To all those saying he is the best chess teacher in the world, you might be right. He actually slows down and lets people think for a second. It drives me nuts when people just plow through games without giving you time to think or explaining the broader principles of chess while discussing the game. Like they are simply offering commentary as opposed to analysis and lessons. A 1 hour video with one game and one position, perfect. Learn from him Ben Finegold... you don't need to pack 5 games in one hour... It is better if you explain one game deeply. Not just that, but actually use the game as a means to teach valuable lessons. Thank you Akobian.
Incredible lecture! I was linked this game on a forum as one of the most instructional videos on youtube and I wasn't disappointed! Very helpful and engaging from start to finish! It was my first Akobian lecture, but now I'll be sure to check them all out! Thanks!
Varuzhan Akobian is not only a great grandmaster chess player, but a great teacher too. It is a delight to watch his videos and learn from them. Many thanks for these videos and look forward to many many more to come.
Great lesson I really enjoy Akobian's style (1.d4) and presentation his videos are my favourite on this channel at the moment as my playing strength is about 1800 and have my new goal of 2000+ strength within the next 2 years - this channel and Akobian's epic videos will help :)
It seems playing vs pirc as white is worth learning for 1. d4 players. Also London players if black sees that white doesn’t play into pirc can get more favorable lines with 1. d6 leaving Nf6 to be flexible with Nh6-Nf5 improvement in some lines
i guess im randomly asking but does any of you know of a way to get back into an instagram account..? I somehow forgot my password. I would love any help you can give me!
@Brentley Daxton i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
A simple piece of advice that would improve, "Just think," would be, "Start evaluating candidate moves from most forcing to least forcing moves." The Re6 is easier to find once one looks at books like Laszlo Polgar's Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games. King attack and building a box around the king with square control of 3,5, or 8 squares around King will help intermediate students calculate moves like Re6.
Many thanks. The positional exchange sac. to carry on the attack. Just out of interest which book were you referring to when you mentioned Petrosian ? Was it perhaps Petrosian's Legacy or another ?
Thank you GM Akobian very much for your time with these informative videos! You are my new secret weapon! Do you have any information on 1 d4 f5 2 Nc3 lines?
VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GOOD GOOD GOOD!!! Princípios, táticas, idéias e o "escambau". Não basta ser um grande enxadrista - é necessário ser "gente". Um abração, tu merece!
Yusupov fundamental book!!! If you are a beginner (play chess for some years but not seriously) and never saw a chessclub this book is for you! When i bought the book than i saw how rich chess is. there are 9 books of them coloured coded so buy 1 colour first. (saw only the orange book didnt check if the puzzle match so)
Since i'm very interested in this game i analysed it a little bit: IMHO 10. a3 is a mistake. As long as the bishop on b2 is undefended, Black can push the pawn to e5 by using tactical means (namely e5, Ng4) but the pawn on d6 will be weak...that's why black wait for White to play Nbd2 (closing the file). So after 10. a3 e5! 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Qc2 Nxe5 black is out of the hook and he has a clear plan (Qe7, f4, Ad7 etc etc). So IMHO 10. Qc2 was a better order to reach the very same position as in the game while ruling out the tactical push to e5. If Black play 10. ... Nb4 11. Qc1 Ad7 12. a3 Na6 13. Qc2 we have the same position reached in the game.
At 28:50, what happens on f5 (instead of b5) when you put your knight on e4 ? The knight has to move back and it looks like he can exchange the bishops or take back the e file...
Hello Sir, thank you very much for this video. One questions please. I play dutch against 1.d4 but still do not know how to play against 1.e4 ... something that is closely related or the same theme as the dutch defense. Can you give me a hint? I am 1700-1800 elo club player. Thank you
cioli ciolo Hi! 1.e4 g6 is quite good with 3.xx c5 is quite good. You could also try the French with 1.e4 e6 (just remember you want to exchange the black bishop for c3 knight quite timely.) Another idea is 1.e4 Nc6 (Nimzo Def). I would have to know your playing style a bit more to suggest more ideas. I use the dutch sometimes as well but I have found i like Nimzo-Indian Deffence quite a lot. I am about 2250 atm :)
I have a question i have heard a GM saying that in the endgame it is better to have a rock instead of two pieces but in an endgame in my opinion two bischops totally dominating a rock. And a bisschop And a Knights are Also better than a rock in the endgame or am I wrong?
I enjoy this very much but there is a problem... When Mr. Akobian prompts the audience, we can not hear the audience questions or observations, this makes for what every radio & TV host dreads: dead air time.... Maybe edit out the dead air time and things would be perfect...
this feel so much like Judo, pull and tug, both player want to find a better position and have better leverage. waiting for the opponent to slip or show their weakness, then Wham!! slam them on the ground.
Hmm I wonder if akobian knows black can just play 7... e5 immediately after 7.b3. I mean he didn't even mention it and I think that's probably the reason 7. Nc3 is generally preferred in that position.
After 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Ba3 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Re8 the queens have been exchanged and the tension in the center has been released. Also the resulting pawn structure (4 vs 4 on one side, 3 vs 3 on the other) would leave a very drawish position at GM level in my opinion. The Rooks will probably get traded off on the open d-file soon also, this isn't what Black is looking for when he plays the Dutch. If he wanted a draw he could just play the QGD.
Can you or anybody help me to understand what you or he says in min 27:50, please? 'You never wanna get to the point in your game where you actually.., (next I'm lost) .., and you make a move' I get the whole contest of his thoughts but not his words in this particular master-sentence.
Actually I disagree with GM Akobian at 9:10. I would have taken in that position, because after Nxe5 Rxe5 Bxe5 Qxe5 Bxb7 and we are attacking the knight and having 3 pawns and a rook for 2 minor pieces. I would be delighted with that. But well, what do I have to say...
Great teacher! Very knowledgeable, patient, a joy to listen to.
This is the best positional chess lecture I have ever seen, and I've seen a lot.
To all those saying he is the best chess teacher in the world, you might be right. He actually slows down and lets people think for a second. It drives me nuts when people just plow through games without giving you time to think or explaining the broader principles of chess while discussing the game. Like they are simply offering commentary as opposed to analysis and lessons. A 1 hour video with one game and one position, perfect. Learn from him Ben Finegold... you don't need to pack 5 games in one hour... It is better if you explain one game deeply. Not just that, but actually use the game as a means to teach valuable lessons. Thank you Akobian.
Incredible lecture! I was linked this game on a forum as one of the most instructional videos on youtube and I wasn't disappointed! Very helpful and engaging from start to finish! It was my first Akobian lecture, but now I'll be sure to check them all out! Thanks!
Chess look so simple with this guy
Ikr
Because at his level these things are so well understood that it's indeed simple.
I really like the way he explains things. Makes it clear and understandable. Thank you, Varuzhan!
An incredible lecture! Shows the exact thought process of a grandmaster.
Great teacher! You can see he loves Chess and loves to teach!!! Thank you GM Varuzhan Akobian !
Arguably the most effective teacher on this UA-cam channel. Thank you Var!
Akobian is a great teacher and great GM. Thank you for your contribution sir!
Well, we are waiting for new lectures to this awesome teacher GM.Akrobian.🌷🌻
Varuzhan Akobian is not only a great grandmaster chess player, but a great teacher too. It is a delight to watch his videos and learn from them. Many thanks for these videos and look forward to many many more to come.
Very nice and instructive!! I like the dutch as black and learned a lot, just great stuff!!!!!
Thank you GM Akobian!
I learn very much with you, you is the better teacher in the world
we're all lucky here to see his lectures on yt. var still my favorite chess lecturer!
Very instructive, thank you :)
you are the best chess teacher I have seen all videos
Great teaching! Akobian's lessons help a lot, thank you.
By far one of my favorite GMs, thank you for all your videos :) they are a great help.
The best person I have ever seen who teach chess. Such an awesome Man
Love you :)
Outstanding teacher. Outstanding jacket.
Var is just my favourite chess lecturer on the web. He teaches so well.
great lecture and great teacher
Great teacher.
Thank you Grandmaster. You are so kind to teach the Way.
Really love these lectures from GM Akobian. There where some great positional ideas presented in this video. Thanks a bunch for uploading these.
I'm Dr malaka
Dear Varuzhan your teaching is great. I went through lot of video lessons. But you are doing very well.
Thanks
Great lesson I really enjoy Akobian's style (1.d4) and presentation his videos are my favourite on this channel at the moment as my playing strength is about 1800 and have my new goal of 2000+ strength within the next 2 years - this channel and Akobian's epic videos will help :)
what's your rating now?
Hahahaa r u 2000 now?
This game was a masterpiece from GM Akobian
Great techer & greater explanation...thanx GM Akobian. 🌼🌷
Only for this man, I can play chess little bit.. Huge thanks to Akobian Sir.. Great teacher, great personality..
Thanks for all the lessons akobian you’re awesome!
your the best chess teacher in the whole world of chess hands down!
It seems playing vs pirc as white is worth learning for 1. d4 players. Also London players if black sees that white doesn’t play into pirc can get more favorable lines with 1. d6 leaving Nf6 to be flexible with Nh6-Nf5 improvement in some lines
The best chess lecture I have ever seen!
Great teacher , iam really excited when i listening to your lessons. You make me interested in chess ..
Akobian! =D we require more lectures..
watching this in 2018 he is a very good teacher him and gm yasser are my favorite
This was a very good lesson. Thank you Mr. Akobian.
Very nice game very well explained analysed. I Just love the way of teaching. Salute you Sir.
this guys one of the best teachers at the chess club
That's like saying RIngo Starr was the best drummer of the Beatles
He is best chess teacher in the world
Agreed
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I somehow forgot my password. I would love any help you can give me!
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@Brentley Daxton i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm.
Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
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Thank you so much you really help me out !
That first game was simply beautiful
Very complicated games, but the explanaiton makes it simple and understandable. :)
Very instructive, thanks
Thank you akobian sir
Варужан спасибо! Очень классные лекции. ХОтелось бы лекцию, которая научит просчитывать ходы.
Excellent techer of chess.really great teacher
I've never seen such an amazing taecher
EXCELLENT VAR!
A simple piece of advice that would improve, "Just think," would be, "Start evaluating candidate moves from most forcing to least forcing moves." The Re6 is easier to find once one looks at books like Laszlo Polgar's Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games. King attack and building a box around the king with square control of 3,5, or 8 squares around King will help intermediate students calculate moves like Re6.
This is very interesting, im learning a lot
Best lecturer
He is the only one that can make positional chess look fun
Many thanks. The positional exchange sac. to carry on the attack. Just out of interest which book were you referring to when you mentioned Petrosian ? Was it perhaps Petrosian's Legacy or another ?
WOW what a lecture. How awesome was that.
Anyway what book was Mr Akobian using???
good lesson! kudos to the guy that found the rook killing move
You have given so much brain game to play, Amazing
20:00 nf3 is the best move because it can go to h4 attacking g6, and it keeps pressure on e7.
+klimtkiller after nf3 he plays g5 and ur night has no move and block ur bisop u are losing now
Thank you GM Akobian very much for your time with these informative videos! You are my new secret weapon! Do you have any information on 1 d4 f5 2 Nc3 lines?
VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GOOD GOOD GOOD!!!
Princípios, táticas, idéias e o "escambau". Não basta ser um grande enxadrista - é necessário ser "gente". Um abração, tu merece!
beautiful and simple . I love you akobian😃😃
Thanks
"always use h4 h5"
He's so right lol. Just look at alpha zero's games.
Great, but would be helpful to be able to hear the audience.
That "g-force" be with you! Great Master Jedi Varuzhan Akobian!
other than playing Good Chess GM Akobian is best at explaining the game; My Fav
28:06
I first thought it was Bf1, but then I found Ne4, reasoning was if Qxc4 Nxd6
Forking the c4 and e8
very nice lot of good thinking!!
Yusupov fundamental book!!! If you are a beginner (play chess for some years but not seriously) and never saw a chessclub this book is for you! When i bought the book than i saw how rich chess is.
there are 9 books of them coloured coded so buy 1 colour first. (saw only the orange book didnt check if the puzzle match so)
This man is the embodiment of patience
Damn you ads why don't you understand after skipping every ad that I don't want to be a grandmaster.. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
I was screaming Ne4 for five minutes at like the 26-27 minute mark 😂😂
Since i'm very interested in this game i analysed it a little bit: IMHO 10. a3 is a mistake.
As long as the bishop on b2 is undefended, Black can push the pawn to e5 by using tactical means (namely e5, Ng4) but the pawn on d6 will be weak...that's why black wait for White to play Nbd2 (closing the file). So after 10. a3 e5! 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Qc2 Nxe5 black is out of the hook and he has a clear plan (Qe7, f4, Ad7 etc etc).
So IMHO 10. Qc2 was a better order to reach the very same position as in the game while ruling out the tactical push to e5.
If Black play 10. ... Nb4 11. Qc1 Ad7 12. a3 Na6 13. Qc2 we have the same position reached in the game.
great teach,...
good lecture.. every move.. he asked why this move is mistake? what your plan? what your evaluate? who is better?
15:31 N to e6, is that an idea to 'block' the bishop on d7 and attack the Bg7 and Re8? Just curious on this one
At 28:50, what happens on f5 (instead of b5) when you put your knight on e4 ? The knight has to move back and it looks like he can exchange the bishops or take back the e file...
at 36:45 sir why did you play Re7..? what is advantage for white & what is happen if ...R×e7..
Hello Sir, thank you very much for this video. One questions please. I play dutch against 1.d4 but still do not know how to play against 1.e4 ... something that is closely related or the same theme as the dutch defense. Can you give me a hint? I am 1700-1800 elo club player. Thank you
cioli ciolo Hi! 1.e4 g6 is quite good with 3.xx c5 is quite good. You could also try the French with 1.e4 e6 (just remember you want to exchange the black bishop for c3 knight quite timely.) Another idea is 1.e4 Nc6 (Nimzo Def). I would have to know your playing style a bit more to suggest more ideas. I use the dutch sometimes as well but I have found i like Nimzo-Indian Deffence quite a lot. I am about 2250 atm :)
Took me a while to find the move. I finally found R1e6 which is close but not the best rook to move.
amazing how long it sometimes takes the people to find the move
I have a question i have heard a GM saying that in the endgame it is better to have a rock instead of two pieces but in an endgame in my opinion two bischops totally dominating a rock. And a bisschop And a Knights are Also better than a rock in the endgame or am I wrong?
the mate at 45:00 was insane
What if Qd8 after Qh4 in the Kasparov endgame study?
at 36:45
what if black rook take white rook? does the idea still work?
in the kasparov game his oppenent should have tried Rc3 instead of Qa3
This man is genius
30:04 … why not pawn to f5 ?! I don’t get it. That‘s why I always discarded knight to e4. Black‘d get the file and strengthen his white squares
I enjoy this very much but there is a problem... When Mr. Akobian prompts the audience, we can not hear the audience questions or observations, this makes for what every radio & TV host dreads: dead air time.... Maybe edit out the dead air time and things would be perfect...
Agree, perhaps a microphone in the room would improve things. Excellent teacher, think you.
this feel so much like Judo, pull and tug, both player want to find a better position and have better leverage.
waiting for the opponent to slip or show their weakness, then Wham!! slam them on the ground.
nice thx
The legendary Wooden Shield
Hmm I wonder if akobian knows black can just play 7... e5 immediately after 7.b3. I mean he didn't even mention it and I think that's probably the reason 7. Nc3 is generally preferred in that position.
After 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Ba3 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Re8 the queens have been exchanged and the tension in the center has been released. Also the resulting pawn structure (4 vs 4 on one side, 3 vs 3 on the other) would leave a very drawish position at GM level in my opinion. The Rooks will probably get traded off on the open d-file soon also, this isn't what Black is looking for when he plays the Dutch. If he wanted a draw he could just play the QGD.
i don't think I've ever yelled at my compyter screen more. how did the entire class miss most of the moves he asked about
Can you or anybody help me to understand what you or he says in min 27:50, please?
'You never wanna get to the point in your game where you actually.., (next I'm lost) .., and you make a move'
I get the whole contest of his thoughts but not his words in this particular master-sentence.
+Daniel Morales
"You never want to get to a point in your game where you're not sure what to do and you just make a move."
@51:00 why not rxe4?
Actually I disagree with GM Akobian at 9:10. I would have taken in that position, because after Nxe5 Rxe5 Bxe5 Qxe5 Bxb7 and we are attacking the knight and having 3 pawns and a rook for 2 minor pieces. I would be delighted with that. But well, what do I have to say...
the intro music? anyone knows ?
IndustryOfMagic i like too
MIKHAÉL BRAGA MEINKE Does anyone know the intro music ?
At 53:50 I think white can play Rg8...If Rxg8 then Qxh6# and if Kxg8 then I don't see a defense after Qxh6.
yea i saw that too , cant believe akobian didnt see that
After Qxh6 things get complicated. If you run it with a engine you'll see the game ends in a draw.
+Sergio Ropo Wow you're right. Black can play f5 and after Bxf5 it eventually ends up in a draw...
He let us think ( when comparing to spoon feed by majority of teachers in here)