This channel is like a gold mine, honestly one of the best channels for chess improvement! One more thing. It would be great if you could also include a PGN text of the openings and other analysis videos you make in the description. :)
I don’t write comments under videos, however his content is really high quality and his experience on teaching really shines! Thanks Andras! (Hope caro-kann is on your list:)
I’m currently reading “Bronstein on the KID”, Gligoric’s “Mar del Plata Variation” and Bellin & Ponzetto’s “Mastering the KID”. This series came at the perfect time for me! I also started reading Smirin’s “KID Warfare” amazing book.
As someone who also owns and planned to read all of those books along with the Kotronias series and some others, can I get a six month report on whether you finished any? 😂
Yesssss King's Indian!! It sounds like there's more coming - I'm excited. Found you on the Perpetual Chess podcast, watched a few RUclips videos, and now I'm hooked - bought a couple of your Chessable courses recently. I'm a huge fan of how you approach teaching, both energy wise as well as principles wise. I also like that you have strong opinions and are not afraid to share them.
Very good video Andras. I was mostly sceptical when I saw your videos in the past(I thought you were too dogmatic), but now I think you're one of the best teachers on RUclips.
I've started studying the French for black a few weeks ago and the "boring" exchange French is not that bad actually, black has ways to unbalance the position and make it interesting with early c5 and playing with an isolated pawn. Point is, there is a lot to play for in every position and unless you are above 2200+ I think you won't get boring draws even in seemingly boring variations because players are going to make mistakes.
Great video - I very much like the suggestion in exchange variation of going for the d5 bishop with Nf6. One thing I noticed is that maybe the John Nunn move order of the old main line King's Indian gives the option of Nxe5. E.g. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 6.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 and now instead of e5 - to play 6....Nbd7 with the idea that on 6.0-0 e5 7.dxe5 we actually have Nxe5 here. r1bq1rk1/pppn1pbp/3p1np1/4P3/2P1P3/2N2N2/PP2BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 1 Analysis by Stockfish 16 - All cores: 1. +/= (0.35): 8...Nxe5 9.Nd4 Re8 10.f3 c6 11.a4 a6 12.Kh1 h6 13.a5 c5 14.Nb3 Rb8 15.Be3 Be6 16.Nd5 Nfd7 17.Ra3 f5 18.Nd2 Nf6 19.b4 cxb4 20.Bb6 Qd7 21.Rb3 2. +/= (0.45): 8...dxe5 9.Qc2 c6 10.b4 Qe7 11.c5 Re8 12.Be3 Nf8 13.h3 Ne6 14.Rad1 Nh5 15.Bc4 Nhf4 16.Ne2 a5 17.b5 Nxe2+ 18.Qxe2 Nd4 19.Nxd4 exd4 20.Bxd4 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 White is slightly better (Gavriel, 30.08.2023) Possibly this is a reason for the 6...Nbd7 move order as a kind of "Anti-exchange variation". Cheers, K
I have recently abandoned the petrosian as white because of the a5 h6 g5 setup and it's absolutely nuts and ridiculously hard to play, glad to see someone go over the ideas of the mainlines.
So the concrete advice for learning openings/building a repertoire is: yes, look at master games, but perhaps more importantly, pick out one or two "anchor" games in each main line which you know really well (inside-out, back-to-front, maybe even blindfolded). That way you can take inspiration and also make sure you don't confuse the lines. Right?
@@ChessCoachAndras And I guess this is one sense in which it is impossible to divorce opening theory from middlegame understanding. If so, I can understand why this wouldn't be emphasised in a lot of instructional stuff on RUclips. It seems like it would be very difficult to demonstrate all of these points in a single video.
Well explained fast but clear I intend to re-watch as I make the big no no and win a lot but also get routed on occasion exactly as outlined here. I need to bring my favorite defense up a level or two.
As an avid Choomba-Wamba Gambit player, this video offends me deeply :O Great stuff as always, your videos are such a breath of fresh air among the superficial clickbait :)
Thanks. Great video. I don't know why I quit playing KID. I had good results with it in the 80s and I liked it a lot. I started playing it when I read Bronstein's book on the 1953 Zurich Tournament. That was a great book. I'm going to play some KID. I never had good results with KIA. Not sure why. I had trouble getting good breaks with the KIA. Thanks again.
i looovee your opening vids... i have came to the realization that because i have been following advices such as "dont learn the opening" and so on... the rest of my chess is stagnated because i am suffering and in a bad position starting from move 5 so i really really appreciate your understanding your opening vids... if the opening dosent seem too complicated for me ive been flirting with he KID for a bit soo i think its time to dive deep! also who is the lovely human behind the creative thumbnails! tell that guy or gal that we appreciate em for me!
Nice video - makes me want to return to my old love KID. Also enjoying your courses over at Chessable a treat for myself - nice work on that too. Really appreciate all the tips and information - please keep doing what you do!
Great video! What do you think of the KID lines with c5 instead of e5? Do they have any special value or is it just a different moveorder to get into Benoni lines?
@@ChessCoachAndras would rlly appreciate a vid on the KID sidelines as well at some point. Saemisch, four pawns, and averbakh seem to come up more often than I’d have thought
This video is very informative and helpful as a newish KID player. This video along with your videos on KID sidelines, Morra and Alapin I plan to use as a base in my lichess studies on these openings.
Good attitude, we all have likes and dislikes. You can't tell people what to play so you just have to deal with it sometimes. If you don't like an opening or variation then it's all the more satisfying when you beat it haha.
Feel like you’re my chess uncle or something!❤ I always find what you have to say difficult to hear but have so much respect for you for saying it. Thank you for keeping it 100% honest sir even when it feels brutal at the time I keep it in my mind and heart.😂
Absolutely great video. I play KID, but after seeing your video I realized that I did not understand some concepts earlier which you clarified really well. In the video, for the exchange variation (time = 3 min), what if white plays Nb5 instead of Nd5? another suggestion/ request - please make a longer version of your video of KID mainlines and sidelines
Andras - Feedback on improving your videos: To my understanding: 1. Openings are not that important for U2200 players (in terms of improvement). 2. over 95% of the chess players (in general and on youtube) are U2200 ;) 3. Improvement is an interesting topic for all chess players. I'm impatiently waiting for your Yusupov 10 books series review, opinion,how to use etc :)
Great vid! So lucky to have all this amazing content available! As I’m building my repertoire this is reminding me that plans for both sides (especially when considering pawn structures) so often supersede exact moves. Could you suggest how to find a suitable chess coach based on your level, style, current aspects you need to improve on etc?
Any chance for a "tournament preparation" video? Or in general - preparing a year-long training plan? Other sports have this, but for chess I found almost no material so far having read quite a few books! I imagine it could be something like: (after last tournament) start with mostly game analysis and diagnosis, then work on those, as the next tournament draws increase opening preparation etc...
Speaking of dynamic responses to 1.d4, most of my club-level friends are afraid to even look at a game played in the grünfeld. Do you like to recommend it and do you think it's understandable in the same way you so clearly made the KID seem here?
Is the Na6 variation ( the engine calls it glek defence) playable? It stops the bayonet and slows down White's attack in return of a slow kingside attack? I ask this because u told to avoid nc6
Hi Andras, thanks for the incredible content (again!). As a 1600-1700 online player which opening do you think would be better for my chess in the long run against 1. d4, the KID or Semi-Slav? (I play the Spanish and Sicilian as my other openings) Thanks!
Is it possible to get a kingside attack in the Bayonet? I've seen that in a lot of cases 9 Ne8 transposes back into "normal" mainlines should white decide to abandon the idea of floating Ng5 and just retreat the knight. According to the lichess database, after 9 Ne8 10 c5 f5, the most popular move is 11 Nd2 instead of the seemingly more thematic Ng5, since black did allow it to happen and it seems to be the most obvious move to my eyes. The engine doesn't even like Ng5 there *nearly* as much as Nd2 either, and I'm scratching my head wondering why that is. In general I view Ng5 as strategically devastating whenever it happens in the KID but then again I'm not even that good of a player, so maybe an IM has some insights here.
The problem i often face is that when I play e5 my opponent immediately goes d5 which means my b8 knight is unable to make the c6 to e7 maneuver and because of that I have to put my B knight on d7 which is basically just stepping on the toe of my other knight and makes it harder for my f5 pawn push as now there is no knight on e7 to guard the f5 square and the d7 knight is also blocking my c8 bishop so if my opponent has his light square bishop watching the f5 square then basically f5 is much harder to achieve.
Question time (that bothers me for a while now): You advise us to remember a couple of grandmaster games and their ideas. Apart from whole books analyzing games like these, is there a source where I can find not only the PGN of the games, but also the ideas and the plans of each player? Because I cannot buy a book every time I want to learn the basic middlegame ideas of an opening I want to understand.
Its so sad that kings indian fell out of top games noe its only grünfeld nimzo queen gambit declined and semi slav against the d4 to be honest grünfeld and semi slav are really exciting but nothing compares to KID it was the kings gambit of d4
Sir i already play kings indian as black(one reason being i am a great fan radjabov)...are you also planning to make "best games" series of different players? Would love to see that also
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Chumbawumba Gambit player here, absolutely heartbroken by Andras hating on my opening
This is the single best King's Indian video on the internet
Thanks man!
This channel is like a gold mine, honestly one of the best channels for chess improvement! One more thing. It would be great if you could also include a PGN text of the openings and other analysis videos you make in the description. :)
Noted
I don’t write comments under videos, however his content is really high quality and his experience on teaching really shines! Thanks Andras! (Hope caro-kann is on your list:)
Glad you like them!
I’m currently reading “Bronstein on the KID”, Gligoric’s “Mar del Plata Variation” and Bellin & Ponzetto’s “Mastering the KID”. This series came at the perfect time for me! I also started reading Smirin’s “KID Warfare” amazing book.
As someone who also owns and planned to read all of those books along with the Kotronias series and some others, can I get a six month report on whether you finished any? 😂
Yesssss King's Indian!! It sounds like there's more coming - I'm excited. Found you on the Perpetual Chess podcast, watched a few RUclips videos, and now I'm hooked - bought a couple of your Chessable courses recently. I'm a huge fan of how you approach teaching, both energy wise as well as principles wise. I also like that you have strong opinions and are not afraid to share them.
Welcome aboard! Thanks a lot for the encouragement!
Very good video Andras. I was mostly sceptical when I saw your videos in the past(I thought you were too dogmatic), but now I think you're one of the best teachers on RUclips.
I don't think I have changed... I am glad your perception of me has!:) Enjoy the content!
I've started studying the French for black a few weeks ago and the "boring" exchange French is not that bad actually, black has ways to unbalance the position and make it interesting with early c5 and playing with an isolated pawn. Point is, there is a lot to play for in every position and unless you are above 2200+ I think you won't get boring draws even in seemingly boring variations because players are going to make mistakes.
Great video - I very much like the suggestion in exchange variation of going for the d5 bishop with Nf6. One thing I noticed is that maybe the John Nunn move order of the old main line King's Indian gives the option of Nxe5. E.g. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 6.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 and now instead of e5 - to play 6....Nbd7 with the idea that on 6.0-0 e5 7.dxe5 we actually have Nxe5 here.
r1bq1rk1/pppn1pbp/3p1np1/4P3/2P1P3/2N2N2/PP2BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 1
Analysis by Stockfish 16 - All cores:
1. +/= (0.35): 8...Nxe5 9.Nd4 Re8 10.f3 c6 11.a4 a6 12.Kh1 h6 13.a5 c5 14.Nb3 Rb8 15.Be3 Be6 16.Nd5 Nfd7 17.Ra3 f5 18.Nd2 Nf6 19.b4 cxb4 20.Bb6 Qd7 21.Rb3
2. +/= (0.45): 8...dxe5 9.Qc2 c6 10.b4 Qe7 11.c5 Re8 12.Be3 Nf8 13.h3 Ne6 14.Rad1 Nh5 15.Bc4 Nhf4 16.Ne2 a5 17.b5 Nxe2+ 18.Qxe2 Nd4 19.Nxd4 exd4 20.Bxd4 Bxd4 21.Rxd4
White is slightly better
(Gavriel, 30.08.2023)
Possibly this is a reason for the 6...Nbd7 move order as a kind of "Anti-exchange variation". Cheers, K
Great Thumbnail Andras ..Loved your Sicilian video too.
Thank you! Cheers!
I have recently abandoned the petrosian as white because of the a5 h6 g5 setup and it's absolutely nuts and ridiculously hard to play, glad to see someone go over the ideas of the mainlines.
Such a great video. Focusing on themes and structures has made me better so much faster than trying to memorise lines. I love this channel!
Thanks dude!
So the concrete advice for learning openings/building a repertoire is: yes, look at master games, but perhaps more importantly, pick out one or two "anchor" games in each main line which you know really well (inside-out, back-to-front, maybe even blindfolded). That way you can take inspiration and also make sure you don't confuse the lines. Right?
UP to a point this will work like a charm!
@@ChessCoachAndras And I guess this is one sense in which it is impossible to divorce opening theory from middlegame understanding. If so, I can understand why this wouldn't be emphasised in a lot of instructional stuff on RUclips. It seems like it would be very difficult to demonstrate all of these points in a single video.
I used to be annoyed by the "hello to the chicas and the chicos", but now I love it
🔥🔥
stockholm syndrome...
What does chicas Chico’s mean??
@@RaptureReady2025 Chica =girl chico =boy
Just discovered your material Andras great work and thanks ,will spread the word.
Thanks mate, very kind, and, of course, welcome onboard!
I have seen a lot of KID videos, this one I felt is the most insightful with clear ideas of whats works and "WHAT DOESN"T WORK" , thanks cheers.
Great video. Thanks. I'm going to rewatch a lot.
Thanks man!
Well explained fast but clear I intend to re-watch as I make the big no no and win a lot but also get routed on occasion exactly as outlined here. I need to bring my favorite defense up a level or two.
As an avid Choomba-Wamba Gambit player, this video offends me deeply :O
Great stuff as always, your videos are such a breath of fresh air among the superficial clickbait :)
Good to see I am attracting some of the Chumbawamba aficionados too!:):):):)
Thanks. Great video. I don't know why I quit playing KID. I had good results with it in the 80s and I liked it a lot. I started playing it when I read Bronstein's book on the 1953 Zurich Tournament. That was a great book. I'm going to play some KID. I never had good results with KIA. Not sure why. I had trouble getting good breaks with the KIA. Thanks again.
You got another sub. Great explanation and personality for us to digest it!
Thanks for the great explain for the King's Indian
Great video. Looking forward to more on the KID.
MOre to come!
i looovee your opening vids... i have came to the realization that because i have been following advices such as "dont learn the opening" and so on... the rest of my chess is stagnated because i am suffering and in a bad position starting from move 5
so i really really appreciate your understanding your opening vids... if the opening dosent seem too complicated for me
ive been flirting with he KID for a bit soo i think its time to dive deep!
also who is the lovely human behind the creative thumbnails!
tell that guy or gal that we appreciate em for me!
Nice video - makes me want to return to my old love KID. Also enjoying your courses over at Chessable a treat for myself - nice work on that too. Really appreciate all the tips and information - please keep doing what you do!
On it sire! Thanks for the kind words!
Perfect timing! I just had this pop up when I was about to start learning the KID.
Great video! What do you think of the KID lines with c5 instead of e5? Do they have any special value or is it just a different moveorder to get into Benoni lines?
Dislike them against main lines, play them a lot against stuff liek Saemisch and 4 pawns
@@ChessCoachAndras would rlly appreciate a vid on the KID sidelines as well at some point. Saemisch, four pawns, and averbakh seem to come up more often than I’d have thought
This video is very informative and helpful as a newish KID player. This video along with your videos on KID sidelines, Morra and Alapin I plan to use as a base in my lichess studies on these openings.
Good attitude, we all have likes and dislikes. You can't tell people what to play so you just have to deal with it sometimes. If you don't like an opening or variation then it's all the more satisfying when you beat it haha.
Please make more KID videos, this one was excellent! Thanks.
Such a great video!
Thank you!!
Great video, Andras!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Feel like you’re my chess uncle or something!❤
I always find what you have to say difficult to hear but have so much respect for you for saying it. Thank you for keeping it 100% honest sir even when it feels brutal at the time I keep it in my mind and heart.😂
Great video! I look forward to the next KID video. Will you also be covering the positional g3 variation?
That's the plan!
Simply the best.
Thanks a lot!
Absolutely great video. I play KID, but after seeing your video I realized that I did not understand some concepts earlier which you clarified really well. In the video, for the exchange variation (time = 3 min), what if white plays Nb5 instead of Nd5?
another suggestion/ request - please make a longer version of your video of KID mainlines and sidelines
thank you for excellent lecture
Andras - Feedback on improving your videos:
To my understanding:
1. Openings are not that important for U2200 players (in terms of improvement).
2. over 95% of the chess players (in general and on youtube) are U2200 ;)
3. Improvement is an interesting topic for all chess players.
I'm impatiently waiting for your Yusupov 10 books series review, opinion,how to use etc :)
Gotta get one of these on the Spanish.
Great vid! So lucky to have all this amazing content available! As I’m building my repertoire this is reminding me that plans for both sides (especially when considering pawn structures) so often supersede exact moves. Could you suggest how to find a suitable chess coach based on your level, style, current aspects you need to improve on etc?
MOst big websites have a "coach" section where you can see theri coaching profiles.
Any chance for a "tournament preparation" video? Or in general - preparing a year-long training plan? Other sports have this, but for chess I found almost no material so far having read quite a few books! I imagine it could be something like: (after last tournament) start with mostly game analysis and diagnosis, then work on those, as the next tournament draws increase opening preparation etc...
Speaking of dynamic responses to 1.d4, most of my club-level friends are afraid to even look at a game played in the grünfeld. Do you like to recommend it and do you think it's understandable in the same way you so clearly made the KID seem here?
NO, grunfeld IMO is harder to grasp as a lower rated player
Hi Sir, Please answer my One question.
Does Reti opening is a good choice at 1400 level? Can I play it as white?
Yup, but it’s suboptimal
Is the Na6 variation ( the engine calls it glek defence) playable? It stops the bayonet and slows down White's attack in return of a slow kingside attack? I ask this because u told to avoid nc6
If white does not want to let black get the f5 kingside attack, what variation would you recommend for white?
4 pawns attack?!
Hi Andras, thanks for the incredible content (again!). As a 1600-1700 online player which opening do you think would be better for my chess in the long run against 1. d4, the KID or Semi-Slav? (I play the Spanish and Sicilian as my other openings) Thanks!
Is it possible to get a kingside attack in the Bayonet? I've seen that in a lot of cases 9 Ne8 transposes back into "normal" mainlines should white decide to abandon the idea of floating Ng5 and just retreat the knight. According to the lichess database, after 9 Ne8 10 c5 f5, the most popular move is 11 Nd2 instead of the seemingly more thematic Ng5, since black did allow it to happen and it seems to be the most obvious move to my eyes. The engine doesn't even like Ng5 there *nearly* as much as Nd2 either, and I'm scratching my head wondering why that is. In general I view Ng5 as strategically devastating whenever it happens in the KID but then again I'm not even that good of a player, so maybe an IM has some insights here.
Ng5 tens to kill kingside play but it does not always mean white is better at all!
The problem i often face is that when I play e5 my opponent immediately goes d5 which means my b8 knight is unable to make the c6 to e7 maneuver and because of that I have to put my B knight on d7 which is basically just stepping on the toe of my other knight and makes it harder for my f5 pawn push as now there is no knight on e7 to guard the f5 square and the d7 knight is also blocking my c8 bishop so if my opponent has his light square bishop watching the f5 square then basically f5 is much harder to achieve.
End of he video covers it. Your knight should not be on d7 at all.
Question time (that bothers me for a while now): You advise us to remember a couple of grandmaster games and their ideas. Apart from whole books analyzing games like these, is there a source where I can find not only the PGN of the games, but also the ideas and the plans of each player? Because I cannot buy a book every time I want to learn the basic middlegame ideas of an opening I want to understand.
you can find someone analyzing their games on yt. You don't actually need the gm himself or herself explaining the ideas.
well you can always just find the books online and support the authors when you can.
well you can always just find the books online and support the authors when you can.
Its so sad that kings indian fell out of top games noe its only grünfeld nimzo queen gambit declined and semi slav against the d4 to be honest grünfeld and semi slav are really exciting but nothing compares to KID it was the kings gambit of d4
Sir i already play kings indian as black(one reason being i am a great fan radjabov)...are you also planning to make "best games" series of different players? Would love to see that also
Also such a great thumbnail featuring taj mahal of india(one of the seven wonders of world!!)
29:34 i remember your game against chessexplained where you made the same rushed Na6 instead of h6. ruclips.net/video/kF18xEp7fKQ/видео.html 12:30