I think there is definitely something to be had in expanding your repertoire in interesting and challenging ways to help expose your weaknesses and slowly turn them into strengths
Cool video. Speed of speech was great and simple arrows without getting 100 of them on the board made things much easier to follow! I wouldn't bother showing mouse slip games and perhaps only just one lost game if applicable in order to keep viewer engagement. Thanks for posting!
I don't see any reason the King can't take d6 at 5:50, saving the pawn on g7. The rook either has to trade or move away. Yeah the bishop can check on a3, but is there anything there after king moves to c7? It's an annoying pin, but your rook is running out of moves and can get locked in with black knight to f6. Maybe you studied this deeper or I'm missing something obvious though.
You talk a lot about hypermodern openings, but you never mention the hypermodernest opening out there, the hippo. Would you ever consider a video on the hippo? (My apologies if there already is one)
Many of my b3 games have g3 in them especially if black starts with Nf6. However, in Baskaran's course, it's not all Hippo. My usual game is 1 b3 e5 2 Nc6 c4 ... the early c4 helps to control the centre which is useful for lower rated players like me.
Of course, I play the King’s (Bishop’s) Gambit and the Wing Gambit against the Sicilian. So by all means, listen to me. I should say that, as a strict classicist, after e4 c5 b4 cxb4 I play Nf3, which makes me, in my eyes, as solid as Wesley So.
I think there is definitely something to be had in expanding your repertoire in interesting and challenging ways to help expose your weaknesses and slowly turn them into strengths
It's a game, at our level chess is a game. If you are having fun (win or lose) with 1.b3 or 1...b6, then it's good enough.
Cool video. Speed of speech was great and simple arrows without getting 100 of them on the board made things much easier to follow! I wouldn't bother showing mouse slip games and perhaps only just one lost game if applicable in order to keep viewer engagement. Thanks for posting!
at 5:58 the king can take the knight once the knight has captured the bishop, thus the rook would be protected and the pawn could not be captured
I don't see any reason the King can't take d6 at 5:50, saving the pawn on g7. The rook either has to trade or move away. Yeah the bishop can check on a3, but is there anything there after king moves to c7? It's an annoying pin, but your rook is running out of moves and can get locked in with black knight to f6. Maybe you studied this deeper or I'm missing something obvious though.
Sorry maybe I missed it. What are the names of the openings you play
You talk a lot about hypermodern openings, but you never mention the hypermodernest opening out there, the hippo. Would you ever consider a video on the hippo? (My apologies if there already is one)
Many of my b3 games have g3 in them especially if black starts with Nf6. However, in Baskaran's course, it's not all Hippo. My usual game is 1 b3 e5 2 Nc6 c4 ... the early c4 helps to control the centre which is useful for lower rated players like me.
What about the 1. b4 (Polish Opening)
I think the content creator lularob plays this, maybe tune into her channel on Twitch and RUclips.
@@LightSquares Thanks, glad you recommended it
What is your winrate with 1b6?
Ok Im in Canada....how the hell are you awake at this time!!!?? LoL
It’s about 9am here in London.
@@LightSquares no shit. Been there. Saw the gates of Buckingham 6. Beauty. Long live Canada and the UK
@Shaun_GTI I have a 3 and 5 year old. Will be up most days 6-7am 😴.
If you want to be 2000, think like a 2000. Choose openings like a 2000. Of you don’t have a ratings goal, play whatever u like! 🤷🏻♂️🙏
Of course, I play the King’s (Bishop’s) Gambit and the Wing Gambit against the Sicilian. So by all means, listen to me.
I should say that, as a strict classicist, after e4 c5 b4 cxb4 I play Nf3, which makes me, in my eyes, as solid as Wesley So.
I don’t buy this, play the person in front of you. “You have to be careful about the openings you play at lower levels” ~ GM Simon Williams.