Sicilian Defense - Dragon Variation

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @Rock545451
    @Rock545451 9 лет назад +250

    "A lot of pressure" lol I love how you always say that even when it's only one minor piece doing it.

    • @Rock545451
      @Rock545451 9 лет назад +15

      +Chris Hill Dating is my f7 square (huge weakness for me and puts a "lot of pressure")

    • @icmull
      @icmull 3 года назад +5

      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.

  • @gregoryzala136
    @gregoryzala136 8 лет назад +82

    13:39 I really like all those knights lined up on the diagonal

    • @rudimetzger-wang4169
      @rudimetzger-wang4169 8 лет назад +13

      Legends say the diagonal Knights were protecting only white squares

    • @elwoodbirgden342
      @elwoodbirgden342 4 года назад +2

      @@rudimetzger-wang4169 indeed

    • @rudimetzger-wang4169
      @rudimetzger-wang4169 3 года назад +4

      @@elwoodbirgden342 Oh wow that's a comment I made 4 years ago, it feels like time travelling seeing sth like this happening! 😀

    • @elwoodbirgden342
      @elwoodbirgden342 3 года назад +1

      @@rudimetzger-wang4169 Yeah, same with my old comments too!

    • @randomperson2526
      @randomperson2526 3 года назад +1

      20:48
      ahhh so satisfying

  • @MrOkmania
    @MrOkmania 13 лет назад +25

    I'm amazed by the quality and professionality of your chess tutorials. Thank you very much!
    Best regards from Germany

  • @brain5531
    @brain5531 4 года назад +70

    To balance development when you’re down in development:
    Trade your opponent’s good pieces with your bad pieces

    • @u.v.s.5583
      @u.v.s.5583 Год назад +9

      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.

    • @CyVinci
      @CyVinci Год назад +1

      *Nodding sagely*

  • @56TheAnimal
    @56TheAnimal 5 лет назад +155

    Currently a 1200 with dreams of being 2000 starting my journey here. Thanks for all the free knowledge 👍

  • @Coastalseadub
    @Coastalseadub 12 лет назад +4

    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.

  • @marisstraupenieks2553
    @marisstraupenieks2553 8 лет назад +326

    Drinking game: when he says 'put a lot of pressure' you take shot!

  • @MrSuperJaskirat
    @MrSuperJaskirat 10 лет назад +117

    I LOVE YOUR ENGAGING VOICE!
    Teaching skills and chess combined
    My chess teachers a snore

  • @hatsuki3846
    @hatsuki3846 Год назад +1

    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!

  • @chesswebsite
    @chesswebsite  14 лет назад +29

    @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.

    • @anuvydehi
      @anuvydehi 4 года назад

      I think you should reply to the comment instead of making a new comment just a suggestion

    • @ToveriJuri
      @ToveriJuri 3 года назад +3

      Is this galaxy brain here really trying to give advice to a 9 year old youtube comment?

    • @riynu7774
      @riynu7774 3 года назад

      @@anuvydehi it only 9 yrs old. Not too late for a advice which no one need. There was no replying feature back then.

    • @user-ov2kx8ql5i
      @user-ov2kx8ql5i 3 года назад

      @@anuvydehi we have a small brain moment here

  • @ARod-br2ui
    @ARod-br2ui 10 лет назад +6

    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.

  • @KANA-rd8bz
    @KANA-rd8bz 2 года назад +3

    ive never heard such a great voice to listen at 2x speed! thanks

  • @CyVinci
    @CyVinci Год назад +4

    Had my sharpest, most tactical game I’ve ever played yesterday using the dragon Sicilian. Two brilliant moves, 88% accuracy 😌

  • @Naif_Vox
    @Naif_Vox 7 лет назад +41

    Guys complaining about very slow or very fast kindly use the speed options on RUclips

  • @TheSpaceCadetMusic
    @TheSpaceCadetMusic 6 лет назад +3

    got into chess again lately. must say, youre one of the best on youtube
    comprehensive, inviting, quick explanations of common moves. liked and subscribed

  • @thomasaskew1985
    @thomasaskew1985 4 года назад

    Thanks. I picked up quite a bit of refresher material. I hadn't studied the Dragon Variation for decades.

  • @9308323
    @9308323 7 лет назад +9

    13:17 Why not Na5, trapping the bishop and guaranteeing an exchange? You mentioned earlier that black would want that white-square bishop.

    • @LeventK
      @LeventK 4 года назад +1

      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.

  • @spiritgifted
    @spiritgifted 13 лет назад +3

    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!

  • @OkweL
    @OkweL 4 года назад

    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.

  • @nikhilvedak4831
    @nikhilvedak4831 5 лет назад +3

    Kevin superb. Men amazing. I always play sicilian dragon. But I don't know all this variations. Thank you for making this video.

  • @ianattong6989
    @ianattong6989 8 лет назад +9

    Exellent videos, explained well.Thank you. Looking forward to seeing others.

  • @kyuchanhan5135
    @kyuchanhan5135 5 лет назад +14

    13:43 he didn't want to over use "same time"

  • @liame3900
    @liame3900 7 лет назад

    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...

  • @Zenitself
    @Zenitself 9 лет назад +1

    Mistake @8:53 onward, Black does not have to lose a piece because Kc6.

    • @npip99
      @npip99 9 лет назад +1

      GODF1R3 That isn't a mistake, Kc6 is easily met with Kxc6. Black can't recapture because Bxc6 fork.

    • @TacticalRab
      @TacticalRab 9 лет назад

      Nicholas Pipitone *N

  • @Johnny-tw5pr
    @Johnny-tw5pr 4 года назад +6

    I always play this variation just because it sounds cool

    • @Maniaxtm
      @Maniaxtm 4 года назад +1

      Hahaha

    • @u.v.s.5583
      @u.v.s.5583 Год назад +1

      @@Maniaxtm And the dark square bishop is not simply the strong bishop, it is the mf DRAGON BISHOP, how cool is that?

  • @fayskelley
    @fayskelley 9 лет назад +1

    Thank you !!! Much appreciate the many, many excellent videos you have posted. So much easier to learn openings from your videos!

  • @RxZ95sssPG
    @RxZ95sssPG 14 лет назад +3

    I really like the idea of going over more specific lines!
    great job thanks for uploading!

    • @GardenChess
      @GardenChess 2 года назад +1

      Wow a RUclips og

    • @RxZ95sssPG
      @RxZ95sssPG 2 года назад +1

      @@GardenChess What do you mean? xD

  • @nikogabro
    @nikogabro 2 года назад

    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

  • @James-oj6ck
    @James-oj6ck 9 лет назад +5

    Thanks for your time in making this very helpful lesson.

  • @chesswebsite
    @chesswebsite  14 лет назад +5

    @horndogman3 i've been waiting a long time to make it ;)

  • @Rockstarmowgli
    @Rockstarmowgli 3 года назад +5

    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

  • @AriAllenby
    @AriAllenby Год назад

    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!

  • @ILikeGirlsWthBigEyes
    @ILikeGirlsWthBigEyes 13 лет назад

    @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.

  • @granitbajraktari1600
    @granitbajraktari1600 7 лет назад

    At 23:40 black is forking the queen and the unprotected bishop. So it does matter where the black knight goes.

  • @megagunner12345
    @megagunner12345 11 лет назад

    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.

  • @rottencantaloupe8441
    @rottencantaloupe8441 11 лет назад +3

    Your tutorials are the best!!!!!! Really helped me in chess

  • @kaushik1936
    @kaushik1936 7 лет назад +1

    20:38 what if black play e5 instead of playing Nc6?

    • @prabinguragain7936
      @prabinguragain7936 4 года назад

      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. 😉

  • @PineappleWappleMinecraftVids
    @PineappleWappleMinecraftVids 5 лет назад

    12:37 confusion: Why couldn't black just use the f6 knight to defeat the white pawn or bishop?

  • @LitaoLiu-p4m
    @LitaoLiu-p4m 11 месяцев назад +2

    Very helpful

  • @andreasbolke8763
    @andreasbolke8763 5 лет назад

    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?

  • @AntaresBottia
    @AntaresBottia 12 лет назад +2

    I've never known the names of moves but I know how to make them.... very interesting and educational.
    Cheers.

  • @SteelersFan-hs5mu
    @SteelersFan-hs5mu 7 лет назад

    At 9:00 couldn't be move the knight to c6 and not lose his piece?

  • @andersjonsson8403
    @andersjonsson8403 3 года назад

    Thanks Kevin soo interessting variation even for white! 😀👍♟

  • @eshuphoenix
    @eshuphoenix 8 лет назад +5

    That was very helpful Kevin..thank you!!

  • @fisher00769
    @fisher00769 13 лет назад +2

    @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 ;)

  • @unknownunknown8628
    @unknownunknown8628 8 лет назад

    What should white play if black plays e5 at 11:00

  • @carnoises86
    @carnoises86 7 лет назад

    at 22:26 why doesn't white move pawn g4 to trap the knight?

  • @paramagarwal9455
    @paramagarwal9455 3 года назад +1

    Please make 1 on the accelerated Dragon Variation

  • @aryanrahimpour
    @aryanrahimpour 2 года назад

    Wow this video is for 11 years ago and still perfect 🔥

  • @shaunlemouton2534
    @shaunlemouton2534 5 лет назад +2

    I like this dragon variation of the Sicilian, but I want to learn more about the key concepts of the Sicilian French variation.

  • @BigAl-is7fo
    @BigAl-is7fo 4 года назад

    at 13:16 can't white win a pawn with nxc6 and then after captures then bxa7?

    • @ripinkhanna6075
      @ripinkhanna6075 3 года назад

      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

  • @badoli1074
    @badoli1074 14 лет назад +1

    Oh, wow, just what i needed!!! I just got into the dragon recently! Big thanks, man!!!

  • @drewpocernich2540
    @drewpocernich2540 3 года назад

    12:37
    Is there any reason Black wouldn’t want to go pawn to e6, or e5 here?
    I studied the play and it seems pretty solid. Forget fireworks, I’m throwing nukes in the sky.

    • @ripinkhanna6075
      @ripinkhanna6075 3 года назад

      e6 is a move of the Schveningen, so moving that isn't really compatible with the fianchettoed bishop. e5 is also not good as you're blocking your fianchettoed bishop

  • @BigAl-is7fo
    @BigAl-is7fo 4 года назад

    at 11:30 what do you do against bh6? shouldn't re8 have been played to prevent a dark-square bishop exchange?

    • @ripinkhanna6075
      @ripinkhanna6075 3 года назад

      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

  • @krishnan332
    @krishnan332 10 лет назад

    Why not g4 by White at 22:26 and the h5 knight is trapped.I don't see any problems pushing the g pawn for a knight....Please correct me if I'm wrong...

    • @hallow50
      @hallow50 Год назад

      Your right, i also noticed that and about to comment on it.

  • @nyaamojini8146
    @nyaamojini8146 7 лет назад +2

    Why not play f4 instead of h4 forcing the black knight to move elsewhere..?

  • @rulezz264
    @rulezz264 12 лет назад

    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?

  • @clykke
    @clykke 12 лет назад

    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.

  • @thomasrogers5152
    @thomasrogers5152 5 лет назад +1

    Dude make more videos you are the only one on u tube i can understand

  • @PicknMixZombies
    @PicknMixZombies 10 лет назад +1

    8:50
    knight c6 protects the king and covers the other knight on b4 with the Bishop

    • @johnmcavoy3294
      @johnmcavoy3294 10 лет назад +1

      Nxc6 wins after because bxc6 is forced then Bxc6 forks the king and rook winning an exchange at least

    • @altheoconcepcion550
      @altheoconcepcion550 4 года назад

      john macvoy
      Nc point
      I was also thinking that

    • @ΜΑΡΙΑΚΟΣΜΑ-ζ9κ
      @ΜΑΡΙΑΚΟΣΜΑ-ζ9κ 4 года назад

      No bc after Nxd6 nxc6 then Bxc6 and black is done.

  • @SembeiNorimaki
    @SembeiNorimaki 6 лет назад

    13:27 if black wants to trade his knight for the light square bishop, why not moving Na5? White bishop has no place to go.

  • @louisjablowski2587
    @louisjablowski2587 8 лет назад +2

    at 21:02 what if black castles on king's side?

  • @peely12345
    @peely12345 4 года назад

    18:17. Instead of Rc8 why not a6 followed by b5 followed by Bb7

    • @ripinkhanna6075
      @ripinkhanna6075 3 года назад

      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

  • @Kanwulf802
    @Kanwulf802 11 лет назад

    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.

  • @scionli
    @scionli 2 года назад

    In the kings Indian, does the black E pawn ever move?

  • @mistabiz8096
    @mistabiz8096 8 лет назад

    17:39 isn't Nb5 a mistake on white's part?

  • @ILikeGirlsWthBigEyes
    @ILikeGirlsWthBigEyes 13 лет назад

    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.

  • @chessislive2790
    @chessislive2790 7 лет назад

    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?

  • @manasjati8669
    @manasjati8669 8 лет назад +8

    Plz make one video on dragon Chinese
    variation

  • @pratikshrestha1681
    @pratikshrestha1681 7 лет назад

    By the title, one would expect good tips for black. But it seems like if black plays sicilian defense dragon variation, it is white who is going to dominate the game. For instance if white moves f1 to b5 and puts black king on check, seems like black is doomed. What are good moves for black for that particular scenario. Are there any tips for good black moves should black go for dragon variation for this particular bishop f1b5?

    • @mynameisjeff5424
      @mynameisjeff5424 7 лет назад

      Pratik Shrestha You mean the bishop? If so, then a6 won't allow the bishop to come to b5.

  • @liame3900
    @liame3900 7 лет назад +3

    what if white pushes king side with pawns when you are trying to set up?

    • @ruitachibana2474
      @ruitachibana2474 7 лет назад

      Liam Edwards LOL.. just take witg the black pawn😂😂😂

  • @laurencefraser3206
    @laurencefraser3206 7 лет назад

    Bg7 is not a mistake in the Levenfish variation... 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. e5 Nh5 is fine.

  • @TheLastWanderingBard
    @TheLastWanderingBard 3 года назад +2

    Whenever I've tried this against a better player than me, everything goes exactly according to this video, right up until 12:34, at which point my opponent actually goes knight c6 and takes my knight. I think to myself "ok they've failed to bring their light bishop into the fold, and they've also left castling until later, that works for me". What happens next is a really slow positioning game where I eventually lose because my more experienced opponent can improvise better than I can. I would appreciate it if anybody had any advice on what exactly my opponent is doing at 12:34 when they take my knight instead. At first glance, it looks like a blunder since I can just take their knight with my b7 pawn, but it seems to create too much uncertainty later down the line, as I then struggle to bring my light rook into the game properly, and the problems just mount up from there.

    • @ripinkhanna6075
      @ripinkhanna6075 3 года назад +1

      If they take your knight, it's actually bad for them as they're giving the wing pawn that you had traded off earlier back, allowing you to fight for the center. If your opponent does N*N, take back and then launch an attack on the center with c5 or d5, or even play passively with d6 to decide what to do later.

  • @TheCigarScholar
    @TheCigarScholar 8 лет назад

    Sir, in the final board position, why isn't white immediately trading off black square Bishops and posting his Queen at H6? Thank you.

  • @chesswebsite
    @chesswebsite  14 лет назад

    @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.

  • @ozz.1464
    @ozz.1464 3 года назад

    on move 9, what would black play if white plays bh6

  • @adityashrivastava8498
    @adityashrivastava8498 7 лет назад

    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

  • @9aus
    @9aus 8 лет назад

    8:35 you meant "before he CASTLES"???

  • @justinphilm
    @justinphilm 13 лет назад

    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?

  • @M1M1Y1
    @M1M1Y1 13 лет назад

    @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?

  • @batman4784
    @batman4784 10 лет назад +1

    thanks ... watched the video after many months again today... nice revelations

  • @brando8648
    @brando8648 13 лет назад

    @12:00 why not play bishop h6 for black to force the trade of bishops immediately?

  • @MelodiousEntertainer
    @MelodiousEntertainer 8 лет назад

    Is there a good response for black against f4 white pawn at 21:31. I didn;t see it mentioning in this video, he mentions as it is good and aggressive for white. Pretty much, i was trying to safeguard my black castled king pawns and saving the knight to move away after white's f4, attack on the defensive, and white broke my king side pawn structure, and pretty much caused the loss of my game in a tournament. For only this reason, i am always reluctant to fianchoette my bishop on king side on playing Sicilian lines. Please help.

  • @deanbavister
    @deanbavister 14 лет назад

    @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.

  • @JayTie1
    @JayTie1 13 лет назад

    @thechesswebsite I havent seen the advantage black gains overall... you kinda showed that there is always a counter from white...

  • @Miichi98
    @Miichi98 8 лет назад

    9:00 why not kc6? There wouldn't be any loss I guess ?

    • @danielglidewell
      @danielglidewell 8 лет назад

      If black plays Nc6 white plays Nxc6 and gets a fork on the King and Rook

    • @danielglidewell
      @danielglidewell 8 лет назад

      At the end of the attack.

  • @dopilus
    @dopilus 13 лет назад

    @perryliu08 aside from the fact 'this is a lecture for black ... why would white want to trade off so soon before a sound development?

  • @SuperShakespeare
    @SuperShakespeare 14 лет назад

    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

  • @mohamedismailkassem3714
    @mohamedismailkassem3714 3 года назад

    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?

  • @georgefoster6485
    @georgefoster6485 11 лет назад

    There was a trap which I fell in: 1. e4 c5; 2. nf3 d6; 3 d4 cxd; 4. nxd4 nf6; 5, nc3 nc6; 6. Bc4, g6; 7. nxn(c6) b2xn; 8. e5 cxd, 9. Bxf7ch and I was toast. Does this mean that the Dragon Variation cannot be played against the bishop move to C4, or can I just play g6 before moving the Knight on B8?

    • @srlim
      @srlim 11 лет назад

      After Bxf7+ I think white's idea is that the sac of the bishop after Kxf7 will expose the king and make it vulnerable. I've found a lot of low level players try that. I've gotten burned by it a few times, but if you play carefully white just loses material without much gain. And since you were already developed quite a bit in that scenario, white didn't have much of a follow up, and you can still fianchetto, bring the rook over and tuck in your king to safety.
      edit: Oh, I see, your queen was unprotected. I missed move 8. I think you can just get out of the way by Ng4 which attacks the whites e pawn and the the bishop sac on f7 becomes useless.

  • @thegambitking
    @thegambitking 12 лет назад

    At 14:16, I have always wondered if the exchange sacrifice Rxc3 is a good play or not. If White takes the bishop, then you can take the pawn with check and gain an extra pawn for the exchange before recapturing the bishop, so White will probably take the rook (with the pawn, or else he loses his bishop), weakening the pawn structure. Follow this up with ...Qa5 and ...Rc8, and attack. Often White tries to prevent an exchange sacrifice by connecting his knights--is this a good way to stop it?

  • @daviddeng8
    @daviddeng8 12 лет назад

    what would you do if white moves his pawns to f4 and g4 and starts a pawnstorm on the kingside without castling? where would black's counterplay come from?

  • @abhishake8418
    @abhishake8418 7 лет назад

    Your video says not to play this opening because if we,then we will be played by fourth position. Its difficult

  • @averyvogelzang1136
    @averyvogelzang1136 10 лет назад +1

    How does one determine the "value" of a piece? I always have trouble with that

    • @animesubber7136
      @animesubber7136 7 лет назад

      queen-9
      rook-5
      bishop,knight-3
      pawn-1
      king-(-1/2):-p

  • @hghost08
    @hghost08 9 лет назад

    @thechesswebsite i NEVEr really paid attention to the Sicilian Defense , EVER. thaks for the vid.
    can you make a video of popular openings for black against E4? .. I want to expand my black responses to E4

    • @NPCrash
      @NPCrash 9 лет назад

      +Ghost Hoot Well, the French and the Scandinavian also go for the E4. Try the French, it's one of my favs

    • @hghost08
      @hghost08 9 лет назад

      Ok thank brobeans .

  • @JayTie1
    @JayTie1 13 лет назад

    22:44 why not black bishop to e3 check, white tackes the bishop, then q h6?

  • @dr.rakeshshrivastava5726
    @dr.rakeshshrivastava5726 5 лет назад

    Cannot we play pawn to e5, putting pressure on d4 knight?

  • @billypapadakis6149
    @billypapadakis6149 7 лет назад

    what if we put a lot of pressure on black?

  • @90acceptance
    @90acceptance 12 лет назад

    I´m sorry i don´t think i got it right... so he is really trying to put a lot of pressure?

  • @sargentscrub1179
    @sargentscrub1179 4 года назад

    Hey I'm looking at the levenfish variation and I am wondering what would happen if white plays f5 instead of e5 to ruin the fianchetto pawn formation (the g6 pawn). I can't find any useful moves for this