Play the Sicilian Taimanov like a Grandmaster! | 1500-1600

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[@bbbyrdistheword]

I can't stop playing this now. I'm ruining people's day & it's all your fault.

[@lugga8241]

Same I love this opening now

[@riprap007]

This is a great series, many thanks.

[@mikecantreed]

You think? I’m not sure about playing the opening with both colors. Doesn’t seem that realistic for non-GMs to handle.

[@-V-K-]

yes, I wish it were not played with white though , very confusing for me. .I just skip to the blacks

[@mikecantreed]

@@-V-K- yea it’s like a fucked up English.

[@ThortheMerciless]

You think? I've done it in the past and I'm not a GM.

[@elindauer]

Best part of the Taimanov is that it doesn't trigger pattern recognizers for most players, so they have to invent their own plans earlier in the game. Keeping the center more fluid lets you force people to prove they can play all 3 phases of the game, and your experience with the middlegame transitions leads to easy wins. Fun opening!

[@elindauer]

I've been playing the Taimanov with both colors since the series began, what a fun weapon to add to the arsenal. You can play it positionally, you can play it for the attack, the king is strangely safe in the center when you aren't forced to move the d pawn, so many interesting possibilities. Thanks for sharing!

[@JiveDadson]

Love your content. Can you please use a board and pieces with better contrast? If the lighting isn't perfect, it's too hard to see the black pieces on the dark squares. It's better after my cataract surgery and with my new Samsung tablet, but still unnecessarily difficult. Surely there are others who struggle.

[@kingskingsmanship]

I've enjoyed this. Eric's Bird and this combined has helped me to decide how i want to play for now.

[@jackgulley5789]

I play Taimanov for the culture

[@usualhumanxd353]

You're so consistent, I'm getting addicted to everyday's chessbrah content)

[@creamrising]

These guys fold easier than the 1200's. No wonder I'm only 1100.

[@mikeiavelli]

1500s know better when they have a lost position

[@sonicgaming5788]

35:00 Rxh6 is better than trades queens😅 i saw that instantly 😅

[@adriankla7947]

he explains right after why he wanted the endgame

[@sonicgaming5788]

@@adriankla7947 yes, i noticed that after the comment !!! Actually i made this comment before i finished to watch it

[@brazilianmonk7670]

Aman thank you brah for this training..I loving the Taimanov Energy.. There's people in the world like myself that appreciate this training please keep teaching 💯

[@chazzmckinney4414]

I started playing the taimonov because of this series. And funnily enough ive encountered people playing it as well. Its super fun to play and its such a breath of fresh air after playing the caro kann exclusively for over 3-4 years against 1.e4. And i actually find the structures to be quite similar with the exception of the fianchettod light square bishop.

[@DanielFile]

32:10 Aman says "giving me the bishop pair," but he already traded away DSB. Don't support these guys.

[@animeup1412]

34:47: "What is the key to victory?" 10 seconds later: Doesn't spot Rh6. Don't support these sloppy guys.

[@GaliReax]

When Aman, Eric, Daniel Naroditsky and Alex Banzea upload a speedrun game, I feel such inexplicable happiness.

[@chrisnash_ca]

Daniel has speedrunes ??

[@GaliReax]

@@chrisnash_ca Yeah, plenty. Check out his playlists, he’s done a few speedruns where he climbs all the way up to 2300 elo

[@Alpacastan21m]

💯 Eric gotta come back with the Birds and C6

[@thetransferaccount4586]

taimanov strikes again

[@marcel2711]

amazing games. amazing content. btw. #00:34:59 rook takes h7 isn't better ? winning the queen. ah okay it was intentional :D

[@Alpacastan21m]

1100 here. Just beat a 2000 with all things Taimanov. Still haven’t gotten to the point of being as chill as Aman

[@frequensea9434]

Keep ‘em coming 💪🏻 Also do you have a book you recommend for this?

[@iliask7256]

What’s the track at 27:40?

[@pieter_holland112]

24:29 Qa1+ looks absolute devastation for him right?

[@A51838]

2:50 the word you wanted is 'reactive,' not 'reactionary,' lol

[@adamh6094]

Paused the vid for reasons at 26 mins. Come back to resume and see 10 mins left and think “ah there’s only one more game” but then I realised that this isn’t titled Tuesday, it’s a beating against 1500s! There’ll be at least two more games haha. Right I was.

[@TaylorFade]

With the Stonewall, playing it with both sides makes sense to me. But I can not wrap my head around playing the Sicilian with white. Also... it drives me bananas how effortless you make it look.

[@apin7108]

36 mins only? are u guys doubting my neighbour's wifi? brahhh.....😮

[@Mlyjak]

Man I am doing great with this thank you!! Took 2 queen's in a row with my bishop just now

[@kkagari]

I've been using the taimanov with Eric's no castle fishing attacks xD

[@InfernalLegion84]

Now every time I see someone playing c5 against my e4, then e6 in move 2 I think he must have watched this series

[@bubrub23]

Love this series went from 1123 to 1140 using this over the last month!

[@RU-D88-wq5qd]

tAMANov

[@chrisbrown9036]

Love this series....still having difficulties when I get to mid game...hardly anything exchanged...and wondering should I jump a knight into d5 and start the exchanges....tough call

[@bubrub23]

What elo are you maybe I can help

[@chadwerning8452]

9:59 you’re not crazy no one has played Nb5 yet

[@Patrick-rf9gx]

These are crazy KOs

[@muhammadnaquib9569]

First game❤❤

[@kennethweld5369]

algo

[@rickdynes]

LOVE the Content .. truly helpful in life, you guys ... always remind me of who I want to be, how I want to approach things .. taking care of business in style 😊

[@Prakhar_chaudhary]

Your editor is really slow 😔

[@RG001100]

5:40 I’ve fallen for that before, lol.

[@-V-K-]

_counter intuitive_ does not exist .. When people say that , what they really mean is counter logic , or some other part of the reasoning process. Intuition is knowing & it only happens in rare glimpses for humans , generally, at this stage in our evolution. It is at the opposite end of the spectrum( of consciousness) from Instinct Instinct is doing without thinking , intuition is knowing without thinking It is from where all great 'discoveries' have arrived - from those moments of illumination..

[@philipkeegan4523]

Calm down

[@MarshyDitch]

dog shut up

[@cz19856]

I know something about spectrums as well

[@ronin7645]

You just made me throw up in my mouth. Buy hey, I get it. You're one of those people who lack self-awareness by thinking you needed to correct someone when the truth is, you've unintentionally just outed yourself as a douchebag. This is why you wonder why you never get invited to the cool kids' house.

[@animeup1412]

Just relax a bit