Win with the French Defence! A Versatile Chess System for Black | 1950-2150

[@jonnyb6700]

I know you have a Sicilian run on the VOD channel, but would loooove a concise one like you've been doing lately. Watch these over and over.

[@lincolnkrause6687]

Second this, watching your opening runs has helped my chess tremendously

[@Michelt007]

It is quite instructive to see how GM destroy expert players (rating between 2000 and 2200). Their opponent plays quickly one-move threats that do not build anything in the hope a stream of such moves will translate into an initiative, while the GM builds up his position. Eventually, the expert has a clock advantage, no more one move threat, and the GM just runs over his position.

[@KrisRoxas]

Episodes like this make me realize how good Aman is when he’s not trolling or trying to keep it simple for viewers

[@freddomfigeri193]

bro is literally smurfing..

[@sorryforbatenglish]

0:04 Advance, with f4 12:15 Winawer, Delayed Exchange 23:12 a3 (Wing gambit?) 35:19 Advance, Wade variation 45:25 Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov 58:14 King's Indian Attack 1:10:53 Chigorin 1:23:22 Winawer, Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit 1:35:10 Exchange 1:44:12 Advance, Main Line

[@Truffle_Pup]

A two hour, 200 rating climb video on a Friday afternoon? But, it's not even my Birthday! I'm going to assume this was the finale in this series and next week we get the Taimanov SR finally?

[@musan9079]

🎉🎉🎉 happy birthday

[@Truffle_Pup]

@@musan9079 Thank you kind stranger. But, it's not even my Birthday!

[@phoenixbae3310]

@@Truffle_Pup We said HAPPY BIRTHDAY. It's your birthday now.

[@Truffle_Pup]

@@phoenixbae3310 Haha Thanks Brah!! I GUESS IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!

[@nicebite3768]

Happy birthday mr halal animal

[@musan9079]

28:04 he definitely had all the fun

[@gemisthegod2]

How is he not going mad in rage after losing that

[@Itstimetorecover]

@@gemisthegod2 Because he knew taking pawns like that was probably a bad idea, and also the opponent played really well so hats off to him

[@gemisthegod2]

@@Itstimetorecover chess is a kill or be killed activity. I don't get being ok with losing by a weaker opponent

[@Itstimetorecover]

@@gemisthegod2 Lol that's a bit intense, it's a game. And I'd be okay losing to a weaker opponent if I was going easy on them (which he was)

[@labestianegra6373]

Aman's rollercoaster of emotions is hilarious: 27:39 to 30:59

[@miste.remusic]

homie won at 32:00 after sac'ing 3 full pawns and an exchange. The a3 mind trick took Aman down! lol

[@cyclezcirclezncferez]

I just gotta say Aman you're super cool and I don't watch you enough lol thanks for making content

[@nonamehere9658]

10:24 - kudos to the guy, Aman didn't take his a2 pawn!

[@thetransferaccount4586]

that game 2 was brutal

[@grzesiek7358]

It was hundreds ELO ago since I saw 2h speedrun episode! You've got too much content to split those in half, I get it. Cheers!

[@yourlover5720]

We need a short video for the endgame with the NM , keep up the great content ❤❤❤❤

[@TheMosayat]

The sprints at the end are craaaazy

[@TheBuddhaBilly]

Great series! Can anyone tell which music is being used lately in the KZbin videos? It's getting a bit repetitive, but it's also very good. Would love to now who made it.

[@johnlocke_1]

@33:40 I'm convinced they used an engine from that point on. With the time remaining, it's too slick of a move to have that with zero time to calculate.

[@DrSergioValdez]

GM AMAN!!! THANKS!

[@connormonday]

Aman definitely gets low on time on purpose to flex the speed.

[@johnmarcellino5034]

God c3 was dank by that guy

[@Neodynium.the_permanent_magnet]

Amazing all the wins < 1 sec!

[@CestosChannelByElite]

Hi noob question at 3:27what happens if after pawn takes H5 and rook takes, if white plays night takes d4, threatening the rook with the queen?

[@Wubbs64]

Not a bad question, so it's a slightly advanced reason that I'll check with computer later, but my thinking is this: after pawn takes h5, the rook does not recapture. Instead the game continues very similar to the video (black bishop to c3, Rb1, Nb4 and so on) but the difference is that the pawns in front of the white king are even weaker, so if black in the long term decides to attack on that side, the pawns are too isolated and over extended to defend effectively. So it's a good question, I wouldn't say taking h5 is a terrible move and if white plays well that past porn could be very useful, and you're correct to see rook takes back is not an option. The reason I said it's slightly advanced is that the ideas here for why I would rather be black in that position are about the long term weakening and exposure of the king, and the long term effectiveness of the pawns in either defence or an endgame.

[@zakayomatasi5229]

He doesn't have to recapture right away his idea was by playing h5 you either get to close that side of the board or open up lines towards White's king...after gxh5 I think Black ignores it by playing earlier plan Bc3 followed by Nb4 threatening to take a2 and push the a passed pawn...if White persists on invading the Black kingside then moves like Nf5, Rh6, Kf8 with potential to bring the queen to pile up on the h5 pawn and counterattacking on the White king...I think he was advocating more for the idea of h5 rather than immediate execution

[@zakayomatasi5229]

​@@Wubbs64Yeap I'd pretty much second you unless we missed a stronger idea

[@MatsMatsuo]

H5 is to disrupt f5 break an the pawn play on king side, you don’t have to recapture the pawn as black, the idea is not a trade. Dynamically now white needs to worry everyturn about rook recapturing and being active on the H file and again the breakthrough is a lot more difficult. And eventually, if white somehow doesn’t lose on the queenside, the H pawn is most likely a goner anyway. You can call this a “temporally pawn sac” but this is so thematic and it is so bad for black to take that is basically not a pawn sacrifice

[@geitekop507]

You don't necessarily have to play 1...Rh8xh5. Instead, look at the pawn structure. Doubled h-pawns, a messed up kingside, and not really threathening f5 immediately (although black should be wary of it). However, for the courageous, 1. gxh5 Rxh5!? 2. Nxd4 g6 stops white's prospect of attack on the kingside. Now, white is a pawn ahead, but has no attacking chances on the kingside. Black simply is comfortable, whilst white constantly has to think of defending his weakened kingside. The only reason why h5 and g4 are moves to play is because the center is closed. But if white decides to snatch off the pawn on d4, the center opens up more, weakening white's kingside even further! Alternatives to taking on h5, are 1...Bc3 2.Rb1 (maybe leaving the rook on a1, and playing a more active move is also alright, because white needs to worry about his attack. So, instead of Rb1, maybe Nb1 is a try to get activity, even though the weakening of the kingside becomes even more apparent after the center clears up a little.) Nb4 (harrassing the bishop on d3, and intending to play Nf5, with further prospects of attacking on the kingside). Therefore, I feel that g4 was the bad move. h5 is a great punishment! Instead of g4, I think Nb1 (disencouraging black to go Bc3 and freeing up the bishop on c1), is the right way to proceed. Happy chess hunting!

[@bshady2663]

How do you know what your Elo will be after a win or loss?

[@ryansomers9440]

This is the BEST French class ever

[@muhammadasadhaider6893]

Was the guy cheating at 28:04?

[@smashkirkman]

I don't think so, he played some pretty bad moves. Aman just grabbed too many pawns before castling. The move that really killed him was Bishop d6. c3 after that is just lights out - very impressive find.

[@miste.remusic]

That game was crazy and why is no one talking about it. The dude sacrificed like three pawns and an exchange

[@smashkirkman]

@@miste.remusic When homie played c3 all the air left my lungs involuntarily.

[@miste.remusic]

haha that's wild!

[@ThunderMaximus]

yes, i think it's pretty obvious that aman thought so as well

[@jms4406]

Man this is such an awesome education. Thank you

[@cameronlewis6337]

Pop off Aman

[@elmad2153]

1:33:30 how is that guy 2100+ ?

[@freddomfigeri193]

by winning enough games to grant him the elo to be that rating? how do u think?

[@bullshihtology8088]

Yes!

[@jerome4387]

Fresh

[@BumWatcher]

9:14 I didn't like: "I'm guessing". Why guess. You have "rooks" on each of the last 3 ranks around your king, there are NO! checks, AND the king can walk to the other side of the rook, still no checks, and best of all, it's with tempo, aka free move. Free move, depending on available squares. You don't get a free move if they can force you into a more forced situation. Forced, meaning only few defenses, like Bh4.

[@leebumble]

☝☝☝Always look forward Fridays ☝☝☝

[@al_cuber]

I have never been this early

[@thetransferaccount4586]

watched 1 hour x2

[@SHOOGANAI161]

8:43, After Bg5, ...Ng3+ won the game automatically

[@gorfezgorfez5521]

Then after hxg3 and Rh8 there's Bh4 defended by the pawn!

[@AmanSai-lm9ul]

I was about to comment this lol

[@SavageBeastism]

Lets goooooo

[@iambrianlevy]

Woooo

[@abebuckingham8198]

The fact you lost to a 900 and 1900 during this speedrun tells me everything I need to know about the French.

[@miste.remusic]

I think you're talking about the game at 30:00 Gottaa point out that Aman stopped playing theory on move 3. Goes to show even GMs must abide by the rules of the systems

[@abebuckingham8198]

@@miste.remusic Regardless it's objectively worse than the Hippo. At least you can't screw that up.

[@cwl2463]

Sooooo, an 1883 beat a GM? The guy was obviously cheating, online chess is fake. 😂

[@jimmyyates9520]

so i looked up that opponent u played and lost to. he played on li.chess a guy named Angelo442 in a rapid game. he was 94% with all zeros. in another game with Akoitobebeko, he was 85% in a 70 move game with the last 17 moves stockfish one or two top move. so i would conclude that u lost to a punk as cheater.

[@sverremathisen5025]

Thing is that is probably too inaccurate to go as far as suggest cheating even. Playing last moves of a long game in top 2 lines of an engine doesn't need to mean anything. Some endgames can be silly like that. His find in this game was probably findable, yet more damning than what you refer to. And still far from enough I suppose. Also very sure he cheated mind you, suspect Amans gut was in same direction, but he shows major class instead of throwing accusations(or pc monitors!). Tip the hat to mr Hambleton!

[@jimmyyates9520]

aman didnt throw accusations because he has a youtube channel and doesnt what any damage to that. @@sverremathisen5025