Thematic games for analysis: - Lev Polugaevsky vs Genrikh Kasparian, 1956 USSR Ch. - Lev Psakhis vs Uwe Boensch, 1983 Keres Memorial - Lajos Portisch vs Josef Hajtun, 1955 Hungarian Ch. - Gennadi Sosonko vs Miguel Quinteros, 1977 IBM Tournament - Svetozar Gligoric vs Theodor Ghitescu, 1967 Hoogovens - Yasser Seirawan vs Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov, 2002 US Ch. - Etienne Bacrot vs Thomas Heinatz, 1999 Bundesliga - Hans Ree vs Anthony J Miles, 1987 Ter Apel - Paul Keres vs Efim Geller, 1962 Candidates Playoff - Ludek Pachman vs Victor Ciocaltea, 1966 - Dorin Rogozenko vs Yasser Seirawan, 2001 Netherlands Team Ch. - Hans Hermesmann vs Anthony J Miles, 1988 Bundesliga - Yuri Averbakh vs Victor Alexandrovic Liublinsky, 1952 Moscow Ch. - Walter Browne vs Benjamin Finegold, 1994 Las Vegas Open - Mark Taimanov vs Efim Geller, 1961 USSR Ch.
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Absolutely incredible video, thank you! Taking the key set of themes, for both sides, rather than just specific lines, was a super helpful way to understand this opening. Well done sir!
Excellent explanation of the plans for the Czech Benoni. Thanks Stepjan. But to call Maia Chiburdanidze a "fairly unknown player" (41:00) is a faux pas. She is the sixth Women's World Chess Champion, a title she held from 1978 to 1991.
The Miles-Seirawan draw at 18:24 happened in the SWIFT tournament in Brussels, 1986. SWIFT was a telecommunications company. I had a book of all the games in that tournament at one time. SWIFT was, for a couple of years anyway, considered the Wimbledon of chess and invited the top players of the day to its tournament. The '86 tournament was won by Karpov. The following year, in '87, it was won by Kasparov, and then it was no more.
Great video. Flohr-Larsen is a good example for those keen on the Black side. Larsen mixes it up by playing both pawn breaks in quick succession and this seems to confuse Flohr completely.
Great overview of this opening. One thing - At 41:10 you say that Maya CHiburdanidze is a fairly unknown player but there was a player with that name who was women's world champion for a number of years defeating Nona Gaprindashvili. Was this the same person - if so, not exactly an "unknown". But thanks again for all the content of this video
This is funny, completely got it wrong about Karpov-Seirawan. Karpov was winnig all along, never worse with a +30.00 evaluation in the final position. He lost because he flagged (blitz game), but he played it excellently and got a wonderful position, as expected from Karpov
Thematic games for analysis:
- Lev Polugaevsky vs Genrikh Kasparian, 1956 USSR Ch.
- Lev Psakhis vs Uwe Boensch, 1983 Keres Memorial
- Lajos Portisch vs Josef Hajtun, 1955 Hungarian Ch.
- Gennadi Sosonko vs Miguel Quinteros, 1977 IBM Tournament
- Svetozar Gligoric vs Theodor Ghitescu, 1967 Hoogovens
- Yasser Seirawan vs Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov, 2002 US Ch.
- Etienne Bacrot vs Thomas Heinatz, 1999 Bundesliga
- Hans Ree vs Anthony J Miles, 1987 Ter Apel
- Paul Keres vs Efim Geller, 1962 Candidates Playoff
- Ludek Pachman vs Victor Ciocaltea, 1966
- Dorin Rogozenko vs Yasser Seirawan, 2001 Netherlands Team Ch.
- Hans Hermesmann vs Anthony J Miles, 1988 Bundesliga
- Yuri Averbakh vs Victor Alexandrovic Liublinsky, 1952 Moscow Ch.
- Walter Browne vs Benjamin Finegold, 1994 Las Vegas Open
- Mark Taimanov vs Efim Geller, 1961 USSR Ch.
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@@Lembong_Official I'm sorry, but I don't give my number. You can ask me what you want here.
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This is probably your best opening video. Congratulations on finishing another series!
Without a doubt, the best chess teaching channel on YT, excellent work!
Absolutely incredible video, thank you! Taking the key set of themes, for both sides, rather than just specific lines, was a super helpful way to understand this opening. Well done sir!
Thanks you for this video, hard to find material about the Czech benoni, playing it since months and still learning new things.
Congrats on finishing another series! Can't wait for the qcd and c4 series!
Excellent explanation of the plans for the Czech Benoni. Thanks Stepjan.
But to call Maia Chiburdanidze a "fairly unknown player" (41:00) is a faux pas. She is the sixth Women's World Chess Champion, a title she held from 1978 to 1991.
Ive been waiting for a year for this. Beautiful
Absolutely fantastic content Stepjan!
The Miles-Seirawan draw at 18:24 happened in the SWIFT tournament in Brussels, 1986. SWIFT was a telecommunications company. I had a book of all the games in that tournament at one time. SWIFT was, for a couple of years anyway, considered the Wimbledon of chess and invited the top players of the day to its tournament. The '86 tournament was won by Karpov. The following year, in '87, it was won by Kasparov, and then it was no more.
Really kool & informative video. Detailed explanations as well - many thanks.
One of the highest quality free chess opening video on youtube.
I really like the layout of themes and setups you used here as opposed to move orders
great stuff as always
Very good chess channel.Thanks for all your effort.
This is gold really great stuff 👍
Great video. Flohr-Larsen is a good example for those keen on the Black side. Larsen mixes it up by playing both pawn breaks in quick succession and this seems to confuse Flohr completely.
Here is a funny Czech Benoni (King's Indian system) between Stockfish (white) and LeelaChessZero (black) that Stockfish totally misplayed:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6 6. Be2 Qe7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bd2 h5 9. h3 Bh6 10. Bxh6 Rxh6 11. Nf3 Rh8 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Ne1 g5 14. Qa4 Kf8 15. Qd1 Kg7 16. Qd2 Ng8 17. Nc2 Nf8 18. Rab1 Ng6 19. a3 Nf4 20. b4 b6 21. Ne3 g4 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Bd1 Nh6 24. Kh2 Qg5 25. Ba4 h4 26. Kh1 gxh3 27. g3 Bg4 28. Bd1 Bxd1 29. Rbxd1 hxg3 30. fxg3 Qxg3 31. Ne2 Nxe2 32. Qxe2 Qh4 33. Qf3 Rag8 34. Rf2 Rh7 35. Rg1+ Kh8 36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 37. Qf6 Qxe4+ 38. Kh2 Rh8 39. Rf3 Qxe3 40. Rg3+ Qxg3+ 41. Kxg3 h2 42. Qg5+ Kf8 43. Qd8+ Kg7 44. Qg5+ Kh7 45. Kxh2 Re8 46. Qg3 e4 47. Qxd6 e3 48. Qg3 e2 49. Qe1 f5 50. Kh1 Re4 51. d6 Nf7
That irksome challenger was very persistent 😂
Who's here because he was a budapest defense/gambit player and czech benoni is one of the variations? Btw love ur videos.
Great overview of this opening. One thing - At 41:10 you say that Maya CHiburdanidze is a fairly unknown player but there was a player with that name who was women's world champion for a number of years defeating Nona Gaprindashvili. Was this the same person - if so, not exactly an "unknown". But thanks again for all the content of this video
26:27 Qd2 Kf8, Bh6+! ....(...Kg8) Would this not throw a spanner in the works?
Do you have a video about d4 c5, d5 e5, Nc3
I absolutely love how czech benoni is +1.5 = super solid
And tennyson gambit is -0.9 = let's refute it XD
This is funny, completely got it wrong about Karpov-Seirawan.
Karpov was winnig all along, never worse with a +30.00 evaluation in the final position. He lost because he flagged (blitz game), but he played it excellently and got a wonderful position, as expected from Karpov
13:51
Is this even playable at 1400-1500? I think I will die
Absolutely anything is playable at 1400-1500
@@stevenodonoghue6856 ^this, lol