This opening should be banned from online chess

[@AlexBanzea]

Jobava waitlist: alexbanzea.com/

[@JustinKhoe]

stoked for the jabava course! PS, your confirmation email could use some customization. It doesn't have any mention of chess or any courses (it's a generic template). Might increase clickthrough conversion

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

2B clear; @8:35/f pawn advances. Pawn storm not withstanding; is this an en passant opportunity?

[@Lt.Utkarsh_Singh]

Why don't you bring your Jobava london course on chessable. I'm eagerly waiting for your course plz bring that. Love from India ❤

[@Zawnpuia1640]

Harakiri also know as senpukku is the act of killing oneself by cutting the abdoment side ways, it's usually done by Japanese samurais

[@iconicon3108]

Joe Biden -London sounds better.. 😂

[@dp4483]

It's really cool you keep focussing on only jobava and carokan, so we can really go in depth to learning these openings, but would you be willing to make a video about some games that you lost and then reviewing the games to show where you went wrong or where the opponent made strong moves that caused the advantage? I think that would be very informative as well.

[@misterclownface]

For beginners under 1800. When Alex becomes a 2800 player he will say in his videos, "for beginners under 2500 elo I recommend this move".

[@kaidoChess]

😂😂😂

[@johnnycigar3240]

I'm 1200 and there's a tooon of opening theory and traps I don't know about let alone tactical play, board vision and chess fundamentals I can improve upon. It makes sense that rated chess players consider

[@Tunkert]

400 is also under 1800..

[@MasterInHD]

@@johnnycigar3240 Andrea is 1900, which is even worse lmao. I'm around 2000 FIDE and 2300 Blitz, I still consider myself a Beginner :D

[@davidgelpi9234]

I’m 2100 elo and trust me I blunder two-three pawns worth of material almost every game over 30 moves

[@mr.dave2190]

The third game is very relatable. Completely winning and manage to mess it up--lol.

[@pigeonman1462]

If you're not playing the Jobava are you even an Alex Banzea fan?

[@iron2322]

Vienna is more for my taste, but I am still Alex Banzea fan and I watch every Jobava video lol

[@Lere]

Im a caro enthusiast which is why i watch Alex :p i cant bring myself to play 1.d4. Im an e4 guy all the way

[@iron2322]

@@Lere I watch Alex without playing caro and jobava... I play sicilian dragon and vienna lol

[@FPL_Habesha]

Or the Caro

[@kristianrother]

Huge fan. Alex and Daniel Naroditsky are the best explainers in chess in my opinion. I play the Caro for black and 1.f4 or Colle-Zukertort for white.

[@ghost7ii692]

the JoeBiden London took me from 2000 to 300

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Not-A-Joke!

[@Uzbek2108]

The sleepy storm variation is a forced loss variation💀

[@Yupyoubetcha]

Yet the media told us he was as sharp as he's ever been less than 2 months ago. Please don't fall into the same trap and gaslighting about Kamala!

[@executivelifehacks6747]

Come on man

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

@@executivelifehacks6747 Yeah, you are right. It was more like 2000 to 73

[@dalemcdowell5953]

"I have plenty of time" Narrator: He did not actually have plenty of time.

[@janisaprubs7527]

Good one, I could hear this comment :D

[@AffinityCola]

51:15 ...and it was at this moment he knew he fucked up 😂😂😭😭

[@somethingness]

So happy Alex kept this in!

[@Avinashkumar-rg7cu]

"motherflegger"

[@Shivraj_Goswami_101]

Nobody asked you to swear!

[@mikelee7582]

Death by premove, and opponent mistake...unless... they knew he'd premove expecting them to not lose the pawn to the knight.....

[@earntheweekend3731]

These rapid videos are a goldmine. I learn more from this than anything else. Will definitely be purchasing the Jobava course when it's out. Keep up the good work

[@Ludovician_games]

"Even if I have mate in 1, I'm gonna play rook b8" 🤣🤣🤣 I subbed.

[@mannylokzzz]

Joe Biden London made me spit my coffee out

[@happynessblaster2365]

New Jobava London video 🙏 all my birthday wishes have come true.

[@JimmyTheMagnificent]

Happy Birthday 🎂

[@dracodominus2800]

Happy birthday

[@ZiRo815]

I love how your opponents hang their bishop but most of mine find nh4 at 800 elo “but no one under 1500 is going to play that” every, friggin time.

[@seancooper5007]

Thank you so much for these guides. Had a rating slump the last few months. Jobava London + Caro Kann have helped me claw back over 250 points of rating and I'm still making gains.

[@kyz6227]

Terminological Discoveries 😂 Keep up the great work as always Alex!

[@capurera2]

These videos are so amazing. Slowly building a repetoire, getting nice explanations every game, the thought processes. This is God-tier content

[@AlexBanzea]

welcome abroad!

[@jamesa2101]

At 28:19 why not knight to d5 with check. Pick up a free pawn. Take or not you’re getting the bishop. So knight d5, Either pawn takes, pawn take bishop. If pawn takes back you take with knight on d5 again, check. Seems like a free pawn. Maybe I’m missing something though.

[@gainstthegrain]

saw this too. just think he didn't see the check

[@togfanatic3781]

dunno . engine dont like your move . from +3 to just +1.9. his move is actually the top move in this position

[@togfanatic3781]

the engine actually connect those pawns in the future a and b file and make some counter moves . maybe thats the problem

[@gamingpuzzled7532]

i decided to test this opening for the first time - with the pawnstorm against an FM, and i won, ty

[@HiuIELTS]

18:40 the fart joke is next level funny

[@jacovanburen4908]

Sir, Alex, Thx for an other Jobava video. And since it's Sunday: you can have the day off from finishing the course.🤪

[@AlexBanzea]

0 days off till it’s ready!

[@robk2388]

When is your estimated rest day? 😅​@@AlexBanzea

[@justaguy2961]

DAMN that last game was TOUGH 🤣Made for a great video. Always love your content Alex! Jobava forever

[@xaviserra2227]

10 minutes games against strong opponents are the most instructive videos! Thanks!

[@Veneer22]

"When you accidentally like one of their pictures from 3-4 years ago......" X_x!!!!!! I'm dead! That was hilarious!

[@loc7909]

I did NOT see that twist even tho you told us! Dammit I've been putting so much time into e4. Used to play the London but this is pretty killer.

[@FloydMaxwell]

That first guy was clearly out-of-game with the Jobava, and then he played like an 1800 player (or less).

[@kurtamesbury6679]

I can't even tell what happened at 51:15. Looked like Alex premoved RxP, but somehow the pawn magically survived and promoted. WTF? Is that one of them thar "Rook Proof" pawns?

[@WikDgunner]

I think what happened was that he was late with his rook. The pre-move to take was supposed to be with the knight. He pre moved so much he lost track of the pre move order. When he got there with rook the pawn was already there so since he pre moved his rook there he missed his chance to take with the knight.

[@michaels4255]

@@WikDgunner I thought maybe he was trying to show off by letting black queen yet still deliver a mate with a rook and knight. Just a guess. All he had to do at one point was just block the black pawn with his knight, then cut off the king with his rook and proceed to force a simple textbook mate. If he wanted a simple win, then I don't know why he would bother chasing that pawn when an undefeatable blockade was just one move away. Why, Alex, why?

[@GauravAgarwalR]

That was hilarious!

[@theMosen]

Little know fact: When Nascar driver Brandon Brown was being interviewed back in 2021,the crowd in the background weren't actually chanting "Let's go Brandon", it turns out they were chanting "F--- Jobava!"

[@sevencheesepizza3660]

Believe me when I say that waiting move did not go unnoticed 🤣 that look over to the camera when your opponent queens is priceless, I'm dying over here

[@salemtv5808]

any idea when will you publish the course ?

[@howlingwolf317]

A few high rating games is very interesting, since you get to see some deeper lines in the Jobava London instead of the opponent blundering early on. I don’t think any opponent so far has held on long enough for you showcase the knight trap.

[@maxfn6893]

ive been playing chess for 3 months and have been watching your videos throughout. I just played a 96.8% accuracy game with an elo estimate of 1600! Thanks so much for tips

[@Azulblxde]

Yay a new jobava london video thank you alex!

[@ehatipo4598]

Hey, is the Jobava course will be on Chessable? (Hope so)

[@JaskaranSingh-ed5vs]

Hii Alex, Im a big fan of yours and watched almost all your videos. Can you do some more videos on the Queen’s gambit as well? Covering it just as intensively as you have covered the Joe Bava

[@harry69007]

I Play the Jobava and it works. Love the videos Alex and thanks for your videos. I played the Caro Kann and beat my Grandad on OTB chess a few days ago thanks to you. Hope you're doing well! ❤

[@theNfl_Esq]

I play CK blk and Jobava w white. Otw to a 1000 sitting at 800 rn and was 400 a few months ago. Just took up chess and know I need to learn more positions but enough games with the same openings you start to know the best moves..thanks Alex!

[@michaels4255]

Study endgames. Benefits: 1. It will improve your skills of precise calculation starting in deceptively simple positions and working up to more complex positions. And... 2. You will win a lot of games by transitioning to a won endgame without your opponents even understanding what you are doing.

[@onred_]

What do you do at lower elo when the player just doesn’t play into the jobava? Just play e4 and move on?

[@jmcunningham7537]

Thanks for another instructive Jobava video. 29:30 had me in stitches with laughter. "but he takes and now suddenly uh he just uh dropped his phone on his face while laying in bed this is going to be uh really painful Knight G6"

[@orusanen]

At 32:41 The King is in a mating net with R1b5+ Kd6 R5b6+ Kc5 Rf6! and next move white mates with Rb5# unless Black sacks a piece

[@davidusa22]

Great videos, keep them coming, we want more!!!

[@kurtamesbury6679]

@28:18 why not N-d5? @15:15 - What happened? Looked like you premoved the pawn capture, but it didn't take? Opponent got two moves in a row? I played it back at 1/4 speed and it still looked screwed up!

[@JamesSharp-v3s]

Been playing and learning for over two years and I am not improving. Been watching your content for the caro and jobava; can’t seem to get past 1100. I have had a few games recently where 800-900 players have beaten me. I don’t know how to get better. I really enjoy the game and lately; your videos. Maybe I’m not capable of improving. It’s painful to spend so much time on something and not get better at it, no matter what it is. But I think I am just going to have to come to peace with being a below average player. But thank you for trying to help myself and so many others with this game.

[@abuthahirumarhathab4201]

For blunders just do something called a blunder check: before every move check if that move puts ur king in danger. Then check if u are going to lose ur queen because of that. Then check if u are hanging a piece because of that move. Also, as far as I know about 1.d4 openings, piece maneuvering and pawn play is crucial (albeit my only experience playing 1.d4 is when I was a 700 elo - 900 elo player playing London system)

[@paulonopa]

Pure awesome, pure hilarious, pure good.

[@GuteisFinger]

Yesterday, I used your excellent explanation of how to check with the king and rook to win a bitter end game where I came back from a serious blunder.....or two. I recommend you make it a "short." If I can follow it and win it must be simple gold. (Maybe you didn't watch it?)😆All of your content truly helpful to beginners like me and the entertaining analogies are added value. BTW, I'm old enough to remember the days when parents in the US sent their kids to the store to buy smokes. Many a sad parent had to have another kid after losing their $5.

[@michaels4255]

Yes, I remember those days too! I never cared to smoke myself, but I miss the days when the government did not try to regulate every damned little thing we do.

[@Thatoneguy-12]

What do you do when they pin the knight once you’ve pushed e3 locking the bishop out

[@chy453]

Hello Alex, just checking if you have made any videos on 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf3 c5?

[@crazyboysince1998]

I keep losing when i play this, however I used to hate caro kann until i got good at it, now it is ridiculous how easy i win against 1600 rated players and i am 1494. Im going to just stick with jobava for a while till i am more used to it like the caro. These videos are awesome and caro vids took me from 1300 to 1494

[@shubhamkumarmajhi8943]

Who wants to be world champion using jobava london 👇

[@thetransferaccount4586]

chess course is going to be lit

[@JerrySuneagle]

How does a player reach 2099 and blunder a bishop on move 5 like an 800 ELO?

[@gaijinflyer]

How did I luck out to find an entertaining teacher who plays Jobava and Karo?

[@dbzwarlord]

Hi Alex, what are your thoughts about 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nc3 d5 3 Bf4 e6 4 Nb5 (instead of 4 e3)? Black has either 4...Bd6 5 Nxd6 cxd6 or 4...Na6 5 e3 c6 6 Nc3 Bb4 7 Bxa6 Bxc3+ 8 bxc3 bxa6

[@AlexBanzea]

It’s a good line, but you can get move ordered by black if they go 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Bf4 Bb4 and there is no more Nb5 which is the main reason why you should learn the 4.e3 lines first

[@tob564]

At 28:08 why not Nxd5+? Looks like to me it wins a pawn and blows up black's center structure exposing the king.

[@Blinknone]

Awesome games. Loved your reaction at the end of game 3 lol.. We've all been there. :)

[@carolingrimaldi]

51:34 Once I had a Knight against a Queen, and - with some time on the clock - the Queen cannot checkmate; the King can hide behind the Knight, and the other King couldn't chase my King into the corner of the board. And the opponent has to watch out for nasty forks :)

[@michaels4255]

With some time on the clock, the Queen and King can outmaneuver the opposing King and Knight. It just takes some thinking. Same with Queen vs. Rook. But if your opponent could not figure it out, then congratulations on the draw! BTW, there are endgame books that teach the procedures to use in such cases.

[@carolingrimaldi]

@@michaels4255 he did not :) -- besides, I saw some good chance to apply a fork, so he had to be very careful where to place his Q+K.

[@zarsblackhorse123]

I want to know how do you play against 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 (d6, b6 and c5) lines.

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

When you blundered the last game and then had “an update about the course” I thought it would be some discount code 🤣 I bought the London course two days ago hopefully it will help me I love your videos! I play the Italian currently but your London seems kind of similar ideas

[@grislesix4261]

Would it be possible to do a video on what to play if they avoid the London by not playing d5, or delaying it till later? i.e., A video on some of the more common ways black might avoid the London.

[@_nimble_Vue]

Your video was suggested to me , you r videos are so informative that i learnt so much , please continue making this types of video. i won 5 games in a row watching your video

[@Thesniper825]

Hi Alex do you prefer any jobava London books for advanced players?

[@AlexBanzea]

I’m making one!

[@Thesniper825]

@@AlexBanzea tbh i will buy it you are very strong jobava player 👍♥️

[@QuentinSingvogel]

Mainly because of you, I default to Jobava for white and Caro for black against 1.e4. Love your content and your courses, can't wait for Jobava course! BUT I am missing a good response for 1.d4 in my toolkit for black! Do you have a good recommendation, for what to play AGAINST Jobava and other 1.d4 openings? Much love!

[@AlexBanzea]

Watch my slav playlist! It has a good synergy with the Londons + it’s easy to follow against low elo crap

[@QuentinSingvogel]

@@AlexBanzea will do! Thanks for the super quick response, legend!

[@Edward-n4m]

Could you play Nxd5 at 27:43? It seems to win a pawn at the end, no?

[@michaels4255]

All I see is N and P for B and P, a trade which might be slightly advantageous in the endgame where the B has a longer reach, but I don't see any immediate positional advantage for WHT, and BLK might be able to exert pressure down the newly opened c file on WHT's castled king.

[@noprim8]

After e5...NxP, PxN ....QxP White's position is questionable at best. Black got 2 center pawns for a dead knight.

[@jorgeortiz6379]

After black king b8 Why not queen a3?

[@UltraInstinctGoku69]

My neighbor who i play over the board always plays weird thigs after d4 otherwise he would be defeated easily with Jobava London, i actually got so mad i played the normal London system and won convincingly against him

[@kristianrother]

I pretty much always play d5, Nf6, c5, cxd4, Bg4 then bring back the B to d7 and develop the second knight to c6, complete the pawn chain with e6 as black. No secret sauce, all pretty natural except maybe bringing the B back. It seems fine. Is this line covered in the course? Seems equal but nice to play for black, Q-side attack looks promising.

[@AlexBanzea]

Isn’t that my game against Eric Rosen?

[@kristianrother]

​@@AlexBanzea I just checked that game, hadn't watched it before (I usually skip these "we need to talk about" or "what's wrong with X" titled videos out of habit). Well played and an interesting watch, thanks. Yeah he played it with a tiny move order change (a6 before developing the knight) at which point you say "doesn't he know he's loosing". I always assumed this is a pretty equal position and we avoided the traps as black.

[@AlexBanzea]

@@kristianrother it’s not “losing” but I like to play those positions 😇

[@SanderYT1]

Keep it up, Alex!

[@FergusJohnston]

22:09 was that a Dublin accent you just put on???

[@TimH86]

Analogies 😂 love your content, thanks man!

[@adamingilewicz6334]

If Ben Finegold was dead, he would turn in his grave for that 4. f3

[@tf2weeb663]

what opening is this?

[@theNfl_Esq]

In the 2nd game the computer likes e4? Instead of F4? Bc I miss this sometimes

[@Veneer22]

I do want to see you analyze and show all the games you lose. That would be awesome. Just like a pro skater showing all their biffs before landing a great trick. Would also be great if you played all those games just like this. You're analyzing everything, showing your thought process, then get owned.

[@KleinMoriartry]

Ive been playing jobava london recently after watching alex banzea. And I am on the rise rarely losing white.

[@ratedrstar9741]

Great video again but Still waiting for the Jobava Course!!!!

[@JoshuaCassady]

Why wasn't the free bishop taken in the first game again?

[@AlexBanzea]

To get a standard position and keep the game instructive? Most people won’t hang the bishop 😝

[@zackarialundy]

He's got the Tyler1 dent

[@Thesniper825]

Can you explain why you didn't take the free bishop in the first game?

[@AlexBanzea]

Wanted to keep the game instructive

[@stedated]

11:19 what if you just take with the horse and fight with pawns in the middle

[@luckymagudulela5395]

😂😂😂😂 You did a me at the end😂😂😂

[@MeatMikeD]

"Mother Flagger" Love it :)

[@jorgeortiz6379]

How can i play chess online with real people?

[@kwanxin9506]

if he delayed Nf6, doesn't Qh4+ become an issue if u go for the pawn storm (g4)?

[@michaels4255]

timestamp?

[@kwanxin9506]

@@michaels4255 I mean it didn't happen in game. But generally speaking. Say in game 1 around the 2 min mark. If black didn't play Nf6 but instead played e6, it would open the diagonal for the queen to check on h4. And so if u had already pushed g4, u would not be able to block the check any more.

[@RC-qf3mp]

I only play bullet chess with 1) the Jobava as white and 2)while wearing banned swimsuit.

[@egalegal3590]

How good is it in classical games? I have played it only against waker opponents.

[@AlexBanzea]

It’s great, the only trick is that above 2200 you need to balance the lines a bit with alternatives in the Jobava to not become super predictable

[@egalegal3590]

@@AlexBanzea Okay so I need to balance the lines in like 2 years.

[@Flipneed]

Sometimes when playing the caro kann opponent sacrifice Knight and I have to take with Queen and he starts putting pressure till I lose can u make a caro kann video on this

[@amiradel2144]

There's so much chess awesomeness here, but I admit it, I'm here for the jokes.

[@noobmaster69-n2x]

Hey man give tips in improving bullet chess

[@harrynash1346]

Play the modern with white and black, hover your moves, learn to play simple improving moves quickly and flag them

[@gavinbrinck]

game 3 you had a rook fork on g7 ?

[@axhraf7712]

27:46 did you miss Ncxd5? comes with check so you win a pawn right 🤔 unless I’m missing something 🤔🤔

[@michaels4255]

BLK will retake with his c pawn, not his e pawn, so WHT will not win a pawn, but he will open BLK's c file for use by the BLK rooks which will put pressure on WHT's castled King.

[@B3AMan]

Romanian. Greetings from South Africa. Tx 4 another video young man. Don't forget to shave and pray before you eat.

[@B3AMan]

I'm trying to think of creative ways to boost your viewers. Can't you have your own tournaments? The Romanian Master Series, or something, idk, where you challenge players to win prize money. Or worse, how to make mistakes, or Chess for Idiots season 1, where you showcase various levels of players, discussing their thoughts during theirs games and so on,

[@B3AMan]

Let me know. I'd like to see how we can compete with the likes of Levy? I don't think people care much about ratings anyway either. I'm a chess coach and my teams won gold every year. For most players, winning against their friends is the biggest achievement they need. As for myself, I'm probably rated 1600 and up, but I only play for fun while coaching for free.

[@B3AMan]

Also, pawn structures and end games. That's a big issue. GM Seirawan has a 3 hour dvd with a portion on pawn structures. Ultimately that is the most important part of chess, if that is bad, the game is lost.

[@jamesa2101]

Step 1: match up with a 2100 that hangs bishop on move 5 Step 2: winning? Chess really is an easy game

[@LasVegasistgeil]

Thank you very much for the great video 👍

[@tamatamt]

you can show where you failed miserably, that helps n big lesson for us.

[@kushla]

30:35 why not Nxg6+ ?

[@happyhornet1000]

It's never obvious who farts on the bus. I've always thought this should be a crime, with automatic DNA testing to prove the offender and remove them from the bus, or an ejector seat if on a train.

[@irjake]

Who were you trying to convince that the first games was "the easiest conversion ever" - us? or yourself? 😅

[@ma3str0o]

I realize that i have a common point with you. Not the chess skill. Not even your notority. But i have the same coffee mug ! That's a beginning, isn't ? 🙂

[@ludvact1]

This is indeed great opening but I doubt it is suitable for like 800 elo begginers, because if you dont know how to react to opponents sub-optimal or unexpected moves, you get too often totally demolished..

[@Copystrike]

Disagree, I started at literally 0 ELO and played the Jobava up til 1200 with ease

[@Victor-ji1rz]

You can play anything with similar success at this elo

[@ludvact1]

​@@Copystrike sure, it depends, but I would recommand starting with something more solid like normal London where you cant get into trouble so easily

[@todddavis4826]

@Copystrike he has hours of normal London content and a massive course.

[@Copystrike]

@@todddavis4826 I know, that’s how I learned the opening as a beginner (still am) Edit: I am guessing that you meant to @ the other guy?

[@wealthmanagement2811]

full support from the Dardans.