Win in 4 moves | The Trappiest Opening Ever Created

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00:00 Intro
01:47 Game 1 (Main Trap)
10:00 Game 2 (Qb6 Trap)
15:18 Game 3 (Kings Indian Trap)
21:27 Game 4 (Greek Gift Trap)
32:39 Game 5 (Bf5 lines)
42:41 Game 6 (3...a6 lines)
52:00 Game 7 (2...c5 lines)
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[@AlexBanzea]

Here's my playlist with this opening: kzbin.info/aero/PLy7vABK_JsyMVS96CROuDBWogBG5Jvj38

[@ibidthewriter]

Game 1 reminds me that 90% of mates in 1 I miss are because i just want to take a free queen

[@prcguy9953]

Ditto. 😂

[@jonny401]

Still a lot of people resign after a queen blunder 😂

[@chello189]

Bursted into laughter when you said "Bishop G5 - the guy she told you not to worry about" =)))

[@grammakov]

Opponent: makes a move Alex: Imagine you are dating a hot girl…

[@Alpacastan21m]

Lmao

[@Alpacastan21m]

Before mate in one, Alex : imagine the girl is going to dump you..

[@shawnhorton2000]

Alex’s masterful instruction is like Horowitz playing Scarlatti it’s magical

[@Mat0m]

59:30 "However there is Bishop to A5, the guy she told you not to worry about."

[@winstonsmith5854]

Alex, I simply looove your analogies when explaining positions 😂

[@Alpacastan21m]

Opponent : ChessmasterTeaching is thinking quite a bit, I just played a crazy good move.. Alex : ..tomatoes are expensive..

[@ourtinywindows]

5:25 king in the middle open up the game with C4! Nice. Never would have seen that. Learned something.

[@jericosha2842]

What makes your channel so appealing is your ability to talk through games we would encounter. Phenomenal work.

[@nittyclips]

I usually am lost watching your videos because I’m terrible at chess but I feel like I did a good job at guessing your moves and improving my board vision. I was 197 when I started playing this january and now I am 1100. Your videos are fantastic and I love learning new stuff, incredible teacher. I think I will start attempting the London

[@DrasticSkuba]

1100 already? That's insane. Well done, clearly putting the work in

[@AverageBishop-]

I started in late December and I'm already 1800

[@Jschmuck8987]

I started in August and now I’m 2750.

[@AverageBishop-]

@@Jschmuck8987 sure

[@zenoplanets7868]

🙆🏾‍♂️ HOW?!

[@nictamer8754]

Extremely entertaining „finds the resign button“ 😂😂 Also very helpful as I‘m trying to learn this opening right now! Keep it up :)

[@kingkillah101]

Amazing how IM Banzea just remains so calm. Very instructive.

[@danieloboyle3846]

I'm in bed with Covid and you are very entertaining and informative-I particularly like your post game analysis and key moves. Thanks heaps!

[@ruskie8103]

increible to see how the channel has grown in the short time ive been watching. Keep teaching!!!

[@mohammad1906]

You always put me in awe, the only downside is that the amount of admiration of your skill is directly proportional to the melancholy that i feel that I'd never be able to reach the 50% of your capability.

[@slimpwarrior]

same, but -50%

[@boratgollum5983]

Yep

[@shahargabay2808]

No worries bro. Alex is 2600 blitz so you just need to reach 1300 ggez

[@darrylkassle361]

Study chess 10 hours a day for 20 years and you will get there that's what these guys do. A lot of it is just time spent effectively training. Also I am quite sure these guys think of nothing but chess when they are not playing or training . You have to be obsessed

[@abictor3312]

​@@darrylkassle361that's truly not the case at all

[@leoferland7425]

« Do not go for the premature attackulation with g4, g5 😂 » You got me to replay that a couple to make I heard right

[@mrose4132]

“You should have relatively easy time converting and figuring things out on your own”. Alex, you vastly overestimate my capability 😂

[@animantus4293]

I really hope Chessable course update will follow 😊

[@kyozotakeo283]

Just found this channel a few days ago. Simply love his style, esp the trademark 'it's time to get to....the following game' with a smile on his face 😊.

[@Rbench07]

Great video again Alex! I use that opening all the time, but only have a few tricks. You are very helpful and a great teacher. Ill be watching this vid many more times. Thanks man! 👊

[@CoMMenDaToR]

Great video. I started watching very tired but ended watching till the end. Very instructive, can't wait to try this!

[@Hartkaane]

I've been playing jobava london for nearly a year now. It's a great opening. This video is very good and gives more insight to it. Good work Alex.

[@Alekhine01]

Funny thing, back in the day when I was playing, everybody seemed to play "surprising" openings, to the extent that they were not a surprise at all, and I was quite familiar with them. Anyway, when I first started playing chess without a lot of formal knowledge of openings but had some theory of the basics, this was an opening I naturally played often.

[@Hassy171717]

Been playing your standard London step up's for a bit now and you always said you preferred that to the Jobava... but just now I'm all aboard the Jobava Train and ready to fish with dynamite!!! More Jobava games please!!! I love how my mindset while playing this setup goes "okay, he's gonna castle... time to go checkmate mate him" ... and then I do! :)

[@pi8049]

I watch alot of chess videos - naroditsky, chessbrah, Gotham, Eric Rosen, Bartholomew... yours are by far my favourites. You're fucking hilarious and your teaching style is SO intuitive. I was in a bit of a slump before I started watching your videos a couple of days ago... since I started I've won 7 games in a row. Incredible teacher, definitely gonna keep watching! I'm sure you're gonna blow up soon

[@stefanosias7422]

Enjoying your streams tremendously. Love how you go deep into the Jobava London. I recall hearing some old master once said, that best was to play the same opening until you become deep in it rather than playing too many different things rather superficially. :) Thanks!

[@jasonbarrett3650]

"Fishing with Dynamite!" - name of Alex's next Chessable course ;)

[@Nathan_siegrist]

Can't wait for your Caro course Alex!

[@shanekelderman1457]

More Jobava please! Love this content.

[@wforweed665]

59:35 "There is Bishop to G5! The guy she told you to not worry about" haha great line my guy!

[@jadpratt]

Your best video yet. Loved it. Would you consider making a similar format video on the Black Lion Defense? I feel like that opening fits your style and I personally love playing it as black.

[@2nd_Exodus]

The Guy She told you not to worry about!!!!!! Too much.. soo Good.

[@Bamberosjose]

Bro, this video made me subscribe. Game 2 was hilarious!! GG Alex

[@treydavis6509]

I honestly use this a lot. I actually slowly found this opening by trying to different possible positions. There is a bishop trap that tends to develop on the right side as well.

[@oliverseasky]

That Qb6 trap is so good, already used it a few times this week

[@pfiffigstesshabby1722]

That`s great. This is the first video, that brings me to win a game.

[@moosewild4239]

Lots of great info here. Always play the London. But didn't understand the Jobava well. Now it's time to practice with it.

[@kingkillah101]

This fellow is brilliant - thanks.

[@davidbatchelder85]

I fully enjoy your content, you are very funny also while teaching. Great job

[@MichaelBeltranPhoto]

Thanks Alex. The perfect video I needed to help add threats to my normal London.

[@nighma]

I'll definitively call you Alex "Analogy" Banzea. Appreciate your videos by a lot!

[@Hassy171717]

Agreed .. my favs are the "Weird Uncle at your Birthday Party" ones!

[@FrancescoCarucci]

Man, you are hilarious. And instructive. Well done :)

[@cyrusvanbeethoven4626]

Mr. Banzea, I was just looking over your FIDE profile, and though it was a few years back, I bet it still feels fresh! Congratulations on achieving International Master! Such an amazing feat man! Well done! 🤘

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks! It took me 3 years of edging so it still feels pretty good :D

[@dillontierney8150]

"Drops his brain on the floor" lol love it

[@Knowwondr]

You should get an award for trash talk. It is actually masterful how you work in "...being very happy that you managed to touch a woman for the first time in your life" while giving instructions. Bravo!

[@chrisnussbaumer9516]

"If you didn't already know, check mate ends the game" Love the commentary

[@lucianciobanu9872]

Bun așa! Mersi pentru lecții!

[@ctsirkass]

This opening was "discovered" by a friend of mine, a really weak player - he played around 1300, all by his own. That was around 1990. He gave it the name in Greek which it roughly translates to "Ring Around the Rosie", not because it meant something, but I think mostly to show that he had no idea how he came about it, but is was funny that it worked wonders. He played it against a strong IM (later a GM) and he almost won! He won material but his inexperiense showed over the board.

[@JakeDaBoxer777]

Was able to trap someone’s queen just like in game 2! Brilliant stuff :)

[@jasonwolfe2991]

I decided to give it a try and in my second game with it I got a checkmate in 9 moves. I play the hippo a lot and it takes 10 moves just to set that opening up! I'll definitely be playing this more!

[@MrKaelWilliams]

I just hit 1100 and the Qb3 trap is mind blowing. Its wild how much of chess I still have no clue about and ive been playing for about a year now

[@csqpod]

Congrats on 50k, LFG!!

[@gregoryian108]

Thank you - chess coach/comedian! 🤣 - good stuff.

[@chris_harvey]

I know you already did a speedrun on Jobava, but I wouldn't mind more of this series.

[@KancerKowboy]

The game at 21:29 was super instructive. Loved the Greek gift variants.

[@dylloz6735]

Gz on 50k bro!

[@sepfms]

Super useful, thank you 🙏

[@xuankienta3246]

OMG I need Jobava videos now and you actually made it ❤

[@billagap3213]

I played 3 unrated games with literally your video suggestions. In two of them i crushed my opponent and in the other one i had a comfortable position. Super video 😄

[@perm1730]

I'm so amazed and confused and in-awe and upset and astounded and jealous and laughing and defeated and exited and in disbelief and entertained by your chess skillz

[@denbleygv9238]

brooo that 18:50 play was a jaw drop moment. I was here staring down at that free rook!

[@neeru7298]

I'm waiting for another Jobava London video, I'm having a ton of fun with the opening. Meanwhile I rewatched your entire Jobava playlist :DD

[@RaceLab37]

Great video, thank you.

[@moosewild4239]

And thanks for that A3 tip to stop queen. Nice way to put the brakes on black.

[@nathnaeldereje8963]

Can we just stop to appreciate the outlandish analogies he throws in to describe the position and kinda work well in a weird way😂😂

[@Anfield_the_place_to_be]

Thanks for all the effort, and learning you give us Alex! Do you do lectures 1on1 over the internett?

[@binnieb173]

This is one of my favorite openings.

[@Arscell0]

16:24 At this point you are not a chess player. You are straight up psychic!

[@senpai3946]

I'm glad I found your channel bro 🙏🏼

[@frankiei1918]

this video got me through a blockage in my game . thanks !!😅

[@amirarsalan5273]

Thanks for this video ❤

[@glaucoa.9214]

I love yours videos and the courses 😅❤

[@sigmase11]

I am addicted 😂 I actually laughed out laughed on more than one occasion.

[@dannycragel9686]

Great stuff!

[@AnteAraya]

Perfect, another Alex Banzea video! Bro, you're a fkn machine! Guys, don't forget to like this video!

[@AlexBanzea]

Fkn machine is the nicest someone called me in a while!

[@AnteAraya]

@@AlexBanzea Bro, I could go on for a while with praisal words, what you have done to my caro kann, slav and vienna.. im forever grateful. Partly thanks to you're instructive videos (and Silman books) i have gone from 1050 to 1500 the last 90 days.

[@eternalodball6426]

25:22 found it instantly cause there is exact similar trap in queen's gambit which is my current opening

[@poeply]

Again, your tips for real life survival are even more pleasant than your chess tips ;)... really enjoy listening to you :))

[@1Baza22]

Thank you for your video and humor, I'm 300 rated Blitz player and around 650 Rapid. I trying to learn openings (without cheese, don't do cheese, just want solid chess), a lot of blitz players play around 70-85% accuracy even at my level, sometimes 60ish (and on odd occasions sometimes less. So it is hard for me to progress I feel. This helps, I was trying Ponziani recently but my success rate is about 50-50, main problem is with black for me right now, I try Sicilian Defense most times. Think I'm just to old to learn lol. Not sure if you read this, but good content, just wanted to say thanks :)

[@samkzondo4487]

This was well made

[@MrEnragedBurrito]

the way you know all these traps and tactics is mad impressive. I guess thats the IM difference

[@therifftones2198]

Thx very much.

[@sbrynjelsen]

I like 5. Bxe5 better than pawn takes in game 1. Seem easier to play, but engine likes them equally. Alex you need to do a Jobava London course after your Caro Kann is done! Thanks for continuing with this series.

[@ftmftank1]

“It’s like having a third nipple, kinda useless and pretty tricky to explain how you got it in the first place”

[@shay2521]

'it's like the girl texted you first' hhahaah love it, alex

[@stevenhoog1]

thank you so much

[@randyreal5871]

Great teacher 😀

[@Griffith2910]

These analogies are hilarious

[@Freederick1]

Thanks!

[@OrlandoZayin]

Very instructive is the course out if not when Sir?

[@user-yf5tv8hi3e]

Laughed at the actor and tomato inflation commentary 🤣 Why is there so few books, articles, and courses on Jobava London version?

[@neeru7298]

I'm not a London fan, but you really make me wanna try the Jobava

[@berlinskidmitri2158]

14:15 it's amazing the reaction hahaha

[@nICkkkkkos]

Good content, thank you.

[@filiperocha1465]

Nice does it mean you will be adding it to the London Chessable course?

[@JohnKendrix]

I used this opening and like you said, it was so easy I thought it was kinda illegal! :)

[@gossedejong9248]

thank you!!

[@romanjackson6604]

Funny part when you call the bishop an actor !

[@watchdominion00]

Yo i normally played the norma london but tried out the Jobava after watching ONLY this video and got such easily crushing positions! This opening is awesome

[@jeremyflowers8908]

Great content.