Hi Alex - found your videos a month ago as a lowly 450 elo. The grind is slow but definitely starting to get the "feel" of the jobava system. Elo now 850 - getting there.
please never stop Alex, i have watched so many chess youtubers and not learned a single opening or actually improved my game, but you actually explain your moves and the theory behind it so i can start to get into your mindset and improve, seriously, i cannot thank you enough, i have FINALLY been able to win winning positions thanks your clear and concise and most of all EASY attacking patterns. most other chess youtubers wont explain why other moves are losing or why flashy moves arent the greatest go to. i love your videos man, seriously.
I almost always fall asleep to his calming voice which means I learn more by subconscious and because I have to watch the video 4 times to complete it haha
Im at near 1200 because of your caro course. Im actually having a higher win percentage with black🤣 i have danya and ginger gm jobava courses and they are harder to implement than the caro one. Cant wait for your jobava course💪
Alex I do like the Jobava. I have to mention though that it's close relative, the Colle is very nice as well. I have been testing the Colle-Zukertort against the bots and it smashes them well past 1300...I think the main lines from that one will also be effective against people under 1000. I also suspect I will win often if I don't blunder. I imagine with enough prep in these lines I can punish their blunders pretty quickly and convert, we'll see soon enough.
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Amazing video as always! Does your course include Jobava lines?
Alex is so dirty he would of been a pawn star if it wasn't for chess.!!! The only thing I am trying to figure out is if it would of been gay or straight pawn!!!!
Whenever i see a new video from you Alex, a smile appears on my face: thx for your great contents! Question: how do you compare Vienna and Jobava? You said previously that the Vienna is THE weapon below 1500 ( and it is) but now the Jobava london. What is the most effective for equals players? Thx ! Greetings from France ^^
Problem will all the 1.e4 openings is that you need to be booked up against anything…while after 1.d4 you can pretty much get the Jobava London every single game!
I definitely agree with you. I taught my son chess and he has won several chess tournaments and gathered a nice collection of trophies in the last year as a 6 year old with these two openings. They are solid options 100%. Great video.
Hi Alex you are an amazing coach. I've bought your London and Caro course on chessable and I'm just overwhelmed. It's more than I could have ever hoped for and the lines are well thought-through and fun. But now I still have a problem: What should I play as black if my opponent opens with d4 (or maybe some other lines than e4)? Please make a course about what you recommend. Maybe the Slav is an option, it's similar to the Caro and I've seen you already did a rating climb. But I'm not really sure, it's seems pretty stale, however you might convince me otherwise. Finally I wanted to ask if you still take students and if yes how much do you charge? Thanks a lot.
I've been stuck at 800-900 for quite a while but after I discovered your channel and started playing jobava London with white and caro kann with black I hit 1200 last week I appreciate you and you are doing great work out here thank you Alex ☺️ edit:- it's been 6 months since I commented and now I'm 1700 and still play the same openings thanks Alex ❣️
Damn broo congratulations.... Btw mind if we become friends on the chess journeyof mine?? I'm also planning to learn the Caro and London Would also love to add the ponzianni 🙂
@@danielcrase i generally go for knight f3 and play either nimzo Indian or queens Indian depending on what opponent plays(generally queens Gambit or london)
The Jobava makes even 2200s sweat because it’s so unknown. I played one downtown last week and he literally said “ok, what is this” after I chased his light squared bishop away with f3, g4, h4, h5, g5.
I know you have a cheeky style but the first game the 1000 player did well for that level. At that level they can play many good moves but eventual throw in a blunder. Of course inaccurate moves at the beginning decreases the margin of error and under time pressure you'll crack sooner or later. A lesser player wouldn't have won that game if they took your place halfway though. But that's ok because opening knowledge can only take you so far. It takes good chess to convert a early advantage into a win.
40:25 'He has to go b4 and probably he takes, which gives us the bishop pair' 'But you already exchanged light-squared bishops on move 9 with bd3. How do you get the bishop pair?' asked the humble 900-rated patzer to his favourite IM! I only spotted this mistake after watching this video for the 20th time - I still think you're the best!
can you do a QGD rating climb as black? where you play against all the d4 positions. london, queens gambit, jobava, catalan, etc. Haven't seen a single focused repertoire on youtube like that yet. Sort of like youre slav series but QGD
I really love your videos brother. But I’ve been playing for a year now and I’m am truly humbled by the game of chess. What’s the real way to get better? There are so many variations and it’s hard to keep up. Not many people at lower ratings play like this and it’s frustrating. If I played for another 10 years I don’t think I would learn much by just playing. I play tennis and the more you play the better you get. Not the same for this board game 😂
Day 2 second video,watching his Caro Kann Simplified playlist. Today,i played 4 games,three of them were Balck and i used Caro. I won all of them. I jist noticed that in lower rated games , people like to play hillbilly atk, which i think the worst version of caro-kann and some like to hop scholar mate( even in this video). And then its become a ez win
Alex, u explain chess move well and clearly. Almost my entire life learning chess by memorizing fortunately now I understand the chess imbalance. Thank u Coach Alex Banzea.
I am rated 100 with a few hundred more loses than wins and I can confirm, I know 2 openers, London and CaroKann because of Levy telling me they are easy to learn. Let me tell you this though from the perspective of someone trying to get better, my 100 rated opponents NEVER play what I study lmao.
I was sent to the store to buy smokes for my mom hahahahah but i was a good boy so she allowed me to buy some stuff for my self ahahahahh amazing thx for reminding me of my childhood, which was amazing
Good work as usual, very enjoyable to watch. Just want to point out that @ 1:10:58 you mention that if Kd4 isnt played, you cant win. It is a very instructive draw even if you do because the white queenside pawns are just fast enough to queen. Instructive how the black doubled pawns allow this drawing opportunity.
i switched my repertory from complex scotch gambit that gave me volatile results and french defense to these 2 openings that works in every everytime, the plans stay the same and i really feel in control winning fast or getting good position, i still lose but i understand that i should be winning almost every game if not blunder and focus. I just dont know what to do exactly against the caro (going to watch vid) and against D4 i play benoni that i consider fun. Thanks for all your tips Alex your a saint 🙏
The analogies in the videos crack me up. But your skill to convey complicated ideas in a simple way for more people to understand is one of the best on RUclips. Also, merch with “I think we can move on to…..the following game” would be funny 😂keep up the good work man.
Long time between video's but the quality is gaining exponentially in strength. Lovely stuff. Have found another great creator who deserves more love so a shameless plug hoping to share some of your spotlight. ChessCoachAndras.. excellent content. A collaboration of some sort would be delightful!
Hi Alex - found your videos a month ago as a lowly 450 elo. The grind is slow but definitely starting to get the "feel" of the jobava system. Elo now 850 - getting there.
how are you doing now, bro?
please never stop Alex, i have watched so many chess youtubers and not learned a single opening or actually improved my game, but you actually explain your moves and the theory behind it so i can start to get into your mindset and improve, seriously, i cannot thank you enough, i have FINALLY been able to win winning positions thanks your clear and concise and most of all EASY attacking patterns. most other chess youtubers wont explain why other moves are losing or why flashy moves arent the greatest go to. i love your videos man, seriously.
This! +1
Man said "Forget about the kid, you can make another one🤷🏽♂️" ...😂 YO!
Love when you do videos in the 1000 range
Your voice is great to take a nap to! It's ok, when I'm learning! 😢
I almost always fall asleep to his calming voice which means I learn more by subconscious and because I have to watch the video 4 times to complete it haha
Thank you for another great video Alex!
Im at near 1200 because of your caro course. Im actually having a higher win percentage with black🤣 i have danya and ginger gm jobava courses and they are harder to implement than the caro one. Cant wait for your jobava course💪
Alex I do like the Jobava. I have to mention though that it's close relative, the Colle is very nice as well. I have been testing the Colle-Zukertort against the bots and it smashes them well past 1300...I think the main lines from that one will also be effective against people under 1000. I also suspect I will win often if I don't blunder. I imagine with enough prep in these lines I can punish their blunders pretty quickly and convert, we'll see soon enough.
Amazing video as always! Does your course include Jobava lines?
Not really, I’m working on a separate jobava course currently
Omg yes good title. Before the end of the day you can break 1000.
Please do more videos like this !!!!!
alex just think about getting a buzz cut that would be dope !
Hey maybe at some point you could give opening repertoire as black against anything that’s not e4
ruclips.net/p/PLy7vABK_JsyPeE-Bivc113GOjuD-hR02s
Danya a god fs
The Bond villain of chess 😂
new setup makes you look like you are in Andrew Tate's house... As far as I know, he is in Romania, and plays chess too... maybe colab? lol
Alex is so dirty he would of been a pawn star if it wasn't for chess.!!! The only thing I am trying to figure out is if it would of been gay or straight pawn!!!!
I see you are a ‘pawn grabber’ 🤣💪
Came for pp growth
Playing little kids and braging about it.
You forgot about the bongcloud
He already covered the entire bongcloud theory when his dad sent him as a four year old to buy cigarettes
Whenever i see a new video from you Alex, a smile appears on my face: thx for your great contents! Question: how do you compare Vienna and Jobava? You said previously that the Vienna is THE weapon below 1500 ( and it is) but now the Jobava london. What is the most effective for equals players? Thx ! Greetings from France ^^
Problem will all the 1.e4 openings is that you need to be booked up against anything…while after 1.d4 you can pretty much get the Jobava London every single game!
@@AlexBanzea thx alot Alex :) so if a good Vienna player , Booked for every déviation, he can be a threat till , say, 2000?
e4 if you wanna get in a million fucked up new positions. d4 if you need your safe space
I'm addicted to your videos, waiting patiently. Love from Afghanistan 💕
Stay safe brother 🙏
@@AlexBanzeabro lmaoooo
@@ememadeperhaps you should take a trip there and see how much laughing you do buddy
I definitely agree with you. I taught my son chess and he has won several chess tournaments and gathered a nice collection of trophies in the last year as a 6 year old with these two openings. They are solid options 100%. Great video.
Hi Alex you are an amazing coach. I've bought your London and Caro course on chessable and I'm just overwhelmed. It's more than I could have ever hoped for and the lines are well thought-through and fun. But now I still have a problem: What should I play as black if my opponent opens with d4 (or maybe some other lines than e4)? Please make a course about what you recommend.
Maybe the Slav is an option, it's similar to the Caro and I've seen you already did a rating climb. But I'm not really sure, it's seems pretty stale, however you might convince me otherwise.
Finally I wanted to ask if you still take students and if yes how much do you charge? Thanks a lot.
Currently on a break from coaching, but will announce when I’m back! I recommend this vs 1.d4: ruclips.net/p/PLy7vABK_JsyPeE-Bivc113GOjuD-hR02s
Love your humour, Alex 😂 …“pass a gun to a monkey“ killed me 😂😂😂 Thank you❤
Another great video Alex. Won many games with the Jobava thanks to you that now I feel like Vlad the Impailer playing this opening.
I've been stuck at 800-900 for quite a while but after I discovered your channel and started playing jobava London with white and caro kann with black I hit 1200 last week I appreciate you and you are doing great work out here thank you Alex ☺️ edit:- it's been 6 months since I commented and now I'm 1700 and still play the same openings thanks Alex ❣️
jobava london?
Damn broo congratulations.... Btw mind if we become friends on the chess journeyof mine??
I'm also planning to learn the Caro and London
Would also love to add the ponzianni 🙂
And against 1. D4?
@@danielcrase i generally go for knight f3 and play either nimzo Indian or queens Indian depending on what opponent plays(generally queens Gambit or london)
@@amogeanyanwu3126 sure man I'd love that
more jobava❤
The Jobava makes even 2200s sweat because it’s so unknown. I played one downtown last week and he literally said “ok, what is this” after I chased his light squared bishop away with f3, g4, h4, h5, g5.
I almost got to 2800 blitz with it, hoping to break it soon!
Hey from England Alex.
Everyone: d4 is closed and positional af! so boring.
Jobava-London:
I've been working with the C-K and the Jobava. I'm sure there is a video for the annoying early a6? Thanks IM Banzea!
ruclips.net/p/PLy7vABK_JsyOwUQGuDCfvwXIrBwFBXAmY
OMG JUST GAINED 10 INCHES TYSM THIS ACTUALLY WORKS
I preferred the frank noob thumbnail lol
Opponents in the first two games .......engine assisted at times?
Hey alex. Thank you for the great content. I would love a video with recommendations for black against d4
thank you very instructive!!!!! I love your teach videos!!!
Thank you Master Alex love you man !
I really appreciate such educational content. Please do more such videos, teaching us the various ideas.
The king is back!
I know you have a cheeky style but the first game the 1000 player did well for that level. At that level they can play many good moves but eventual throw in a blunder. Of course inaccurate moves at the beginning decreases the margin of error and under time pressure you'll crack sooner or later. A lesser player wouldn't have won that game if they took your place halfway though. But that's ok because opening knowledge can only take you so far. It takes good chess to convert a early advantage into a win.
40:25 'He has to go b4 and probably he takes, which gives us the bishop pair'
'But you already exchanged light-squared bishops on move 9 with bd3. How do you get the bishop pair?' asked the humble 900-rated patzer to his favourite IM!
I only spotted this mistake after watching this video for the 20th time - I still think you're the best!
can you do a QGD rating climb as black? where you play against all the d4 positions. london, queens gambit, jobava, catalan, etc. Haven't seen a single focused repertoire on youtube like that yet. Sort of like youre slav series but QGD
Yes! This is the vid I needed right now too. Love the new set up. Now I get my daily, sexy chess in brilliant HD.😍 haha. Keep up the good work buddy!
I really love your videos brother. But I’ve been playing for a year now and I’m am truly humbled by the game of chess. What’s the real way to get better? There are so many variations and it’s hard to keep up. Not many people at lower ratings play like this and it’s frustrating. If I played for another 10 years I don’t think I would learn much by just playing. I play tennis and the more you play the better you get. Not the same for this board game 😂
Day 2 second video,watching his Caro Kann Simplified playlist. Today,i played 4 games,three of them were Balck and i used Caro. I won all of them. I jist noticed that in lower rated games , people like to play hillbilly atk, which i think the worst version of caro-kann and some like to hop scholar mate( even in this video). And then its become a ez win
Alex, u explain chess move well and clearly. Almost my entire life learning chess by memorizing fortunately now I understand the chess imbalance. Thank u Coach Alex Banzea.
Love from nepal
When the length is just right 👍
I am rated 100 with a few hundred more loses than wins and I can confirm, I know 2 openers, London and CaroKann because of Levy telling me they are easy to learn. Let me tell you this though from the perspective of someone trying to get better, my 100 rated opponents NEVER play what I study lmao.
hi alex really waiting for something against d4..i have both your courses.
What I learnt: Don't send a four year old to buy cigarettes in Romania. (Still laughing)
I was sent to the store to buy smokes for my mom hahahahah but i was a good boy so she allowed me to buy some stuff for my self ahahahahh amazing thx for reminding me of my childhood, which was amazing
Love the thumbnail!
I am happy Alex isn't an evil alien attacking the Earth from his spaceship and laughing at our planet's misplaced bishop. Great content!
In my opinion you don’t need to focus on openings too much below 1000
True true, it helps much more to just learn tactics and be solid, your opponent wil self destruct eventually
Good work as usual, very enjoyable to watch. Just want to point out that @ 1:10:58 you mention that if Kd4 isnt played, you cant win. It is a very instructive draw even if you do because the white queenside pawns are just fast enough to queen. Instructive how the black doubled pawns allow this drawing opportunity.
Always awesome.
You seem to have made an error in your thumbnail bro? You have Frank's head under Noob instead of Pro?
Jobava as white and caro-kann, if they play e4. What do I do if they play d4?
31:50 couldn’t you play Rg5+ and just win a free rook?
why play the jobava over the traditional london? whats the pros and con of each?
i switched my repertory from complex scotch gambit that gave me volatile results and french defense to these 2 openings that works in every everytime, the plans stay the same and i really feel in control winning fast or getting good position, i still lose but i understand that i should be winning almost every game if not blunder and focus. I just dont know what to do exactly against the caro (going to watch vid) and against D4 i play benoni that i consider fun. Thanks for all your tips Alex your a saint 🙏
Scotch and French got me to 900, had to upgrade to Pirc and now looking for a solid white opening to stay above 1000, cool we had a similar journey
ruclips.net/p/PLy7vABK_JsyPeE-Bivc113GOjuD-hR02s
pirc was my first real love when i started my chess journey, enjoy bratha@@christiano5109
Best opening to play as black pieces against the queen's pawn opening?
Thank you Alex! The best chess channel on youtube!
Thank you. 950 stuck for months, now 1000
9:15 on the starting position, I saw that once or twice.
I like the kann but what to do when don’t play d4? I’ve tried kings Indian but can’t seem to crack it. High win rate with London
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37:57 what do we do if queen plays h4?
Bishop g3?
Where does this < luft > thingy term come from?
What is your recomendation opening for black for 1.d4?
Slav maybe?
Thanks
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ruclips.net/p/PLy7vABK_JsyPeE-Bivc113GOjuD-hR02s
@@AlexBanzea thanks maestro
i’m naming my son jobava thanks alex
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It always looks so easy when you do it!
The analogies in the videos crack me up. But your skill to convey complicated ideas in a simple way for more people to understand is one of the best on RUclips.
Also, merch with “I think we can move on to…..the following game” would be funny 😂keep up the good work man.
Nice! So what's the status of your upcoming Jobava course? :D
16:09 Qxh6 check followed by knight taking with check and winning the queen
F3 ? Frankly, terrible..
pretty mate in that first game!
1:18:37 had me cracking up
What is he babbling about?
Fun to watch 🎉
Santa a god fs
Long time between video's but the quality is gaining exponentially in strength. Lovely stuff.
Have found another great creator who deserves more love so a shameless plug hoping to share some of your spotlight. ChessCoachAndras.. excellent content. A collaboration of some sort would be delightful!
Good job🎉
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how do you get the orange annotated arrows while you're still playing
only on pc, use right click and drag
Yes, pc only (and turn it on from the settings)
Thanks again Alex!
bongcloud🔜
C-Z 🦾