I’m gonna unsubscribe unless he posts another video this weekend 😼 You hear that Banzea? Unsubscribe. Come on, I need a fresh batch of bad analogies already. You call yourself a content creator? Sort it out m9!
@AlexBanzea I just wanted to say thanks for the content. I've focussed on the Jobava London for a couple of months and your videos have really helped me progress. I like the "3 actual games" format with the sort of moves that you actually encounter in real games. Too many courses focus on typical GM moves but I don't get to play a lot of titled players at my level! Keep them coming...
You are doing a great job - we love you too Alex! I appreciate you for your format and calmness while teaching and also the cute little stories / analogies that bring things to life. Plus your enthusiasm! I think you're onto a winner
10:50 (ish) I just want to highlight something that is impressive. English is your second language So to hear you say and calculate math (yes even basic math) is still pretty cool and impressive. I know a little Mandarin and Spanish and if I did math out loud I’d auto default to my native language
Been watching your content for a while now, started chess about just under a year now and have hit 1400 rapid from your jobava london and caro kann videos, thank you ❤
Started playing chess last year and was stuck around 500 before discovering your jobava and caro kann videos and i just hit over 1200 for the first time the other day playing these openings almost exclusively. Cheers
I enjoy your quirky patter - you have a wicked sense of humour. I have had the pleasure of working with many absolutely superb Romanian geoscience folks over the years several while I was on contract in Albania many years ago. I am a 69 year old wood pusher who still struggles to get into the 2000s - I keep remaining blind to so many dumb blunders when in winning positions. I try the puzzles on Lichess and generally get to a round 2200 before falling back again from silly mistakes. But in rapid games I struggle to get much above 1600 - I just think too slow - or too fast... I have enjoyed your Jobava London material - and I have quite a lot of fun (and wins) with what I have learned - I still struggle a bit to find the best responses when someone with black does something funny - I just have to get better at understanding that my moves really do depend on just what my opponent does - and moves have to make sense in every new combination. (I get there after embarrassing myself enough times!) I have a good mining friend ten years my senior and we have fun laying aided by some fine scotches. (I do not think that improves our games - but it is fun nonetheless!) Keep up the good work and keep that sunny attitude too.
I'd been put off the Jobava as it looks a little loose for me, but I'm now going to watch all your videos and jump in online at the same time. Looking forward to the course having done your excellent London course.
Good to hear that the Jobava course will be more focused. I definitely felt overwhelmed with all the variations in your London course. While I do appreciate how indepth it is, it makes it harder for me to train and remember the key lines. I think having the pgn available for indepth study on the side is a great compromise. Basically train and learn the key lines and have a reference on the side when oddball lines pop up and we want to see what you recommend against them.
Great explanation of a very strong opening. *_Can I please ask what is your best intermediate (1400-1800) recommendation against d4 as black?_* Back to the jobava, I love it! Its not as easy to play as the london for an intermediate player like me because it is not a system and you have to react more accurately to your opponents moves, but you do an excellent job of breaking down the lines and making them logical so I can work it out for myself instead of having to memorise many moves and I am starting to see good results, especially in rapid 15|10 where I have more time to think. So we have the caro kaan against e4 as black but I would love to see your in depth analysis of your best recommended response to d4 (unless I am dumb and you have already done this). I find the Kings Indian very complex to play after the first 10-15 moves so I have been trying the dutch because many d4 players dont know the lines well but I don't see many GMs playing it so probably it's not very strong even if it brings some easy wins! Do you think the polish (b5) has good potential as black because again it might not be the strongest opening but many d4 players have no idea how to play against it? Thanks a lot Alex for your great channel. I always leave a like 😁👍
That's a good question. I don't like playing the King's Indian Defence or the Pirc either. They seem weak against the Austrian attack and the Four Pawns so I would like to know Alex's best overall D4 response too. I have tried the standard stuff like QGD and even QGA but as an E4 player with white I don't like to play 1. D5 as black either. I sometimes transpose to the French Defence but the opponent has to play 2. E4 for this to work. I agree that Alex explains things very well.
thank you alex for the update on your new course! love your content! could you please add the model games in the carokann course as you did in the london system course? or at least a link to the games! at the end of the variations you add the description of the model game but some i can't seem to find and they would be really helpful! thanks!
Just voted for the winner, AB! So happy to see you back, now I can start winning again. Waiting impatiently for your Jojoba course which will be the winning coursr for 2024. Just make sure not 2025, HA!
Banzea at 12:40..... also Banzea 16:43 --> coming from a 2600 :D I think 22:06 is the reason why a 1000 - 1200 player kinda feels like being plus 1 isn't winning for sure ;P jokes aside, great vid! Thank you very much.
Loved this video (again). These where a few lines where I was struggling with so I will try them out right now. Ooh and also I can’t wait till you’re Jobava course is ready! But I gladly will :). Thnx for these great videos!!
I've definitely learned so much from your vids alex. Def more than any other chess streamer. And you don't have to be loud in order to be funny like Levy. Keep up the good work alex
London jaba caro :) all what we like to see :) (besides u!) . Thanks for the content. Owning all courses. Just little bit pity that its not coming out on chessable. All my courses are there :(. Can you already hint the plattform where its coming out ?Keep it up.
Hi Alex. I loved this and all of your Jobava courses on RUclips. You are an excellent teacher with a great sense of humor! I really want to dive deeper with Jobava and looked into purchasing your Chessable course...but it looks like it's more about the traditional London system and not the Jobava. Am I wrong? Do you have suggestions? Thanks so much and keep producing content!!
Id vote for you, i tried actually. Dont have chessable account. But you have been the best chess coach ive had and raised my rating from 700 to 1200 in a month. I could have kept grinding but chess is a little too repeatative for me as a game of skill. A video on Fischer random would be awesome. Its a more tactics driven and less memorization from what ive heard.
Game 2 is crucial. Everyone and their mom plays e6 and pins the c3 knight around 1000-1200 elo. All the cool looking games where you chase opponent's g4 bishop never actually happen, because white's light square bishop always winds up blocked in by pawn chain. And if by some miracle it's not blocked in, they often just put it on d7 or e6 lol
Appreciate your hard work. Take care of yourself first and foremost. Look forward to the new Jobava course. And looking forward to some kid videos. Thanks Alex.
Thank you so much Alex ❤ i play since 6 months now, and thanks to your Caro Kann, King's Indian and mainly cause of your amazing JOBAVA LONDON ❤ i am at 1700-1800 rated already. Looking forward to your jls course!!! Btw. i've a Jobava London Game on my Channel and i would love to hear what you think about it. Much love and honestly thank you for your effort!!! (Membership incoming 😊)
Best chess instructor in the world! His intellectual boxing skills are unsurpassed. He knows what every Russian school girl knows, those Romanian guys are smooth operators- lol.
please make a series on endgames, the way you flawlessly murder opponents in endgames in intermediate level is just blissful to watch i am great at openings, decent in midgames but always lose a winning position going into endgame
Alex, work on course as much time as it takes, we need exactly the same quality with what you do your courses, not the number of endless Analyses that some authors stamped. We all appreciate what you do for all chess fans around the world, you are our best chess teacher and coach, thank you!)
Great video, Alex. Are you going to add this course to your Chessable courses in the future? I'd be interested if so. Do you reccomend GM Simon's Jobava course?
The thing is that they can force us play those positions with 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 e6 move order (followed by Bd6/Bb4), so for that reason I’m thinking 4.e3 could be clever especially below 1500 (but works well at any level from my tests)
Alex, do you have a general idea of how many lines will be in your course? Less than 200 lines maybe? I've traditionally been an e4 player, but recently I decided it's just too much study so I want to switch to d4. Also, will the course be a complete repertoire or at least close or will it mainly focus on the normal Jobava?
The course will have a slightly unorthodox structure. In order to have all the relevant theoretical aspects, there will be a “detailed chapter” which can total thousands of lines…but the “simplified version” suitable below 1800 will only have around 100 trainables as a full repertoire. So in total the course will have thousands of lines, but most people will be able to get away with about 100!
Hey Alex, i am Back to Support you! My grandpa Just passed and away after a Lot of problems in the Family our Family of my father's Side abandoned us completely. Seeing you at least makes me Smile! Thank you for beeing as a wonderful human beeing as you are! ❤
Sorry to hear mate...RIP to your grandpa, and keep your head up. Remember, even when the position looks terrible we gotta try and make the most out of our chances!
If youve pushed your knight to b5 early, and their bishop is on d6, my engine prywfers you take vishop with knight eather than leave the teo bishops facing eachother. I know that wasnt an option here because of c6.
Waitlist for my upcoming Jobava course: alexbanzea.com
Done in 3 categories!
Done!
CONGRATULATIONS! You certainly were the star this year in the Chessable awards!
He's back folks. I can finally stop bingeing the old Jobava speedrun
65 mins. No sub-titles. Definitely will return when I've time & quiet.
Same bro. I'm tired watching them over again.
So, how long was Alex M.I.A. ?@@onii-chan2811
I’m gonna unsubscribe unless he posts another video this weekend 😼 You hear that Banzea? Unsubscribe. Come on, I need a fresh batch of bad analogies already. You call yourself a content creator? Sort it out m9!
JoeMama London is the best
Thank god you are back, your videos are the best chess content! I went from 512 to 1181 in under 2 months thanks to your great teachings.
Testimonial! (I've no rating, but I understand a whole lot more).
Glad to see you back on RUclips. Thanks Alex. I have both courses (Caro y London) but i need one for black vs 1.D4
Alex is the best chess youtuber by far, calm, funny and sophisticated
Drop the course!
@AlexBanzea I just wanted to say thanks for the content. I've focussed on the Jobava London for a couple of months and your videos have really helped me progress. I like the "3 actual games" format with the sort of moves that you actually encounter in real games. Too many courses focus on typical GM moves but I don't get to play a lot of titled players at my level! Keep them coming...
“Jerking off on g7” is something I’d never thought I’d hear, ESPECIALLY not from Alex 😂😂
I love it
Absolutely appreciate you taking the time to make the course as great as possible! Thank you
You are doing a great job - we love you too Alex! I appreciate you for your format and calmness while teaching and also the cute little stories / analogies that bring things to life. Plus your enthusiasm! I think you're onto a winner
Lol, 99.9% is a bit of a stretch buddy.
Alex, your commentary is hilarious. It really enhances the lessons. Nicely done.
So happy to vote for you and thanks for sharing all your knowledge and good humour. Cheers from Sydney🎹
10:50 (ish)
I just want to highlight something that is impressive. English is your second language So to hear you say and calculate math (yes even basic math) is still pretty cool and impressive. I know a little Mandarin and Spanish and if I did math out loud I’d auto default to my native language
Been watching your content for a while now, started chess about just under a year now and have hit 1400 rapid from your jobava london and caro kann videos, thank you ❤
I’m going to buy your jobava course as soon as it drops
“I like to call this pawn structure, the boa constrictor variation…I just came up with that name” 😭😂
Literally read this as he said it lol
Started playing chess last year and was stuck around 500 before discovering your jobava and caro kann videos and i just hit over 1200 for the first time the other day playing these openings almost exclusively. Cheers
Thanks for the course update at the end of the video ❤
Skipped to view that of course.. Good luck coming months..
We love your content , Alex Banzea ! Thank you for improving our chess skills 😊
I enjoy your quirky patter - you have a wicked sense of humour. I have had the pleasure of working with many absolutely superb Romanian geoscience folks over the years several while I was on contract in Albania many years ago. I am a 69 year old wood pusher who still struggles to get into the 2000s - I keep remaining blind to so many dumb blunders when in winning positions. I try the puzzles on Lichess and generally get to a round 2200 before falling back again from silly mistakes. But in rapid games I struggle to get much above 1600 - I just think too slow - or too fast... I have enjoyed your Jobava London material - and I have quite a lot of fun (and wins) with what I have learned - I still struggle a bit to find the best responses when someone with black does something funny - I just have to get better at understanding that my moves really do depend on just what my opponent does - and moves have to make sense in every new combination. (I get there after embarrassing myself enough times!) I have a good mining friend ten years my senior and we have fun laying aided by some fine scotches. (I do not think that improves our games - but it is fun nonetheless!) Keep up the good work and keep that sunny attitude too.
I like your attitude and energy. Stay up !
good to see a new VIdeo Alex! Love the content!
Very instructive video about Jobava london..Thanks for making it so easy to understand!
I switched to the Jobava London recently, gonna start watch all your other rating climbs
i like how the explanation on how to win with an extra pawn. brilliant!
Never stop with the Caro and Jobava vids Alex. Love your content dude !!
OK but what to do as black after 1.d4?
@@KenKurkowskiI like the Leningrad Dutch
d5 then c5 if he doesnt play 2.c4 @KenKurkowski
Love your videos Alex !
i liked the king in the first game even though he had no moves for a while he was still completely safe and helping to add pressure to the position
I'd been put off the Jobava as it looks a little loose for me, but I'm now going to watch all your videos and jump in online at the same time.
Looking forward to the course having done your excellent London course.
Good to hear that the Jobava course will be more focused. I definitely felt overwhelmed with all the variations in your London course. While I do appreciate how indepth it is, it makes it harder for me to train and remember the key lines. I think having the pgn available for indepth study on the side is a great compromise. Basically train and learn the key lines and have a reference on the side when oddball lines pop up and we want to see what you recommend against them.
keep going with jobava brother, always refreshing my feed to look for your new videos
Great explanation of a very strong opening. *_Can I please ask what is your best intermediate (1400-1800) recommendation against d4 as black?_*
Back to the jobava, I love it! Its not as easy to play as the london for an intermediate player like me because it is not a system and you have to react more accurately to your opponents moves, but you do an excellent job of breaking down the lines and making them logical so I can work it out for myself instead of having to memorise many moves and I am starting to see good results, especially in rapid 15|10 where I have more time to think.
So we have the caro kaan against e4 as black but I would love to see your in depth analysis of your best recommended response to d4 (unless I am dumb and you have already done this). I find the Kings Indian very complex to play after the first 10-15 moves so I have been trying the dutch because many d4 players dont know the lines well but I don't see many GMs playing it so probably it's not very strong even if it brings some easy wins! Do you think the polish (b5) has good potential as black because again it might not be the strongest opening but many d4 players have no idea how to play against it?
Thanks a lot Alex for your great channel. I always leave a like 😁👍
That's a good question. I don't like playing the King's Indian Defence or the Pirc either. They seem weak against the Austrian attack and the Four Pawns so I would like to know Alex's best overall D4 response too. I have tried the standard stuff like QGD and even QGA but as an E4 player with white I don't like to play 1. D5 as black either. I sometimes transpose to the French Defence but the opponent has to play 2. E4 for this to work. I agree that Alex explains things very well.
This video solves a bunch of issues I’ve started seeing in my Jobava games. Looking forward to the course. Thanks
thank you alex for the update on your new course! love your content! could you please add the model games in the carokann course as you did in the london system course? or at least a link to the games! at the end of the variations you add the description of the model game but some i can't seem to find and they would be really helpful! thanks!
Just voted for the winner, AB! So happy to see you back, now I can start winning again. Waiting impatiently for your Jojoba course which will be the winning coursr for 2024. Just make sure not 2025, HA!
Your channel is a gem, both this and the CK course are helping me blunder way less (I'm a complete noob) + I get entertained. Cheers!
Banzea at 12:40..... also Banzea 16:43 --> coming from a 2600 :D I think 22:06 is the reason why a 1000 - 1200 player kinda feels like being plus 1 isn't winning for sure ;P jokes aside, great vid! Thank you very much.
Nice a new video, with new analogies and a great announcement. Take your time and take care of course!
Loved this video (again). These where a few lines where I was struggling with so I will try them out right now. Ooh and also I can’t wait till you’re Jobava course is ready! But I gladly will :). Thnx for these great videos!!
I've definitely learned so much from your vids alex. Def more than any other chess streamer. And you don't have to be loud in order to be funny like Levy. Keep up the good work alex
Yes, you are back!😂 I'm happy to see higher rated games.
Yay!! Let's listen to some analogies.. the best parta of this videos 😂
Welcome back, loving the content !
London jaba caro :) all what we like to see :) (besides u!) . Thanks for the content. Owning all courses. Just little bit pity that its not coming out on chessable. All my courses are there :(. Can you already hint the plattform where its coming out ?Keep it up.
Alex, there are some sick lines in Canty's Jobava course. Would love to see what you "makes the cut" in your course.
Hi Alex. I loved this and all of your Jobava courses on RUclips. You are an excellent teacher with a great sense of humor! I really want to dive deeper with Jobava and looked into purchasing your Chessable course...but it looks like it's more about the traditional London system and not the Jobava. Am I wrong? Do you have suggestions? Thanks so much and keep producing content!!
Hi man thanks for the kind words! The jobava London course I’m still working on, while the one up is on the normal london (different opening indeed)
Brilliant commentary ... Thanks 🎉🎉🎉
Got my votes! Thanks for the content Alex.
The metaphors just get better and better
Thank you for these videos - you are my chess RUclips favourite. Ahead of the rest by a country mile.
Id vote for you, i tried actually. Dont have chessable account. But you have been the best chess coach ive had and raised my rating from 700 to 1200 in a month. I could have kept grinding but chess is a little too repeatative for me as a game of skill. A video on Fischer random would be awesome. Its a more tactics driven and less memorization from what ive heard.
Thank You for another excellent lesson!
this jobava is the truth ..haven't perfected it yet but already seeing major results
Game 2 is crucial. Everyone and their mom plays e6 and pins the c3 knight around 1000-1200 elo. All the cool looking games where you chase opponent's g4 bishop never actually happen, because white's light square bishop always winds up blocked in by pawn chain. And if by some miracle it's not blocked in, they often just put it on d7 or e6 lol
Appreciate your hard work. Take care of yourself first and foremost. Look forward to the new Jobava course. And looking forward to some kid videos. Thanks Alex.
28:07 very graphic and clear!!
These are great, would you do a mix of white and black openings in one video?
Thank you so much Alex ❤ i play since 6 months now, and thanks to your Caro Kann, King's Indian and mainly cause of your amazing JOBAVA LONDON ❤ i am at 1700-1800 rated already. Looking forward to your jls course!!! Btw. i've a Jobava London Game on my Channel and i would love to hear what you think about it. Much love and honestly thank you for your effort!!! (Membership incoming 😊)
Where was you!? I checked every day man. Thanks for the new video!
Best chess instructor in the world! His intellectual boxing skills are unsurpassed. He knows what every Russian school girl knows, those Romanian guys are smooth operators- lol.
At 17:50.would rook to g3,then rook to g1 work..after g3,what could the white b1 rook be able to do to stop the h2 pawn from queening.
thanks for the content, first vid in the morning for me
Just voted for you! keep up the good work.
please make a series on endgames, the way you flawlessly murder opponents in endgames in intermediate level is just blissful to watch
i am great at openings, decent in midgames but always lose a winning position going into endgame
Oooh a pool player reference. I love it!
"Are we interested in playing the French defense? Ah, hell no!"
I'm with you, brother.
yay! been waiting for a new video!
Would you consider "Modal games" chapter in Jobava course?
Alex, work on course as much time as it takes, we need exactly the same quality with what you do your courses, not the number of endless Analyses that some authors stamped. We all appreciate what you do for all chess fans around the world, you are our best chess teacher and coach, thank you!)
Great video, Alex. Are you going to add this course to your Chessable courses in the future? I'd be interested if so. Do you reccomend GM Simon's Jobava course?
I've played the Stonewall for a long time, so this first game is pretty familiar territory. What are your thoughts on the Stonewall?
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Wow, great video. Game #2 was especially useful to me because it’s similar to most of my otb Jobava games. Thanks Alex!
You’re an absolute legend!!
25:33 I am around 1200 and Nb5 is really easy remember, Alex! Don't throw that away
The thing is that they can force us play those positions with 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 e6 move order (followed by Bd6/Bb4), so for that reason I’m thinking 4.e3 could be clever especially below 1500 (but works well at any level from my tests)
thanks for all your videos. I voted for you in 3 questions coz you deserve support. Thanks again.
32:40 why not go to b5 with bishop?
Also, thanks for quoting Big Shaq
Waiting for your Jobava course on Chessable
Alex, do you have a general idea of how many lines will be in your course? Less than 200 lines maybe? I've traditionally been an e4 player, but recently I decided it's just too much study so I want to switch to d4. Also, will the course be a complete repertoire or at least close or will it mainly focus on the normal Jobava?
The course will have a slightly unorthodox structure. In order to have all the relevant theoretical aspects, there will be a “detailed chapter” which can total thousands of lines…but the “simplified version” suitable below 1800 will only have around 100 trainables as a full repertoire. So in total the course will have thousands of lines, but most people will be able to get away with about 100!
Hey Alex, i am Back to Support you!
My grandpa Just passed and away after a Lot of problems in the Family our Family of my father's Side abandoned us completely.
Seeing you at least makes me Smile! Thank you for beeing as a wonderful human beeing as you are! ❤
Sorry to hear mate...RIP to your grandpa, and keep your head up. Remember, even when the position looks terrible we gotta try and make the most out of our chances!
If youve pushed your knight to b5 early, and their bishop is on d6, my engine prywfers you take vishop with knight eather than leave the teo bishops facing eachother. I know that wasnt an option here because of c6.
thank you alex :)
Your karo course kept me from quitting chess as I used to play the (Freaking Pirc) Thank you! Any chance of new Vienna games...
Definitely planning to return the 1.e4 content too once I get a bit more time when the Jobava course is finished! Thanks Adam.
1:03:50: Why did you choose not to create the course on Chessable?
It's good to experiment and not to have all your eggs in one basket (considering that the format I have in mind should be at least as good).
My mentor has posted finally
The Queen sac that he spoke about doesn't work if black captures with the other rook, rather than the King.
Can you make more d4? Jobava is awesome.
17:23 could't you just take the pawn with the king allowing promotion Rb8# ?
Love you Alex ❤
You should make a video on how to counter the "alien gambit"
your finally back ❤
Where have you been, missed all the content
Badrack Jobama
Hi Alex, one more question: is the Caro-Kann middle game course still on your mind?
awesome content! thanks a lot! I have a question, what do you recommend after 1.d4 e5, that always gets me in trouble
I like to take and refute it. It's given in my London course if you have it already (and will also be in the upcoming one).
Curious what your blunder was in the last game.
Do you ever stream on twitch or youtube when we can watch you live?
1:01:05 why not take the rook with check and then take the queen?
because white K is being checked by black Q
@@owler oh yeah , thank you
Will you still add the jobava update to the London course?
Great game!
Can we get a queens gambit and/or Catalan vid??