Just when i start struggling in converting caro games after opening moves you came with this video. You have been my favourite chess youtuber recently. You are good with those light humours examples.
I LOVE THESE TYPES OF VIDEOS YOU PUT OUT! IT HELPS ME SO MUCH IN MY LONDONA AND CARO GAMES BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY COMMON MISTAKES. KEEP THESE VIDEOS COMING!
14:02 i love the mental pictures you paint. lol. "falls from the chair, mom starts calling..." i just imagine a total mental breakdown... hilarious, dry humor. f***ing love it
Hey Alex. Your videos have been way more instructive for me compared to other chess teachers or streamers. Your humor is hilarious to. Don't stop teaching and making videos. There's people in the world that appreciate you like myself. You showed me how to be an advanced thinker and raise my elo and I will never forget you.💯
21:51 I think it's worth mentioning, in some positions like this the pawn on d4 is not really hanging, because white has Bxe8, removing the guard of g7. In this case Bxe8 doesn't work because white Queen can be chased away from the g file and white will end up losing a bishop on h6.
@@Conqueror9121Ne2+ blunders the knight because white’s knight on c3 do move backwards. I think victor was thinking after Nxd4 Bxe8 eliminating the defense of g7 renewing the threat of Qxg7 mate, black have the important defensive resource Nf5 attacking the queen on g3 the bishop on h6 and defend g7. No matter Where the queen goes, black will take the bishop on h6 with the knight and white will have to retrieve the bishop on e8, and in the end, black will be up a pawn.
Alex, you have the best commentary on RUclips. I find myself laughing out loud watching your videos. Which is great, because it distracts me from how bad I am at chess 😅
I will neither confirm nor deny the penis lengthening effect of playing the Caro-Kann, but my elo has certainly “hardened” and improved thanks to Mr. Banzea
Said this earlier but I came across your channel roughly a week or two ago! Since then I’ve been hooked. I love your videos and they’re super informative / entertaining . Keep them coming Alex 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I have been learning from your Caro-Kann master class. I am 3 hours in and it is wonderful content. I know what I am doing this weekend! Thank you for the videos Alex, great job!
Apart from the absolutely massive knowledge bombs I'm getting from Alex's videos, my second favourite thing is the multitude of parables he throws out! This video had at least alcohol spot in a supermarket, petting a dog, robbing a shop and many others! Love it love it!
You only missed the free pawn once, if you had moved your c6 knight the LS bishop was x-raying the knight on e8 defending checkmate. He could have snapped it off then won until he moved his DS bishop away next turn
These random surprise analogies crack me up it's usually when I'm reminded to like the video. How u say them all the time but I never see them coming 😂😂😂
Since I do not study chess openings and I am afraid of all the aggressive gambits people usually play, I have been playing this Caro for years now and I am happy that I applied your strategy even before watching your videos. The minority attack in these structures really gives black a very comfortable game and I have won so many games playing like this. And more important you skip a lot of theory you don't really need at this level.
I love the grocery shop analogy. It's like this guy knows me already. ... more seriously this is awesome ...whole series on the Caro which is definitely my favourite opening as black.
Love your videos and super excited for your course! Would it be possible to do a few videos where all of the matches are based off of the same variation of the Caro? Like one video with just just games of the advanced, one video with just games of the exchange, etc? Thanks for the lessons!
On the move 13 of the Game 2 I was confused about taking the pawn right away, because afterwards there's Bishop takes Ne8 threatening mate / losing rook. But then there's classy 14...Nf5 both defending g7 from mate, winning a tempo on g3 queen and attacking the bishop on h7, wow
25:28 Remove the guard, fork. To avoid this I have to think, 'Where is my king going to be when I castle? Oh; on an open diagonal. Should I allow the check? NO.'
If you make it through the first 4 minutes, you pretty much have the essence of how to win. When you go to the grocery store, find the beer aisle where most of your money will be spent. Then go buy some diapers or whatever else you need. Remember this, and you will win at chess. Wax on. Wax off. Alex's chess is a little better than his anecdotes. lol
15:07 i think that here black has Bh4 basically winning bishop by force. I can’t say how many times I’ve managed to do it in my games. This is really invisible move for lower rated players :)
In levys caro course he teaches me that in the exchange you want to trade your light squared bishop for whites light squared bishop so you shouldnt take the knight on f3. Is levy wrong or are both options playable?
At 59:23 was premoving the queens to mate like that totally safe? It seems like if white could have positioned his king on c1 at the right point he could have gotten a stalemate. In this particular example, the dark square bishop and queen protecting the light diagonal keeps the king out, which I'm sure you noticed, but I doubt all of your viewers are aware of subtleties like that! When premoving ladder mates I prefer to do it with a rook and queen instead to avoid this risk.
Come for the lesson, stay for the analogies- "should I take here? Maybe, but first imaging you have a delightful family, wife and child, you go to the zoo to see the elephants, instead the tortoises are humping each other. You try desperately to shield your child's eyes, but the guttural groaning of the century old beast continues to ring in your ears. Traumatized, you decide to shake off the experience with some appetizers at your local Chili's restaurant, only to be pulled over and arrested by the police for driving through a school-zone at 60 miles per hour. While waiting in your cell for your court appearance, you might have decided to indeed take the piece and simplify the position."
did this man just really say my penis size increased... well its the TRUTH... i lost weight from playing so much chess and WINNING! this was a large factor in increasing my size.
Anyone else notice that wasn’t a free pawn in game 2? If he took the pawn then bishop would’ve taken the knight on f8 and there would be no defender for G7
Ahh I see now that Nf5 defends and attacks the queen and DS bishop as well so you actually pick it back up. 👌👌 Really loving the vids man, I've gained 250 elo in the past month!
I tend to struggle in the caro when White castles long out of the exchange variation. I know its not considered objectively winning for white, but I haven't quite figured out how to stop it consistently, nonetheless.
I think you were right not to take the pawn on game 2…. Doesn’t taking the d4 pawn w the knight hang the other knight on e8? Because if you recapture the bishop with either R or Q you get mated by Qxg7#
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15:56 What happens if NxD4 instead of Nf6 is this not just winning
Alex’s true skill is having both sides of a conversation 😂 love it!
True.
Just when i start struggling in converting caro games after opening moves you came with this video. You have been my favourite chess youtuber recently. You are good with those light humours examples.
3:16
"Pretty much the same as when you enter a new grocery store. First things first - find the alcohol section" had me dead 💀💀
I LOVE THESE TYPES OF VIDEOS YOU PUT OUT! IT HELPS ME SO MUCH IN MY LONDONA AND CARO GAMES BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY COMMON MISTAKES. KEEP THESE VIDEOS COMING!
14:02 i love the mental pictures you paint. lol. "falls from the chair, mom starts calling..." i just imagine a total mental breakdown... hilarious, dry humor. f***ing love it
Hey Alex. Your videos have been way more instructive for me compared to other chess teachers or streamers. Your humor is hilarious to. Don't stop teaching and making videos. There's people in the world that appreciate you like myself. You showed me how to be an advanced thinker and raise my elo and I will never forget you.💯
21:51 I think it's worth mentioning, in some positions like this the pawn on d4 is not really hanging, because white has Bxe8, removing the guard of g7. In this case Bxe8 doesn't work because white Queen can be chased away from the g file and white will end up losing a bishop on h6.
15:56 Instead of Nf6 does he not have Nxd4 because if Bxe8 black wins a Queen with Ne2+
@@Conqueror9121Ne2+ blunders the knight because white’s knight on c3 do move backwards. I think victor was thinking after Nxd4 Bxe8 eliminating the defense of g7 renewing the threat of Qxg7 mate, black have the important defensive resource Nf5 attacking the queen on g3 the bishop on h6 and defend g7. No matter Where the queen goes, black will take the bishop on h6 with the knight and white will have to retrieve the bishop on e8, and in the end, black will be up a pawn.
Alex, you have the best commentary on RUclips. I find myself laughing out loud watching your videos. Which is great, because it distracts me from how bad I am at chess 😅
I will neither confirm nor deny the penis lengthening effect of playing the Caro-Kann, but my elo has certainly “hardened” and improved thanks to Mr. Banzea
Said this earlier but I came across your channel roughly a week or two ago! Since then I’ve been hooked. I love your videos and they’re super informative / entertaining . Keep them coming Alex 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I love Alex's teaching style and his analogies - The one about having to go to school but having sandwiches from home still makes us laugh :)
6:14 SENT ME 😂😂😂
I have been learning from your Caro-Kann master class. I am 3 hours in and it is wonderful content. I know what I am doing this weekend! Thank you for the videos Alex, great job!
Bishop H3. "They fall off their chair. Have a heart attack. Their mum starts calling. They have to leave the room..."
😂😂😂😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣
Apart from the absolutely massive knowledge bombs I'm getting from Alex's videos, my second favourite thing is the multitude of parables he throws out! This video had at least alcohol spot in a supermarket, petting a dog, robbing a shop and many others! Love it love it!
Why is this guy so funny?
The humor makes sense to me as he explains. 😅
Please make more vids about the London and Caro!
You only missed the free pawn once, if you had moved your c6 knight the LS bishop was x-raying the knight on e8 defending checkmate. He could have snapped it off then won until he moved his DS bishop away next turn
just go kf5 after
Queen defends the knight on e8 so even Qxe8 would've been fine.
LOVE this Caro-Kann series! Thank you
The knight: "am I a joke to you?"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
great to see your videos and your personality out more. youre a great teacher!
It’s such a flex. how he casually lets his clock run down and then just gets mate in like 5 seconds.
These random surprise analogies crack me up it's usually when I'm reminded to like the video. How u say them all the time but I never see them coming 😂😂😂
I was struggling to find a top quality caro Kann teacher who also has a great sense of humility until I found you. Sende of humour is also spot on
"take all his stuff, his wife included" had me rollin on the floor.
Since I do not study chess openings and I am afraid of all the aggressive gambits people usually play, I have been playing this Caro for years now and I am happy that I applied your strategy even before watching your videos. The minority attack in these structures really gives black a very comfortable game and I have won so many games playing like this. And more important you skip a lot of theory you don't really need at this level.
I love the grocery shop analogy. It's like this guy knows me already. ... more seriously this is awesome ...whole series on the Caro which is definitely my favourite opening as black.
These Bb5+ happen soooo often. It's bad if you know how to counter it so your video is great for this :)
Alex my friend I wish you weren't so hard on yourself, thank you for all the lessons you've shared!
Love your videos and super excited for your course!
Would it be possible to do a few videos where all of the matches are based off of the same variation of the Caro? Like one video with just just games of the advanced, one video with just games of the exchange, etc?
Thanks for the lessons!
I'm not which I like more, the chess advice or the anecdotes!
On the move 13 of the Game 2 I was confused about taking the pawn right away, because afterwards there's Bishop takes Ne8 threatening mate / losing rook. But then there's classy 14...Nf5 both defending g7 from mate, winning a tempo on g3 queen and attacking the bishop on h7, wow
thanks. i was wondering this as well.
25:28 Remove the guard, fork. To avoid this I have to think, 'Where is my king going to be when I castle? Oh; on an open diagonal. Should I allow the check? NO.'
I only remember the comparisons to real live but they help a lot :D
Love the grocery store metaphor 😂
Instructive and funny! Open columns = alcohol area :) Thank you for all your videos, learning a lot from them!
love your videos....i still suck at chess but your dry humour keeps me coming back
I like the sudden change in face expression at 5:41
Thank you Alex! I have surpassed 1200 elo blockade thanks to you.
lol. Fun and funny channel. You gave me a few laughs. Thanks for the tips. Great Job!
Looking forward to the caro course Alex! Cheers m8
i love your stories Alex, hilarious and very helpful
"it's like moving away from your parents before you're 30. You don't have to do it but you can.". Crack me up! ❗❗
If you make it through the first 4 minutes, you pretty much have the essence of how to win. When you go to the grocery store, find the beer aisle where most of your money will be spent. Then go buy some diapers or whatever else you need. Remember this, and you will win at chess. Wax on. Wax off. Alex's chess is a little better than his anecdotes. lol
Great material Alex
I can confirm huge growth since subbing. Will probably buy the caro course and ditch the scandi.
Lexy: releases another take wat yu can videos
Me: makes insta clocking noises
Great lines off and on the board! haha. My Romanian anecdotes have improved just as much as my chess.
Thank you for these very instructive and funny videos!!
I like his confidence on his jokes and im all for it 😂😂
How he bought alcohol first in ur groceries. loved it!!!
Please make video on Queen's Gambit
15:07 i think that here black has Bh4 basically winning bishop by force. I can’t say how many times I’ve managed to do it in my games. This is really invisible move for lower rated players :)
Do you mean Bh4 Qg4 f5?
Hi Alex, love your teaching style. When is your Caro-Kann course coming out on chessable?
Best teacher out there
beautiful vid alex
I love how you just have a wooden spoon on standby in that last game 😂
The double pawn, very vulnerable, pretty much like an upside down turtle 😅
Does anyone else await with trepidation the moment where Alex inevitably says: "following game." 🙂
In levys caro course he teaches me that in the exchange you want to trade your light squared bishop for whites light squared bishop so you shouldnt take the knight on f3. Is levy wrong or are both options playable?
It’s not bad, but not always achievable especially when White plays Bb5 lines (which is all the time below 1500)
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hahaha locate the booze first anhaha a real Romanian hahahah
I love your stories they make my day
Road to 50k I see!
I feel like he is gonna win irrespective of the opening he goes with
Can you make a video about Dutch defense
He can only meme about it
I'm Dutch and I don't even want to see that lol
If u want Simon Williams (Ginger gm) has a lot about it
Tour vids the best
15:20 for some reason people just forget the bishop is pinned and you can take it
me: im people...
That bishop is like an annoying mosquito LOL
Can you do a series like this with the French?? With the other variations and not just the fort Knox?
At 59:23 was premoving the queens to mate like that totally safe? It seems like if white could have positioned his king on c1 at the right point he could have gotten a stalemate. In this particular example, the dark square bishop and queen protecting the light diagonal keeps the king out, which I'm sure you noticed, but I doubt all of your viewers are aware of subtleties like that! When premoving ladder mates I prefer to do it with a rook and queen instead to avoid this risk.
Was 600elo when i started watching you now im 1000+ tyy keep it up
Great instructive games! We know you also mean to say post-game analysis ;)
taking a pawn there in a 2nd game would be a mistake. Then bishop takes knight and then mating game from the white
14:33 KNIGHT E8‼️😂
After alcohol them you look for food...😅😅 that's my guy!
Come for the lesson, stay for the analogies-
"should I take here? Maybe, but first imaging you have a delightful family, wife and child, you go to the zoo to see the elephants, instead the tortoises are humping each other. You try desperately to shield your child's eyes, but the guttural groaning of the century old beast continues to ring in your ears. Traumatized, you decide to shake off the experience with some appetizers at your local Chili's restaurant, only to be pulled over and arrested by the police for driving through a school-zone at 60 miles per hour. While waiting in your cell for your court appearance, you might have decided to indeed take the piece and simplify the position."
I have to admit I'm here for the dry humour :)
@Alex At 14:45, what are your thoughts about Kh5 instead of Ke8?
Hilarious and thank you🙌🏽
Hi Alex, can’t work out how to do premove. Can you or anyone tell me. I’m playing on my phone. Thank you
36:12 That bishop sac on.h6, I bet you don't take it. You are interested in the queen side pawns.
did this man just really say my penis size increased... well its the TRUTH... i lost weight from playing so much chess and WINNING! this was a large factor in increasing my size.
Cant wait for the caro course! Do you have a waiting list, or mail list to get notified about the release?
29:57 Smother mate.
Anyone else notice that wasn’t a free pawn in game 2? If he took the pawn then bishop would’ve taken the knight on f8 and there would be no defender for G7
Yeah
Ahh the alcohol area
@22:00 if you took the pawn couldnt he just take your knight defending checkmate? You would have to go Nf5 and the bishop could retreat right?
Ahh I see now that Nf5 defends and attacks the queen and DS bishop as well so you actually pick it back up. 👌👌
Really loving the vids man, I've gained 250 elo in the past month!
what a god
In the second game, was it also reason able to play nh5 to attack the queen and stop mate?
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Hipped when I saw it’s 1 hour video 🎉
I tend to struggle in the caro when White castles long out of the exchange variation. I know its not considered objectively winning for white, but I haven't quite figured out how to stop it consistently, nonetheless.
When the enemy is making a mistake, you don't stop him.
17:43 why you didn't take the free pawn on A4 with the queen instead of trading queen ?
ChessMasterTeaching - Suspect username. 🤣
Please start on the scandinavian defense also peeps catching up on the caro kann now
40:40 I much prefer 0 second premoves
Great video. Can you tell tentatively when is the chessable course coming?
Is there a reason why at Game 1 pawn b5 happened instantly without moving pawn a6, Just to slow with a6?
A6 is played only to support b5, so just go for it if you can without that!
I think you were right not to take the pawn on game 2…. Doesn’t taking the d4 pawn w the knight hang the other knight on e8? Because if you recapture the bishop with either R or Q you get mated by Qxg7#
@alexbanzea could you confirm if this is true or not? It’s been bothering me 😅
Uhhhh yeah 8 days later and I see he chased the bishop away so the queen would be hanging LOL