H6. Thats going to create a lot of pressure. Its a very agressive move. Im a very agressive player. So if you are a very agressive player h6 might work as an opener for you.
I started playing about a year ago and since I started watching your videos 3 months ago my game started to improve about 3 times faster than before. I have watched a couple of videos from almost ever major chess youtuber and I by far like yours the best. Thanks so much and please keep making vids- you are excellent at it.
Thank you so much! My elo is 1800 and I cant really find a good video on yt to learn the sicilian defense and i also cant really understand most of them. But this video saved me and i understood it much easier, keep up the good work!
To win a game: checkmate your opponent. Make sure he does not have time to checkmate yourself before you have done checkmating him. This is what Stockfish does.
I love the way that bishop lurks behind that knight. You can really catch opponents off guard sometimes and open up an attack with your knight and bishop.
got into chess again lately. must say, youre one of the best on youtube comprehensive, inviting, quick explanations of common moves. liked and subscribed
@chumbucket843 Well this is one of Magnus Carlsen's favorite openings so I am going to disagree with you 100%. Black has tons of sharp lines that he can choose attacking the queen side of white. Not sure what you are basing your reasoning on.
@DoJok1 I made a small correction in the video and you aren't able to change the video once it's uploaded so I deleted the old one and uploaded a new one.
After watching many od Your video's I decided to comment. I have no words (in english) to describe how helpful they are with You talking about simple concepts on each side. It is more needed (by players, not beying pros but neither complete amateurs), than simple analyzing a single move. You are wonderful teacher, with nice voice to hear. Amazingly great lessons. Wish You all the best in all next vid's. Already subsribed some time ago and following all the news You upload.
I have been playing chess for 7 years but i have already ended my career before 4 years good to remember good old days. Thank you for this amazing video
I have played the Dragon 45 years and beaten many GM's and IM's with it.I feel the producer did an excellent job of giving the overall strategic concepts for a short clip.If you have any really new work on the Chinese Dragon(R-b8)...that would be kewl to see.Dragon offers great chances for dynamic equality and main ideas are easily grasped in a mall monograph-type book.It is important to have as weapon because White must defend properly before using his slightly better formation 2cash in Thx!
Sir youre a legend i've been watching your vids since third grade. Guess what now im in 12th grade going into college. Your vids honestly feel nostalgic to me
White wouldn't lose material at 8:10. because after the white bishop is pinning down the king and the white queen takes knight on g4. black pawn to a6. either white moves in bishop the loses his queen. or he moves his queen and loses his bishop equaling material...
If you mean d4 on the first move then no. Only the moves that thechesswebsite shows you can play the sicilian. Although if you do like the sicilian dragon then you might be interested in an opening called the King's Indian Defence. Hope I helped.
@thechesswebsite Kevin, something important: the main reason for f3 isn't to support the e4 pawn, it's to prevent Black from playing Ng4 where it would harass the White e3 Bishop and hurt White's position. Black can't play Ng4 on the move before this because then White would play Bb5+, which believe it or not wins a piece! But after a6 at most, White wants to play f3 to prevent Ng4.
Good question. Probably because it isn't really necessary in the opening because the piece is controlling the center at that time and wouldn't be a good idea to loose its spot.
In the Dragon Sicilian, dark-squared bishops are always more powerful than light-squared ones, and sometimes even better than the rooks. So yes, light-squared bishops are powerful but not as much as dark-squared ones.
@thechesswebsite Also, Kasparov used this many times. He truly was a master in opening theory. Spent a lot of time analyzing different lines. I prefer the Najdorf because it's safer. I really don't have the skill to defend against the Yugoslav if I encounter a stronger player, but that's not a reason to call it a weak opening. Indeed it is a very strong and interesting one. I agree with you, Kevin. Let the ignorant fool think what he does and be crushed by the Dragon a few times ;)
@thechesswebsite Yea one word I'd never use to describe this opening is 'passive'. The Sicilian passive? Definitely not. The Dragon variation... hell no! Good work again Kevin, was literally (!) about to start looking into this opening in a day or so then I checked my subscriptions! :) Brilliant.
I rather like the hyperaccelerated dragon as black - if it goes e.g. in the main line of the dragon shown in this vid, you get exactly the same position but you can make the d5 push one move before white castles - saving one tempo with a lot of problems for white
Re8 isn't really a good move as the rook only has 2 moves right now, so don't waste a move on it. In fact, you should play N*d4. If Q*d4, then you'll just take the bishop and take the game. So he will exchange bishops, then play Q*d4+. Then you can attack the center with e5, as now you have no bishop that you have fear of blocking
Okay, I see you "went ahead" and pointed out the Ng4, Bb5+ wins a piece part later in the video (I guess I expected it at the beginning). But my point was just about the point of f3. Cheers.
Please make one video on how to attack both black and white opponent in queen's Gambit and one video on how to attack white in Sicilian defence. Please
I am a bad chess player so don't be mad at me if I am wrong, but White has the center, he is up in development, his king will be safe in just 2 moves, isn't black basically giving up already?
Yes, but it's just a pawn. You wouldn't want to waste a move on B*a7 when black is playing such an aggressive game. You should try more tactical moves like g4 and h4, pawn storming Black's kingside
According to MCO-14 on page 269, footnote (a): 7. Bc4 Ng4 8. Bb5+ Kf8 gives Black fully equal chances. So that is why it's on that move exactly that you play it, Ng4 is so good that Black gets equality from it even if his King is uncastled. It's out of respect that I point out your mistake!!!
I have a question how did he move the king 2 boxes while it can move only one and how did the castle go to the right of the king while the king is blocking it?
Trading your central pawn with opponents side pawn would not be good idea. Rather protect that sqaure with knight is better, well you develop a piece too. 😉
my game has improved with your videos, out post, pressure points, when to exchange kings gambit sicilian defense am looking at others-some times i do a reverse sicilian defense-will watch more videos
At 17:15, why is white now moving the knight from d4 to another square? I mean the d4 Knight looks well defended so why not keep developing other pieces?
At 13:22 why don't you make the move of the knight to a5, since at that point the white light square bishop can't escape and you will get him off the board by either trading in one of you knights, your f7 pawn or trading nothing at all?
At 9:40 why doesn't white play Bh6 right away to exchange dark squared bishops? As far as I can tell, this would either ensure the exchange or he will be able to get a rook for a bishop.
In the yugoslav, white wants his bishop on c4 or b3, to pin down blacks pawn on f7 enhancing his attack. In other variations, the light squared bishop goes to e2 to keep the black knight out of g4. In either case, white's light squared bishop is an important element to his attack plans. If white chooses, he can play Bg5+, but after ...Bd7, white has to choose between retreating his bishop (Bc4 or Be2), wasting a tempo, or exchanging bishops (Bxd7 Nxd7), which runs contrary to his plans.
At 11:30 approximatly you advance that if white goes for some queen side advances, that we should make them pay for their mistakes.. howerver, although it's ''weak sauce'' for white to go for f3 instead of f4 if castle short for white; i've had a few losing games as black in the exact position after be2 or bd3 after the exchange on d4 or a6... how exactly do we make them pay?
in dragon you have more chance to win, najdorf is more drawish. kind of passive opening(most of it) you need to play what you like, what more suits for you
You are creating a pawn storm pointing towards White's queenside, which doesn't help you and actually makes you lose a tempo. Fianchettoing your light squared bishop is also useless as white will simply close off your bishop with f3. Also, the diagonal your bishop is currently in is extremely important
"A lot of pressure" lol I love how you always say that even when it's only one minor piece doing it.
+Chris Hill Dating is my f7 square (huge weakness for me and puts a "lot of pressure")
H6. Thats going to create a lot of pressure. Its a very agressive move. Im a very agressive player. So if you are a very agressive player h6 might work as an opener for you.
I'm amazed by the quality and professionality of your chess tutorials. Thank you very much!
Best regards from Germany
I started playing about a year ago and since I started watching your videos 3 months ago my game started to improve about 3 times faster than before. I have watched a couple of videos from almost ever major chess youtuber and I by far like yours the best. Thanks so much and please keep making vids- you are excellent at it.
Currently a 1200 with dreams of being 2000 starting my journey here. Thanks for all the free knowledge 👍
You will be ✌
Hows your rating now
Are u 2000 yet?
56TheAnimal would like the update
So did u make it bro?
I LOVE YOUR ENGAGING VOICE!
Teaching skills and chess combined
My chess teachers a snore
Jaskirat Singh you have a chess teacher???
default bot ew fortnite
He is my chess teacher .
@@alexcerullo3143 What
13:39 I really like all those knights lined up on the diagonal
Legends say the diagonal Knights were protecting only white squares
@@rudimetzger-wang4169 indeed
@@elwoodbirgden342 Oh wow that's a comment I made 4 years ago, it feels like time travelling seeing sth like this happening! 😀
@@rudimetzger-wang4169 Yeah, same with my old comments too!
20:48
ahhh so satisfying
ive never heard such a great voice to listen at 2x speed! thanks
I think that's a compliment?
Lmao, I miss you guys
Thank you so much! My elo is 1800 and I cant really find a good video on yt to learn the sicilian defense and i also cant really understand most of them. But this video saved me and i understood it much easier, keep up the good work!
To balance development when you’re down in development:
Trade your opponent’s good pieces with your bad pieces
To win a game: checkmate your opponent. Make sure he does not have time to checkmate yourself before you have done checkmating him. This is what Stockfish does.
*Nodding sagely*
I love the way that bishop lurks behind that knight. You can really catch opponents off guard sometimes and open up an attack with your knight and bishop.
Had my sharpest, most tactical game I’ve ever played yesterday using the dragon Sicilian. Two brilliant moves, 88% accuracy 😌
What is your elo?😅
got into chess again lately. must say, youre one of the best on youtube
comprehensive, inviting, quick explanations of common moves. liked and subscribed
Drinking game: when he says 'put a lot of pressure' you take shot!
*Of water :)
if you wanna end up in a coma that is
rly gret game thnx i enjooyed
Why though
Overdose:
:Mood
@chumbucket843 Well this is one of Magnus Carlsen's favorite openings so I am going to disagree with you 100%. Black has tons of sharp lines that he can choose attacking the queen side of white. Not sure what you are basing your reasoning on.
I think you should reply to the comment instead of making a new comment just a suggestion
Is this galaxy brain here really trying to give advice to a 9 year old youtube comment?
@@anuvydehi it only 9 yrs old. Not too late for a advice which no one need. There was no replying feature back then.
@@anuvydehi we have a small brain moment here
@DoJok1 I made a small correction in the video and you aren't able to change the video once it's uploaded so I deleted the old one and uploaded a new one.
After watching many od Your video's I decided to comment. I have no words (in english) to describe how helpful they are with You talking about simple concepts on each side. It is more needed (by players, not beying pros but neither complete amateurs), than simple analyzing a single move. You are wonderful teacher, with nice voice to hear. Amazingly great lessons. Wish You all the best in all next vid's. Already subsribed some time ago and following all the news You upload.
Thanks. I picked up quite a bit of refresher material. I hadn't studied the Dragon Variation for decades.
I always play this variation just because it sounds cool
Hahaha
@@Maniaxtm And the dark square bishop is not simply the strong bishop, it is the mf DRAGON BISHOP, how cool is that?
I have been playing chess for 7 years but i have already ended my career before 4 years good to remember good old days. Thank you for this amazing video
I really like the idea of going over more specific lines!
great job thanks for uploading!
Wow a RUclips og
@@GardenChess What do you mean? xD
Guys complaining about very slow or very fast kindly use the speed options on RUclips
Exellent videos, explained well.Thank you. Looking forward to seeing others.
I have played the Dragon 45 years and beaten many GM's and IM's with it.I feel the producer did an excellent job of giving the overall strategic concepts for a short clip.If you have any really new work on the Chinese Dragon(R-b8)...that would be kewl to see.Dragon offers great chances for dynamic equality and main ideas are easily grasped in a mall monograph-type book.It is important to have as weapon because White must defend properly before using his slightly better formation 2cash in Thx!
Kevin superb. Men amazing. I always play sicilian dragon. But I don't know all this variations. Thank you for making this video.
Thank you !!! Much appreciate the many, many excellent videos you have posted. So much easier to learn openings from your videos!
Sir youre a legend i've been watching your vids since third grade. Guess what now im in 12th grade going into college. Your vids honestly feel nostalgic to me
Very helpful
Thanks for your time in making this very helpful lesson.
Your tutorials are the best!!!!!! Really helped me in chess
Oh, wow, just what i needed!!! I just got into the dragon recently! Big thanks, man!!!
I've never known the names of moves but I know how to make them.... very interesting and educational.
Cheers.
@horndogman3 i've been waiting a long time to make it ;)
13:43 he didn't want to over use "same time"
White wouldn't lose material at 8:10. because after the white bishop is pinning down the king and the white queen takes knight on g4. black pawn to a6. either white moves in bishop the loses his queen. or he moves his queen and loses his bishop equaling material...
Thanks Kevin soo interessting variation even for white! 😀👍♟
Wow this video is for 11 years ago and still perfect 🔥
Dude make more videos you are the only one on u tube i can understand
Mistake @8:53 onward, Black does not have to lose a piece because Kc6.
GODF1R3 That isn't a mistake, Kc6 is easily met with Kxc6. Black can't recapture because Bxc6 fork.
Nicholas Pipitone *N
Yea they might get next year we have it just have to play it out right
thanks ... watched the video after many months again today... nice revelations
If you mean d4 on the first move then no. Only the moves that thechesswebsite shows you can play the sicilian. Although if you do like the sicilian dragon then you might be interested in an opening called the King's Indian Defence. Hope I helped.
That was very helpful Kevin..thank you!!
@thechesswebsite Kevin, something important: the main reason for f3 isn't to support the e4 pawn, it's to prevent Black from playing Ng4 where it would harass the White e3 Bishop and hurt White's position. Black can't play Ng4 on the move before this because then White would play Bb5+, which believe it or not wins a piece! But after a6 at most, White wants to play f3 to prevent Ng4.
Good question. Probably because it isn't really necessary in the opening because the piece is controlling the center at that time and wouldn't be a good idea to loose its spot.
13:17 Why not Na5, trapping the bishop and guaranteeing an exchange? You mentioned earlier that black would want that white-square bishop.
In the Dragon Sicilian, dark-squared bishops are always more powerful than light-squared ones, and sometimes even better than the rooks. So yes, light-squared bishops are powerful but not as much as dark-squared ones.
knowledge for free, thank you a lot!!
from Morocco
@thechesswebsite Also, Kasparov used this many times. He truly was a master in opening theory. Spent a lot of time analyzing different lines. I prefer the Najdorf because it's safer. I really don't have the skill to defend against the Yugoslav if I encounter a stronger player, but that's not a reason to call it a weak opening. Indeed it is a very strong and interesting one. I agree with you, Kevin. Let the ignorant fool think what he does and be crushed by the Dragon a few times ;)
great video, was very helpful! thank you :)
Please make 1 on the accelerated Dragon Variation
Love your videos man! :)
at 22:45, after N:e6, why not to respond Qb6? Or first B:c3 and then Qb6? After blacks do 0-0 with a better position!
@thechesswebsite Yea one word I'd never use to describe this opening is 'passive'. The Sicilian passive? Definitely not. The Dragon variation... hell no! Good work again Kevin, was literally (!) about to start looking into this opening in a day or so then I checked my subscriptions! :) Brilliant.
At 23:40 black is forking the queen and the unprotected bishop. So it does matter where the black knight goes.
I rather like the hyperaccelerated dragon as black - if it goes e.g. in the main line of the dragon shown in this vid, you get exactly the same position but you can make the d5 push one move before white castles - saving one tempo with a lot of problems for white
at 11:30 what do you do against bh6? shouldn't re8 have been played to prevent a dark-square bishop exchange?
Re8 isn't really a good move as the rook only has 2 moves right now, so don't waste a move on it. In fact, you should play N*d4. If Q*d4, then you'll just take the bishop and take the game. So he will exchange bishops, then play Q*d4+. Then you can attack the center with e5, as now you have no bishop that you have fear of blocking
you can also do something reminiscent of the sicilian, called the English opening
I love this variation..there're lots and lots of fireworks here😍
Okay, I see you "went ahead" and pointed out the Ng4, Bb5+ wins a piece part later in the video (I guess I expected it at the beginning). But my point was just about the point of f3. Cheers.
Please make one video on how to attack both black and white opponent in queen's Gambit and one video on how to attack white in Sicilian defence. Please
Thanks for that. I've faced the Levenfish and it isn't fun. Gotta learn a lot more about it.
You can try Accelerated Dragon or Hyperaccelerated Dragon
I am a bad chess player so don't be mad at me if I am wrong, but White has the center, he is up in development, his king will be safe in just 2 moves, isn't black basically giving up already?
I like to play these because it sounded cool
@chumbucket843
It's meant to be an aggressive opening, if you play passively you will lose.
Maybe thats why you're losing when you use it?
My chess adventure begins here!
I like this dragon variation of the Sicilian, but I want to learn more about the key concepts of the Sicilian French variation.
Dragon really do spit fire if our opponent doesn't know what we are doing.
at 13:16 can't white win a pawn with nxc6 and then after captures then bxa7?
Yes, but it's just a pawn. You wouldn't want to waste a move on B*a7 when black is playing such an aggressive game. You should try more tactical moves like g4 and h4, pawn storming Black's kingside
awesome video with fab explanation......very helpful
According to MCO-14 on page 269, footnote (a): 7. Bc4 Ng4 8. Bb5+ Kf8 gives Black fully equal chances. So that is why it's on that move exactly that you play it, Ng4 is so good that Black gets equality from it even if his King is uncastled. It's out of respect that I point out your mistake!!!
Thank you Kevin!!!
You are very welcome.
I love this opening for black. Ill either go for Najdorf or Dragon.
at 9:40, why would black play his knight on c6 'cause white can move his bishop to h6 and black will be forced to change his dark
square bishop
Thank you. I learnt it and use it to win games
very good description. well done.
I have a question how did he move the king 2 boxes while it can move only one and how did the castle go to the right of the king while the king is blocking it?
By castling
45 minutes 44 seconds I can't believe how do you make that much big videos?
aha, the at 8:50, correct play with the queen and black is down in material.
20:38 what if black play e5 instead of playing Nc6?
Trading your central pawn with opponents side pawn would not be good idea. Rather protect that sqaure with knight is better, well you develop a piece too. 😉
my game has improved with your videos, out post, pressure points, when to exchange kings gambit sicilian defense am looking at others-some times i do a reverse sicilian defense-will watch more videos
8:50
knight c6 protects the king and covers the other knight on b4 with the Bishop
Nxc6 wins after because bxc6 is forced then Bxc6 forks the king and rook winning an exchange at least
john macvoy
Nc point
I was also thinking that
No bc after Nxd6 nxc6 then Bxc6 and black is done.
Great explanation
i love all your videos and i'd appreciate if you upload more famous games :)
At 17:15, why is white now moving the knight from d4 to another square? I mean the d4 Knight looks well defended so why not keep developing other pieces?
Your an amazing teacher. Thank you!
12:37 confusion: Why couldn't black just use the f6 knight to defeat the white pawn or bishop?
At 13:22 why don't you make the move of the knight to a5, since at that point the white light square bishop can't escape and you will get him off the board by either trading in one of you knights, your f7 pawn or trading nothing at all?
At 9:40 why doesn't white play Bh6 right away to exchange dark squared bishops? As far as I can tell, this would either ensure the exchange or he will be able to get a rook for a bishop.
In the yugoslav, white wants his bishop on c4 or b3, to pin down blacks pawn on f7 enhancing his attack. In other variations, the light squared bishop goes to e2 to keep the black knight out of g4. In either case, white's light squared bishop is an important element to his attack plans.
If white chooses, he can play Bg5+, but after ...Bd7, white has to choose between retreating his bishop (Bc4 or Be2), wasting a tempo, or exchanging bishops (Bxd7 Nxd7), which runs contrary to his plans.
What should white play if black plays e5 at 11:00
Bro you are pretty cool . I appreciate your videos. thanks
Bg7 is not a mistake in the Levenfish variation... 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. e5 Nh5 is fine.
At 11:30 approximatly you advance that if white goes for some queen side advances, that we should make them pay for their mistakes.. howerver, although it's ''weak sauce'' for white to go for f3 instead of f4 if castle short for white; i've had a few losing games as black in the exact position after be2 or bd3 after the exchange on d4 or a6... how exactly do we make them pay?
@thechesswebsite I havent seen the advantage black gains overall... you kinda showed that there is always a counter from white...
in dragon you have more chance to win, najdorf is more drawish. kind of passive opening(most of it)
you need to play what you like, what more suits for you
Plz make one video on dragon Chinese
variation
agreed
You said usually you queenside castle what if he kingside castles!
At 9:00 couldn't be move the knight to c6 and not lose his piece?
18:17. Instead of Rc8 why not a6 followed by b5 followed by Bb7
You are creating a pawn storm pointing towards White's queenside, which doesn't help you and actually makes you lose a tempo. Fianchettoing your light squared bishop is also useless as white will simply close off your bishop with f3. Also, the diagonal your bishop is currently in is extremely important
I´m sorry i don´t think i got it right... so he is really trying to put a lot of pressure?
@perryliu08 aside from the fact 'this is a lecture for black ... why would white want to trade off so soon before a sound development?
at 22:26 why doesn't white move pawn g4 to trap the knight?