Chess Lesson # 72: How To Prepare Any Opening

[@NMRobertRamirez]

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[@goodmongo7423]

"I had to write it down in my notebook". That is why you got really good. Computers are great but the writing reinforced your memory. You couldn't just click on a move but had to play it on the board. Computers are great but in some ways they hurt chess and a person's development in chess. Writing, playing and repeating moves help to force memorization and more importantly pattern recognition.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You certainly got a good point! 👍

[@carlosabreu5663]

After watching many chess videos online, I found yours. The way you teach, the patience to repeat and reinforce the moves show dedication and love for the game. Thank you for this information. I have been writing down my games and using the websites that you mentioned, but I never went beyond the learning tab. I also would like to thank you for the excellent videos you've posted online. They are really very good. It expanded my chess knowledge.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thanks a lot for your kind words, Carlos! It's great to see you've found some value in these videos 👍😎

[@evlx1240]

I have my first "big" tournament in a month, this will help a lot (your lessons are very helpful). Thanks

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Nice! You must be excited. Let us know how it goes 💪 Good luck by the way!

[@bb01parthoprotimjoarder96]

How it is going? Please reply...

[@evlx1240]

@@bb01parthoprotimjoarder96 it’s happening today

[@evlx1240]

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[@bb01parthoprotimjoarder96]

@@evlx1240 Best of luck!

[@DMS86]

The storing option as studies in Lichess is a great tip. This gives me a good reason to revisit some of the previous lessons. Thanks!

[@Placename3421]

Lot's of free books you can find online. Many of them are very good quality and what I prefer to use for prep

[@AnindyaBasu27]

Thank you ! It has been years that I have been stuck at this and never really paid attention to creating my prep this way, result was obviously simply playing over and over again trying to remember, watching videos multiple times and still would forget; writing down moves would also make me lazy; as a result my progress has been very slow compared to the number of games and years that I have been playing at the amateur level. This will definitely help me! And now on to the Austrian attack video! Cheers love from India

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Anindya! I totally understand what you mean. Once we reach a certain level, preparing our opening repertoire becomes really important. It's great to know you found this lesson useful. Thanks a lot for your comment!

[@dakshmavi3428]

I lost my last school tournament and learnt that I had no opening prep or any positional ideas. Now that I have become stronger than before , now I need an opening prep to win my school's this year tournament. Thanks.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Daksh! Good luck for this year's tournament! 💪

[@AmitKumar-ze4tv]

I really wanted to note down all the things somehow. Now you've shown the easy way... Thank you...😊

[@NMRobertRamirez]

hehe glad you saw this before starting to write everything down 😎

[@japman5699]

@@NMRobertRamirez I have two questions: 1. Can we make a study in Lichess app too? (Computer is not available everytime). I didn't find any tab there for the same. 2. Can we save the study as .pgn for transfer to other softwares of sending to friends across country? Plz reply thanks.

[@winstonspencer6027]

Thank you, thank you very much. This is very helpful

[@NMRobertRamirez]

My pleasure, Winston!

[@LifeandStuff001]

That Lichess resource is great. Thanks. For the recommendation.

[@joaoc1235]

I must thank u very much , NM Robert Ramirez for your lessons and tips. Due to them, at least to the ones i watched so far , there' s another me playing!! I 'm so happy to have evolved after so long hiting the same key! Even when i lose , the games are sure hard dispute. Or they really tire my opponents or amuse to the point of them wanting to continue in good trainig. Tks again

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome, João! Keep it up and let me know if you ever have any questions 👍

[@joaoc1235]

@@NMRobertRamirez tks

[@raajeshchess]

Sir the database you showed on lichess is master or lichess one

[@shubhamrohila493]

Thank you so much for your video series Sir! Can you let us know how many videos you plan on making to complete the playlist. Or the time by which you will be done ? Thank you again!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Shubham! I am planning to provide you with everything you need to make it to master level and that could take years. So, we still have a long way to go 👍

[@citizenofreality2751]

Thank you for that tip! I've played 5000+ games on lichess and didn't even know about the studies option. I'll look into it!

[@BlackGirlInfoTech]

Another amazing resourceful video!

[@tarekfakhoury2401]

Coach Ramirez. Plz tell me which website is the best from these 3 ?? 2nd question plz. How many opening should I know ? 3rd question. Which is the best opening for black and the best for white ?? Thx for ur replies😊

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! 1) You have to try them all and see which one you personally like more. 2) You should be okay with learning one as white and one as black. As you move up the ladder, you can add more openings to your repertoire little by little. 3) It depends on your style and preferences. You will let me know as you get to experience the different openings 😎👍

[@tarekfakhoury2401]

@@NMRobertRamirez thx a lot Coach for the important information.

[@kaankahveci1153]

Hi coach! Do you know anything about Silman's Complete Endgame Course book?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hey Kaan! Someone else mentioned it, but I have never looked into it. If you do, let me know what you think 👍

[@kaankahveci1153]

@@NMRobertRamirez I’ve been using it for some time and I liked it very much but I wonder your opinions. The book is seperated and every rating interval have some endgames for their level. If you have time to look please let me know what do you think about it!

[@Hybridman7]

@@kaankahveci1153 Silman's 'How to Reassess Your Chess' (4th edition) is really worth it too! :)

[@arkochattopadhyay616]

thank you so much Robert sir

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are welcome, Arko! 👍

[@winstonspencer6027]

I'll be getting all the books too

[@NMRobertRamirez]

I would recommend you get them little by little. Especially the ones about tactics 👍

[@ernestogarcillan1977]

coach how can i create my own study, using mobile phone? i can't find how to add or create new

[@dyepsychosegg2471]

I have a question for Lichess how do we delete a line when we play it by accident or was trying something out with stockfish.

[@dannylabadlabad8258]

a very very nice chess you tube channel i ever see..its very expensive to hire a personal chess coach but in you channel i can save money...thank you ..

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are welcome, Danny! Glad you are finding value in it 👍

[@mehdila6144]

thank you sooo muchh !!! I was preparing now with the book and my notebook. and with its resources I will go faster !! thank you very much master realyy you help me a lot thank you soo much !!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Mehdi! I am glad to hear you found this useful. Another cool thing about this is that you can take it anywhere as long as you have access to your lichess account.

[@mehdila6144]

@@NMRobertRamirez yeesss !! this is what I loved. because we don't always have our notebook with us. you can revise when you are at the metro or in public transport. or simply if we are traveling and have forgotten our notebook etc. I would like to thank you and this time I am really touched by your help. because a few weeks ago when we talked about how I can build my repertoire. I asked you if you can show us a lesson that shows how masters build their repertoires. you have helped me a lot with the books you recommended and now you have done a lesson which explains other things. thank you very much master !!! really i will never forget it. generous people like you are rare. knowing that really if I had the means I would pay for each course I promise you. but I'll pay them someday. I'm convinced. and if there is anything I am here. thank you so much . if I one day become a master or a champion etc. thanks to you . to your generosity and humility. I wish you success and happiness to you and your family brother

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@mehdila6144 hehe I told you we are going to cover everything you need to make it to master level. We have a long way to go 👍

[@mehdila6144]

@@NMRobertRamirez oui je me rappel de ca ! merci infiniment !! et je vais travailler dur pour y arriver et que vos effort vont aussi etre payé . et que j'atteigne n'importe quel niveau je serai toujours votre eleve vous aurez toujours ma gratitude et je ne l'oublierai jamais !! et je compte vous le prouver . merci encore et encore pour tous . j'espere que beaucoup de gens vont suivre votre programme car la qualité de votre enseignement n'a pas d'egal . vraiment en peu de temps s'ils donnent de l'importance à vos lecons et qu'ils travaillent dur ils vont tres vite etres surpris par leur niveau . vraiment je le recommande à beaucoup . merci encore master . j'espere qu'un jour vous visiterez le pays et qu'on jouera un game sur une vrai chessboard ca va etres vraiment cool !

[@craiglien6046]

Loving these videos! So clear and informative. Honestly, I have no idea how any could done vote anything you do. Must be someone who is mad you beat them lol.

[@133anfas8]

Omg. I'd been using Lichess for an year and had no idea about this.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Trust me, you are not the only one. The important thing is to start using it as you find it necessary!

[@carlbinch898]

Thanks Robert I am on Lichess will take a look when I have time. Recently played some games using the system(s) you play and the ones I try to play. Opponent played 1. b4. This made me think g6 not so good. Also castling queenside might be a bad idea. Nf6 could cause doubled pawns e.g B(b2)x Kt(f6). Next game on black got 1.f4. I just couldn't get e5 safely and ended up playing e6,d6 type of Hedgehog. Just wondered how you as a master would react to these uncommon openings?.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Carl! These openings should not be a problem if we keep our KID set-up. Against b4, even if they did Bxf6, we will be fine. They give us their pair of bishops and our f6 pawn will go to f5 to get more control of the center. At that point, our dark-squared bishop will not have another bishop to stop it. Against the Bird, I personally have a line where I play d5-Nf6-Bg4-c6-Nbd7-Qc7 followed by e5 and 0-0-0 with the idea of attacking their king. However, I many times adopt the KID set up too.

[@aryanbansal624]

i am really excited to check out the book you recommended "pirc in black and white" do you have any similar suggestion for books purely on ruy lopez or book on vienna , i have really developed an interest in these two openings for white

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Yes, those are legendary openings (particularly the Ruy Lopez). I learned them from encyclopedias like I showed in lesson # 72 and from reviewing games. However, there are many books online. If I had to pick one, I would pick this one: amzn.to/2OxbLRY

[@aryanbansal624]

@@NMRobertRamirez thanksss i am really really excited to check that book out🎉🎉 also is their some author or publishing whose chess books you like the most...

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@aryanbansal624 not really, but many of my students share books the like with me and the ones from these series of "move by move" typically come up. They do a good job at explaining the moves and present them in a question|answer format.

[@insydenit9158]

OP explanation 🔥🔥

[@NMRobertRamirez]

hehe thank you! 👍

[@aeaatkn6734]

thank you...

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome! 👍

[@keys5595]

What’s the best way to memorize chess openings? I’m 980 rated and I know this shouldn’t be the most important thing. I still have a hard to remembering it even when I try. For example the kings Indian. Or how do I do transpositions correctly? Like when I play Staford gambit a lot of the time my opponents won’t go for it so I try to transition into a kings Indian

[@itachi_terabapp]

What is your rating now ?

[@Gralysin]

hey your recomended books links on your website seem to be broken (i use chrome) anyway thanks again for your videos you helped me beat my father who has a 1600 rating :)

[@NMRobertRamirez]

There you go! Thanks a lot for sharing your progress with me 👍 Regarding the book recommendations, you can see the links here in the description of this video.

[@ibarix]

Robert, you can press F on the keyboard to flip the board. Saves time. ;)

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you, Ivan! 🙌👍

[@gaurav0883]

just came to know about this channel, very underrated but full of information and potential. please tell me that should i use this for every course and book that i read? or should i just read a book with a chessboard in front of me? i mean it feels like it could help me remember but it is cumbersome for sure... what are your views? how do you read book? thank you in advance.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! Thank you for your kind words. Ideally, you would be following this course in order. Feel free to go over the title for every lesson from # 1 and start where you see a title you are not familiar with. I highly recommend you prioritize training your tactics. You can use websites like chess.com or lichess.org. You can also use my favorite way to train tactics, which is by picking a tactics book. You can find some good tactics book in my book recommendations (links are in the description of this video). Additionally, you can benefit from books like the one I listed about Magnus Carlsen or Vladimir Kramnik. I recommend these books because the author explains moves from opening to endgame and we all can benefit a lot from that. To study from books, you can use a physical board or a board from one of these websites I mentioned as you go through the moves. Hope this answers your question and by the way, you do not have to stick to the books I recommend. There are so many good book out there.

[@elnath7630]

Many people know about Lichess Study, it would had been more beneficial if you showed some real examples. How to structure chapters, when to draw arrows, how much to go in detail each chapter, write comments or not that sorta thing. Just some example to see how master would do that. Maybe part 2 to this video?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Absolutely! Again, thanks for your feedback. I will make sure to cover that in part 2. Other people have asked me about how to add notes as well 👍

[@elnath7630]

@@NMRobertRamirez Great!

[@hassanshaikh2578]

@@NMRobertRamirez did u made part 2?

[@WASTHAATTHEBITEOF87]

Is watching video to learn openings so their moves and theory a bad thing? Cause you didn't mention it and I Washington cuorius if it's better to learn it on your own( I don't like it too much ahah).

[@NMRobertRamirez]

It's good if it works for you! 😎 You can watch videos and save the lines in order to review them later 👍

[@WASTHAATTHEBITEOF87]

@@NMRobertRamirez ok thanks

[@psychojustin3064]

Already saw before ... It's Ok

[@lucaparkes6966]

Thanks really helpful! How would you make a repertoire on a opening such as the Queen's gambit with so many lines even though it's relatively easy to play?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You have to find the lines you like and narrow it down to such lines. Just keep in mind that once you play 1.d4, they could reply with 1...,d5 as well as many other and you should learn how to handle the different variation such as the Nimzo-Indian, King's Indian, Grunfeld just to mention a few.

[@lucaparkes6966]

@@NMRobertRamirez Thanks a lot! One last question, after the covid pandemic is over, I would like to try and play some OTB chess. How do I transition into playing that and do I need to join a chess club? Btw this is a really helpful KZbin channel and you have great videos. Keep it up!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@lucaparkes6966 Thank you! I do not know what country you are in, but it is typically pretty easy to participate in OBT Chess tournaments. In the U.S. you just need to register with the Unites States Chess Federation (USCF), look up a local tournament and join. You do not need to join a club.

[@lucaparkes6966]

@@NMRobertRamirez im from the UK and I signed up to the ECF. Thanks a lot!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@lucaparkes6966 excellent! Once you start playing tournaments, you are going to enjoy Chess at a whole different level. By the way, my wife and I really enjoyed our time in the UK when we visited in 2019. Hope to go back soon.

[@gm2407]

"Lets say tomorrow you want to learn how to play the Scicillian defence." Takes one look at the amount of variations, blunder pits and transitions. Thinks to self no-one would want to learn this.

[@psychojustin3064]

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[@karanarora1468]

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[@NMRobertRamirez]

Saludos!

[@shankh8347]

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[@akshaykumarprajapati3319]

Sir, help me I am stuck at 1000 😢😢

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