn, but he went back to b2 so that worked out ha!

[@petevhn]

31:20 Nice to see this addiction to online chess ("let's play another one!") in someone else, not just me )))

[@pickleballer1729]

Looks to me like you missed a golden opportunity at 23:04. After he played Rb1 you could play ... RxBe2; RxRe2, BxRb1, winning a piece and totally owning the initiative.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Interesting, but I think they could have done Qxe2 😎

[@pickleballer1729]

@@NMRobertRamirez Shit! I keep missing obvious things. I just can't se everything on the computer like I can on the board.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@pickleballer1729 true! It is not so easy to adjust.

[@JN-kk4nk]

Love your content ! Thx

[@financeworld3359]

great video

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you!

[@yakzivz1104]

I like this opening.

[@susymay7831]

More Check Pirc games!!!