This is the most lethal black opening below 2000

[@AlexBanzea]

Web developers, please email me! (...and also thanks everyone who already did!)

[@johnmahugu]

first in :)

[@dominykaskisonas223]

Emailed you bro!

[@kraama-s8y]

e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 c4 Nf6 cxd5 variation is missing. Please make video for it. This also comes up many times.

[@Ss010101]

Going independent, eh? Not interested in working with a platform like Chessable?

[@CraigTemple]

Don’t stop saying deevelop either! Seeking uniform, accentless speech is a tiresome idea from the last uniform, accentless century.

[@martina-w8l6n]

I have to say, as much fun as it is to watch you crush 600-1200 noobs (I am one too), I love these videos where you play against 2000s, I find such games much more instructive from the "learning good chess" perspective.

[@dunkel-zombi_fiziert-heit]

no, you learn most against 400s 🧐☝️

[@XAVargasX0206]

16:05 "Sacrifice the rook, just to be able to live a normal life" 🤣

[@daviddjon1844]

_"..Just play solid!! There are reasons why he is only 2000 and not more..."_ 😂😂😂

[@AlexBanzea]

That was not a joke lol haha

[@bozbozman1575]

​@AlexBanzea but it was still very funny 😂

[@Battlegurke]

Youre really the chess youtuber I learn the most from. Just the way of taking me through the thought process, explaining options and giving little tasks to solve in the video really helps me. I always look for heuristics to take away from chess content and you deliver that. Big thanks.

[@diogoaxel]

Your humor is gold. So much fun watching you kicking ass 🤌🏼

[@T1J]

its wild that this channel doesn't have more subscribers

[@salemtv5808]

Game number 1 isn’t an instructive game it’s a very instructive model game almost a course on the 2N variation with loads of tips and lessons on middle game ideas… Thank you Alex

[@bozbozman1575]

I am 1100 Elo and only half the time do I get the tartakower position. Even they won't take they night. Too many people watching Alex videos 😂😂😂

[@mfaizanulhassan]

Can you please make some more videos on Vienna and Scotch Gambit

[@Azulblxde]

Ive used this opening for about a year now i think and still to this day wins are so effortless, i had a game against someone 200 points higher than me and beat them with a 91.9 accuracy with the caro with minimal effort i went from 700 to 1200 with this opening very quickly

[@pablomata7098]

A 2000 falling for the queen trap is actually crazy LMAO I laughed hard

[@AlexBanzea]

It happens all the time even in the Jobava with the a3 trick. Just wild!

[@MatthieuSCHREK]

Alex playing the London : I flee far and fast. ( scared of the brain contamination \ *joke* ) Alex playing the Caro Kann : count me in ! I'm there all the way. Some bits of context : I've been playing for 3 years. I'm now 1900-ish on lichess. I've played the Caro for two years, and I've climbed the rankings with it. It is my main move against 1.e4 and I have some success with it. (52% of victories, 43% losses on lichess - rapid ) It is MAINLY thanks to you, Alexandrü. I've been playing the Pirc too for some time, because I was scared of Caro's advance variation, but later came back to it stronger, and now I'm fine with it. So, yeah, I'm an enthousiast of the channel. Matthieu, 41, a frenchman living in Japan and enjoying life. I mean chess. I mean life. Whatever...

[@ATouchOfLove]

Alex, again, please remember to speak the moves of the game as they happen. Otherwise, blind players like myself are unable to follow. At 2:00, you say, "we're gonna be taking." Taking which piece exactly, on what square? I really love your videos, but please try to remember to give relevant information like the moves being played and the pieces that you're talking about.

[@MuhammadAnas-pq1sd]

28:25, didint you have bishop captures f3? regardless he recaptures with bishop, knight or pawn, he loses a minor piece?

[@sagargajare7030]

Alex brother I reached 1600 today all thanks to you I reached 1500 about 45days ago bcoz of your jobava and now with Caro kann I reached 1600 and it's all thanks to you keep bringing these videos and I'll definitely go 2000 in few months

[@AlexBanzea]

focus on learning not on the elo!

[@sagargajare7030]

@@AlexBanzea I'll do that right 😅

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

Alex is the man! I just learned to play June 26 but already to almost 1100 thanks to Alex videos and courses . I found this channel about 3 weeks ago and was around 600, could probably be at least 1300 if I had a bit more time to play. Ntm he is hilarious, like the alien gambit game I was cracking up the whole time. Only bad thing is I have to play 30 minute games right now, and still lose on time in like 85% of my losses lol (about half of them with winning positions).

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

Commenting for the algo so Alex gets the recognition and millions of subs he deserves! Also if u see this Alex, please make us some Catalan video! I switched from the jobava to the Catalan last few days and absolutely love it. Am only rated 1050 so far (started playing June 26 and found your channel about 3 weeks ago and went from 700-1050 in about 70 games) so maybe at higher rating it won’t work so well but right now I’m absolutely crushing with it, nobody really knows more than the first 4 or 5 moves

[@GlassOfWater87]

I'm surprised it took this long to finally get an alien gambit. Great vid Alex. Very educational.

[@AsaFalyRayyan]

28:20 was Bxf3 a good move? the idea is if he takes with the knight, he hang e2, if he takes with pawn or bishop, he hang d2. However, I'm only eleven hundred elo, sorry if i'm wrong. Keep making good tutorial bro, I learn chess from your content a lot. [edit] he can simply take with bishop, because knight on d2 is defended by bishop on g5 lol.

[@PhilippZeitz]

watching you and smiling at then end with your win ... and then me, thinking i can go crazy at around 350 elo right now :D playing caro kann and jebova london only ^^ and i managed to climb from around 150 starting point to where i am right now. Love watching you!

[@andrewmays3988]

Your humor is priceless! Great games!! THANK YOU!!!😇

[@johnmahugu]

Thanks Coach. Another Great tutorial and one more arrow in my opening quiver.

[@idkman9164]

Hey man your video quality improved a lot, could you do some kings indian content? :D I feel really comfortable with caro kann and jobava but my kings indian is holding me back from reaching 1600 blitz :) Mostly would love to see all the different middle game ideas/concepts just the way you've been doing the jobava/caro kann vids lately!

[@raevix4766]

Thank you Alex, im now 1500 just by following your teachings! Always a great video!

[@JDaaze]

This is why I wake up in the morning

[@stevesidare2493]

Alien Gambit, huh? Never heard of it. Everyone wants to beat the Caro Kann. The wrath of Kann is hard to beat.

[@bozbozman1575]

KAAAAAAAAAAHNNN.....😂

[@purpledog101]

Have your Chessable course (switched form Najdorf), and I am loving it! You are an excellent teacher. Also really looking forward to your Jobava to add to the London of your I also have. Keep them coming 👍

[@smartbeastgaming8913]

41:55 Loved your laugh BTW you playing against higher rated opponents helps a lot for learning ‘better’ chess

[@jasonsiebold]

Best chess teacher in KZbin.

[@JoshuaCassady]

Hey man. My whole chess life has changed watching you. Love your content. All I play now is Caro and Jobava. Is the Caro dead on B4? Like you play King’s Indian on that? I don’t know if you made a video on that. Have you considered doing some videos on tactics? Like winning end games? My end games sucks 😭

[@alexandergover9268]

My man is the best KZbinr. Needs to be famous fr fr

[@mannylokzzz]

Another banger. Learned a lot from that first game, thanks Alex

[@zdragomi]

Second game instead of Qxc3, Bxf3 seems like a neat little tactic that just stood out? Or does it not work for some reason? at 28:21

[@matsogeo]

Yeah I came to the comments to say the same thing.

[@fabrizioarboit3326]

At 8:50, could you have also considered moving the rook to H4 and then the knight to F4?

[@m8fright]

Love your content brother your a great teacher any more openings would be great!

[@gregg3457]

Thanks Man! As usual another excellent video!

[@MantraSchultz]

@alexbandea, you mentioned in the exchange variation, when opponent plays Nc3 or Bb5, the rule is exchange your light squared bishop for their knight on f3. Why?

[@iceyroo]

At 12:57, didn’t you have RG4 cause the rook is hanging on H1?

[@chizuru1999]

25:50 lmaooo even 2000s fall for this lol?? I used this same tactic with white in a cute form tournament and. All thanks to you! Best ytber for chess.

[@ismailgudic8314]

Is there a chance for you to cover another black opening against E4 like sicilian dragon or something as good as Caro Kann??

[@blunderghostchess]

YES!! A Caro facing the alien gambit, let's go!!!

[@Mike-cp1tj]

so I checked that after Ne5 in game one apparently best approach is Qd5, very surprising - one of those things why analyzing afterwards is useful because it is not obvious - say 0-0 Bxd3 Qd3 then there is the tactical trick Nxg4!! extremely cool

[@kwanxin9506]

@AlexBanzea recently I saw a variation of the advance which isn't covered in ur chessable course. Could u advice? 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5. 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6. 5. c4....

[@grahamdugan]

Man that first game was SURGICAL!!!

[@mustaregis]

Playing against the alien gambit is pretty annoying/uncomfortable, because one mistake and black is dead lost. Would be nice to see you playing more against it!

[@AlexBanzea]

as long as you remember the c5-Nc6 concept (to strike in the center) should be walk in the park if you constantly do a blunder check every move. The game wins itself with the extra piece (and weaker guys don't play well for compensation either)

[@koushaancreations3656]

Dear Alex, I have one suggestion for your caro kann coruse, can you add model games with annotations and typical endgames.

[@optimalbrand]

What happens when you have an extra pawn but there is a pair of rooks left. That could be a draw, and it's not easy to swap the last rooks off.

[@jonathansampson7450]

Thank you international master alexandru-bogdan banzea 🙏

[@benvanasse3397]

Thanks for the content Alex!

[@MaluEntu]

by far the best CK content, as usual. thank you @AlexBanzea !! bro, now we need something against 1.d4 for black!!!!!

[@Alexandertygreat]

I had a 1100 use the alien gambit, i have only seen meme videos on it months ago but recognized it quickly, just didnt have the means to refute it effectively.

[@dasomega4101]

Thank you. I enjoyed watching.

[@Malcolm.Y]

I guess you haven't heard, the Italian Spiderman shoots webs of spaghettis. And they are fully edible.

[@banzaiburger9589]

I came for the secret Romanian formula and of course the quirky Transylvanian humor

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

35:24 Triple-fork; how about "Trident" (he-he).

[@tyerickson5540]

"you won't be allowed to smile while coding"-- Nice one A.

[@Kenjitsuka]

Thanks as always, Alex!

[@scottjensen5520]

Love the content! I recommend you to everyone I meet trying to improve their chess!

[@AlexBanzea]

means the world to me, thank you sir!

[@ericsmith8369]

Alien gambit got smashed, great games as usual alex

[@GoodmanMD]

“Seempell Move”

[@PabloGnesutta]

It just so happens that I developed an interactive chess board recently. Do you also need en engine?

[@DrakoLykoi]

"Devil up"...sounds like what I do with eggs...😈

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

9:50 in case you didn’t know that is not a triangle, is a rectangle 🤓😁

[@rich842]

Lets get this man to 100k subs 🙏

[@gaborszekely2006]

What if your opponent had played bishop takes your knight on f6 before going for the check with rook on c8?

[@charlies8282]

Watched to the end cuz Alex is awesome

[@AlexBanzea]

solid advice

[@Willeinhelm]

Should I be scared switching from giuoco piano to jobava ? Because i somehow think i learnt openings against sicilian, caro kann, french etc for nothing then , or I have to Study too much against kings indian, and all other indian openings then

[@AlexBanzea]

maybe scary now, but you will thank yourself in a few months :P

[@yosefkukuriku]

I swear if I could I would have subscribed twice❤

[@jstriker8429]

When is the Jobava London course supposed to drop?

[@AlexBanzea]

when it will be perfect! (3-6 months would be probably the final guess :P). Apologies for all people waiting, it's tough to predict since I am working on a new course model and my priority is to have the best learning experience instead of just finishing faster. The wait is long, but will be well worth it

[@jstriker8429]

@@AlexBanzea I am happy to wait. Thanks for giving us a rough estimate on when it will be released!

[@salemtv5808]

@@AlexBanzeamay i ask if it features live nes against the dutch, Grunfeld and KID? as a d4 player these are the most challenging lines (to me)

[@hill8288]

Hope it's ready by Christmas it's all I want under my tree 🎄

[@AlexBanzea]

@@salemtv5808 it’s a full white repertoire based on the Jobava London, so yes

[@Mal1234567]

Sheesh. Don’t play the alien unless it’s a bullet game, people. The alien has an element of surprise to it, but this works best if your opponent doesn’t have a chance to think up a counter-move.

[@EvanEvansE3]

You can say DEVELOP both ways. It's like Tomato and Tom-aw-to.

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks! I will drink a glass of wotah for you.

[@EvanEvansE3]

@@AlexBanzea And on that note....let's move on...to the following game ☺

[@rahulvermaoo7]

I really like your content, I eagerly wait for your videos. Please post a new video on the Caro Kann Fantasy variation 😊

[@shelly.618]

You actually make me laugh out loud dude ur funny af how old are you my guy?

[@davidstrachan8912]

Just bought the KC Course!

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks a lot! Make sure to read the intro for how to use it.

[@davidstrachan8912]

@@AlexBanzea will do. Got no videos yet after paying for them but I'll ask chessable. Thanks again.

[@AlexBanzea]

@@davidstrachan8912 wait how is that possible? have you used chessable before?

[@davidstrachan8912]

@@AlexBanzea not really Alex. I just have the written moves in the course but probably just something I'm not doing right.

[@AlexBanzea]

@@davidstrachan8912 videos are at the top of the trainables inside each chapter. For example click on the “introduction” square, and you will see the video player in the middle of the screen (asuming you are using the browser version)

[@nickknight8065]

Fantastic video. 👏👏👏

[@victorvanbeselaere7869]

So the Jobava course is not gonna be on chessable?

[@kylezo]

you're saying develop correctly dee-VELL-up or duh-VELL-up emphasis on 2nd syllable dee- duh- dih- all fine for the first syllable

[@gaborszekely2006]

I mean in the 2nd game of course.

[@dukex9269]

U make the game look so easy. Gg

[@ИвайлоКачаков]

Alex how can I view games from top players, like Jobava and Caro from Rapport for example?

[@AlexBanzea]

we as profesionals use databases in the chessbase program...but you can also google quite a few games if you don't have it.

[@sadmansakibmugdho4134]

Hew Alex remember I told you about my tournament got 5/9. 1.5/4 points against rated players my performance rating is 1769 the issue is I only played 4 games against rated players will I still get a rating or will I have to wait till my 5th game? also I got tilted after losing a game and lost the next one basically ruining my tournament since I didn't face any good players after that can you give any tips for how to prevent that?

[@SH-dl4jk]

Alex will the jobava be a LTR or a below 2k repertoire?

[@AlexBanzea]

both!

[@SH-dl4jk]

@@AlexBanzea I mean if it was released on chessable (which I know it won’t be probs) would it be a LTR circa 500 lines or condensed side lines like the carro? 100-200 Thanks!

[@AlexBanzea]

@@SH-dl4jk it will be a 2 in 1 (both short repertoire specifically simplified for players below 2000 and also high level rep with alternatives)

[@SH-dl4jk]

@@AlexBanzea sounds interesting, the problem with Hans course I found is that it gets you to a dynamic middlegames with no clue who is better or why. Can’t wait for yours Alex!

[@AlexBanzea]

@@SH-dl4jk it’s impossible to play g4 lines as a beginner

[@Whitek80]

What gambit.?

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Technically, there is one "L" in eleven & 1 "V" in develop; so eeleven(eleven) or deevelop(develop) - either pronunciation is acceptable. Just don't say aig-when it's egg.

[@TownesBuford]

What do we do against 1. d4?

[@Thechesslad1]

Resign

[@sabin129]

Your pronunciation of "develop" is correct either way.

[@Whitek80]

Really good n funny. Nice way to learn

[@AceMckareb]

Please do a video on how to crush the Alien Gambit. Tq

[@AlexBanzea]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGWyZ6KVeZt2p5I

[@dr.mikeybee]

2000s love cheese!

[@Willeinhelm]

20:25 hahah i think it was me who asked to play scandinavian in caro kann exchange 🤣 that must be few months ago and you still are shocked with that question. Great video 💪🏼

[@elad2054]

Alex any tips on learning french?

[@AlexBanzea]

Duolingo!

[@Thechesslad1]

​@@AlexBanzeahaha

[@rogercroft3218]

Both develop and develop are fine.

[@AlexBanzea]

@@rogercroft3218 I will sleep well tonight, thanks!

[@frankvanbussel4226]

you say ´develope' perfectly

[@fakes7270]

Almost 100k alex

[@WaldoWizard]

Great video. I hate the Caro 😂 Jobava !!

[@Aman-Mehara]

Huge fan of your opening video😊 but I am only improved in opning can you please make a video how to play midlgame and end game 😢

[@AlexBanzea]

this is it! thank you

[@benzmane7564]

I've definitely been abducted and probed by the Alien Gambit before

[@idkwhy77]

Ily bro

[@tobiasengstrom8061]

I haven't seen Spider Man at all actually...

[@bozbozman1575]

I did. He was at the corner of the street smoking a cigarette. He look Mexican 😂

[@loc7909]

Where is the advance variation? Surprised so many 2000+ play the exchange.

[@johnnycharisma162]

You’re a funny guy Alex