Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Owen's Defense!
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Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Owen's Defense!
There are many popular chess openings for black against e4 such as the French Defense, Pirc Defense, Scandinavian Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, Sicilian Defense, Nimzowitsch Defense, Alekhine Defense. However, usually white is prepared for all of these chess openings for black, and they take a ton of time to learn the opening theory. Is there a move we can play as black that takes white by surprise but still holds that high level of chess strategy? The answer is yes, and in today's video I'll be showing you the Owen's Defense, a dangerous and fun chess opening for black against e4. By playing b6 on the first move, we want to fianchetto our bishop on b7 and put immediate pressure on the e4 pawn. We will then develop our pieces, aggressively fight for counterplay, and sometimes look to checkmate the opponent's king. The first segment of this Owen's Defense chess video will be covering the chess strategy, chess principles, chess ideas, chess moves, chess tips, chess tricks, chess traps, and secret checkmate strategy. When playing chess openings, it's important to not only know the chess opening theory, but chess opening grandmaster games. This is vital because we want to see the Owen's Defense in action, and we will do just that by analyzing a game played by Magnus Carlsen when he played 1. ... b6 in 2017 and used it to defeat an elite chess grandmaster. Chess opening principles, chess opening ideas, chess opening strategy, and chess opening theory are important for improving one's chess and getting good middlegame positions. This is also a good chess opening for beginners, as it highlights good chess strategy. Whether you are a chess beginner or chess grandmaster, we hope you enjoy learning about this strong chess opening against e4!
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Hi...Gothamchess...Levy Rozman has a course called E6B6 in which the Owens defense transposes to play against any white opening including d4, Reti, and the English opening etc. Of course there may be many much better defences against d4 such as Kings Indian however he has made this set up suitable to be a consistent opening to be effective against anything that white can throw at it
Interesting I'll have to check it out!
Theres some nimzo indian lInes really similar to this.
Love it how you make long videos covering many lines, thank you. I do play this defense and enjoyed your video.
Thank you Brian! I'm glad you are enjoying the longer format. And nice choice, the Owen's Defense is great. Keep it up.
Thank you. I have a class on Owen’s defense but I find this to be a good refresher of the big ideas
Just subbed best theory breakdown ever
Ayy thank you!
Awesome video, Solomon! Thank you for all your effort and for uploading so many good videos
Thank you my guy! I am super happy to hear you are enjoying the videos. I've loved the process of making all these. More on the way! Are there any chess openings in particular that you would like to see on this channel that haven't been covered yet?
sorry just to add that in some cases he has adapted it to include a double fianchetto eg against London opening but it is strangely effective. When Magnus played it in 2017 he had no idea how 1 NF3 was going to play out yet felt this was appropriate...
Hey Peter! That's super interesting, ya Magnus was ahead of the curve there a little bit!
Quality content!
Thanks Sonny!
thank you a sir for strengthening my play in the owen's defence
No problem! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if there's any other chess openings you'd want to see on the channel!
Second time watching and even got more out of it, thank you!
Glad you are getting some stuff out of this video! The Owen's Defense is great. Wishing you a good week!
I think GM Tony Miles brought this opening to the fore a few decades ago after losing a game to it in the Philippines. That's why it was sometimes called the English Defence. Looks like it can kinda morph into the Tartakower structure of QGD.
This was a nice clear example of possibilities. Thanks, Solomon.
P.S. There is a master from NYC that plays what he calls the Drunken Master. As both White and Black. All the pawns are advanced one square except for the h pawn. The queenside rook is advanced one square, then swung over to the g file. This is without developing any other piece! Blitz only. Like the Crab, not as insane as it looks. Cheers.
Hey Alan, thanks! I'm just responding to this comment now but I read this last week and have been trying it (the Drunken Master opening you shared) out in speed chess! Very strange but fun!
@@TheChessGiant that's the great thing about texting. We all have our own timetables. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing owens defense opening video .Keep up the good work.
Thanks Edmund!
This is my favorite opening in bullet 2+.
Same here! Great chess opening for black especially with shorter time controls because most of the time white doesn't know what to do.
I just love the opening.
Same! It's been my favorite reply against e4 as of late!
simply simply simply simply simply
lol
Incredible breakdown
Thank you my guy! Always feel free to send me in any other chess content that you'd want to see on the channel, or even chess related questions! Here to help!
Such a great breakdown, thanks!
Thank you! What do you usually play against e4?
Nice gambit sir..Thank you
Always welcome Onkar!
gotta update some of your info.
1.e4 b6 2.d4 bb7 3.bd3 e6 4.nf3 c5 5. d5! is actually bordering on refutation. Odessky actually gives good coverage of this line in his newest b6 book, and he low key admits to black having no good reply, if white knows how to pressure all of black's replies.
3...nf6 4.qe2 e6 5. nf3 d5 is probably the way to go.
the most problematic lines i think involve 3.nc3 4.bd3 5.nge2. where bb4 just forfeits the bishop pair for no structural damage and c5 is met with d5!
@@TheChessGiant d5 on the 3...e6 move order is inferior to the one with the 3...nf6 order because the king and queen knight are clogged up for good squares on the queenside. Unlike the nf6 where it hops into the d7 square right away.
Sure that makes sense!
Another one of my fav openings,great course by english IM lawrence trent on chessable.Not much theory,but its got some bite on main line chess.
Oh nice I didn't know about that course - and ya the Owen's Defense is great I've been playing it a ton over this past year or so.
You gotta be on your toes for this one
Yessir! The Owen's Defense is much stronger than one may think!
@@TheChessGiant what to do if pawn kicks bishop moving to a3 immediately? Thank you!
In the first line that you show with Bd2 I personally believe that you should take the bishop and then play c5 because you keep the bishop pair and both are very strong and active at that point and many people can collapse
Something that I have noticed while playing this opening and learning the lines is that a lot of the time you can really damage you opponents structure in a lot of situations and this has won me many endgames because my opponent just loses a lot of their pawns
Thanks for these great thoughts! Always helpful for people to get new ideas and perspectives!
This looks like an improved French to me, Except it doesn't necessarily have to transpose into the French pawn structure always. Also, the option of not playing an outright c5 is appealing as it preserves the option of castling queen side.
thanks 👍👍👍👍
You got it Goksel!
At 5:29 it seems like white also has some tactics of the Greek Gift if black chooses to castle kingside
Wow you are so Awesome I love the Owen defense, it also reminds me of the Queen's Indian.
Glad you enjoyed the video!! And ya there are some very interesting parallels!
Thanks Solomon for this one! Appreciate your efforts!
Of course! I’ve been playing the Owen’s Defense a ton lately it’s hard to play against it if you haven’t studied it or really seen it before!
@@TheChessGiant Could you also plan to make one for English defence which is along similar lines but could be used against d4?
Great idea Amit! I’ll add that to the list
Hi Solomon, I really enjoy watching your videos on chess openings. Keep on the good stuff ! My suggestions...What about the Persus Gambit, the Kiddie countergambit and Hippopotamus Defense? I would like to see. Cheers
Hey Nicholas, thank you! And yes, thanks for those great opening recommendations, I'll make sure to shout you out when I make those!
Hey Nicholas! I saw that you sent a donation to my PayPal back in February! Thanks for that! I was curious though if you got a statement that it was sent over to me? I don't see it in my account. Obviously, I am way late haha, been just figuring out how to use it. In either case, really appreciate you brotha!
Your videos are great, it's not a good response for black, but I'd love to see a Carr/St George's defense
Thanks, glad to hear you’re enjoying them! I’ve honestly never heard of those before, I’ll look into those! Always fun for me getting to learn new stuff.
@@TheChessGiant it's very unorthadox and it doesn't really give you any sort of advantage I just enjoy the lines :)
Greatly appreciate the insights. You definitely deserve more subs!
So I was looking through a chess.com forum to learn more about Owen’s and they discuss a different line with Ne2 instead of Nf3: 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Ne2 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nf4. This seems more difficult for black. Any thoughts?
the engine shows Qd7 and a very strong open diagonal for the bishop on b7
You got it Mike! Thanks for the kind words.
And any thoughts on the Qd7 move which Frank replied with?
Hey! I love this video. But I have a question.. What are the differences between this and the Larsen's Opening for white? Or is the Owen just a reverse Larsen?
Hey! Thanks! So ya they're really the same exact opening except different names and white obviously gains a tempo. I guess I would say the only difference is that with the Owen's we see white play e4... whereas with the Larsen we don't know if black will play e5 (we hope e5 will be played!) as black could see b3 and then play b6 or Nf6 or really anything... but overall they are very similar if not identical in setup.
great video dude
Glad you enjoyed it Sharif! Let me know if there's any other chess openings you'd want to see covered on the channel!
@@TheChessGiant I'd probably say Larsen's opening; some of the same ideas as Owen's but a tempo up which changes things a bit. I have a tournament game tomorrow as black against a 2000 rated player; I'm gonna play Owen's. Will probably watch your video a few more times before then :) Next up are your vids on the Bird! thanks again
@@sharifmahabuba8556 Awesome Sharif, I've been playing the Larsen's Opening quite a bit lately and would have fun making a video on it. Good luck! Do you play on lichess or chess.com? We should play a couple games if you're free!
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
…what a voice ! But isn’t it better ( tricky for this Strategie) to start with e6 (and than b6 ) so, that the opponent/white makes the second move in a other anticipation ??? I play this defense offen relativ successful.
Glad you enjoyed it! And ya many start with e6!! When I've played it I usually just go straight into it, but there is no downside to playing e6 first, that I can think of at least.
What if white plays Ne2. That is hard for black to face. 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6 4.Nc3 Nf6 and now Nge2.
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With your piece down line after 12 ...a5 have you looked at: 12...bxa413.b5Na514.Rxa4a615.bxa6Rxa616.Be3Nc617.Rxa6Bxa618.Ne1Qa5 instead?
Hey John, could you send me a timestamp? Thanks!
@@TheChessGiant it’s the time around 14:29 the line before Magnus’ game.
@@monowhitemagemtg9627 Gotchu, Ya I haven't looked at that line, very interesting though! What would you do if white just plays a move like 13. Bxa4? Just hold the queenside?
Does starting with Owens defense and then shifting to the hippo sound like a good way to throw someone off?
Ya there's people that do this!! You can technically start the Hippo off with an Owen's Defense, Modern Defense, Pirc Defense, and even French Defense. (I guess the Saint George Defense and Carr Defense but eh... prolly not the best way to start if you're trying to reach a Hippo).
I believe Simon Williams is a big fan of that b6 idea to get into the Hippo
12:15 Doesn't Ne4 just help black queen find a better square then stays akwardly in the way? Better might be 12.0-0, threatening Rd1, Bc2, and this knight can later jump on a4 to harras black queen (followed by b3/Bb2), or even sometimes on b5. I know we shouldn't look too closely at computer evaluation (specially in closed positions), but I play in an online league where opponents are prepared, and seeing "+2.00" and climbing kind of demotivates... Fortunately, black has options to mix it up (6...d5, 6...cxd4), but I'm still having a lot of problems against c3/Bd3/Qe2 setup.
e4 b6, d4 Bb7, Bd3 e6, ç4
What is black's best reply?
Nice video! Will u give a shot to the orangutan opening?
After this comment, I might have to! Is that 1. b4?
@@TheChessGiant yeahh
@@James-Cook Cool. I''ll make it.
Why doesn't anyone show what to do when white pawn kicks bishop moving to a3???
Good question. Probably partly because it's not all that common. And this is more of an introductory video instead of a course. Although, if you do see this, you can find other ways to develop like playing a c5 pawn break to put pressure on d4 while looking at Be7 as a move to get into castling kingside.
Hope this helps,
Thanks,
Solomon
@@TheChessGiant thanks, I find it all the time and usually have to back up. Maybe it's the skill level we're playing at, which is beginner.
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Do you think it will be effective vs d4?
Very! In fact this against d4 is considered to be the English Defense and I've been playing this a ton lately. It is a great option if you want to potentially go into the Owen's Defense, Queen's Indian Defense, or Nimzo-Indian Defense. I made a video so just in case you want to take a closer look, here it is:
ruclips.net/video/PhpfbgOq4nc/видео.html