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!
Firouzja is such an inspiration, he has motivated me from being a lazy toilet seat player for 4-5 years to be genuinely interested to learn an opening...
The clarity of explanation here is exceptional. Every time I thought 'but why doesn't he move...' you answer before I finished the thought. Great video, thank you!
@@michaelrogerson5417 Stop lying to yourself, this video was extremely missexplainined, he doesnt mention several important variations on Alireza's games, because he knows he can't explain them...
@@who-ve2ss You and I are at different levels. I don't need to know every line of the theory. I'm not 'lying to myself', I've simply said that, from my point of view, this video was helpful. You clearly need something more advanced. I wish I were in your position. Congrats.
The single feature of many of these games that amazed me is how Firouzja disdained castling, took his King on long walks, and yet somehow the monarch was never in trouble. Great selection of games!!
The game against Tari is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. There are no sacrifices, and all of Black's pieces are perfectly connected, and White doesn't have a chance to defend himself, and White didn't make any major mistakes. Beautiful.
I finally realize what alireza reminds me of, hes alphazero. Hes not afraid of weakening moves, he plays for activity and likes moving his king a lot :p
After watching the video, totally appreciate your comment and completely agree. This play is really something special. You can see the future 2800 in this play entirely.
I had a Rapid tournament on Lichess, I came accross this video 1 hour to the tournament, all my games as black was the Caro Kann, now guess what! I won it all!! awesome video
The Caro-Kann is an opening that's always intrigued me very much, but I'm hesitant to learn it because white can steer the game into many different directions. And that's me saying that as a Sicilian defense player lol I'm enjoying your breakdown of Alireza's games, and it's good to see a top player utilizing one of the all-time greatest openings and giving other people the confidence to do the same :)
So you are not afraid to play the sicilian which is a chaotic opening for both sides, but you are afraid to learn Caro Kann which is less chaotic? Black is solid in caro kann in 95 % of the positions. For us amateurs caro is a perfect choice. But it all comes down to preference at the end of the day
Very instructive and great content on your end. Would love to see similar analysis of top players with different approaches in major openings, especially the ones you play like the Semi-Slav or London. In other words, more of this please!
Phenomenal video. If I weren't already subscribed I would after this video. One of the best chess videos I've seen. Perfect intro to the Firouzja phenom as well.
Great video. Lots of new ideas to improve my (admittedly shallow) understanding of the caro kann. One suggestion - please use the usual circles and arrows because post beginners like me have a hard time following all the rapid coordinate description and some of the more advanced tactical ideas.
I love caro- kaan, infact i never play the advanced(best) against caro players as they almost always know everything about it. I just play the panov attack 🔥
Watched your Caro Kann video ,took notes ,and used it against a good opponent and it worked good ,I won the game ,very nice .Im going to watch the remainder of you video . Well done dude ,thank you
Sometimes I get annoyed when my Caro kann doesn't work out the way I want it to and then I end up losing the game. This kid always finds other plans. Very instructive
Dear Stjepan, another hint is to analyze and watch the Game of the german prodigy Vincent Keymer. His main weapon with black is also CK against e4 and also very impressive games.
Very nice video! You bring Firouzja and also th Caro-Kann. The last game, as an amateur player, I would never imagine the black's King walk to b8 and his queen's pawns attack at the same time.
Godwilling, surely this channel will become big !! I mean, look at the quality of the content, the explanation, everything. (Not to mention the thumbnails)
You have the best way of analyzing games and explaining everything that is going on. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on video for us because it has helped me so much with just understanding what's going on. I'm a relatively new player and I'm so happy I found your channel. Thank you!
Thank you so much!! I play the Caro-Kann and this video will now be in heavy rotation for my studies. I really enjoy your content and this video in particular. Thanks again and I look forward to watching many more of your videos.
I can't find Hikaru's comment on that game. Do you have a link? Let me guess. Hikaru thought 17...fxe5 was a mistake. It does not look like black's best move. But that does not prove that the caro-kann is unsound. I'll bet Firouzja will play a different move if he gets the same position again. 17...b6 looks OK.
This is why im playing the caro kann,ive been fustrated with the opening in the past but.I thanks to this video ive got a great understanding.Subscribed & Liked,i like your love for the game great channel.
Thank you for the video! It's a little over my head - I'm not a Caro Kann player by any means - but I like your enthusiasm and respect for Alireza, and I think I may have picked up a couple of tips along the way.
Love the videos mate, but I'm sure a lot of people (including me) would appreciate it if you added more arrows to the explanations to visualise things better.
Thanks man for the video, I'll definitely start playing the Caro from now on don't you think it's a good weapon against the Scotch and Danish openings, these are my biggest weaknesses so far..
36:00 according to Erwin L'Ami (and therefore Lc0), 6...Qxd4 is simply refuted by 7.Be3! Qxb2 8.Bc4! and if 8...Qxa1+ 9.Ke2 Qxh1, then it's mate in 4 starting with 10.Qxf7+.
at 30:26 I believe the threat is Bc5 if white played Nxd4. Bh2+ doesn't work after Kh1, Qxd4, Bxc6, and no matter how you recapture black can play Bxc4 and remove the defender of our bishop on h2.
Awesome learning experience! I only wish with the 1/2 doz or so speed-ups sprinkled throughout, we were not throttled thru so quickly. But despite that, this is among my favorite videos.
Maybe Part II of Alireza Firouzja Caro-Kann Games? The most thing that sticked to my mind is that you cant change dramatic plans with the Caro-Kann because of its fixed nature.
In the Karjakin game, I wish he had spent more time on explaining the strange idea where the black h-rook is locked up in its own square. This is something most club level players like myself would be highly reluctant to do.
The way I see it, there were no open files, so there wasn't much for the rooks to do until the late middlegame. So there was a lot of time to get the rook active. If more pawns had been exchanged early, more open files, more need for the rook right away.
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!
As a Caro player- I could not be more appreciative of this!!
Likewise.
what's your ELO?
@@user-uk9er5vw4c 600 lul.
Just started, i got 70% winrate with caro Cann, but i an bad with white.. any openings which are like caro cann
Word
Firouzja is such an inspiration, he has motivated me from being a lazy toilet seat player for 4-5 years to be genuinely interested to learn an opening...
What's your ratings before n after?
@@firstname8078 I was always 1.2k-1.4k on chess com. I watched this video with the intention of learning Caro, haven't done that yet.. :P
@@firstname8078 but yeah, I paid full attention for 40 mins. That's an achievement to me.
How about your ratings? How many openings do you know?
I learned caro kann, and then went from 700 to 1200
Really appreciate your emotional openness and admiration for Firouzja. It's contagious and helps us appreciate the phenomenon that is him.
The clarity of explanation here is exceptional. Every time I thought 'but why doesn't he move...' you answer before I finished the thought. Great video, thank you!
As a 1900 FIDE player I could not disagree more
@@who-ve2ss Well I'd expect a player at that level to see those implications for themselves.
@@michaelrogerson5417 Stop lying to yourself, this video was extremely missexplainined, he doesnt mention several important variations on Alireza's games, because he knows he can't explain them...
@@who-ve2ss You and I are at different levels. I don't need to know every line of the theory. I'm not 'lying to myself', I've simply said that, from my point of view, this video was helpful. You clearly need something more advanced. I wish I were in your position. Congrats.
@@michaelrogerson5417 I'm not talking about the opening tho...
Caro Kaan vs Aryan Tari was a masterpiece. 🙌
The single feature of many of these games that amazed me is how Firouzja disdained castling, took his King on long walks, and yet somehow the monarch was never in trouble. Great selection of games!!
The game against Tari is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. There are no sacrifices, and all of Black's pieces are perfectly connected, and White doesn't have a chance to defend himself, and White didn't make any major mistakes. Beautiful.
Stjepan, Alireza und the caro - What a wonderful combination!
I finally realize what alireza reminds me of, hes alphazero. Hes not afraid of weakening moves, he plays for activity and likes moving his king a lot :p
He also likes pushing rook pawns and gaining space.
After watching the video, totally appreciate your comment and completely agree. This play is really something special. You can see the future 2800 in this play entirely.
@@ClarkPotter he's already 2800 :)
@@SergeiInyushkin he said future. At the time of these games Firouzja wasn’t 2800.
Great game choices and well analyzed. I'm not a Caro player, but found these games very interesting. By the way, your English is excellent.
Thank you for the (mostly) daily content💙
I had a Rapid tournament on Lichess, I came accross this video 1 hour to the tournament, all my games as black was the Caro Kann, now guess what! I won it all!! awesome video
The Caro-Kann is an opening that's always intrigued me very much, but I'm hesitant to learn it because white can steer the game into many different directions. And that's me saying that as a Sicilian defense player lol
I'm enjoying your breakdown of Alireza's games, and it's good to see a top player utilizing one of the all-time greatest openings and giving other people the confidence to do the same :)
I like Ben finegolds take on the Karo: the Karo is good. Sometimes it gets you mated. That's just life tho.
after e5 white has only a few practical lines, the sicilian is far more tactical and complex I would argue
So you are not afraid to play the sicilian which is a chaotic opening for both sides, but you are afraid to learn Caro Kann which is less chaotic? Black is solid in caro kann in 95 % of the positions. For us amateurs caro is a perfect choice. But it all comes down to preference at the end of the day
Very instructive and great content on your end. Would love to see similar analysis of top players with different approaches in major openings, especially the ones you play like the Semi-Slav or London. In other words, more of this please!
واقعا حرکات استاد علیرضا در تاریخ شطرنج بی نظیر است هزار آفرین به شما ناچیز است موفق باشید
Alireza is a genius....i'm glad you pronounce his name correctly, Firouz- Ja!
Two videos today?! Thanks for everything! Love the content and your journey.
This definitely opened my eyes how flexible and sound the opening really is and able to create strong attacks on either side
Clear, informative and above all unbiased explanation. Thank you so much.
by the time firouzja reaches his peak carlsen will be waning very good future for firouzja and chess in general
Indeed. Exciting times ahead.
Alireza is our honorable countryman! we hope to see him at higher levels of chess success🌹
omg the positional finesse in these games... karpov must be proud
An excellent compilation and commentary. Thank you.
This is really good for players who plays caro cann as their main defence
Being a Caro player myself, if I was standing by Firouzja during these games, I must have exclaimed, "Dude WTF!!!!"
really instructive, thank you.
Alireza plays Caro Kann in perfection, he will be with 19 the next world Champion, Very good Analysis
Phenomenal video. If I weren't already subscribed I would after this video. One of the best chess videos I've seen. Perfect intro to the Firouzja phenom as well.
Great video. Lots of new ideas to improve my (admittedly shallow) understanding of the caro kann. One suggestion - please use the usual circles and arrows because post beginners like me have a hard time following all the rapid coordinate description and some of the more advanced tactical ideas.
I love caro- kaan, infact i never play the advanced(best) against caro players as they almost always know everything about it. I just play the panov attack 🔥
Só very cool this openeing, Alireza have good inshigt, magic movie , thank for U for this vídeo. God bless U
Watched your Caro Kann video ,took notes ,and used it against a good opponent and it worked good ,I won the game ,very nice .Im going to watch the remainder of you video .
Well done dude ,thank you
This is very very good, thank you!
Sometimes I get annoyed when my Caro kann doesn't work out the way I want it to and then I end up losing the game. This kid always finds other plans. Very instructive
I like the way you explain... very good content!
Dear Stjepan, another hint is to analyze and watch the Game of the german prodigy Vincent Keymer. His main weapon with black is also CK against e4 and also very impressive games.
Karpov, Petrosian also playedthe C-K with great aplomb andalso Maxim Dlugy and Navarra good to study
Very nice video! You bring Firouzja and also th Caro-Kann. The last game, as an amateur player, I would never imagine the black's King walk to b8 and his queen's pawns attack at the same time.
Godwilling, surely this channel will become big !! I mean, look at the quality of the content, the explanation, everything. (Not to mention the thumbnails)
All 3 sides! LOVE IT! :)
You have the best way of analyzing games and explaining everything that is going on. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on video for us because it has helped me so much with just understanding what's going on. I'm a relatively new player and I'm so happy I found your channel. Thank you!
absolutely amazing
Markus Ragger is Austrian 👍 great content as always
Thank you so much!! I play the Caro-Kann and this video will now be in heavy rotation for my studies. I really enjoy your content and this video in particular. Thanks again and I look forward to watching many more of your videos.
I had seen the last game before, but seeing it after the other CK games was more interesting 👍🏽🙏👏
Out of curiosity, who is your pick to win the WCC? Will you post videos about the games as well?
Great idea! It's great to see Super GMs playing for and against their favorite openings!
Your channel is amazing and highly underrated. Every video you put out is a goldmine
Hikaru had an Opposing Opinion about
Caro Kann when he saw Alireza use it
against Fabi in their Recent Match.
And Fabi Proved him Right. 😬
caruana has been over 2850 a loss to him is not a disgrace
I can't find Hikaru's comment on that game. Do you have a link? Let me guess. Hikaru thought 17...fxe5 was a mistake. It does not look like black's best move. But that does not prove that the caro-kann is unsound. I'll bet Firouzja will play a different move if he gets the same position again. 17...b6 looks OK.
I'm just an amateur but that Alizera didn't use the Carokann once but used the Sicilian in the candidates speaks for itself.
Good content, love it.
Very good observational point about Firouja's incredible flexibility, from one move to the next, switching plans etc.
This is why im playing the caro kann,ive been fustrated with the opening in the past but.I thanks to this video ive got a great understanding.Subscribed & Liked,i like your love for the game great channel.
Thank you for the video! It's a little over my head - I'm not a Caro Kann player by any means - but I like your enthusiasm and respect for Alireza, and I think I may have picked up a couple of tips along the way.
Excellent explanations
Amazing video,!
This was truly an excellent video! Many thanks.
Thank you
The king trip in the last game is amazing
Love the videos mate, but I'm sure a lot of people (including me) would appreciate it if you added more arrows to the explanations to visualise things better.
crystal clear in so minimum an explanation!
Thanks for this video. Wonderful content as always, and what a great set of Caro games!
Thanks man for the video, I'll definitely start playing the Caro from now on don't you think it's a good weapon against the Scotch and Danish openings, these are my biggest weaknesses so far..
Very nice games!
Markus Ragger is from Austria!
KING..OF ..D...FAST..Ali..R
Very instructive, could you do similar video about Karpow's games in caro kann?
Been choosing them already. Should be out soon.
Beautiful presentation.
Thank you very much
To have nearly 600 likes without a single dislike just goes to show the pure quality of your videos.
We can't see dislikes on UA-cam anymore, unfortunately. They were hidden from users..
@@czepesch It's still Visible on Android Phones. 😁
Caro kann is my favorite also
Great video concept, looking forward to watching it. added to my watch later
This is good stuff. Amazing games.
I really hope you do a vedio on the London system against the modern defence, stay well Stepan
Incredible. Thank you.
Excellent video!
36:00 according to Erwin L'Ami (and therefore Lc0), 6...Qxd4 is simply refuted by 7.Be3! Qxb2 8.Bc4! and if 8...Qxa1+ 9.Ke2 Qxh1, then it's mate in 4 starting with 10.Qxf7+.
Very nice video!
The pawn struncture in the first game is insane
That 1rst game was awesome 👏
Appreciate the awesome video !
Showing arrows instead of naming the squares would be of much help for beginners!
Really enjoyed this video thanks Stejpan
at 30:26 I believe the threat is Bc5 if white played Nxd4. Bh2+ doesn't work after Kh1, Qxd4, Bxc6, and no matter how you recapture black can play Bxc4 and remove the defender of our bishop on h2.
Great video. Keep it up!
Thanks 👍
Excelente análisis, thanks and good well your comentary, Im sorry my bad english
Markus Ragger is Austrian.
National Treasure.
love you stjepan!
Thank you
Thanks!
thank you !
Caro-Kann is all pawns and no hope. So says Benny Watts.
My favorite line from that series! Only means something to 1500+ chess players!
Thanks a lot!!!
Awesome learning experience! I only wish with the 1/2 doz or so speed-ups sprinkled throughout, we were not throttled thru so quickly. But despite that, this is among my favorite videos.
Maybe Part II of Alireza Firouzja Caro-Kann Games? The most thing that sticked to my mind is that you cant change dramatic plans with the Caro-Kann because of its fixed nature.
Cool video! Thanks for amazing content
In the Karjakin game, I wish he had spent more time on explaining the strange idea where the black h-rook is locked up in its own square. This is something most club level players like myself would be highly reluctant to do.
The way I see it, there were no open files, so there wasn't much for the rooks to do until the late middlegame. So there was a lot of time to get the rook active. If more pawns had been exchanged early, more open files, more need for the rook right away.
agreed, I assumed it would be used in a king side attack by pusshing the H pawn
Idk if its bold play or if he's too good at calculating that he KNOWS it's actually safe
im a caro-kann player and thanks for this
I really like switching up like that…
Good topic! Great job!