This is something that always bugs me about this kind of stuff. There might only be “2 moves”, meaning that all the other ones aren’t strong enough to be considered. But the moment my opponent makes one of those moves I’m taken out of my prep and still have no clue how to punish the apparently bad move.
@@gabriel-m7f6f After commenting this I lost to someone who only pushed pawns for the first 6 moved whilst I played the London 😫 I know to get ahead in the opening every time (against people of my level) but I can never manage to convert that to a win. I know a decent amount of basic chess principes that I can use to get ahead and assess my position. But when it comes to actually winning with that advantage I’m useless. (Doesn’t help that I also still blunder pieces quite often but that aside it’s still annoying)
I found you a couple weeks ago when I started playing the Vienna Opening! You teach my favorite openings (Vienna and Caro Kann) and you teach better than Levy IMO. Thank you and keep it up!
@@MythicAce218 I understand why people would say Levy is prefered entertainment-wise, but i get pretty done with it after a while. As much as i like his personality and intense way, it kind of gets saturated with the "THHHEEE ROOOOOK" kind of entertaiment. I do love levy, he IS fun to watch and he IS good at teaching, i just feel like Alex is overley slept on by the community. Tbh, i could easily agree with u on a certain day, other days im just no that into it haha
@@AnteAraya that goes for content in general. it gets boring after the same thing. I only found Alex recently and watch him when I purely want to learn something levy also doesn't do as many dedicated learning vids anymore. Alex is also very calm which is a toss up on weather or not I can learn that way. but fair reasoning and I agree hes definitely slept on
Please keep with the Vienna and Caro kann videos!!! I know uve already gone through the little tricks in ur older videos but it's extremely helpful to go through them again so we get even more solid!!
Edit: So, i watched this video, go and play a game as white and try the vienna, get to sacc the knight on c7 with a discovered check and take the queen with the pushed pawn just as in the intro to theese games. Yeah, thank you @AlexBanzea Soon, none of us can lose a game of chess, too much strong content beeing served to us by Alex. Thank you Alex 🙏🙏🙏
Most players below 1500 are not prepared to play against the Vienna Gambit (as we see here), and most intermediate players aren't prepared for the 3.g3 Vienna Game (with similarities to the King's Indian Attack).
I've literally watched this video 4 times through already, and laugh every time at "absolute clown fiesta". I aspire to one day be good enough to join the clown fiesta... Thanks for the great content!
I love watching these older Alex Banzea videos when I have free time. I only found this channel in May, and I make it a point to watch all the new ones, but I haven't had the time to go back and watch the old ones. My guy said "You just got a piece of furniture from Ikea, and it didn't come with instructions, so unless you're a...fucking wood master, thats gonna be pretty difficult." Is that a new FIDE title? Is this the right order: 😂😂 Candidate Master FIDE Master Wood Master International Master Grandmaster.
Dear Alex, I just wanted to thank you my dear friend. I went around crushing people today with the Vienna. They were like fish out of water. Your an amazing teacher and I appreciate you. Thank you Alex for your hard work and all of your content.
Your videos keep getting better and better m8 ! Would be cool if you make this same type of video (where you first explain the theory) but with the caro kann! I have seen your older videos, but the format has gotten so much better that the caro kann also desserves some love :)
At 23:40 couldn’t he just have taken with the pawn because even if the other guys takes back with his pawn you trade queens then the bishop takes with a fork of the king and rook in the corner
this is what confuses me. What makes an open an open? The first move?if black does anything besides move either of their knights on move 2,is it no longer a vienna for white?
Hey Alex. I want to thank you. I played a lot of chess in my youth but never had greater ambitions with it. After 10 years of not playing i found your videos and have rediscovered my passion. Imho you are one of the best chess teachers on RUclips together with Anna Cramling. Did you ever consider to do a collab with her? Like you playing 10 games with the Caro-Kann against her and look how often she can beat you? You deserve a greater audience. Kindest regards.
23:35 Why not e5xf6 followed by Bxf6 if opponent takes pawn on f6. The king got to take one of the bishops or retreat on f8 making the queen ready to be grabbed. Am I missing something?
Question: want to join, it says London warlord. I play e4 & now the karo thanks to you. How & what do I need in order to purchase your Vienna & karo courses? Thanks. BTW I love your content, best out there. I have gotten better from your RUclips videos than I ever did with Levy's paid courses.
Fun watching humorous as well chess should be a fun game but in reality it’s only fun when we win hope I can use some of these tips in my future games Thanks much
Love this series and your Caro Kann series. But does raise the question... What happens if you want to play the Vienna and your opponent goes for the Caro? Is there a follow-up for that or do you just have to go a different route, like two knights and ditch the Vienna? An old guy like me can only learn so many lines! Help!
I love your tangents and random thoughts cuz it seems genuinely personal and admirable; especially while other clout chasing RUclipsrs scream stupid things for laughs...... THE ROOOOOOOOOOK
Omg. I just watch Game 2 and immidiately queued game. My opponent take on Qxf2+ check the Qf1+ check. I took his queen w/ backward bishop and delivered a fork and he resign. Just as stated in game 2. All according to plan. Banzea best villain of all time. 1100 elo tho
23:30 Can’t you just take the knight with the pawn, and when the pawn captures back you take with the bishop, checking the king and again winning the queen? Or does black have some response to stop the idea
Banzea ce mai zici frate? Sunt Filip Constantin, nu stiu daca ma mai stii, am avut un meci la Parlament prin 2011..stiu ca aveai si o sora mai mica. Am si eu un canal de sah, micuț, asta de pe care scriu. Ceva sfaturi pentru la început? As aprecia. Mersi
I've tried this. I mess up so bad, that the opponent got confussed (just like you in the first game) and blundered and I got an advantage. Mission failed but accomplished :D
Efficiency is not the goal here. If the content unrelated directly to the chess moves was edited out this video would be fine and half as long. I switched over to watch Eric play 1:30 minute game after game as fast as you can think. More efficient use of the time for me. Ohter may enjoy this shooting the bo bo approach.
Holy shit.... as soon as you hit the drum beat.... all I could think to myself was "self, this guy is a DORK" then I watched the rest of your dorky video. Kudos!
the first game i played after studying the vienna and seeing gotham and now you say they wont play d4 against the gambit, they play d4 and i instantly go oh crap hes knows
Its beyond belief, first the caro kann and now he answers our vienna game prayers. bless you banzea
Haha totally 😊👍 👍 👍
"And now your opponent has 2 moves" me in 500 ELO trying this opening and everyone making every move except those 2.
This is something that always bugs me about this kind of stuff. There might only be “2 moves”, meaning that all the other ones aren’t strong enough to be considered. But the moment my opponent makes one of those moves I’m taken out of my prep and still have no clue how to punish the apparently bad move.
@@Milark ^^ my problem exactly! I hope Alex makes a video about this kind of stuff
@@gabriel-m7f6f After commenting this I lost to someone who only pushed pawns for the first 6 moved whilst I played the London 😫
I know to get ahead in the opening every time (against people of my level) but I can never manage to convert that to a win. I know a decent amount of basic chess principes that I can use to get ahead and assess my position. But when it comes to actually winning with that advantage I’m useless.
(Doesn’t help that I also still blunder pieces quite often but that aside it’s still annoying)
@@Milarkdo puzzles. helps a lot with pattern recognition and gives u intuition for when ur opponent has an exploitable weakness
@@Milark check stockfish after match then
I love you Alex, “unless you’re a fucking wood master, this is going to be pretty challenging “
I found you a couple weeks ago when I started playing the Vienna Opening! You teach my favorite openings (Vienna and Caro Kann) and you teach better than Levy IMO. Thank you and keep it up!
Not only better teaching-style, actually funnier to watch also. I like Levy, but Alex is something else!
@@AnteAraya exactly!
@@AnteAraya in terms of entertainment i prefer levy(mostly his more recent content) for learning it's a toss up. both are equal
@@MythicAce218 I understand why people would say Levy is prefered entertainment-wise, but i get pretty done with it after a while. As much as i like his personality and intense way, it kind of gets saturated with the "THHHEEE ROOOOOK" kind of entertaiment. I do love levy, he IS fun to watch and he IS good at teaching, i just feel like Alex is overley slept on by the community. Tbh, i could easily agree with u on a certain day, other days im just no that into it haha
@@AnteAraya that goes for content in general. it gets boring after the same thing. I only found Alex recently and watch him when I purely want to learn something levy also doesn't do as many dedicated learning vids anymore. Alex is also very calm which is a toss up on weather or not I can learn that way. but fair reasoning and I agree hes definitely slept on
Please keep with the Vienna and Caro kann videos!!! I know uve already gone through the little tricks in ur older videos but it's extremely helpful to go through them again so we get even more solid!!
Lol same these are literally my 2 openings besides for the Italian and scandi
You are explaining so good - the best tutorials on youtube. I've learned vienna from you and I won 4 consecutive times with whites.
The amount of games I have literally won in 6 moves with this opening is crazy
Edit: So, i watched this video, go and play a game as white and try the vienna, get to sacc the knight on c7 with a discovered check and take the queen with the pushed pawn just as in the intro to theese games. Yeah, thank you @AlexBanzea
Soon, none of us can lose a game of chess, too much strong content beeing served to us by Alex. Thank you Alex 🙏🙏🙏
4:17 "you bozo" lol - gives me a warm & fuzzy feeling, a little name-calling 😂
"fucking woodmaster" would make a great username
"Take the Knight YOU BOZO" this is what i subscribed for!! XD
Most players below 1500 are not prepared to play against the Vienna Gambit (as we see here), and most intermediate players aren't prepared for the 3.g3 Vienna Game (with similarities to the King's Indian Attack).
5:43 I feel attacked, I literally looked up from my chemistry homework and he said that
I love this style of explaining and then playing games love this content and love u
Amazing content as per usual, the jokes you come out with are always hilarious and make the content so much more entertaning.
Loved the bit of theory at the start, hope you do more of this for the Caro Kann also, super instructive man👍
Love the videos! Super instructive and always great jokes. Learning chess and laughing along the way 😄
Love the attitude and references, it really makes me entertained during the video
I like the Vienna and your course. Straight forward and no crazy lines where i have to memorize a lot of lines
Bro! Not sure you have always been this funny but the last few videos you have me dying with your jokes! Lmbo and your delivery is perfect!
I never expected such great content on youtube for free. Thanks man
I've literally watched this video 4 times through already, and laugh every time at "absolute clown fiesta". I aspire to one day be good enough to join the clown fiesta... Thanks for the great content!
"quit just like five times in the process and uh get back to your ex so un ... 2:08 classic
Hahaha, love the example about assemblying ikea furniture without instructions. True, sometimes I feel like that!
I love watching these older Alex Banzea videos when I have free time. I only found this channel in May, and I make it a point to watch all the new ones, but I haven't had the time to go back and watch the old ones.
My guy said "You just got a piece of furniture from Ikea, and it didn't come with instructions, so unless you're a...fucking wood master, thats gonna be pretty difficult."
Is that a new FIDE title?
Is this the right order: 😂😂
Candidate Master
FIDE Master
Wood Master
International Master
Grandmaster.
Thank you so much! I love how in-deph you go into explaining this opening unlike other 10 minute tutorials. Earned a sub from me!
Great video like always! I love playing the Caro and Vienna because of your teaching skills.
Sweet. Have been waiting for new Vienna videos!
The first game was so crazy, I loved every second of it
Dear Alex, I just wanted to thank you my dear friend. I went around crushing people today with the Vienna. They were like fish out of water. Your an amazing teacher and I appreciate you. Thank you Alex for your hard work and all of your content.
Your videos keep getting better and better m8 ! Would be cool if you make this same type of video (where you first explain the theory) but with the caro kann! I have seen your older videos, but the format has gotten so much better that the caro kann also desserves some love :)
0:33 is the funniest and most relatable thing i’ve ever heard 😂😭
i Love your voice imitations !!Its almost your trade mark !!!ty for your excellent content
These lines are golden! Thank you!
really great video im gonna keep watching you
Appreciate the videos Alex. Pretty new to chess, but you make it much easier to understand with the way you explain the ideas so thank you!
I’ve won the 2 games I’ve played with this my opponents either blundered cuz they did not know the position or cuz they are 600’s
Not even pressed the play button, but pressed the Like one. I’m playing the the Vienna because of Alex.
At 23:40 couldn’t he just have taken with the pawn because even if the other guys takes back with his pawn you trade queens then the bishop takes with a fork of the king and rook in the corner
Dude this is the coolest opening ever
never doubt yourself bro, we love videos
this is what confuses me. What makes an open an open? The first move?if black does anything besides move either of their knights on move 2,is it no longer a vienna for white?
Great video! I totally see myself gaining a winning position with this opening and losing all my advantage by messing up a move order :D
i..fucking..love..this..guy...i watch him everyday
14:17 thank you for this wisdom my life is forever changed
Hey Alex. I want to thank you. I played a lot of chess in my youth but never had greater ambitions with it. After 10 years of not playing i found your videos and have rediscovered my passion. Imho you are one of the best chess teachers on RUclips together with Anna Cramling. Did you ever consider to do a collab with her? Like you playing 10 games with the Caro-Kann against her and look how often she can beat you? You deserve a greater audience.
Kindest regards.
23:35 Why not e5xf6 followed by Bxf6 if opponent takes pawn on f6. The king got to take one of the bishops or retreat on f8 making the queen ready to be grabbed. Am I missing something?
Question: want to join, it says London warlord. I play e4 & now the karo thanks to you. How & what do I need in order to purchase your Vienna & karo courses? Thanks. BTW I love your content, best out there. I have gotten better from your RUclips videos than I ever did with Levy's paid courses.
You should make a Vienna rating climb
I'm at 1100. People play everything but the moves you showed. I was never able to play a single line of this. How do people actually do it?
The delivery of your jokes is hilarious 😂
I'm 1400 and wish to get to 1500.Should i stick with my vienna or change openings
Keep commenting and like all Alex videos and in time you will be 2000+
"You'll probably quit chess 5 times and go back to your ex" 😭
“Clown Fiesta”. Omg - I’m crying laughing - 😂😂😂 Subscribe
After Qd7, why would the not just go d5 immediately? Seems like a bad queen move.
Fun watching humorous as well chess should be a fun game but in reality it’s only fun when we win hope I can use some of these tips in my future games Thanks much
you're effortlessly funny informative and likeable
Love this series and your Caro Kann series. But does raise the question... What happens if you want to play the Vienna and your opponent goes for the Caro? Is there a follow-up for that or do you just have to go a different route, like two knights and ditch the Vienna? An old guy like me can only learn so many lines! Help!
I love your tangents and random thoughts cuz it seems genuinely personal and admirable; especially while other clout chasing RUclipsrs scream stupid things for laughs...... THE ROOOOOOOOOOK
Congrats on the Chessable awards. Well deserved.
Alex with a very spicy commentary!
Omg. I just watch Game 2 and immidiately queued game. My opponent take on Qxf2+ check the Qf1+ check. I took his queen w/ backward bishop and delivered a fork and he resign. Just as stated in game 2. All according to plan. Banzea best villain of all time. 1100 elo tho
You are a very funny guy. Love the vid!
what chess course is it? because i only see the london system course... is this one there?
www.chessable.com/ambush-1-e4-fighting-1-e5-scandi-and-sidelines/course/86389/
Alex,whats coming up on the channel and whats next for chessable...
23:30 Can’t you just take the knight with the pawn, and when the pawn captures back you take with the bishop, checking the king and again winning the queen? Or does black have some response to stop the idea
Then his king just captures your bishop for free.
53:09 "we can move on to the following game"
*video ends*
lmao
Should click on the recommended video, skipping is common blunder!
Thanks for another great video man
The Vienna is the mirror image of the Rousseau Gambit for Black.
Any advice for 1650+ rated Vienna players on how to improve
As bad as it may sound, just get my course lol
A new official FIDE title is invented '*WOOD MASTER*' @0:35
Lol -feel asleep watching you videos last night. Feel like I just got told off!!
"maybe Gothamchess is sick or something" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 love your vids and love the accent!!! Great content!
love the accent sound like a mafia boss
Thanks for another great video!
Please could you do a video or even a ratings climb playing black against D4? Those are the games I lose the most by far at 850 ELO.
At 51:11 would it be a bad move to move the F pawn forward 1?
Banzea ce mai zici frate? Sunt Filip Constantin, nu stiu daca ma mai stii, am avut un meci la Parlament prin 2011..stiu ca aveai si o sora mai mica. Am si eu un canal de sah, micuț, asta de pe care scriu. Ceva sfaturi pentru la început?
As aprecia. Mersi
I've tried this. I mess up so bad, that the opponent got confussed (just like you in the first game) and blundered and I got an advantage. Mission failed but accomplished :D
Can you do a video on how to deal with the Sicilian and Caro Kann? Keep the videos up
Efficiency is not the goal here. If the content unrelated directly to the chess moves was edited out this video would be fine and half as long.
I switched over to watch Eric play 1:30 minute game after game as fast as you can think.
More efficient use of the time for me. Ohter may enjoy this shooting the bo bo approach.
Holy shit.... as soon as you hit the drum beat.... all I could think to myself was "self, this guy is a DORK" then I watched the rest of your dorky video. Kudos!
And gave you a thumbs up
chess is more enjoyable than anything, and your videos are the best.
I wish my opponents always did what you say they will do
Same, this ruins everything, now I have to learn all the alternative variations too
😂😂 “fucking wood master”
I love your videos man
I am with you Sensei. I am Listening
Superb! Subbed with pleasure.
Thanks a lot ❤️
Awesome. Thanks.
the first game i played after studying the vienna and seeing gotham and now you say they wont play d4 against the gambit, they play d4 and i instantly go oh crap hes knows
Not the "Eekea" 😭
I love your videos and comments 😊
Been playing the Vienna for less than a month now went from 500 to 800 elo. Started chess online in October....
What if they play d6 on the second move?
Everyone in the UK tries to assemble IKEA furniture without reading the instructions
When you do those voices you should do your best Harry Potter(gothem chess) impersonation!
Day 1 of watching this series to improve my positional understanding and becoming used to it.
Still reeling over bishops moving backwards. It’s a strange sight indeed.
Thanks!
“You’re going to quit chess like 5 times and get back with your ex” 😂😂☝️ true true
You seem to have a very similar script to Gotham chess
I was just about to say...whenever I watch his stuff (not saying its bad), its like regurgitated Levy content.