Mastering Modern Openings: Practical Strategies vs. Engine Insights in the Catalan
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Fabiano Caruana said in a recent interview that the best way to prepare openings in the modern era is to intentionally choose lines where the engine slightly favors the opponent but are more practical for your side. This video examines Caruana's advice and presents a line against the Catalan Opening to support his view.
Engines have changed opening preparation, proving that many suspicious-looking openings are now playable. The modern opening battleground revolves not so much around finding lines that give an objective advantage, but rather choosing openings that offer practical chances and are easier to play in a real game. If your opponents follow engine recommendations blindly, they may enter lines that are objectively better for them but lack the middlegame understanding or fail to appreciate the practical difficulties of those lines. They might have to find several precise moves to claim an advantage, which is not easy under time pressure.
Taking your opponents out of their comfort zone is a strong psychological tool in opening preparation. By intentionally entering lines where the engine gives a slight edge to the opponent, you catch your opponents off guard, as they would not expect anyone to enter those lines voluntarily. This video presents an example where to claim an objective advantage, the Catalan players must part with their strong Catalan g2-bishop, thus weakening their king in the process. Then the entire middlegame stage becomes much sharper where a single slip from their side may cause defeat.
Excellent video on how not to be afraid of engines or opening lines, but to play solid strategic chess for success.
Really well said, thank you so much!
Another great lesson. I have just started to play the catalan opening and my opponent played an early b7-b5 it surprised me how difficult this has made my play, I struggle to see the retreating moves like you've just shown with the white knight, maybe a future topic for one of your videos? I'm sure a lot of us less advanced players overlook the power of these type of moves, look forward to your next lesson, please keep up the great content 👍
Thanks for the kind feedback! The knight retreats is a good video idea! I will keep that in mind. More is coming soon! ☺️
Great stuff as usual.
I appreciate that 🙏
Wow really enjoyed the subtle strategic ideas ,I still have so much administration of the old players of the past who played so great without computers,👏💯
Thank you so much! Opening prep without computers was a fascinating era indeed!
Thank you very much, I think I learned a really important lesson, I really enjoy studying openings and I feel like I tend to trust the engine recommendations too much. This video made me realise this, in the future I will always try to prepare lines that are easier for my side to play, even if the engine disagrees. This is kind of a dilemma though, I really needed this line for my black repertoire but I play the catalan with white too😂 Luckily, I found a solution: I will play Bg5 instead of e3 in this line. It is much easier to play and looks more natural and after b5 b3 black needs to know c3 followed by b4 and c5, otherwise white has a pleasant edge and even in the optimal setup for black white is completely fine.
Thank you so very much for this excellent feedback and summary of the lessons! Writing it down will surely help consolidate it.
I can feel that dilemma as a Catalan player myself! :) Good that you will go Bg5 instead of e3! I agree it leads to easier game. Please let me know if you successfully apply this lesson in your future games! ☺️
Cool ideas. As a Queen's Gambit player, I like the Catalan though find it scary to play as my opponents seem well-prepared. I like this idea of lines that are technically demanding for the opponent and easy for me.
Enjoyable video and I hope you get all the subscribers.
Thank you so much for your motivating comments 🙏
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An excellent explanation of why you should never trust engines and go for the best "computer" moves in the opening without understanding the plans and resulting positions! Human players can memorize until move x, but after that they have to play on their own. This antidote to the Catalan is perfect to annoy club players who play this powerful and strong opening with White!
I'll try it out with Black for sure :)
Thanks, Sir Can! Your instructve videos are amazing!!
Super happy to hear your feedback Mario! Please try this system and let me know how it goes! ☺️
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I had this position actually in the online olympiad a few years ago all the way up until 14...Bc3, but played 15.Ba3!? instead of Rb1. Honestly though I forgot my theory during the game and was surprised to see after the game that I had been following the "theory"! Even if you do know your stuff though, it's still pretty dangerous - so I try to go for a different approach than 7.e3 when I face this line these days.
Keep up the good stuff!
Thanks for the kind feedback! Cool that you 'found' all those theoretical moves while playing! I agree, 7. e3 is dangerous for White.
What if I'm up against a one trick Catalan player that's very strong and finds/memorizes all the only moves you mentioned? Do I resign?
No you don't resign. At some point real chess must begin, and a single slip will cost them the game.
@@Dr.CansClinic and when the opponent is a strong player, it's much more likely that I make a mistake before he can make one 😅🫠 Especially in a "white is better" position
@@henrychess3 And you'll have another opportunity to learn. It is not just about memorizing the opening(preparation), there is so much more. Let's keep playing chess and learning. We are get getting stronger and stronger 💪😀
❤excellent😊
Many many thanks ❤️
Dr can,so i think i asked you this before.As black agianst d4 would recommend a slav set up or a nimzo-indian? a Nf6 and see and wait what they play? i've studied your catalan games on lichess and i see how quickly you out play them while they make moves that waste time or development,and they seem to go for a slav set up as well any recommendations?
I am a Slav player so it will be biased :) I will soon make a video on Slav, so stay tuned! :)
@@Dr.CansClinic Can't wait....a really good chessable in the future perhaps?
@@AgentSmith-w8s There are several Slav courses there, but why not? :)
@@Dr.CansClinic There are several courses there,but none of them are made by you and i would buy with video instantly without a second thought....Your chessable courses would be updated and looked after for sure.100% confidence all the way....
only you can decide what suits you better and to do so you should try both. both are strong openings but the Nimzo is easier to avoid.
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