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Yesterday : got beaten by phillidor defense... twice Today : analysis of phillidor defense You always know how to make (me) happy again. Excellent video!
My Dad plays it, and it is the one opening that he can hold his ground against me. So soild for black, and yet so temping to go in for attacks with white that are not really justified and get your self into trouble.
This channel seems to cover openings in better detail than other channels. Also I like how he has the move notations in the top right corner. Very comprehensive opening coverage.
I'm glad you think it was instructive, Dan. And thank you again for the continuous support. It really does mean a lot. Let me know if there is ever a subject you are interested in and would like me to cover.
Defense! Excellent introduction to the opening. I don't think I've heard it described as versatile before. Thank you very much. Your instruction is superb.
No problem, David. Thank you for the feedback:) Yeah, the Philidor is much more than most people consider it to be. I hope I'll manage to paint that in the next few videos.
Hi. You briefly mentioned in the Pirc-series, that some players with black enter Philidor-positions after 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5. Do you think there are some objective advantages in this move-order compared to classical Philidor lines, or is it just a matter of taste, wanting to allow and disallow certain lines. Thank you for all the hard work you put in your videos!
Well, in 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3, white doesn't mind the move Nc3 at all. It was a necessity because e4 needed tending to. In the Philidor move order though, with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6, white can play Nc3, but doesn't have to. dxe5 and Bc4 are the alternative options. So to answer your question, entering this position from the Pirc is going to limit white's options on move 4, since he will have already played Nc3:)
If you want to play the hanham variation with a knight on f6 and d7, there's ways white can avoid it in the e4 e5 line. However, if you intend to play the Antoshin (3...exd4) that's not so big a concern. More importantly, when playing 1...e5 you have to be concerned with all the other tries white could play. Kings gambit, Vienna, Vienna gambit, etc.He's not compelled to play 2.Nf3. With the d6 move order you dont have to be concerned with those systems.
When the d4 series starts, the KID is coming first, then the Semi Slav and the Slav. Don't have an exact schedule for the d4 openings after that. I will be looking at the old comments to see what was requested most. But the Dutch is coming sooner or later:)
Ive been playing the phillidor for 1 year now. Its helped me increase my elo by 300 points in the last 12 months. Sure its tricky, but thats the fun of it, every single game is a challenge because white is so tempted to start attacking and very often I end of gaining so much by simply holding ground and pouncing after a mistake from whites overeagerness. Ive also used it playing white but have much more success usingbit with black as a little insight.
love your vids as always, excellent video! Any chance to cover the antoshin variation of the philidor, it's what I use currently and I would love to listen to your take on that variation :)! Great job again!
You didn't mention that Hanham variation is really dangerous for black if he doesn't know what he is doing. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 4.Bc4 you said black should play 4...c6! which is correct. However you should go through how white immidiately punishes 4...Nf6? and 4...Be7? both of which look most natural but lose clear-cut material.
@@Thaddeus9287 4...Ngf6? I have meant. When it comes to 4...Ndf6?, it is just a bad move. It hangs the black e5-pawn and if black thinks he wins the e4-pawn in return, there will be tactical issues on f7 again. For instance 5.dxe5 Nxe4 6.Qd5 wins a knight, white wins. 4.Ngf6? is met with 5.dxe5. All blacks responses are bad. 5...Nxe4? is met with 6.Qd5 fork again. 5...dxe5? is met with 6.Ng5 and black has no means to protect his f7-pawn because the Hanham knight is so poorly placed. Finally 5...Nxe5 could be the best option but after 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Bxf7+ black loses a pawn. Black could play 7...Ke7 and be down a pawn in a queenless endgame straight away. Or he could choose 7...Kxf7 counting on that after 8.Qxd8 he has 8...Bb4+ but unfortunately after 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 white keeps the e4-pawn is up a pawn in an endgame or a late middlegame anyways. 4...Be7? is also met with 5.dxe5. Since now black isn't attacking the e4-pawn, the analysis is simpler. 5...dxe5? is the worse option again. After 6.Qd5 black needs to sacrifice a piece to avoid getting mated. For instance 6...Nh6 7.Bxh6 O-O after which the white bishop retreats. Or 6...Bb4+ 7.c3 Qd7 8.cxb4. The better recapture is 5...Nxe5 again but 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 forks the f7-pawn and e5-pawn. After 7...g6 8.Qxe5 Nf6 9.Bh6 black cannot even castle and is down a pawn as well.
Taking with the queen in the exchange variation isn’t actually that bad. If black attacks the queen with his queen knight, there’s bb5, and if bd7, bxc6 gives white an advantage
Please could you cover this very attacking line in the Philador and maybe cover it in a video? or is the line simply unsound? This is a video on the line I am talking about and it is not covered in your series. Attacking Chess Gambit against e4 (Alapin-Blackburne Gambit)
I have made videos on several variations of the sicilian which branch out of the Classical. Any holes will be filled after the main series have been recorded.
I am curious if you can convince me to play the Philidor as black (nah, don't think so). I very much do like your coverage of the Sicilian stuff which almost discouraged me from playing e4 at all. Now I keep watching it over and over again as I keep forgetting everything when getting it on the board. So, thanks for your efforts!
“Pawns are the soul of chess,” is the intent of the Philidor defense. Most lines here are pretty insipid and give the Philidor a gaunt facade. Pawns work better with a working king. Pawns are minions and the king is Gru! All chess brains, are you up for an innovative approach?
Hanging Pawns true, and it is just me nitpicking, but for you, as someone who tries to play into the Spanish with white, it seems logical that you would show an opening, outside of your repertoire, from your own perspective. In other words you would, more often than not, be playing AGAINST the Philidor with white. Again, just nitpicking. The only reason it bothered me was because I play the Caro-Kann! 😝The video was incredibly informative. Appreciate that you would go out of your way to show this opening from black’s perspective.
@@simohayha6031 The Black Lion opening is the bastard offspring of the Philidor and something else. It is a little bit more aggressive than Philidor, but you can lose easily (I mean, I can lose easily).
I do not agree that philidor defend lead to boring positions...actually it lead often to interesting semiopen games, for example by pushing f5 challenging the center and opening the rook, the early bishop on b7 after that moove became poison...clear kf3 and kd4 need to be solved...i use the opening and im not a big fan of early figures exchanges and pawns lockage...
Your videos are good! The only irritating part is the tongue click sound you make every time you swallow while speaking.. Its every 20-30 seconds you make this irritating sound!!
Here's a great tool for learning openings: chessbook.com/hanging-pawns
Chessbook allows you to import and practice your repertoire. It focuses on moves people actually play as well as your mistakes. Connect it to your lichess or chess com accounts to correct the biggest gaps in your repertoire!
Yesterday : got beaten by phillidor defense... twice
Today : analysis of phillidor defense
You always know how to make (me) happy again. Excellent video!
Haha:D I hope you prep well enough after the series!
my friend always uses this opening and i find it extremely annoying
@@gfueladdict5655 pawn openings are always annoying
4 Years Ago?!!! It's crazy how im watching this after you posted this 4 years ago
My Dad plays it, and it is the one opening that he can hold his ground against me. So soild for black, and yet so temping to go in for attacks with white that are not really justified and get your self into trouble.
That is true. Leran some theory and crush him:D
This channel seems to cover openings in better detail than other channels. Also I like how he has the move notations in the top right corner. Very comprehensive opening coverage.
Yesss me too
I really enjoyed this excellent opening lesson - thank you for posting it!
I'm glad you think it was instructive, Dan. And thank you again for the continuous support. It really does mean a lot. Let me know if there is ever a subject you are interested in and would like me to cover.
I never used this opening til today. I had no clue about it. thank you for this content!
This defense made me reach an endgame with my FM coach ( he doubled my pawns and won ) but really smooth game.
Defense!
Excellent introduction to the opening. I don't think I've heard it described as versatile before. Thank you very much. Your instruction is superb.
No problem, David. Thank you for the feedback:) Yeah, the Philidor is much more than most people consider it to be. I hope I'll manage to paint that in the next few videos.
This was my father's go to opening. I never really learn It well, so thanks for the video!
I love underrated openings, Thanks for the video
Can you please make a video about the bird’s opening :)
Thanks for another great video.
Great and instructive as always !!
Thank you Jose!
this opening just seems natural for me. time to learn it completely.
I have to study the Philidor as much as I can because everyone at my ELO plays it in response to my 1. e4 lol
Hi. You briefly mentioned in the Pirc-series, that some players with black enter Philidor-positions after 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5. Do you think there are some objective advantages in this move-order compared to classical Philidor lines, or is it just a matter of taste, wanting to allow and disallow certain lines.
Thank you for all the hard work you put in your videos!
Well, in 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3, white doesn't mind the move Nc3 at all. It was a necessity because e4 needed tending to. In the Philidor move order though, with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6, white can play Nc3, but doesn't have to. dxe5 and Bc4 are the alternative options. So to answer your question, entering this position from the Pirc is going to limit white's options on move 4, since he will have already played Nc3:)
If you want to play the hanham variation with a knight on f6 and d7, there's ways white can avoid it in the e4 e5 line. However, if you intend to play the Antoshin (3...exd4) that's not so big a concern. More importantly, when playing 1...e5 you have to be concerned with all the other tries white could play. Kings gambit, Vienna, Vienna gambit, etc.He's not compelled to play 2.Nf3. With the d6 move order you dont have to be concerned with those systems.
Could you please do a video on the Dutch after the e4 series, thanks in advance. Great vid and series so far btw
When the d4 series starts, the KID is coming first, then the Semi Slav and the Slav. Don't have an exact schedule for the d4 openings after that. I will be looking at the old comments to see what was requested most. But the Dutch is coming sooner or later:)
Hanging Pawns thanks, looking forward to more of your videos
Ive been playing the phillidor for 1 year now. Its helped me increase my elo by 300 points in the last 12 months. Sure its tricky, but thats the fun of it, every single game is a challenge because white is so tempted to start attacking and very often I end of gaining so much by simply holding ground and pouncing after a mistake from whites overeagerness. Ive also used it playing white but have much more success usingbit with black as a little insight.
love your vids as always, excellent video! Any chance to cover the antoshin variation of the philidor, it's what I use currently and I would love to listen to your take on that variation :)! Great job again!
Hi Stjepan your videos are very helpful and instructive. Do you consider making an introduction to the King's Indian Attack?
I will, in the Nf3 playlist though, so it might take some time:)
You didn't mention that Hanham variation is really dangerous for black if he doesn't know what he is doing. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 4.Bc4 you said black should play 4...c6! which is correct. However you should go through how white immidiately punishes 4...Nf6? and 4...Be7? both of which look most natural but lose clear-cut material.
Ngf6 or Ndf6 or both? I'm trying to analyze this position to understand how white punishes these moves or Be7.
@@Thaddeus9287 4...Ngf6? I have meant. When it comes to 4...Ndf6?, it is just a bad move. It hangs the black e5-pawn and if black thinks he wins the e4-pawn in return, there will be tactical issues on f7 again. For instance 5.dxe5 Nxe4 6.Qd5 wins a knight, white wins.
4.Ngf6? is met with 5.dxe5. All blacks responses are bad. 5...Nxe4? is met with 6.Qd5 fork again. 5...dxe5? is met with 6.Ng5 and black has no means to protect his f7-pawn because the Hanham knight is so poorly placed. Finally 5...Nxe5 could be the best option but after 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Bxf7+ black loses a pawn. Black could play 7...Ke7 and be down a pawn in a queenless endgame straight away. Or he could choose 7...Kxf7 counting on that after 8.Qxd8 he has 8...Bb4+ but unfortunately after 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 white keeps the e4-pawn is up a pawn in an endgame or a late middlegame anyways.
4...Be7? is also met with 5.dxe5. Since now black isn't attacking the e4-pawn, the analysis is simpler. 5...dxe5? is the worse option again. After 6.Qd5 black needs to sacrifice a piece to avoid getting mated. For instance 6...Nh6 7.Bxh6 O-O after which the white bishop retreats. Or 6...Bb4+ 7.c3 Qd7 8.cxb4. The better recapture is 5...Nxe5 again but 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 forks the f7-pawn and e5-pawn. After 7...g6 8.Qxe5 Nf6 9.Bh6 black cannot even castle and is down a pawn as well.
Taking with the queen in the exchange variation isn’t actually that bad. If black attacks the queen with his queen knight, there’s bb5, and if bd7, bxc6 gives white an advantage
8:38 Bb5 Bd7 Bxc6 black idea Be7 bf6 and castle on kingside White castle on Queenside white gain tempi for attack
Great. Thanks!
No problem Angelo!
Plz make a series of colle System & colle zukartort system 🙏
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Should you still do C6 if he attacks your Nd7 with Bb5?
3... Bg4 4de Nd7 is what i play sometimes with good development from Black
Please could you cover this very attacking line in the Philador and maybe cover it in a video? or is the line simply unsound? This is a video on the line I am talking about and it is not covered in your series. Attacking Chess Gambit against e4 (Alapin-Blackburne Gambit)
Nice video! Can you make a video about the Classical Sicilian, because I want to start playing the Classical Sicilian?
Bob Iv If you check out his channel there’s a 22 video playlist on all of the Sicilian variations
I have made videos on several variations of the sicilian which branch out of the Classical. Any holes will be filled after the main series have been recorded.
@@HangingPawns Thank you!
Nice!
Thanks!
Thank you
How viable is Fianchetto'ing the dark squared bishop?
Cover the Larson variation please
I will, but d4 openings are coming before that.
@@HangingPawns oops, I misspoke, by Larson variation I meant the Larson variation in the exchange philidor, which you did
Please make a playlist for e4, d4, c4 openings in you channel section
I will Shubham. As soon as d4 starts.
What if white just closes the position with d5? Isn't that just a worse french as you don't have as much space on the king side to work with
I am curious if you can convince me to play the Philidor as black (nah, don't think so). I very much do like your coverage of the Sicilian stuff which almost discouraged me from playing e4 at all. Now I keep watching it over and over again as I keep forgetting everything when getting it on the board. So, thanks for your efforts!
No problem mate:)
“Pawns are the soul of chess,” is the intent of the Philidor defense. Most lines here are pretty insipid and give the Philidor a gaunt facade. Pawns work better with a working king. Pawns are minions and the king is Gru! All chess brains, are you up for an innovative approach?
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En español please
Why do you analyze this from Black’s perspective if you are a Caro-Kann player?
Because it's a defense black chooses.
Hanging Pawns true, and it is just me nitpicking, but for you, as someone who tries to play into the Spanish with white, it seems logical that you would show an opening, outside of your repertoire, from your own perspective. In other words you would, more often than not, be playing AGAINST the Philidor with white.
Again, just nitpicking. The only reason it bothered me was because I play the Caro-Kann! 😝The video was incredibly informative. Appreciate that you would go out of your way to show this opening from black’s perspective.
I play Black Lion and it's not an opening I like.
Far too passive.
Depends on how you play it, really.
@@HangingPawns I'm about four lifetimes away from ever becoming a titled player, so...
@@threethrushes what's black lion
@@simohayha6031 The Black Lion opening is the bastard offspring of the Philidor and something else.
It is a little bit more aggressive than Philidor, but you can lose easily (I mean, I can lose easily).
Nice
Thanks!
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unendurable palaver
You look like Brad Pitt
I do not agree that philidor defend lead to boring positions...actually it lead often to interesting semiopen games, for example by pushing f5 challenging the center and opening the rook, the early bishop on b7 after that moove became poison...clear kf3 and kd4 need to be solved...i use the opening and im not a big fan of early figures exchanges and pawns lockage...
This opening is so bad
Boring only to hop-head, action-freaked out, compulsive-obsessive, video-game type of "chess" players.
Your videos are good! The only irritating part is the tongue click sound you make every time you swallow while speaking.. Its every 20-30 seconds you make this irritating sound!!
I've watched a lot of videos and never heard that, and even if I had, I'd have the good manners not to comment on it