Win with the French Defence! A Versatile Chess System for Black | 800-900

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[@Xialo_Universe_Art]

Man, I literally was studying this opening yesterday, after the stonewall speedrun I became super comfortable with white, even if I lose I at least know why and how to improve, I got 60+ win rate with white, but black I kinda just play without a plan, so I decided to learn something with black to get the same experience, the French from Aman is an unbelievably pleasant surprise, now I will forever hear Aman's voice roasting me while playing, tysm for these guides brah!

[@iamtheteapot7405]

C6 against everything!

[@DaveCharbonneau1]

His Fianchetto series is nice for black. The pirc is also cool, but there's no Aman spectrum on that (yet).

[@BeefcakeCoon]

So how well did your plan work? Months later

[@BeefcakeCoon]

So how well did your plan work? Months later

[@swan4163]

Friendly suggestion: It would be cool if you linked the VOD where this comes from. After watching these edited/concise videos, I like to go back and watch the whole thing if possible. Love these Aman opening lessons. They’re so great

[@mehrdara6545]

there is a youtube channel called chessbrahVODs

[@BrightHlongwane-hu3je]

What's a VOD?

[@taoon8327]

Video on Demand - for example all youtube videos are VoDs. the commenters are referring to the twitch channel full video@@BrightHlongwane-hu3je

[@LFSPharaoh]

@@BrightHlongwane-hu3je”video on demand”, if the channel allows, you can watch previous live streams.

[@BrightHlongwane-hu3je]

@@mehrdara6545 preciate it bro!

[@mn22286]

Looking forward to this series. Looking back at the speedruns from a couple years ago, Aman has gotten so much better and more comfortable on stream.

[@salemtv5808]

very excited to learn the French defense…loved and learnt a lot from the speed runs on this channel specially c6 against everything, the Bird, and Fianchetto only… i hope to see a Jobava London speed run next …thank you guys you basically destroyed the courses selling business with your super instructive and practical speed runs

[@iamtheteapot7405]

Danya hs some great speedrun games on the Jobava London.

[@salemtv5808]

@@iamtheteapot7405 top channel i agree but not specialized in JL and he’s currently facing high rated opponents..what i love about specific opening SR is that it takes you from low to high very practical in my opinion and please don’t tell me Alex :)

[@ZmajevKralj]

Really appreciate these series, Aman. Your style is fantastic and though I haven't played any of the openings you've done so far I still learn from it. I'm also glad you do these series past 2000 now as well because as a 2050ish player I find I learn the most from those games close to my rating (say 1800+). Thanks again for all the work you do.

[@DuffMan19862004]

It's happening! You mentioned the French speedrun during earlier videos, but I was losing hope that they would be posted. I was desperate enough to spend time trawling the VODs, which was rough- I found a few but gave up after scanning dozens of long videos. Now it's served on a platter. I love my Caro (thank you, c6 speedrun), but I play e6 against d4, generally going for the English defense. So this is huge. I'm really looking forward to what you cook up against the d4 players in the intermediate range.

[@karrawr9538]

I found it really interesting that GM's don't have faith in this opening. Stockfish shows that the french defense is close to the best response to 1. e4. I wonder if over time GM's will start using it more often in competitive play

[@Kart-sl2qq]

this series has such a great value for intermediate players!

[@jniemec]

I was under the impression that the French defense was Bobby Fisher's Achilles heel. He rarely lost games but there are several examples where he lost to the French.

[@EmperorToast]

I've been playing the French for a couple of months without much understanding of the middlegame plans. This helps so much. Thank you!

[@Iturner72]

I’m a stonewall brah thanks to the most recent series, I’m incredibly pleased that there exists this synergy 🤠

[@Icelander83]

Being icelandic made me do a double take upon seeing the account name. Was not expecting that

[@sorryforbatenglish]

0:00 Introduction to the French 1:27 Exchange 10:24 Saragossa Opening 20:43 Advance, Milner-Barry Gambit 24:20 Advance 34:22 Perseus Gambit, or: Hanging the e-pawn early on 43:58 Advance, 5.b3?! 53:18 Advance

[@patelmihir1773]

At 23:53 bishop to a4 was good move

[@LordTreyHowdy]

@46:00 we see the kingside baseball diamond structure, famous for its attacking plans.

[@orami31]

Love the thumbnail 😂

[@droidgeist]

I still love you Danya... but Aman's teaching style has made him the best chess educator on KZbin.

[@trevor7234]

37:00 LOL I actually laughed out loud. THANK you for that! Absolute golden content for us low-bies TY AMAN

[@christiantittmann3496]

I love your speedrun series, Aman. I wanted to ask if you could make a opening series with the almighty Hambleton Defense in the future. I bet everyone here would love to see that happen.

[@TheMosayat]

Very fun to watch! Gonna be playing this one from now on

[@pepperleg]

ooohlala it's Aman fuckin Hambleton with another speedrun

[@asztapaszta9]

is it me or is Aman playing some really strong 900s here?

[@david_kk5361]

yeahhh aman big up !!!!!! looking for more of this frence defense please keep up the good work :)

[@KancerKowboy]

You can sense the opponents anxiety trying to figure out how to unclog the center in the French. Its like a nightmare every time you face it.

[@KreatorX1029]

I’ve been waiting for this since Stonewall yay.

[@domc3743]

Been playing the french for a while, it works amazing! Especially when people overextend

[@tukriko]

Yeeeess Aman!!! Thanks, im french player and really looking forward for this!

[@ConstantinKoehler]

Just Subbed for more French Defense Content!

[@jokerman996]

Would have loved a caro kann one but the french will do!

[@digikaininja5]

eric has covered that in his c6 series but yes i would love to see Amans version of the Caro Kan...nobody has swag like the way Aman teaches and shows us the thought process.

[@aero7848]

I think the most important lesson i learned from this video was that beginners are really bad at maintaining the center with the french defense. lol

[@GeneralBlorp]

Chess dojo had an e4 speed run in which he called the French “the easy French” and always played the advance while scraping the competition 👍

[@seanp7440]

The most informative part is when Aman highlights the key moves with his evil laugh: "heh heh heh"

[@dylanjchess]

God dammit, the last thing we need is MORE french players

[@mash8742]

Been waiting for this

[@hypekillacsplaya]

letsssss goooooooooooooooo finally the french! I always heard this was a not so good opening. i used it for a while and i do get beat with it. so i dont use it, i use the pirc alot more and c6!!! but i'm fired up to learn the french.

[@DrSergioValdez]

Excellent ! Thanks!

[@jamesreed4483]

Grabs the pawns and batten down the hatches. Looking forward to higher rated games.

[@KFGustavo]

53:10 I thought Aman was going for the starting position checkmate :(

[@BrunoBeltran]

Hope you advertising this opening doesn't make people stop blundering those pawns! I'm counting on that for almost half of my wins these days.

[@Leon-te1gx]

I am convinced the French advanced is recommended by Levy.

[@Andy_Idea]

Which one or two openings for black ould you most recommend for a beginner? Also--for Bullet specifically--which ones for both white or black?

[@Neodynium.the_permanent_magnet]

Would be fun if sterkurstrakur (what a name btw!) happens to play another speedrun account, PoojaFan69...

[@Ryukuss]

bro please do a scotch french speed run!!!!!

[@rainerausdemspring3584]

Ding played the French against Nepo.

[@bryannacaldwellsoccer]

Thank you for the new speed run!

[@DL-fy5yr]

Oh no... now I am going to have to study how to beat the french.

[@lugga8241]

anyone knows the song around 7:30?

[@lazylopez]

I was gonna ask the same question. Hope someone comes through!

[@lazylopez]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏼@@ЄвгенійКривошей

[@themisfitoddity]

Aman! French is good but what about the vonamiat Sicilian series?! Why abandon us so soon?

[@RollingCompany]

Amazing! Can you please do French commentary on the videos?:D

[@DarkKouji]

Hey chessbrah i always wanted to ask what is the best thing to do in stone wall when they go NC6 and NB4 fast attacking your white bishop should you just let them take and trade it or play C3 once you see NC6 to prevent NB4?

[@GlasgowAir]

Brother I watch u for the chess but what is the track in the third game around the 22:00 mark. Shazam can’t pick it out😂

[@GlasgowAir]

S'OK I found your playlists on Spotify but an exact track would be handy but hey... Love u guys regardless lol

[@nor-_-mal1691]

OH THANK THE HEAVENS YEEEEES

[@Tekkenfan-fc3gb]

A quick question for Aman or anyone what if it gets transposed to the Colle System?

[@marcel2711]

awesome. new speedrun series! ;)

[@sxthangel]

3 connected passed pawns??, that's a lot, try my 1 connected passed pawn instead

[@johnfernley526]

Rudolf or Kramlin?

[@LogicalQ]

Citroen or Peugeot variation 😂😂😂

[@1eingram]

What I learned is don't advance the e pawn as white for a chess dummy like me.

[@spyroninja]

This makes my oui oui hard

[@stevesteves945]

What if I don't like the French?

[@ccdj35]

I think most important thing to remember is that I shouldn’t play French advance against my opponents 😅

[@xDckar]

Note to myself: Never play the french advance. Ty chessbrah

[@abebuckingham8198]

The way I deal with the French as white is to play 1. d4 because it's so boring. It's sucks all the joy out of chess.

[@juanroaguilo]

❤❤❤❤😮

[@curiocurioso1740]

🤣🤣

[@doctoreggman21]

aman hambleton more like aman poopman

[@Myau91]

Tho, Eric is a very skillful player, he's not even remotely as good a teacher as Aman, because Aman's educational series are the best on KZbin.

[@goroshek6489]

please delete all erics videos and let only amans speedruns, subbattles, cheater contents and vlogs remain

[@TheReddaredevil223]

What a coincidence! I played the French Defense for the first time today! But it was because of a mouse slip.

[@whatlez]

Hate playing against the French so hopefully I learn how to counter it!

[@hayden3h]

Happy to see this series as I’ve been struggling with the French when trying to force a stonewall.

[@deneslorant5576]

I always enjoy Aman's humor. Without a doubt, he's the most entertaining chess streamer!

[@johnybalohny]

Hey! Eric is great too!

[@rexx42193]

Aman is my favorite too!

[@jordanmcmorris5248]

It was my first chess opening. It helped me understand some things about the Caro Kann and the Sicilian later

[@GeneralBlorp]

I play the caro too - can you give an example?

[@jordanmcmorris5248]

An example of similar middle game and pawn structute would be going after the d4 pawn in the advanced variations. A big difference between the openings is that you can actually get your bishop out in the Caro, so sometimes you use that to pressure d4 via pinning the knight. In the French you use your time to re route another knight to hit d4.

[@alasdairmacintyre9383]

As a Francsh player myself i am more excited about this than i want to admit

[@skmaritime_5]

hows it going for higher rated players

[@Argurotoxus]

Danya is the guy recommending the French Advance! He showcases the Nimzowitsch in at least two of his speed runs, but most notably in his newest speed run that has a special focus on openings. Love the series Aman! Your content is fabulous; all your series are so entertaining alongside being educational. I hadn't considered trying the French before but after this perhaps I will!

[@johngrimsley8848]

Thank you for sharing this with the noob chess world! I've re-watched your stonewall videos probably around 20 times now. They are extremely helpful and I've learned a lot from it. I've only lost one or two games out of 20, since implementing it and I way a 400 level player.

[@Temiraker]

You copied Anish! Giri invented the french defence three years ago.

[@Myau91]

Aman never copies anyone, because he respects himself enough to not copy but make a unique content.

[@chrisgk7494]

Don't support these guys!

[@chrisgk7494]

@jackgulley5789 it's a very old joke in the chessbrah community.

[@Gondaldin]

I like your username. Strong boy.

[@bagmanjones8772]

God tier photo

[@jonnyb6700]

YES! Love the speedruns. Watch every ep many times.

[@dreamofsleeping1980]

I used to play the french defence and I'd always win the center pawns just like your experience. Funny thing is though when I tried playing against the french I would try the advance thinking it would be no problem because I know the line but nope, I would just lose my pawns as well.

[@elroyjacobs8126]

Wow!!! I've been waiting for this! I'll watch all the episodes, can't wait for it to get to like 1500 - 1600. Thanks Brah's! #SupportTheseGuys

[@chandrakiran6258]

Eager to see more ideas in french

[@elindauer]

21:13 Can confirm, I remember being a lower rated player that played the advance variation vs the French and hung my center every time. I used to be quite scared of the French as a result. Fun to come back to the French from the black side after all these years, thanks for the instruction and the memories! ❤

[@plaguetree5067]

I finally understand all the follow up moves to the early Qb6! Thanks Mr. GM sir!

[@TheCrimson7272]

Upload the full slowbrah series

[@chessbrah]

We’re uploading the full episodes of that weekly on our Chessbrah Extra channel!

[@LordTreyHowdy]

@53:30 IM Andras Toth recommends the French advance for his beginner/club player repertoire. He goes into the millner-barry gambit as the main line

[@nsmith6718]

You said at 4minutes that you didn't want to trade the dark square bishops because it would help your opponent but this was right after you said that because the pawn was locked on d4 the light squares were of more import. I would like to know why trading off his more active dark square bishop would be better for him.

[@bloodcake1337]

Pro tip: watch on 2x speed until he reaches around your elo

[@sawchuk519]

openings like this scare me. I could totally see myself playing the advance with white and never really understand why I am losing all my pawns.

[@sirsneedster]

What black openings would you recommend for beginners?

[@samplum1567]

I love chessbrah

[@mouwersor]

What if these speedruns are just rationalisations for beating up weaker players?

[@fakename7501]

Can someone explain why at 40:43 forking queen and rook with knight was not the move?

[@gareth4009]

When a Canadian plays the French defense, is it called the French Canadian?

[@anastasiacaron6631]

Here's hoping we get a guillotine variation in this Speedrun

[@anarbayasgalan2104]

You should make 3 minutes video. And talk less move faster

[@SCBB24]

Yoooo what type of music is that ? Don’t need the playlist 😂

[@maistonhattery4610]

20:09 rook takes g3 looked like a brilliancy!!

[@JiveDadson]

1 ... e6 The Yassarizer

[@GC0B]

Thanks for the great content as always :)