Here's a great tool for learning openings: chessbook.com/hanging-pawns Chessbook allows you to import and practice your repertoire. It focuses on moves people actually play as well as your mistakes. Connect it to your lichess or chess com accounts to correct the biggest gaps in your repertoire!
The content of this channel is absolutely amazing, in two weeks I`am playing my first tournament and you have helped me a lot in building a solid opening repertoire. Thanks and keep it up!
I rarely comment on youtube videos but, as someone who just got into Chess in January 2021, I have to say your instructional videos are BY FAR the clearest, most informative free videos available. I am certain that your Caro and Slav for E4 and D4 respectively + your London videos are a large part of my rise from 800 to 1700.
I watched all your videos on the slav and semi slav (along with other channels) now my chess club refuses to play queens gambit vs me. I love the theme of waiting for light sq bishop to move before taking c4 and using that tempo to expand the queen side quickly. I’m so grateful for all the info and come back frequently for review!
Thank you a lot ... I generally play Colley system as a white ...Caro kann as a Black. In D4 ..... I was lots more confused ...what to play ...I try everything nimzo,Queens,BOGO,Dutch ,QGD,Benoni ......but I noticed that I am comfortable with Slav ( Not semislav) .....ur UA-cam vedios help me lots .......to prepare my opening reportire ....I am not a Proffetional chess player but a decent club level player .... Thanks a lot for ur vedios ... Best of luck for ur channel & ur elo 🙏🙏🙏
That is the first time I hear such a good explanation about why we take on c4 in the main line. Would you mind sharing with us the book you read to learn openings? Thanks!
I beleive there is a very slight similarity to Caro Kann, so I use it, whether to transpose to ck or the slav out right. I always get the bishop out of the pwn chain, just like the CK.
Dear Stjepan, I'll never thank you enough for all chess stuff (especially openings intro) that you've shared 😊 My question for you on the Slav is... Is there a way for Black to avoid very closed positions with good certainty? Maybe hoping for some unbalanced, rather open position
Thanks a lot for this lecture...I have a question. Have u already made about queen's Indian defence opening theory? If not thn plz do also it. Tnx in advanced.
I'm reading The mammoth book of chess, Queen pawn openings chapter. I found the book quite hard to fully understand it. My Elo is only 900 so I struggled to understand the Slav Defence from the book (written move sequences). Your video simplify it a lot! Have you read that book? Could you make some videos to explain me how to read these written moves from this book? Without a teacher I struggle to understand things from the paper! Visualising those moves is much easier ..
Am I the only one to find it odd that the Slav defense is a 'semi' triangle and the semi-slav is a full triangle? seems a bit backwards xD btw does 3.e3 transpose into the quiet slav?
Excellent channel, for me the most accurate to logically understand what you Stephan say. You said that 3. Nf3 is the most common response, but I wonder then why chess,com call it Slav Defense: Modern Line? A line that is similar to the Catalan Opening is 4.Qc2 or 4.Qb3. Often, White will fianchetto his light-square bishop. This has the disadvantage of White's queen being somewhat exposed on c2. It sounds logical but I think it's more logical Alekhine straight way e3. My question is why to go for that fianchetto ? as mentioned in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slav_Defense? Why to loose a tempo moving Queen to Qc2 ? Thank you
Thank you for the amazingly informative video. Just started playing chess and am learning the Slav Defense, but I have a question: is the Slav Defense only for the Queen's Gambit or can it be used for any D4 opening?
When there is a different order of moves, like this: 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 ... is 3. ... c6 still an option for black? I think not, because white can play Qb3 immediately and b5 is no longer a viable possibility. Or is in that order of moves Qb6 black's appropriate response?
Thanks for your instructive videos! They have been improving my knowledge of the opening a lot. Could you recommend some famous games to check out if I want to study the slav (from black's perspective)?
I can't stop thinking about how "Schlechter" means "worse" in German so essentially you're saying you're saying the worse variation is a good weapon to have up your sleeve xD I know, btw, that it's not grammatically correct but it's funny so who caares
check this video at the 3 minute mark to answer your question: ua-cam.com/video/NDY2UKsJ0uM/v-deo.html it's not the exact same position, but provides good insight as to why b6 is not great. i'm also wondering about that same 04:49 point, but i'm wondering why black should not play Qc7 to threaten taking the bishop at c1
@Yan Air, the Semi-Slav is named that way because it is half Slav Defense and half Queen’s Gambit Declined, not because of how much of the c6-d5-e6 pawn triangle black has built. The Semi-Slav is characterized by Black almost immediately building the “full triangle.”
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Here's a great tool for learning openings: chessbook.com/hanging-pawns
Chessbook allows you to import and practice your repertoire. It focuses on moves people actually play as well as your mistakes. Connect it to your lichess or chess com accounts to correct the biggest gaps in your repertoire!
So the full Slav has a semi-triangle and the semi-Slav has a full triangle
The content of this channel is absolutely amazing, in two weeks I`am playing my first tournament and you have helped me a lot in building a solid opening repertoire. Thanks and keep it up!
Thanks for the great feedback! I hope the tournament goes well. Good luck!
How did the tournament go?
@@Nick2014B he probably died
@@furk1ngmad496 or just quit internet
I rarely comment on youtube videos but, as someone who just got into Chess in January 2021, I have to say your instructional videos are BY FAR the clearest, most informative free videos available. I am certain that your Caro and Slav for E4 and D4 respectively + your London videos are a large part of my rise from 800 to 1700.
yo' that's amazing! For now I'm aiming for 1400 rapid
I watched all your videos on the slav and semi slav (along with other channels) now my chess club refuses to play queens gambit vs me. I love the theme of waiting for light sq bishop to move before taking c4 and using that tempo to expand the queen side quickly. I’m so grateful for all the info and come back frequently for review!
Please make training games on the slav defense. It helps us a lot to know the middlegame ideas
Been waiting for this series for weeks!!!! Your the greatest bro!!! Thanks so much 🔥
Thanks mate! And no problem:)
Finally it's time to start winning my slav defense games :)
Thank you. I like your style. Very calm and focused on the important stuff. Your videos are my main learning material for the openings. Thanks.
On higher level you can resign, on lower level, well, anything can happen. Nicely said. 🤣
Thank! Always my first stop on YT for openings
I learn more every time I come back to these videos.
Been waiting on this one.
You da man!
Thank you a lot ... I generally play Colley system as a white ...Caro kann as a Black.
In D4 ..... I was lots more confused ...what to play ...I try everything nimzo,Queens,BOGO,Dutch ,QGD,Benoni ......but I noticed that I am comfortable with Slav ( Not semislav) .....ur UA-cam vedios help me lots .......to prepare my opening reportire ....I am not a Proffetional chess player but a decent club level player .... Thanks a lot for ur vedios ... Best of luck for ur channel & ur elo 🙏🙏🙏
These videos help many players a lot thank you sir
That is the first time I hear such a good explanation about why we take on c4 in the main line. Would you mind sharing with us the book you read to learn openings? Thanks!
youre a very good teacher thank you for explaining the reasoning behind each move!!
The best slav defense video i have ever watched, have to admit!
Keep filming and teaching man. Greetings from Croatia ✌🏾
Great video. Thanks 😊
I beleive there is a very slight similarity to Caro Kann, so I use it, whether to transpose to ck or the slav out right. I always get the bishop out of the pwn chain, just like the CK.
Please do not forget about Noteboom Variation to cover.
That's dxc4
Excellent as always!!!
Interesting and infomative video. looking forward yo the other videos. Many thanks
I’m playing the Schlecter mainly trying to follow Kamsky
@@feelthiscombo*Worse and Carl Schlechter was a famous player honey
Yay new video about opening theories thanks!
Thanks for the instructive content :)
Dear Stjepan, I'll never thank you enough for all chess stuff (especially openings intro) that you've shared 😊
My question for you on the Slav is... Is there a way for Black to avoid very closed positions with good certainty? Maybe hoping for some unbalanced, rather open position
Hey, Ho, Let's Go!
was looking for that, thank you! Gabba Gabba Hey!
Man, your content is high quality .Start a course on chessable, please 🙏
Thanks a lot for this lecture...I have a question. Have u already made about queen's Indian defence opening theory? If not thn plz do also it. Tnx in advanced.
Why can't you play b6 after Qb3? I'm probably just missing something obvious.
Great video man👌keep up the great content. Plz make a video of Black Knights Tango🙏
Slav so solid!
I'm reading The mammoth book of chess, Queen pawn openings chapter. I found the book quite hard to fully understand it. My Elo is only 900 so I struggled to understand the Slav Defence from the book (written move sequences). Your video simplify it a lot! Have you read that book? Could you make some videos to explain me how to read these written moves from this book? Without a teacher I struggle to understand things from the paper! Visualising those moves is much easier ..
Am I the only one to find it odd that the Slav defense is a 'semi' triangle and the semi-slav is a full triangle? seems a bit backwards xD
btw does 3.e3 transpose into the quiet slav?
Excellent channel, for me the most accurate to logically understand what you Stephan say.
You said that 3. Nf3 is the most common response, but I wonder then why chess,com call it Slav Defense: Modern Line?
A line that is similar to the Catalan Opening is 4.Qc2 or 4.Qb3. Often, White will fianchetto his light-square bishop. This has the disadvantage of White's queen being somewhat exposed on c2.
It sounds logical but I think it's more logical Alekhine straight way e3.
My question is why to go for that fianchetto ? as mentioned in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slav_Defense?
Why to loose a tempo moving Queen to Qc2 ?
Thank you
Thank you for the amazingly informative video. Just started playing chess and am learning the Slav Defense, but I have a question: is the Slav Defense only for the Queen's Gambit or can it be used for any D4 opening?
It only works against the Queen's Gambit.
The Slav defense is only for the Queen’s Gambit, but there are many c6 d5 setups against d4
I love this content. Things are explained so I can understand them. I watch them ALL because it's very interesting. What's dude's name though?
Gr8 ! Thanks !
When there is a different order of moves, like this: 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 ... is 3. ... c6 still an option for black? I think not, because white can play Qb3 immediately and b5 is no longer a viable possibility. Or is in that order of moves Qb6 black's appropriate response?
Tnx for the great Video!
txh a lot!!!
Thanks for your instructive videos! They have been improving my knowledge of the opening a lot. Could you recommend some famous games to check out if I want to study the slav (from black's perspective)?
good video ty
Which book you’re using for preparing openings
I just play c6 against borderline everything
At 4:48 , why should black not play Qc7 to threaten taking the bishop at c1 ?
Awesome...
Ramones rule!
If you're german, you don't wanna play the schlechter variation
😂
Gabba Gabba Hey!
Is the Slav still a good defense if white does not play 2.c4?.say, they play the london?
6:51 the pawn on f4 isn't it free now?
I can't stop thinking about how "Schlechter" means "worse" in German so essentially you're saying you're saying the worse variation is a good weapon to have up your sleeve xD
I know, btw, that it's not grammatically correct but it's funny so who caares
Hey but what if the Queen moves qc7
What if white plays e3 on third move?
Very nice. Schlechter Slav. Easier played than said.
Hi mate, thank you for the video. At 04:49 may I ask what the problem is with simply playing b6?
+3.5
check this video at the 3 minute mark to answer your question:
ua-cam.com/video/NDY2UKsJ0uM/v-deo.html
it's not the exact same position, but provides good insight as to why b6 is not great.
i'm also wondering about that same 04:49 point, but i'm wondering why black should not play Qc7 to threaten taking the bishop at c1
Semi slav = full, Slav= half…checks out
"semi-Slav defense has full triangle, Slav defense has half". Very confusing since "semi" means half.
@Yan Air, the Semi-Slav is named that way because it is half Slav Defense and half Queen’s Gambit Declined, not because of how much of the c6-d5-e6 pawn triangle black has built. The Semi-Slav is characterized by Black almost immediately building the “full triangle.”
what will come after slav sir
Depends on how the patrons vote. It could be several different d4 openings/defenses.
@@HangingPawns Please the Catalan or the QGA
@@feelthiscombo be a patron honey
Hellobro
Are there any names for 3. Nc3 or e3?
Are you gonna cover the semi slav? d4 d5 c4 c6 nf3 nf6 nc3 e6 e3 nd7 bd3 dxc4 Bxc4 b5 bd3 a6 ?
Finally Slav Defense. I can now improve my Slav games. Next - ?
:)