Thank you for sharing so much knowledge in these excellent videos!! They are helping fill a gap during a time when people can not go to chess clubs. Keep up the great work!
This is of course just a detail, but I had to check (with a computer): at 30:37 where there is at the very least the deflection tactic 1... Rb1+, actually 1... Qa3+ 2. Kd1 (else mate in two) Qf3+ is total destruction. 3. Qe2 (relatively best) Rb1+! 4. Kc2 Qxe2+ 5. Kxb1 Qxe4+. There's so much brutal power in the heavy artillery when they get to trample a king this freely...
Also, at the end, when after 1...Rf2+ 2. Kb3!? is adventurous, but sets something of a trap: 2... Qf3+ 3. Qc3 Qxe4? 4. Rh5+! Kg8 (4... Kg6? 5. Qg3+ +-) 5. Qc4+ and after the exchange of queens it is a tablebase win syzygy-tables.info/?fen=6k1/6p1/8/7R/2K4P/P7/5r2/8_b_-_-_0_1
I'm a Sicilian player and I need to familiarize myself on its different strategies to further enhance my gameplay. Truly informative indeed! Hopefully, you can also discuss the English opening in the future.
Great to hear that you liked the video. As Sicilian player we recommend you to check out our other videos on the Sicilian Defense. The English opening is on our topic list for the next recording session. Stay tuned!
*The word "fianchetto" is Italian: i'ts pronounced with a hard k sound, not a soft Spanish ch sound.* I write this in every chess channel in which I find this mistake. Gotham Chess and others seem to finally have learned this detail (not necessarily because of me, Idk if they read my comment!), which is good.
This is the old Sicilian Variation. I think the move 3.Bc4 is not that accurate because it is running into 3...e6 and d5 later. I had a look into the database and after 3...e6, black scores around 70%.
Instead of playing Qd2 in the poison pawn variation, can't I play Nb3, I saw that is the second most popular move in the database and I really don't want to give up my pawn.
Velomirivic attack? Intermediate-level Najdorf players often know how to deal with 6. Bg5, 6. Be3, and 6. Bc4 but after 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 ... 9. 0-0-0 or Bb3 a lot of them don't know how to prepare against the coming g4 and g5.
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This is one of the best chess understanding video i have ever seen. Appreciated.
We are happy to hear that. Hope you appreciate the other videos on our channel as well 😉.
You are really good at explaining a sophisticated opening so anyone can understand it. Elo 1000 here but understood everything. Good job!!
We need more over the board videos. It's so much better than on the computer. It really helps when you prepare to some tournament. I love it
Thank you a lot of this video, its very nice as a beginner to be able to get some of the ideas in this opening
Very nice! I’m a 1600+ club player and I find your video to be very informative. Well done!
Hi Mark, thanks for the feedback. We will upload more about the Sicilian Defense in the future.
Thanks Alex, this was an instructive video indeed.
good, high-quality work as usual 👍
Thank you for sharing so much knowledge in these excellent videos!! They are helping fill a gap during a time when people can not go to chess clubs. Keep up the great work!
We are happy to hear that we can help you with our videos in these difficult times.
insane sharp line. Thank you for the deep and instructive explaination
This is of course just a detail, but I had to check (with a computer): at 30:37 where there is at the very least the deflection tactic 1... Rb1+, actually 1... Qa3+ 2. Kd1 (else mate in two) Qf3+ is total destruction. 3. Qe2 (relatively best) Rb1+! 4. Kc2 Qxe2+ 5. Kxb1 Qxe4+. There's so much brutal power in the heavy artillery when they get to trample a king this freely...
Also, at the end, when after 1...Rf2+ 2. Kb3!? is adventurous, but sets something of a trap: 2... Qf3+ 3. Qc3 Qxe4? 4. Rh5+! Kg8 (4... Kg6? 5. Qg3+ +-) 5. Qc4+ and after the exchange of queens it is a tablebase win syzygy-tables.info/?fen=6k1/6p1/8/7R/2K4P/P7/5r2/8_b_-_-_0_1
I'm a Sicilian player and I need to familiarize myself on its different strategies to further enhance my gameplay. Truly informative indeed! Hopefully, you can also discuss the English opening in the future.
Great to hear that you liked the video. As Sicilian player we recommend you to check out our other videos on the Sicilian Defense. The English opening is on our topic list for the next recording session. Stay tuned!
Great video. Very well explained!
Thanks!
It's amazing that we have such great content for free! Thanks Alex for sharing with us your knowledge!
You're welcome! Happy to hear that you liked the video 🙂.
Thanks Alex. You’re so underrated. 💯
I do wish you showed a virtual screen as well, however.
Simply Amazing. Great video and awesome explanations as usual! Thank you!
Great to hear that you liked the video! Hope you like the other videos of the series as well.
Very instructive and good explained thx😊
Very Instructive and useful video 👍🔥
Thanks!
very good explained! thank you
24:36, white won't be immediately checkmated if he puts the queen on a5 right？ qa5,qxa5, kb1,qa2+ kc1,qa1+, kd2
*The word "fianchetto" is Italian: i'ts pronounced with a hard k sound, not a soft Spanish ch sound.* I write this in every chess channel in which I find this mistake. Gotham Chess and others seem to finally have learned this detail (not necessarily because of me, Idk if they read my comment!), which is good.
I am happy to know a new chess channel
good i like it more video on this variaios
I also like that you show a real 3D board
Does anyone know who played the master game that Alex analyses?
Can you make this video again but with the board flipped?? Thank you
Excellent!
Many thanks!
You can improve the image of the chess diagram into 2 dimensional image by computer so that i can see clearly ❤🎉🙏
I don’t know if this is a proper variation or not but I see this a lot from white in our area: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6
This is the old Sicilian Variation. I think the move 3.Bc4 is not that accurate because it is running into 3...e6 and d5 later. I had a look into the database and after 3...e6, black scores around 70%.
Chessfactor very nice! Thanks for looking into this and letting me know. I will continue to play my normal response of e6 and d5.
You are welcome.
Instead of playing Qd2 in the poison pawn variation, can't I play Nb3, I saw that is the second most popular move in the database and I really don't want to give up my pawn.
It's not a very challenging move, and White's attack after Qd2 is pretty strong
I am beated and I beat a sicilian w/o knowing that it is a sicilian
Hopefully, after watching the video, you know what the Sicilian Defense is about 😉
Velomirivic attack? Intermediate-level Najdorf players often know how to deal with 6. Bg5, 6. Be3, and 6. Bc4 but after 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 ... 9. 0-0-0 or Bb3 a lot of them don't know how to prepare against the coming g4 and g5.
Drž se ti nogometa, ostavi se šaha