9:38 Don't see how the d4 pawn would be out attacked. Bishop on c3, knight on e2, and queen on d1 all defend the pawn. Only three attackers for black. Should have been worthy of at least a mention imo since Schrantz seemed to be insinuating that black can force a draw in this position.
Three fold repetition does NOT require the same three MOVES are played. Only that the position repeats three times. So alternating Bc3 with Be3 does not help in the end.
17:30 in a situation like this is Pawn E5 viable? Adds pressure and another attacker to D4 square and while it blocks the bishops sight line, in an exchange of pawns the sight line opens up again. D4 can't take en passant without opening the D file and exposing the queen and losing the pawn on E4?
31:30 What about Qf6? You can win a full Piece there, because the only move that is saving Black here is Be6 (The Rook would then Control the Mating Square g7 but then dxe6 Follows)
A lot of good stuff in this video! I've always wanted to improve my understanding of the marshall gambit and what both sides are trying to accomplish. Thanks for another great lecture Jonathan Schrantz!
Great power packed lecture Jonathan! Thanks! As an avid follower of this channel, I would love you to explore black's options against 1.Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4. Carlsen was a bit suprised at this Anand move in Game 3 WC 2013. Is Anand's system a good one to follow? Does it draw parallels to the Grunfeld Defence setup as in this lecture? Thanks and hope you will cover this so-called Reti Opening. Would love to learn the black side in this type of opening. Thanks in anticipation.
In the Nf3 line black is not obligated to go into the Qa5 and Qxa2 line which I do not like. Instead after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 Nc6 If black plays casually with 10.Be3 then 10... Bg4 and if he makes good on his threat of 11.Rxb7, then black liquidates the center with 11... Bxf3 12.Bxf3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Bxd4 14.Bxd4 Nxd4 15.O-O e5 = or white can advance on move 10 with 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Bd2 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 Na5 and black has counterplay in a fine position.
The King's Gambit is both a terrible opening for white AND extremely fun (especially at lower levels where most people won't know the theory). It encourages crazy looking sacrifices and strange looking development compared to the solid opening choices that are more likely to give you consistent results. Most GMs won't play it unless they're in a whimsical mood. But that doesn't mean ordinary players should avoid having fun with it. You can find some awesome games from the late 19th, early 20th century involving players like Adolf Anderssen and Paul Morphy.
Hey Jonathan, I really enjoy your lectures. They helped me improve my openings. Keep up with great work. I have tried to play Grunfeld on several occassions but it seems there is way to much theory to play it without studying enough. I wish you could do Nimzo-Indian as it is played regularly on top level chess.
at 13:34 ruclips.net/video/pHBHoXrbXhg/видео.html - why doesn't black just push the d4 pawn opening the bishop diagonal on the rook and threaten the knight simultaneously?
For the next episode please explain the transvestite opening. It is characterized by the moves 1. e3 .. 2. Qe2 .. 3. Kd1 .. 4. Qe1. It is a little passive, but I think it's perfectly fine at club level.
+Ian Palacios This is a reference to a high elo player beating Hutch (the amateur streamer) with the Transvestite opening. He swaps the king and the queen, and then tries to mate the opponents queen. they played like 3 games, the high rated guy trapped Hutch's queen 3 times and resigned immediately after. TL:DR yes, he is kidding
By far the best video on grunfeld ever! Probably the best video of an opening period! Thx soo much for this one! So instructive, pleasant, interesting and fun to watch!
I love these, they are great and very indepth for the time, but as a new player I wish we explored nooie moves. Like at 8:00 when black goes c5, what if a low rated player just takes? How do I take advantage of this? I understand the pawn structure breaks, the center pawn is lost, but what is the progression for black?
klimtkiller I assume it's because black can afford to give the extra piece back after: -Qb1 Qxd5 -f4 Qxe6 -fxe5 Black gives back the knight but has taken whites important center pawns. If black tries to save the knight then: -Qb1 Qxd5 -f4 Ng4 -Bf7+ Kh8 -Bg7+ Kxg7 -Qg6+ Kh8 (Kf8 Qg8#) -QxNg4 Black has a really exposed king and it's probably not as good as the other line just giving the piece back for the center pawns.
First of all, great videos! Now please make one from Blacks point of view vs. the London system (1.d4 2.Bf4). I'd like to be able to challenge that system!
Man, could you "Chess Opening Exaplain" to beginners and to Mike Kummer why Two Knights Defence is perfectly acceptable opening for Black? And that Fried Liver Attack is only started with 6. Nxf7? Pretty please with cherry on top.
The Williams Gambit 1. e4, d5 2. f4?, dxe This I have found to be playable against weaker opponents. It happens in bullet when I pre-move for the King's Gambit and my opponent plays Scandinavian.
I know how much people here like the Scandinavian. I would be interested in seeing "1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Qxd5" Its like the Scandinavian, but with no C pawns.
I know it's five years later but for future reference: That's not anywhere near a Scandi, this is the Accelerated (or Pseudo-) Panov Attack in the Caro Kann defense after a transposition from the English. Note White can transpose into the Slav via 2. d4 d5. Black doesn't actually have to play 4. ...Qxd5, one of the lines goes 4. ...Nf6 threating ...Nxd5 and the game plan on both sides is centered on taking (or keeping for white) the pawn.
Jonathan i really relish your Chess Sessions. Love Watching it. One request Can u make a video on opening in which white first plays G3 Covering all possible Variations in Depth ??For Example G3 D5 , G3 NF6 G3 C5 G3 E5 G3 G6 G3 B6 G3 H5. It will really help .Its by the way called the Hungarian Opening. Moreover I mean what can be its Transpositions ? Pls reply to this Jonathan . Waiting really long
1.f3! 2.Kf2!! Then it's just simple technique to trade off the pieces and win an endgame with a more centralized king. I don't know the name of this opening but this is what I request :)
@jacobstewart9139 Yes, I've thought when watching him that perhaps he looks up to finegold. Some of my admiration for naroditsky comes through in my persona. As well as other heroes of mine.
Man! I thought relentlessly that the Gruenfeld was rubbish, but after seeing this video I know why I lost so much games to it anyways. No wonder alot of grandmasters like Petrosian avoided cxd5 and getting that big centre. The line I play with Ne2 seems to give white no advantage with such a passively placed piece. The defense is highly tactical to the point where over the board calculation alone won't help.
Sir can you please make a video of French for white winning . This video is really awesome and helping me a lot . So I have subscribed 😊😊😊😊. Thanks sir for the video
the problem is you never show the lines a normal person would play. you show what black would do as a grandmaster. how do you capitalize if black isnt a grandmaster
Do the Polish opening / gambit whatever its called as it is terrible but I know someone that plays it. Some games with the Polish: en.lichess.org/mCQgE8ci#66 (Giri vs Ivanchuck) en.lichess.org/zEbiynJ8#1 (N Short vs Caruana) en.lichess.org/GPLZZaf9#1 (Miles vs Polugaevsky). Also I hope Kummer is not seeing this comment cause the fried liver is horrible as well. Absolutely horrid. So not to hurt his poor wittle feelings don't show him this comment. And please do show how horrible the fried liver is.
Why does the club let a barely 1900 player do video lectures?? also why would you listen to a 1900's opening advice?? that's like if i hired a personal trainer who was obese and told me that eating donuts was the best form of exercise....
you do understand that 2200 barely understand at a competent level the basic principles of chess... so what do you think a 2000 can teach? 2000's are still learning all the basic ideas of chess and as you mentioned he is "nearly" 2000 so he knows even less. Jonathan is the best non titled teacher on this channel by miles however lets not get ahead of ourselves and believe he should be a youtube teacher (when we have access to many GM's)
Jonathan i really relish your Chess Sessions. Love Watching it. One request Can u make a video on opening in which white first plays G3 Covering all possible Variations in Depth ??For Example G3 D5 , G3 NF6 G3 C5 G3 E5 G3 G6 G3 B6 G3 H5. It will really help .Its by the way called the Hungarian Opening. Moreover I mean what can be its Transpositions ? Pls reply to this Jonathan . Waiting really long
Can Saint Louis Chess Club make an opening playlist? That would really help.
The bongcloud opening!
Lol
No one except hikaru who can do this
9:38 Why not go Bc3 instead of Be3 to avoid the draw?
Also, I vote for the Grob attack.
SerbAtheist then d4 is out attacked.
9:38 Don't see how the d4 pawn would be out attacked. Bishop on c3, knight on e2, and queen on d1 all defend the pawn. Only three attackers for black. Should have been worthy of at least a mention imo since Schrantz seemed to be insinuating that black can force a draw in this position.
Three fold repetition does NOT require the same three MOVES are played. Only that the position repeats three times. So alternating Bc3 with Be3 does not help in the end.
Black takes on d4 and throws a check with Queen exchange between the takes
17:30 in a situation like this is Pawn E5 viable? Adds pressure and another attacker to D4 square and while it blocks the bishops sight line, in an exchange of pawns the sight line opens up again. D4 can't take en passant without opening the D file and exposing the queen and losing the pawn on E4?
31:30 What about Qf6? You can win a full Piece there, because the only move that is saving Black here is Be6 (The Rook would then Control the Mating Square g7 but then dxe6 Follows)
After Qf6 black can play Qb6+ to force the queen trade.
A lot of good stuff in this video! I've always wanted to improve my understanding of the marshall gambit and what both sides are trying to accomplish. Thanks for another great lecture Jonathan Schrantz!
I would like for you to cover the Fajariwicz variation of the Budapest Gambit, and tell us if you think it's better than the main line.
Great power packed lecture Jonathan! Thanks! As an avid follower of this channel, I would love you to explore black's options against 1.Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4. Carlsen was a bit suprised at this Anand move in Game 3 WC 2013. Is Anand's system a good one to follow? Does it draw parallels to the Grunfeld Defence setup as in this lecture? Thanks and hope you will cover this so-called Reti Opening. Would love to learn the black side in this type of opening. Thanks in anticipation.
11:25 - Why didn't black just take the rook after d5? Is there any reason beyond black not wanting to lose his bishop?
after Bxa1 Qxa1 both the h8 rook and the c6 knight are hanging
31:00 What about Qf6 (threatening mate) after fxe5?
Ah, Black can give perpetual check with Q on B6 and B1!
20:58. Why does black move the bishop? If white captures d3 is hanging.
At 9:43, why not just play Bc3 instead of going back to Be3? That way the d4 is still guarded, and the Queen is prevented from checking again.
The opening when hikaru moved his king on move 2
Bongcloud.
did anyone notice that he said bishop to d4 but he actually moved the queen to d4? in 23:55
wonyoung chang He does that all the time.
In the Nf3 line black is not obligated to go into the Qa5 and Qxa2 line which I do not like. Instead after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 Nc6 If black plays casually with 10.Be3 then 10... Bg4 and if he makes good on his threat of 11.Rxb7, then black liquidates the center with 11... Bxf3 12.Bxf3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Bxd4 14.Bxd4 Nxd4 15.O-O e5 = or white can advance on move 10 with 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Bd2 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 Na5 and black has counterplay in a fine position.
Plss do the birds opening? My friends play it and I have no idea how to counter it
is pawn d4 not possible? 13:31
if you're not okay with a draw in the position around 9:40, why not play Bc3 after the queen retreats to her home square?
The King's Gambit seems to be somewhere between dubious and okay to play. Can you cover that next time please? :)
It is okay to play, but it allows black to equalize quite easily with something like fischers defense (for example)
If you'r playing black accept the gambit and if his next move is Nf3 then follow it up with d5, Be7 and Bh4+ etc..
The King's Gambit is both a terrible opening for white AND extremely fun (especially at lower levels where most people won't know the theory). It encourages crazy looking sacrifices and strange looking development compared to the solid opening choices that are more likely to give you consistent results. Most GMs won't play it unless they're in a whimsical mood. But that doesn't mean ordinary players should avoid having fun with it. You can find some awesome games from the late 19th, early 20th century involving players like Adolf Anderssen and Paul Morphy.
at 11:47 why not take the a1 rook with bishop on g7
Hey Jonathan, I really enjoy your lectures. They helped me improve my openings. Keep up with great work. I have tried to play Grunfeld on several occassions but it seems there is way to much theory to play it without studying enough.
I wish you could do Nimzo-Indian as it is played regularly on top level chess.
King's Gambit please!
at 13:34 ruclips.net/video/pHBHoXrbXhg/видео.html - why doesn't black just push the d4 pawn opening the bishop diagonal on the rook and threaten the knight simultaneously?
Jonathan that time that you hummed the theme song for SLC while it was starting was even more entertainment than Hans Neiman's complete saga 😂
Do you know what episode it was?
@@Amoeba_Podre Top 10 Most Popular Responses to 1. d4
Thanks for yet another helpful and interesting presentation.
Why not 11:45 B×a1
After Qxa1, Black's knight on c6 and rook on h8 would both be under attack so he would regain his material.
Can you do the king's gambit at some time? As for dubious openings how about the orangutan?
+Majora1988 ye pls do the kings gambit please :D
For the next episode please explain the transvestite opening. It is characterized by the moves 1. e3 .. 2. Qe2 .. 3. Kd1 .. 4. Qe1. It is a little passive, but I think it's perfectly fine at club level.
Are you serious
+Ian Palacios This is a reference to a high elo player beating Hutch (the amateur streamer) with the Transvestite opening. He swaps the king and the queen, and then tries to mate the opponents queen. they played like 3 games, the high rated guy trapped Hutch's queen 3 times and resigned immediately after.
TL:DR yes, he is kidding
Bongcloud?
By far the best video on grunfeld ever! Probably the best video of an opening period! Thx soo much for this one! So instructive, pleasant, interesting and fun to watch!
I love these, they are great and very indepth for the time, but as a new player I wish we explored nooie moves. Like at 8:00 when black goes c5, what if a low rated player just takes? How do I take advantage of this? I understand the pawn structure breaks, the center pawn is lost, but what is the progression for black?
nice video
thanks Jonathan
Can you try the wing gambit? Either for black or white. For black = 1. c4 b5 and for white = 1. e4 c5 2. b5
26:29 doesnt qb1 make more sense than be4?
klimtkiller
I assume it's because black can afford to give the extra piece back after:
-Qb1 Qxd5
-f4 Qxe6
-fxe5
Black gives back the knight but has taken whites important center pawns. If black tries to save the knight then:
-Qb1 Qxd5
-f4 Ng4
-Bf7+ Kh8
-Bg7+ Kxg7
-Qg6+ Kh8 (Kf8 Qg8#)
-QxNg4
Black has a really exposed king and it's probably not as good as the other line just giving the piece back for the center pawns.
Please cover the Latvian gambit!!!
can you make a video explaining everything in the queens Indian defense
pls can u bring the openings starts with c4 and its responces
I like listening this guy's lectures
Rondep Gambit (1. Nf3 e5!?)
I really want to study the Marshall gambit line in the Spanish opening Can you do a lecture on that opening?
Kings Gambit please! Thank you
Where's kummer?
can you do the budabest?
First of all, great videos!
Now please make one from Blacks point of view vs. the London system (1.d4 2.Bf4). I'd like to be able to challenge that system!
Abrasjefen chess explained did a few videos on that.
Icelandic Gambit. I know it is dubious, but the development advantage seems to result in very interesting games. Please do a video on that.
How about the grob
Isn't d5 hanging the rook?
jerome gambit please
can you do the scotch gambit? 1e4, e5 2Nf3, Nc6, 3d4, exd4, 4Bc4?, Bc5, 4Ng5!
That's the guy who defeated stockfish right ?
How about halloween gambit 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5
Please Damiano's defense
Here's a request: the Catalan, from White's POV.
you skipped blacks move, on 39:34 you moved the rook but it was whites turn
Excellent lecture!
Man, could you "Chess Opening Exaplain" to beginners and to Mike Kummer why Two Knights Defence is perfectly acceptable opening for Black? And that Fried Liver Attack is only started with 6. Nxf7?
Pretty please with cherry on top.
The Williams Gambit 1. e4, d5 2. f4?, dxe
This I have found to be playable against weaker opponents. It happens in bullet when I pre-move for the King's Gambit and my opponent plays Scandinavian.
polish opening please
Halloween gambit please, it's interesting to see games where white wins from a massive space advantage
I know how much people here like the Scandinavian. I would be interested in seeing "1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Qxd5" Its like the Scandinavian, but with no C pawns.
I know it's five years later but for future reference: That's not anywhere near a Scandi, this is the Accelerated (or Pseudo-) Panov Attack in the Caro Kann defense after a transposition from the English. Note White can transpose into the Slav via 2. d4 d5. Black doesn't actually have to play 4. ...Qxd5, one of the lines goes 4. ...Nf6 threating ...Nxd5 and the game plan on both sides is centered on taking (or keeping for white) the pawn.
Thx Jonathan
Please make a video on french defence.
1-classical variation
2exchange variation
3-tarrach variation
4-advance variation
Drink a glass of water everytime he says "position".
dracula frankenstein opening or the haloween gambit
Jonathan i really relish your Chess Sessions. Love Watching it. One request Can u make a video on opening in which white first plays G3 Covering all possible Variations in Depth ??For Example G3 D5 , G3 NF6 G3 C5 G3 E5 G3 G6 G3 B6 G3 H5. It will really help .Its by the way called the Hungarian Opening. Moreover I mean what can be its Transpositions ? Pls reply to this Jonathan . Waiting really long
nice lecture there
Tennison gambit Nf3 d5 e4, I have good success with it even though it is the most dubious of dubious openings and I have seen the benoni.
1.f3! 2.Kf2!! Then it's just simple technique to trade off the pieces and win an endgame with a more centralized king. I don't know the name of this opening but this is what I request :)
+Andrew Isbell As Finegold would say, "Always play f3!"
4:00
Grob or Latvian. Both are dubious, yet tactical.
How about Damiano's Defense :-)
14:44
22:15 i did play Qa4 and my opponent played a6 , and then i played Rfc1 and won!
Jonathan why did you stop
You talk in a very similar cadence as finegold
Anyone else think of Ben Finegold watching this guy?
@jacobstewart9139 Yes, I've thought when watching him that perhaps he looks up to finegold. Some of my admiration for naroditsky comes through in my persona. As well as other heroes of mine.
The Polish or the Sicilian wing gambit
And the crazy gambit line in the owens defense with 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 f4
king's indian defence please
Very good game
Grünfeld was rated something over 2700 in his prime so it's funny that they thought his move sequence was inferior back in the day.
Man! I thought relentlessly that the Gruenfeld was rubbish, but after seeing this video I know why I lost so much games to it anyways. No wonder alot of grandmasters like Petrosian avoided cxd5 and getting that big centre. The line I play with Ne2 seems to give white no advantage with such a passively placed piece. The defense is highly tactical to the point where over the board calculation alone won't help.
Why didn't black just take the rook after d5? Is there any reason beyond black not wanting to lose his bishop????????!!
Black really shouldn't give up his dark squared bishop. He might experience counterplay with bishop h6 and some mate ideas on g7
my gf has this huge crush on jonathan schrantz.I try showing her the Halloween Gambit video but her love is very pure...
Sir can you please make a video of French for white winning . This video is really awesome and helping me a lot . So I have subscribed 😊😊😊😊. Thanks sir for the video
It's depressing that this guy is rated under 2000. How will I ever get to be a respectable 1700-1800?
Blackmaar diemer gambit
i won a game with that as black, because white blundered twice
The Latvian Gambit
the problem is you never show the lines a normal person would play. you show what black would do as a grandmaster. how do you capitalize if black isnt a grandmaster
When you get into secondary, tertiary, etc. moves, you get into dozens of variations after only several moves.
The danish gambit would be fun !!!
After the bad openings are done try something really boring like the exchange KID.
It is a shame that this commentator does not give the NAMES of the different variations of the Grünfeld.
Do the Polish opening / gambit whatever its called as it is terrible but I know someone that plays it. Some games with the Polish: en.lichess.org/mCQgE8ci#66 (Giri vs Ivanchuck) en.lichess.org/zEbiynJ8#1 (N Short vs Caruana) en.lichess.org/GPLZZaf9#1 (Miles vs Polugaevsky). Also I hope Kummer is not seeing this comment cause the fried liver is horrible as well. Absolutely horrid. So not to hurt his poor wittle feelings don't show him this comment. And please do show how horrible the fried liver is.
hell ye johnyy
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Max Lange attack
Great lecture, thank you! But terrible haircut.
the transvestite opening
fools mate please?
Why does the club let a barely 1900 player do video lectures?? also why would you listen to a 1900's opening advice?? that's like if i hired a personal trainer who was obese and told me that eating donuts was the best form of exercise....
U dont need to be a professor to be a good teacher, you hater. This is a perfect lecture for anyone who wants to learn theory...
He is nearly 2000 at the moment first of all he is very strong although not master also I am a grunfeld player and I learnt a lot from this
you do understand that 2200 barely understand at a competent level the basic principles of chess... so what do you think a 2000 can teach? 2000's are still learning all the basic ideas of chess and as you mentioned he is "nearly" 2000 so he knows even less.
Jonathan is the best non titled teacher on this channel by miles however lets not get ahead of ourselves and believe he should be a youtube teacher (when we have access to many GM's)
Pretty sloppy presentation. He keeps mis-identifying squares and even pieces.
Jonathan i really relish your Chess Sessions. Love Watching it. One request Can u make a video on opening in which white first plays G3 Covering all possible Variations in Depth ??For Example G3 D5 , G3 NF6 G3 C5 G3 E5 G3 G6 G3 B6 G3 H5. It will really help .Its by the way called the Hungarian Opening. Moreover I mean what can be its Transpositions ? Pls reply to this Jonathan . Waiting really long