The Black Knights' Tango - Chess Openings Explained

[@serhumano7349]

"Now that you have the false impression that the tango just wins by force..."

[@sergehamelberg6039]

Wow! Thanks for sharing this. I play the Alekhine's a lot and this looks like the Alekhine's for 1.D4.

[@snoopgg3970]

Nice!!

[@magnuscarlsen8795]

Play the Mikenas Defense

[@thelegendaryphoenix6860]

@@magnuscarlsen8795 it isn't as strong because the d4 pawn is guarded and you aren't threatening anything

[@thechesslobster2768]

As a former alekhine player, this feels like a call from an old friend.

[@melovepeas]

OMG Thanks so much for covering my requested opening!

[@IwillHeadbuttWhenLosing]

Niconiconii

[@snoopgg3970]

Thank you for requesting it

[@gxtmfa]

Thank you for giving us the beauty of Jonathan Schrantz saying “I agree with melovepeas.”

[@timoru7229]

21:18 poor water bottle... why ? :'(

[@cruelpirate78]

even better is the one at 46:28 :)

[@simoneconti1733]

Exchange student in Mexico since september and hadn't found much easily accessible theory FINALLY someone did a video about it *_*

[@Znmann]

thanks Jonathan. I want to see nimzovitch defense

[@cfroi]

watched 10 times. Still cant fully understand. that makes this strategy very deep

[@andyzacek9760]

21:14 Extreme power move

[@Alkis05]

13:20 I found a different move there, it is not as good as Nxh2, but is the second engine move: Qh4. You gain the exchange, but with the Queen in the f2 square, instead of the bishop that would be easily quickly out of there.

[@giakhanh-piano3849]

I love your lecture. It is very useful for my prep to respond 1.d4. When I play d5 or e6, white get an advantage. The black knight tango is Wonderfull for some reason:)

[@kevinsandow5354]

Try the Benko Gambit, also really fun to play with black against d4. Im a sicilian player with black and i hated white starting with d4 because it makes the game so slow, until i learned the benko gambit and now against d4 i play c5 anyways.

[@kevinsandow5354]

Although Im also trying to incorporate the tango now, most people who went into it were immediately confused and I got some nice games (im around 1800, idk how it works on higher ratings)

[@Canyouhereit]

love this opening, at some point can you cover the birds opening. I play it alot but i'm looking for a deeper understanding and more ways to control the center

[@shawnburnham1]

10:00

[@aleous9415]

It's funny, I always played the Mexican defense and never knew it

[@moegerms]

Same, i like the symmetry lol

[@5nappy]

That last game was fascinating! I would highlight the last move when you do this, just to make it easy to see when you get faster. Good job!

[@flaviusaetius9162]

this is excellent. very helpful.

[@the59kg]

Bongcloud opening please

[@melodychest9020]

Fantastic lecture that throws so much light on this opening. Loved it and learnt a lot! Awesome bottle crush n chuck technique there. :-)

[@sheatzu6020]

10:35 A4* not A5

[@xdplaya87]

24:03 What's wrong with moving the c8 rook to c3?

[@GreenKnight1294]

The white queen could take the tower on C3 since nothing else is putting his king in check and have a massive end game advantage in pieces. Black's best option is to trade queens and get the extra tower.

[@GreenKnight1294]

Yeah you're right. My bad. If white were to take that rook on c3 he'd be checkmated. Taking on c1 would be the best option afterwards for white and things would probably get messier from there. White might end up a bishop up, though.

[@GreenKnight1294]

I agree. Nice analysis.

[@fadyserhan9537]

I think ill start playimg this

[@lilylittlechannel9579]

8:25 what if white bishop capture black bishop b4?

[@FtD2022]

Could you please cover the Walrus after Nf3 e4 for black? That would be really amazing, as there is not much on YT right now covering that.

[@victorstroganov8135]

Can you do the lion defence from the philidor defence

[@StygianStyle]

Another great Ned Flanders lecture.

[@Uliui]

What about the killer sicilian(Kalashnikov? I would like to see that!

[@Magikk9]

+Vander Uliui You have to be a killer for seeing that...

[@mastergil4210]

What do you need to consider when deciding to put the bishop on b4 or c5 in all these games the bishop went to b4.

[@cyxFrag]

Good job mate, keep it up.

[@MachineEnterprises]

Where is Ben?? :(

[@thedarkcrazycyborg1812]

can you cover the classical slav from blacks point of view or maybe the grunfeld for white

[@SonjaLang]

If 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3, then what should I play to most easily transpose to Black Knights’ Tango? Maybe e6 or Nc6?

[@eyortraustijohannsson8534]

Can you do the Caro Kann? Not the most popular response to 1.e4 but it can produce interesting positions for both colors

[@SauronGamesMx]

23:45 I would play Rook from F8 to F3 winning whites Queen

[@GoranRadic]

wtf is Alakain?

[@epargnepension2262]

What a good job ! I'm recording the games in ChessX at same time and stockfish 12 agrees with all what you said and you forget nothing ( what is not the case on some channels) , Keep up the good work and ty :)

[@mrgoldie109]

Play QGD Petrosian style against either Nimzo-like or black knights tango. Preserve light-squared B for endgame, sacrifice K’s, control center.

[@chrispyfrenchfries]

Great lecture

[@the59kg]

Alekhine defence please

[@gigas81]

it sucks theres no chess clubs where I live

[@catsthemusical]

Nice video. My main issue when playing the Tango is with 3. Nf3 e6 4. a3, preventing a Nimzo variation. I always feel too cramped in this position and have taken to the unsound 3. Nf3 e5? response to transpose into a Budapest. Any thoughts/advice for this line?

[@rdecredico]

+catsthemusical d6 g6 Bg7 then Re8 and e5 .... Black gets a decent KID

[@emilphoryew9436]

21:20, Swedish Chef moment.

[@elpidi2471]

Great lecture! I would like to see Queens Gambit Accepted. I always feel its difficult to get an advantage when the gambit is accepted and black takes the pawn.

[@billystratford]

Great lecture! Jonathan where are you from originally? Your accent says MI or WI.

[@jeffkeller3]

Why do SO MANY instructors insist drinking a drink DIRECTLY into their mike? The most irritating sound distracts the message.

[@gregbattis]

21:20 Water bottle double exclam!! 46:40 triple exclam!!!

[@darmandez]

What program do you guys use?

[@michamasny8238]

could you do the schliemann defence? at my level my opponents mess up every time as white and the games are a lot livlier than the usual ruy lopez nonsense.

[@socpats25]

John, make a video of different positions where there's an obvious good move that isn't necessarily an attacking move and have viewers try and find the move.

[@gregbattis]

Ben please!

[@TheBrammiej]

I love my dog!

[@helloworld2049]

Hey could u do a Video of the symettrical english with 1. c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5.Nf3 e6. This variation can often lead to a position, in wich black has a better position. It would be nice, if you would show me, and all the other "english opening" players how to play it. Thanks if you'd do a video at this topic.

[@AsteroidTVGaming]

very thirsty chess master hahaha

[@MrMorlaf]

this is a weapon I have used on many an occasion (as black of course). The analysis was VERY good however after the moves: 1.c4 N1, 2.d4 N2, 3.d5 Ne5 you did not cover white's best move here:4. Qd5. At levels above 2K ppl find these and practically stop you out of the way. Which is why I very rarely use this now. I loved your analogy with the Alekhine; another of my favs. That looses to solid play by white too however so up to rating 2K both of these are sound.

[@BobbyFischer64]

Cover canal sokolsky

[@sethrose1325]

This keeps destroying me lol

[@daniyelhepsag2923]

ne

[@sandhya190]

someone just snatch away his water bottle,it's so annoying to hear the "gulp" every few minutes.

[@GOD-zt6sf]

how to crush this type of attack ?? from white's perspective ....