I'm actually terrified upon encountering the Scandi, because I know I'm staring across the board at a madman.
@kipgaming6139 Жыл бұрын
As a Scandi player, I can confirm we are completely insane.
@leffemonette Жыл бұрын
You have my name in your last name
@hngeh7021 Жыл бұрын
You've love (fear) IM John Bartholomew then. Behind that mellow exterior lies a madman who champions the Scandi.
@max-hi1bk Жыл бұрын
@@timesink8947 not a goor move bc now they get a advanced Caro kann without lossing tempo
@IvoKid Жыл бұрын
Play 2.nf3 against it, i love when people play the gambit
@FreeJoostKlein Жыл бұрын
The grob is legendary
@Amorousstake4 Жыл бұрын
I play it
@fulse64 Жыл бұрын
See hikaru speedrun
@fancitickler Жыл бұрын
*The Grob/Borg is actually sound.* Been an 1.e4 player for years and I'll have to admit that the Grob/Borg are very difficult to play against. Knew lots of theory about the Ruy Lopez, Four Knights, Vienna, Scotch, Italian game, Philidor, Ponziani, Petrov, etc got overloaded with the sheer amount of theory needed for most of the main replies to 1.e4 Started playing the St George, the Creepy Crawly Opening and the Borg about a month ago and surprisingly it is really good against 1.e4 Got some excellent results against players graded 2000+. It's probably because it isn't seen as trendy as the London system (snore) but that may change.
@PatrickRecordon Жыл бұрын
@@fanciticklerif you are a strong player, you navigate the middlegame better. If your opponent doesn’t know how to deal with it, you get the most of it. But to be honest, g4 is an ugly move (it’s a personal opinion 😂).
@eyeofcthulhu526 Жыл бұрын
grob means grave in Serbian, Montenegrin,Croatian,Serbian,and more Slovenian langs
@firevortex5739 Жыл бұрын
Please make one for d4!! This is such a great video format!!!
@Chesschamp2009 Жыл бұрын
20:56 Hey! its not kings gambit! Its the kings pawn game
@mince-raft7368 Жыл бұрын
The bongcloud should be renamed as the king's gambit because you kind of sack your king, but first rename this f-pawn gambit after 1.e4 e5 2.f4
@jackocarina8007 Жыл бұрын
@@mince-raft7368 We are not renaming a 500 year old chess opening to repurpose its namesake to Ke2
@lore-x5235 Жыл бұрын
had me roolling
@D_Chess Жыл бұрын
Bro, as an Alekhine's Def player from way back, you forgot to mention the whole theme behind the admittedly edgy opening. Black WANTS to over extend White in the center and create counter play on the flanks.
@chrisiver8506 Жыл бұрын
Alekhine is a good opening, white has to play all the theory correctly in the four pawns attack to refute it, which no one knows.
@FreeJoostKlein Жыл бұрын
Alekhine is bad opening you just play e5 and you gain a tempo
@chrisiver8506 Жыл бұрын
@@FreeJoostKlein Gain a tempo at the cost of overextending your center, chess is complicated
@alucard4974 Жыл бұрын
I'm close to 2000 and Alekhine is still the only opening I think I don't understand at all. Can't believe there are crazy people living their lifes horsin' around for half of the game.
@Saiganesh2108 Жыл бұрын
@@alucard4974 Maybe it doesn't suit you. It's one of my main openings against e4 and i am also rated above 2000. But it's pretty good.
@Zenith9132 Жыл бұрын
Canty's energy is contagious!
@JacobBush16 Жыл бұрын
James had too much fun with these puns I love it
@jamozmynamoz6516 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the Scandinavian, as Black your position is extremely strong and you have a much larger reach over the board, you just have to be careful about the queen which is quite easy to manage. All you really have to do is move to a5 and you're set for a very comfortable game
@virendabas5811 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks. Please make a video against d4 also
@epthopper6915 Жыл бұрын
the thing about d4 openings is that they all transpose into each other so it’s hard to rate them based on just the first move
@johnzhou4877 Жыл бұрын
I'm a e6 b6 dude. I love this type of slightly passive but ultra solid structures, especially when it can lead to a close position.
@1thGrader Жыл бұрын
Glad to see the Karpov vs Miles game was included. One of my favorites!
@wontpower Жыл бұрын
Scandinavian defense can lead to the Scandinavian gambit after 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6. And after 4. dxc6 Nxc6, black has a lead in development. This is one of my favorites
@stevejohn745911 ай бұрын
Ok, but Borg defense is better if you know the traps if you play as black. And it’s kinda gambity if you know how to play.
@Chesschamp2009 Жыл бұрын
Make the same video on d4 too🎉🎉
@chess Жыл бұрын
👀 Keep an eye on the channel next week!
@zBrain0 Жыл бұрын
You forgot about the chat GPT defense which is to take whites Queen on move one
@jackwilliams7193 Жыл бұрын
1. e4 Qxd1#
@shanathered5910 Жыл бұрын
this is really great video for e4 players, very informative for both colours
@BobChess Жыл бұрын
0:44 As a Duras gambit enjoyer, he underestimated the power of Duras Gambit too much.
@Mewdf Жыл бұрын
@BobChess what is you're ELO
@BobChess Жыл бұрын
@@Mewdf 2000
@Mewdf Жыл бұрын
@@BobChess thanks
@ChristianHegele Жыл бұрын
Duras gambit is definitely good for tricks. I generally just play d3 and g4 (Fischer defense style) and enjoy my extra pawn and extra tempo.
@monstera69 Жыл бұрын
@@BobChess you are lying so much
@vijayregesass-bh9dc Жыл бұрын
Great video, would love one for d4
@derkommissar4986 Жыл бұрын
They just did one today :)
@stevejohn745911 ай бұрын
The Borg defense is underrated since most people don’t know the traps when playing it and it’s more like a gambit kinda and it’s to bait a undefended knight or bishop to take it since black will already have king’s pawn on (e4; Black’s position) and the queen protects the pawn and then if they take the pawn (gambit pawn) you take back with the queen if it’s undefended and otherwise you protect the pawn with h2 if the bishop and knight are teaming up on the gambit pawn or if they don’t take it then you do a pawn move like queen’s pawn to d5? (Idk the chess notation for that pawn move but, this move acts like a barrier and like another gambit and it’s where when they take the free pawn you have 2 options, take the pawn back or give check to the king and the pawn acts like a shield since it prevents the fried liver attack and trying to fork the queen and the rook by taking the bishop’s pawn on the king’s side if it is connected with the rook’s pawn one square forward and the pawn also stops the rook and king fork on the queen side or bishop’s pawn on queen side from blocking the move bishop to f4 paired with knight to b5 or d5.
@72pod Жыл бұрын
I’m named after the worst 1. E4 reply. Great! Cheers Canty.
@Patrick462 Жыл бұрын
This was great! Down here at 800 it’s great to get some comfort to not blunder on move 2.
@vnshngpnt Жыл бұрын
Lmao, I still to this day cannot believe the timeline we're living in, where internet memes and rankings styles is intergrated into century old game. So fun, and the author is amazing
@quasar4072 Жыл бұрын
I do really like caro kann the the only reason I don't play Sicilian or e4 e5 is because there are too many variation of Sicilian and e4 e5 i loved playing nijdorf Sicilian but many low elo players didn't knew how to play it so i was very frustrated and i was thinking why did even i learned the main line? Obviously later i was thankful for the expiration with many other opening because when you learn opening you can use some of their opening theories to play better.
@KillerRik99 Жыл бұрын
This video is so funny, Canty is amazing!
@1ns3r72 Жыл бұрын
I will stick to the Barnes defense I like the concept of it
@ogbmt Жыл бұрын
The Duras gambit is actually highly playable in blitz because almost no one knows how to play against it with white. After exf5, black plays Nf6 to prevent Qh5+. Then white is completely winning if they play g4 to support the pawn, but most of the time white will play moves like Nf3 or d4, which means black can play d5, threatening to take back the pawn and actually have an advantage with some sort of weird reverse kings gambit type of position. To be clear, playing d4 is completely fine for white, it's just much easier to play against for black than the g4 move. Nf3 is also fine according to the engine but after d5 from black you have to either play Bd3 putting your bishop in front of your d pawn, or you have to allow black to recapture the pawn by playing d4. Given that people do not know this opening, they will obviously feel that when black recaptures the pawn, black has an advantage because the idea of the gambit has been completed. Black got what they wanted out of the opening, and white is in very unfamiliar territory because they got baited into moving the e4 so early and are looking at some unfamiliar structures. If white declines the gambit with e5 instead of exf5, then white doesn't have as much advantage according to the engine, but in my experience playing this with black it's quite slow, cramped and unpleasant to play.
@Randomsyrianfella Жыл бұрын
Gigachad move: transpose into a Staunton gambit
@chicken9865 Жыл бұрын
I used to play 1. e4 Nc6, 2. Nf3 f5 as black in Bullet a lot, it's called the Colorado Countergambit, main difference being Nf3 blocks Qh5+. Really liked this one, basically same setup of pieces as you explained
@jwalton1915 Жыл бұрын
This dude is ruthless 😂❤ I love it
@togishere Жыл бұрын
So glad to see Duras Gambit!! It's my current opening!! :D 200 blitz btw (totally)
@lukasghassemi7488 Жыл бұрын
Canty my man 😊
@drenz1523 Жыл бұрын
"never move your f pawn early" kings gambit players:
@randomperson1071 Жыл бұрын
I need this video for responses to d4!!!!
@MMAengineer Жыл бұрын
this is actually very helpful since I dont know any openings
@Chunda8 Жыл бұрын
I like the semi-hippo as Black once in awhile: the first move is g6 and you fianchetto that bishop. Go d6 then Nd7. If done correctly, there should be a break in the center followed by a series of exchanges after which Black should be a little better. This is kind of more for advanced players to take people out of book in OTB and it has to be learned fairly deep. Most people having success with it are above 2000, I'd probably put this as my 3rd or 4th opening for black.
@callumdundas Жыл бұрын
3:05 Goldsmith is a great guy (who played 1...h5 against Spassky in a simul and against Benko in a blitz game) and a great opening. It's main idea is basically just a weird delayed Scandi with 3...c6. It is embarrasing that it has classified as a bottom tier opening.
@Chunda8 Жыл бұрын
Any Black opening with the g pawn should be followed by Bg7, Nf6 and castle, this is probably not too bad if you then immediately either go d or e pawn. Don't give up too much center too early unless you have a specific plan.
@youaremysunshine.1 Жыл бұрын
20:51 bro thats not the King's Gambit 💀
@MultiTrace22 Жыл бұрын
Canty!!!
@NeoJackBauer Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@joshuasteinke8537 Жыл бұрын
I once beat a 2100 on lichess by playing the ware defence, a lot of players struggle in unique pawn structures
@rumaulia2709 Жыл бұрын
Yep! Even on rapid tc it takes time to assess the position, leading to time trouble
@nov3m47211 ай бұрын
at an intermediate level theres nothing more fun and surprising than winning with opening like owens defense, st george, anderssen or the hippopotamus, play thw theory moves through against the most popular responses on the lichess database and you wont believe your eyes, ppl are just thrown off their chess knowledge
@zorroilbassotto14 Жыл бұрын
very good explained
@sebu13015 ай бұрын
It's strange that in a game with so many possibilities, few of them are actually good. According to the correspondence chess world champion, only the s tier of this list is playable. Or a tier is playable but a draw at best.
@Bombo_Cart Жыл бұрын
This was a really good video plz do d4 next
@Hurkmaniacs Жыл бұрын
1e4, Nc6. Nf3, f5!? Colorado gambit .
@KB-yo8zk Жыл бұрын
Make for 1.d4 awesome video
@Fleischchappa Жыл бұрын
Ware defense crab variation is the new meta😇
@themoneymaker035 ай бұрын
Nice thanks!
@sniperking6321 Жыл бұрын
16:35 perc defense is my go2 i love that shit get me geëky FR NAHH but srs i always play pirc
@tejasrollno2822 Жыл бұрын
Just play e5 and ke7 (reverse bong cloud)
@szlatnik Жыл бұрын
I wish you would have given more specialized advice against 1...a6. There's a plan associated with a6 after 1.e4, and that is to play b5 and fianchetto the bishop. And that pawn on b5 can be pushed to b4 to attack the knight on c3. You might want to think about how you respond to a6- there's a reason Karpov lost. It contains a drop of poison. White should proceed with a little bit of caution.
@andrewbloom7694 Жыл бұрын
The duras gambit is starting a civil war to install yourself chancellor right?
@Chunda8 Жыл бұрын
Any of the openings I feel I need to connect to any attacking plans in the Middlegame. Whatever I play I need to have a response for most things White does that make sense. Everyone loves to rip on the London but some KZbinrs say it got them to 1500. Ding played it vs. Nepo, so if you know it well, it can still be very playable as long as you know what Black can attack. And if Black stops the Greek gift, you need to find another line of course.
@sebu13015 ай бұрын
I know at least 2 youtubers, who got to 2000 with London. They say it's not very theoretical, and that's probably true, but you still have to know what you're doing pretty well. It's not as easy as just playing the same few moves vs everything. People have come up with so many tricky anti-london lines, because it's such a common opening.
@chessknight4415 Жыл бұрын
That was a good chess lesson
@Veptis Жыл бұрын
Will this beocme a 20 part series? And then we get season two for how to continue after e4 e5 all 18 options?
@jrgenmidtsianjohnsen4241 Жыл бұрын
I actually like french better than caro prolly because it was the first opening i ever learnt as black
@Mj-kl3rb Жыл бұрын
Isn't it called King's pawn? King's gambit is a white opening
@Requinix17 Жыл бұрын
f6 is painful to even look at
@IvoKid Жыл бұрын
Can you show us how the theory behind the weird openings like goldsmith defence or something like that
@SPANKUMCHESS-lf9ps Жыл бұрын
i love your games and explanation. i watch you on twich, hopefully i can get a game.
@samoppedisano3994 Жыл бұрын
Alekhine below scandi isn’t right I feel. At least you get interesting positions
@MajorAddiction Жыл бұрын
Love the overview. COE!
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
I ONLY PLAY 2 LEGAL INITIAL FIRST MOVE FOR BLACK AGAINST E4, MY FAVORITE IS 1.NC6 NIMZOWITSCH I PLAY IT AS BLACK, MY SECOND FAVORITE IS THE CARR DEFENSE WHICH IS 1.H6 ........I AM THE BIGGEST NIMZO FAN, AND I LIKE 1....H6 WHICH SEEMS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL TO ME...........
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
I ONLY PLAY 2 LEGAL INITIAL FIRST MOVE FOR BLACK AGAINST E4, MY FAVORITE IS 1.NC6 NIMZOWITSCH I PLAY IT AS BLACK, MY SECOND FAVORITE IS THE CARR DEFENSE WHICH IS 1.H6 ........I AM THE BIGGEST NIMZO FAN, AND I LIKE 1....H6 WHICH SEEMS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL TO ME...........
@totorootaku2472 Жыл бұрын
Tierlist is Nice
@Dmgx32 Жыл бұрын
14:12 i prefer the Qd6 scandinavian
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
I ONLY PLAY 2 LEGAL INITIAL FIRST MOVE FOR BLACK AGAINST E4, MY FAVORITE IS 1.NC6 NIMZOWITSCH I PLAY IT AS BLACK, MY SECOND FAVORITE IS THE CARR DEFENSE WHICH IS 1.H6 ........I AM THE BIGGEST NIMZO FAN, AND I LIKE 1....H6 WHICH SEEMS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL TO ME...........
@themarine6803 Жыл бұрын
Make a video about the anderssen opening please
@johallo4520 Жыл бұрын
where bongcloud
@Chunda8 Жыл бұрын
The Scandi is playable if you know it fairly deep- I wouldn't play it unless I was comfortable to at least 7 -9 moves out with all main lines. In that case it should get to a decent Middle game.
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
HEY MY FAVORITE IS 1.H6 FOR BLACK THE CARR DEFENSE I THINK IT IS SO GOOD SINCE THE FIRST MOVE ALREADY PLACE H6 PAWN WHICH PREVENT KNIGHT HOP OR BISHOP PINS, I THINK IT IS UNDERATED SEVERELY,
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
HEY MY FAVORITE IS 1.H6 FOR BLACK THE CARR DEFENSE I THINK IT IS SO GOOD SINCE THE FIRST MOVE ALREADY PLACE H6 PAWN WHICH PREVENT KNIGHT HOP OR BISHOP PINS, I THINK IT IS UNDERATED SEVERELY,
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
HEY MY FAVORITE IS 1.H6 FOR BLACK THE CARR DEFENSE I THINK IT IS SO GOOD SINCE THE FIRST MOVE ALREADY PLACE H6 PAWN WHICH PREVENT KNIGHT HOP OR BISHOP PINS, I THINK IT IS UNDERATED SEVERELY,
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
HEY MY FAVORITE IS 1.H6 FOR BLACK THE CARR DEFENSE I THINK IT IS SO GOOD SINCE THE FIRST MOVE ALREADY PLACE H6 PAWN WHICH PREVENT KNIGHT HOP OR BISHOP PINS, I THINK IT IS UNDERATED SEVERELY,
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
CAN U TELL ME WHAT U THINK OF 1.H6 CARR DEFENSE FOR BLACK??????
@vazinaypeter Жыл бұрын
i know im only a 1100 rated played but im pretty sure thats not the kings gambit, and its actually called the kings pawn opening
@mechanikate Жыл бұрын
21:35 king’s gambit?
@basubk6643 Жыл бұрын
Pls do one for d4
@tindekappa9047 Жыл бұрын
I constantly play the scandinavain but I never take with the queen. I just gambit off 2 other pawns and be 2 pawns down but have half of my pieces developed while my opponent hasn't developed anything. I'm much more developed and I'm playing as black. Why would I ever take with my queen. he's just going to develop his pieces whilst chasing my queen. How does that have a positive winrate?
@Valdagast Жыл бұрын
Your puns give me life.
@Koei32 Жыл бұрын
Yea man some people say that these are cringe but it's a breath of fresh air
@gillespie2482 Жыл бұрын
I'd switch Owen's and Alekhine's places but otherwise a great list! 🎉
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
I ONLY PLAY 2 LEGAL INITIAL FIRST MOVE FOR BLACK AGAINST E4, MY FAVORITE IS 1.NC6 NIMZOWITSCH I PLAY IT AS BLACK, MY SECOND FAVORITE IS THE CARR DEFENSE WHICH IS 1.H6 ........I AM THE BIGGEST NIMZO FAN, AND I LIKE 1....H6 WHICH SEEMS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL TO ME...........
@yunogasai5416 Жыл бұрын
I ONLY PLAY 2 LEGAL INITIAL FIRST MOVE FOR BLACK AGAINST E4, MY FAVORITE IS 1.NC6 NIMZOWITSCH I PLAY IT AS BLACK, MY SECOND FAVORITE IS THE CARR DEFENSE WHICH IS 1.H6 ........I AM THE BIGGEST NIMZO FAN, AND I LIKE 1....H6 WHICH SEEMS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL TO ME...........
@quidz10 Жыл бұрын
Do d4 as well
@Parker_NotFound1 Жыл бұрын
Can you make a video for D4?
@fancitickler Жыл бұрын
I'd rate the St. George and the Borg at least tier C. Very under-rated openings.
@corpclarke Жыл бұрын
This list is in reverse for having fun.
@Caleb.M_Fishing Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@HarperBoi-- Жыл бұрын
Nahh But Doggin On the scandi is crazyy
@anonymousAJ Жыл бұрын
Black plays f5 "Don't play f6 or f3, as Finegold says" He didnt tho
@szlatnik Жыл бұрын
Do you have a problem with the Dutch and/or the Bird? I love both of those openings. However, f5 after e4 is THE WORST POSSIBLE RESPONSE to e4. It is ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE worse than 1.e4 b5?!. Seriously. Don't put them next to each other. b5 drops a pawn but is survivable. f5, in response to e4, almost loses by force.
@rashamansour6251 Жыл бұрын
YEAH #### THE SCANDI
@kennywilkes6978 Жыл бұрын
What does the 1. or 1.. or 1... signify please ? (I'm a first week newbie) Thanks
@animationb0y Жыл бұрын
it really doesn't matter what you play just be hikaru
@Jasmineelaine Жыл бұрын
I've actually encountered f5 like 3 times😭
@lordsevent Жыл бұрын
My fav is sicilian
@Wesz808 Жыл бұрын
Me. Ah, this response has a name. So it must be good
@UmUs Жыл бұрын
E4 D5 D5 C6 🔥
@awakenow007 Жыл бұрын
Magnus opening b5
@bryantonuoha450 Жыл бұрын
Kings gambit???
@xqin7306 Жыл бұрын
Evans gambit to op. Its the best for me
@FantasyFantasy934 Жыл бұрын
I like playing mordern if just ruins the e4 for white lol if they dont attack with h4 im fine