You could have made this a paid Chessable course, but you made this knowledge, and even a PGN of the repertoire and model games available to us for free. Thank you so much.
Why is this video so awesome? Your analysis is hard-headed, you don't waste our time with slow talking nonsense about unimportant lines, you go to the point and that is the reason why I subscribe!
This exactly - this is perfect chess tuition for me. Perfect pace (i.e. FAST!) and not spending 30 minutes on deep analysis of lines of play that will never happen. I wish there were many more like this for my other pet openings :)
His analysis contains a lot of information from the book Mayhem in the Morra! by Marc Esserman, that is probably where a lot of the information he got comes from, regardless it is a good video that sumarizes the information well
Hi Molton, I just want to say thank you for making this brilliant video! It's very well expained and you waste no time getting to the point. I must have watched it at least 10 times end to end and I really do feel like I have a good grasp on the opening. I recently played against an opponent which accepted the gambit and after only a few moves I was already in a crushing position and I was able to win without much effort! It's very fun to play!
There a good amount of Morra videos, and this is the BEST. Your detail is perfect and it makes sense the order you're presenting it in. GREAT!!! Thanks
Thanks for this course! I love this opening. Many Sicilian players regard this as a bad opening without realizing it's actually very good for someone who knows the ideas very well. I think the fact that ppl under estimate its power gives it even more potential
Wow this is hands down the BEST smith morra video I've ever seen. I play this gambit and I can tell this video is going to take hours to properly digest :) Thanks so much!!!!
Just discovered this lovely little Chanel which is, in my opinion, criminality undersubscribed. Very helpful commentary, especially for non-masters level players. Well done!
This video has been incredibly helpful for my smith-morra repertoaire thanks for sharing! Too bad you stopped uploading, but wherever you are in life I hope you're doing well :)
This video was very helpful. It saved me a lot of time. Thank you very much. I've got some video ideas: - Gambits tier list - Anti Sicilians tier list - Your top 5 favorite games
awesome vid, thanks! Definitely for the advanced player... lendermans was simpler but easier to follow for beginners/intermediate players... the 2 together make for a very nice guide
I’m slowly but surely jotting down these variations in my opening notebook. I’m very low rated so I can’t wait to crush some Sicilian players with this. Fantastic vid, keep up the good work👍
Thank you so much,it's 12 10 am in india,I just completed the course,it was a Rollercoaster ride,wonderful variation,and have to tell u that u have the perfect patience a chess player should have while explaining to someone,tq molton,you've just gained a fan from india
I've just started playing chess less than a year ago and I'm getting stuck very often in the middlegame playing against the Sicilian. This video is very clear, to the point and easy to follow for a beginner as myself. Thanks!
Beaaaaaaaast, i've been trying smith morra and i always felt so useless but having seen this video, i now know what to look out for! Great video, i subbed :)
Best video Format for an Opening yet. Very good Job sir. Keep doing those on this format, with the Danish maybe or the Viena. Congratulations and Good work sir.
This is something i was looking for.... pls keep up and upload more videos on opening along with tricks n traps 😇😇 and how to play of opponents dont follow the principles then how to punish him
Just a correction for The Nh5 Variation 29:14 I had entered in the wrong move order. In the video you can in fact just play e5 on move 10 which is good. Instead I was referring to the move order where we already committed our bishop early to the f4 square: 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Bf4 e6 9. Qe2 Nh5 10. Be3 Be7 11. Rfd1 Bd7 * I hope you guys enjoy the video and find it useful
3:37 stockfish says you should take instead of pushing cuz Bxe6-Bxe6-fe-Ng5-Nf6-Nxe6-Qd7-Qe2 it's equal. But I know "equal" for computer is not that simple. How will you rate this position?
@@MoltonChess understandable, the pin on the e file stays up which might induce the king moves. I dont like b4 Qxb4 Nxb5 axb5 though (instead of Qxb5), so I think I'll adapt my variation. Btw thanks a ton! I am learning this repertoire for the past 2 weeks now and I could never do with a big chessable rep, this is so much more to the point and digestable. Thank you so much for your open source work!
Searched Smith Morra and found your video. Subscribed immediately when I saw your last name as Ly :) Are you Vietnamese? Love this video, it's going to take me sometime digesting it and implementing it. So many amazing, unthinkable moves!
I had Nd7 at move 12. Video 5:13, black is cramped but holds everything together somehow. I took the Knight on g7, he took with the bishop and then I took the pawn on a7. and played Bb6 after Rc8. Won the game eventually but from there the plan was simple for me although it was very hard to unlock the position. By the way thank you for the repertoire! Love this
@@MoltonChess At 3:55 on 8. e6 fxe6 9. Ng5. What about Nge5 hitting the bishop on c4? Isn't this equal, given black's stronger pawn center. Black can follow up with d5 as well, solidifying it further. I am not sure what to play here. 10. Bb3 maybe? ...then o-o if black plays d5. Humbly awaiting your recommendation.
@@penniesshillings You are right it's about equal but it would probably work well in lower rated games. Objectively I think 8.exd6 is better and White can even swap queens there and still hold slightly more favourable game.
Love this opening so much thanks to your video. One line not covered in the video or the study that I face a lot is 6.Bb4 7.0-0 7.Bxc3 and after this I struggle to apply many of the ideas from the video. Could you perhaps make a part 2 video on smith morra or add this line to the study?
The Pin Defense is actually one of the lines that causes the most headaches, but Bxc3 is weak. Just play bxc3, followed by Ba3 and you'll retain a strong position.
wow, im a fairly average player and the other day i played against a much stronger opponent otb who decided to employ the smith morra against me, he'd never seen the siberian before. thank you for the lines! i crushed him.
@50:33 why wouldn't black just trade the bishop and capture the center pawn? Bxg5, Nxg5, Nxe5/Qxe5. It feels like black gets initiative in the center and is up material
43:00 is interesting : rember that after 3...dxc3 4. Nxc3 delaying the developement of each of the knights and playing e6and b6 there will eventually spell complete downfall for the Smith Morra Gambit!
If you play D4 as your opening move and you opponent responds with C5, would you recommend going into the Smith-Morra and/or what are some other opening ideas against it. Great video very well explained and entertaining to watch!
Sure transposing back into a Smith Morra could be a good surprise option. If you want something simple you can also play 2.dxc5 e6 3.Nc3 Bxc5 4.Ne4!? Which is also simple and full of traps. Otherwise you can transpose back to a normal opening line.
I am also interested in this course in Chessable. Did you publish it somewhere digital or as a physical book? I played this during several hours online and all players accepted the gambit. I was surprised, as I don’t grab the second pawn. Thanks for the amazing video!
Ok, I just purchased a book by Esserman in Chessable. Imreally like the craziness of this Gambit. I didn’t compare yet with your lines, but I like the author’s approach, explaining carefully not only the tactical but also the strategical concepts in the positions, as you do here. It seems that he is an expert on the Morra.
@Molton thanks so much for this concise and powerful video, many helpful lines. Wondering what you recommend against Scheveningan structures? Had a recent game against it where white went for a6 and Nf6. Any of the thematic knight or bishop sacks work here?
Sometimes Nd5 sac works when they have the queen on c7. Otherwise you could play the normal setup and try attacking on the queenside of going for f4 ideas
24:56 what if black uses this nuice in a more tricky move order? 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7.Bb3 (hoping for 7...Bb7 8.0-0 b4 9.Nd5!!) 7...Nc6!? Should white play 7.Bd3 and just get a worse version of the morra?
@@MoltonChess so is this like a worse version kf the morra? What if black just plays 6...Bb4? The engine suggests 7.Bd6 Bxd6 8. Qxd6 Qe7 and black is better
Maybe not Bd6 then. Perhaps just Bd3 followed by e5 and play from there. Engine will always say black is fine or slightly better in alot of lines. You just need to find positions where it's easy enough for you to play and get some chances
Hi Molton, Everytime I re-watch your excellent video I learn something new. I saw that you mentioned that you wanted to avoid the variation 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 b5 8.Bb3 Na5! by retreating the Bishop to 8.Bd3 instead. But what if Black tries to be clever and goes 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bc4 b5 7.Bb3 and only now 7...Nc6 intending 8.0-0 Na5 transposing to what we are trying to avoid, does this mean we should avoid 6.Bc4 altogether in this move-order, and if so so what should we choose instead. Thanks again for your wonderful content.
I think it's still fine. If you think he will follow up with 7...Bb7 then Bb3 is a good option. If you think he will follow up with 7...Nc6 then Bd3 is a good option: You can follow up with either the a4 and Nd5 plan or Bf4 depending on what they choose.
Probably White can just play Bb3 after Nge5 followed by Bf4 and 0-0. I agree Black is objectively fine there but it seems easier for White to play and especially at a club level with the initiative I think
You could have made this a paid Chessable course, but you made this knowledge, and even a PGN of the repertoire and model games available to us for free. Thank you so much.
What a goat. I've subbed.
Why is this video so awesome? Your analysis is hard-headed, you don't waste our time with slow talking nonsense about unimportant lines, you go to the point and that is the reason why I subscribe!
Glad it was helpful
This exactly - this is perfect chess tuition for me. Perfect pace (i.e. FAST!) and not spending 30 minutes on deep analysis of lines of play that will never happen. I wish there were many more like this for my other pet openings :)
His analysis contains a lot of information from the book Mayhem in the Morra! by Marc Esserman, that is probably where a lot of the information he got comes from, regardless it is a good video that sumarizes the information well
Best video I've ever seen on the Morra, this is my favourite opening. Thank you sir.
Thanks for the kind words, glad it was helpful
the best Morra video on the internet. thanks Molton
Glad you liked it!
It probably took you a lot of time to prepare this. Thanks for sharing everything of this with us for free! Keep going
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This gm is a great teacher or presenter no extra blah blah like many that I’ve seen in UA-cam I will be glad to support this channel
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Hi Molton, I just want to say thank you for making this brilliant video! It's very well expained and you waste no time getting to the point. I must have watched it at least 10 times end to end and I really do feel like I have a good grasp on the opening. I recently played against an opponent which accepted the gambit and after only a few moves I was already in a crushing position and I was able to win without much effort! It's very fun to play!
Hello Molton,
This is the most helpful video I have seen about the Smith Morra .
Thanks a lot .
Keep up the good work
Deserve more support 🌼🌼🌼
Thanks for your kind feedback! Glad it was helpful.
There a good amount of Morra videos, and this is the BEST. Your detail is perfect and it makes sense the order you're presenting it in. GREAT!!! Thanks
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This is amazing. If you did videos of yourself just playing Smith Morra Gambit against people of 1500-2000 rating I'd watch them a million times.
Noted, thanks for the support!
Thanks for this course! I love this opening. Many Sicilian players regard this as a bad opening without realizing it's actually very good for someone who knows the ideas very well. I think the fact that ppl under estimate its power gives it even more potential
Wow this is hands down the BEST smith morra video I've ever seen. I play this gambit and I can tell this video is going to take hours to properly digest :) Thanks so much!!!!
Glad it helped!!
I have a feeling you will be the next chess content creator to really blow up. Not many go into such great detail with so many different variations
Thanks!
Just discovered this lovely little Chanel which is, in my opinion, criminality undersubscribed. Very helpful commentary, especially for non-masters level players. Well done!
Welcome and thanks!
Wao!!!i never thought this opeaning will be this complicated!!!thx a lot man......waiting for more opeaning cover like this!!
Yep its a fun one to play
Thanks for this magnificent lesson on the Smith Morra. Yours is a high quality channel indeed.
Thanks for watching
This is an absolutely excellent video. It really is a complete repertoire for White play in the Smith Morra. Thank you so much for making it.
Thanks!
Best Video I have ever seen!!. Straight forward, Crisp & Clean. Thanks Molton!!
Thanks!
I'm winning so many games as white vs the sicilian now. These lines come up all the time, thank you!
Glad it helps!
Never seen such smooth analysis thanks first time taking initiative to play attackive
Glad it helped!
Been playing an amateurish version of this for a while, love to see such an excellent video with the correct moves!
Glad it was helpful!
Hey Molton, thanks for always including the lichess study tgt with your video
It makes learning a new opening alot easier!
My pleasure!
Very nice analysis of a terrific gambit for confronting the Sicilian! Thank you. 👍🙏
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This video has been incredibly helpful for my smith-morra repertoaire thanks for sharing! Too bad you stopped uploading, but wherever you are in life I hope you're doing well :)
fantastic content man, best youtube on the Morra gambit I've seen!
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The Smith Morra is an endless treasure of beauty!
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This video was very helpful. It saved me a lot of time. Thank you very much.
I've got some video ideas:
- Gambits tier list
- Anti Sicilians tier list
- Your top 5 favorite games
Thanks for the suggestions 🙏
awesome vid, thanks! Definitely for the advanced player... lendermans was simpler but easier to follow for beginners/intermediate players... the 2 together make for a very nice guide
Thanks I could do more beginner videos in future but for the most part other channels have covered those quite well
Thank you for being professional in your analysis.
I appreciate that!
this is the best explanation, I subscribe this channel. Complete and depth variation. Good job !
Thanks and welcome on board :)
By far the best video on the smith morra gambit! Thanks! Exactly my solution for the itchy sicilians out there ;-)
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Molton!
Simply a terrific video on a super-fun opening! Appreciate
the comprehensive analysis.
Keep up the fine work! Best wishes.
My pleasure! Thanks
Took a 2 year break from chess Smith morra and danish gambit where my favorite opening. This video really helped me
Both are great!
I’m slowly but surely jotting down these variations in my opening notebook. I’m very low rated so I can’t wait to crush some Sicilian players with this. Fantastic vid, keep up the good work👍
Good luck!
Why not just input it into a flexible lichess study? It is much easier to go through the variations that way and get a PGN
Thank you so much,it's 12 10 am in india,I just completed the course,it was a Rollercoaster ride,wonderful variation,and have to tell u that u have the perfect patience a chess player should have while explaining to someone,tq molton,you've just gained a fan from india
Thanks and welcome!
This is my favourite gambit against Sicilian, thank you for your work man. Gbu!
You're Welcome
I've just started playing chess less than a year ago and I'm getting stuck very often in the middlegame playing against the Sicilian. This video is very clear, to the point and easy to follow for a beginner as myself. Thanks!
Glad to hear!
This was very informative! Am inspired to add this aggressive opening to my repertoire. Thanks 😄👍
Glad it was helpful!
this analysis is wonderfully informative! Thanks
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Great For Beginner And Amateur Players, Thanks Again Mr Molton!
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Beaaaaaaaast, i've been trying smith morra and i always felt so useless but having seen this video, i now know what to look out for! Great video, i subbed :)
Glad I could help
This channel is underrated
Thanks for watching!
@@MoltonChess Thanks for making this videos! its very useful and its free!!
Best video Format for an Opening yet. Very good Job sir. Keep doing those on this format, with the Danish maybe or the Viena. Congratulations and Good work sir.
Noted!
Impressive coverage of the smith morra gambit
Thanks :)
Amazing video! This is going to take some time to digest! Thank you!
Such a great analysis, covered mostly all area. You look like Wesley So when her is younger. thanks keep it up 😚
Thank you! Will do!
Best sicilian video! Just like a book course!
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Great video. Best i have seen yet.
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Thank you for the time stamps
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Greatest video ever on this opening
Wow, thanks!
Molton's videos are far better than some with ten times as many subscribers.
All your videos helped me lot to learn. Thank you 😊
My pleasure 😊
Great video!
Thanks!
This is something i was looking for.... pls keep up and upload more videos on opening along with tricks n traps 😇😇 and how to play of opponents dont follow the principles then how to punish him
Thanks and noted!
Just a correction for The Nh5 Variation 29:14 I had entered in the wrong move order. In the video you can in fact just play e5 on move 10 which is good. Instead I was referring to the move order where we already committed our bishop early to the f4 square: 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Bf4 e6 9. Qe2 Nh5 10. Be3 Be7 11. Rfd1 Bd7 *
I hope you guys enjoy the video and find it useful
3:37 stockfish says you should take instead of pushing cuz Bxe6-Bxe6-fe-Ng5-Nf6-Nxe6-Qd7-Qe2 it's equal. But I know "equal" for computer is not that simple. How will you rate this position?
When correcting this line with your given sequence, the computer seems to love 17. Qf3 instead of Qe3 after 16. exd5 Bb5. What do you think?
@@kingsgambit Seems fine to me, I think I chose Qe3 because it was easier to see the threats for White
@@MoltonChess understandable, the pin on the e file stays up which might induce the king moves. I dont like b4 Qxb4 Nxb5 axb5 though (instead of Qxb5), so I think I'll adapt my variation. Btw thanks a ton! I am learning this repertoire for the past 2 weeks now and I could never do with a big chessable rep, this is so much more to the point and digestable. Thank you so much for your open source work!
@@kingsgambit By all means and you are most welcome!
Searched Smith Morra and found your video. Subscribed immediately when I saw your last name as Ly :) Are you Vietnamese? Love this video, it's going to take me sometime digesting it and implementing it. So many amazing, unthinkable moves!
Thanks, not Vietnamese but close :)
Awesome content! Subbed.
Keep up the good work my guy in a year or two it will pay believe it g ! Great tutorial👏🏽
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I had Nd7 at move 12. Video 5:13, black is cramped but holds everything together somehow. I took the Knight on g7, he took with the bishop and then I took the pawn on a7. and played Bb6 after Rc8. Won the game eventually but from there the plan was simple for me although it was very hard to unlock the position. By the way thank you for the repertoire! Love this
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Thank you great video ! Little mistake though 15:30 black isn't helpless you can't play rook c3 because your queen is hanging ! The position is equal
Thanks for the feedback, mistake noted!
Very educational to new players who desire to improve in chess games more GM
This is the best video ever!!
Thanks so much!
This is a great video . No waste time
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I got so many Chess Mentors you are now one thank you. Brother.
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Thanks for some brilliant content, very in-depth and exactly what I was looking for... Have you read Marc Essermans book Mayhem in the Morra?
No worries and yes great book
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Happy holidays! To you and everyone else
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Great video! You gained a new subscriber.
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@@MoltonChess At 3:55 on 8. e6 fxe6 9. Ng5. What about Nge5 hitting the bishop on c4? Isn't this equal, given black's stronger pawn center. Black can follow up with d5 as well, solidifying it further. I am not sure what to play here. 10. Bb3 maybe? ...then o-o if black plays d5. Humbly awaiting your recommendation.
@@penniesshillings You are right it's about equal but it would probably work well in lower rated games. Objectively I think 8.exd6 is better and White can even swap queens there and still hold slightly more favourable game.
Love this opening so much thanks to your video. One line not covered in the video or the study that I face a lot is 6.Bb4 7.0-0 7.Bxc3 and after this I struggle to apply many of the ideas from the video. Could you perhaps make a part 2 video on smith morra or add this line to the study?
Thanks for sharing! I can talk about this in another video perhaps
The Pin Defense is actually one of the lines that causes the most headaches, but Bxc3 is weak. Just play bxc3, followed by Ba3 and you'll retain a strong position.
A Morra video Esserman would be proud of.
Thanks!
thanks
Great work. Thank you sir for your effort helping chess noobs like me
Thanks for dropping by!
wow, im a fairly average player and the other day i played against a much stronger opponent otb who decided to employ the smith morra against me, he'd never seen the siberian before. thank you for the lines! i crushed him.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching
@50:33 why wouldn't black just trade the bishop and capture the center pawn? Bxg5, Nxg5, Nxe5/Qxe5. It feels like black gets initiative in the center and is up material
Both are met by a nice tactic involving Nxg5 Qxe5, Qxe5 Nxe5, Bxd5 exd5 then Re1 followed by f4 wins the knight. Same goes for Nxe5 then Bxd5 and f4
Great video
Thanks!
43:00 is interesting : rember that after 3...dxc3 4. Nxc3 delaying the developement of each of the knights and playing e6and b6 there will eventually spell complete downfall for the Smith Morra Gambit!
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Great video! In your opinion what is the most comfortable line for black to neutralize smith morra?
The Black setup with Nf6-Nc6-a6-d6-e6-Be7-Qc7 or b8 and/or Bg4 is quite good to play. I also find the Nbd7 setups difficult to play against.
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If you play D4 as your opening move and you opponent responds with C5, would you recommend going into the Smith-Morra and/or what are some other opening ideas against it. Great video very well explained and entertaining to watch!
Sure transposing back into a Smith Morra could be a good surprise option. If you want something simple you can also play 2.dxc5 e6 3.Nc3 Bxc5 4.Ne4!? Which is also simple and full of traps. Otherwise you can transpose back to a normal opening line.
Any chance you'll be making a chessable course on this?
I already mentioned it to chessable but it seems they have alot lined up this month. So if they accept it it might take a while unfortunately
I am also interested in this course in Chessable. Did you publish it somewhere digital or as a physical book? I played this during several hours online and all players accepted the gambit. I was surprised, as I don’t grab the second pawn. Thanks for the amazing video!
@@torrubirubi I haven't published it on Chessable or as a book. But I can try upload it there later if it allows me.
Ok, I just purchased a book by Esserman in Chessable. Imreally like the craziness of this Gambit. I didn’t compare yet with your lines, but I like the author’s approach, explaining carefully not only the tactical but also the strategical concepts in the positions, as you do here. It seems that he is an expert on the Morra.
@@torrubirubi Yes he is indeed an expert in the Morra and has written an excellent book
Thanks. Great video!!
How to play against early Bb4 by black to exchange the Bishop for the Knight
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How to play against early Bb4 by black to pin and exchange the Bishop for the Knight
@@satyajitmohapatra2943 You can check my Update for that @ ua-cam.com/video/wZUoLFBfV-I/v-deo.html and also ua-cam.com/video/xXnh1GLpJv8/v-deo.html
At minute 4:17, why can't we also gain the queen, by doing Bxf7+ and Qxd8?
The black Knight on c6 defends the queen
@@MoltonChess Thanks! Great video btw
At 10:13, what if black king just simply slides over to f8?
Maybe just follow up with h3 and White should get an attack with the king in the centre and poorly placed knight
@@MoltonChess Thanks, Molton!
@Molton thanks so much for this concise and powerful video, many helpful lines. Wondering what you recommend against Scheveningan structures? Had a recent game against it where white went for a6 and Nf6. Any of the thematic knight or bishop sacks work here?
Sometimes Nd5 sac works when they have the queen on c7. Otherwise you could play the normal setup and try attacking on the queenside of going for f4 ideas
When in doubt, sac a piece on d5. Got it.
Spot on!
You should do a Milner Barry video
Thanks for the suggestion!
You are a great techer. I also want a video on the dutch game, I will highly appreciate
Thanks I will work on a Dutch video later
@@MoltonChess ok I will be waiting. Thanks in advance
@@MoltonChess which type of dutch?
@@mossps8884 Probably the Leningrad Dutch but sometimes it might transpose to a Classical or Stonewall too
24:56 what if black uses this nuice in a more tricky move order? 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7.Bb3 (hoping for 7...Bb7 8.0-0 b4 9.Nd5!!) 7...Nc6!? Should white play 7.Bd3 and just get a worse version of the morra?
I would play 6.Bf4 instead if opponent is trying to trick us with this move order :)
@@MoltonChess so is this like a worse version kf the morra? What if black just plays 6...Bb4? The engine suggests 7.Bd6 Bxd6 8. Qxd6 Qe7 and black is better
Maybe not Bd6 then. Perhaps just Bd3 followed by e5 and play from there. Engine will always say black is fine or slightly better in alot of lines. You just need to find positions where it's easy enough for you to play and get some chances
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Hi Molton,
Everytime I re-watch your excellent video I learn something new. I saw that you mentioned that you wanted to avoid the variation 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 b5 8.Bb3 Na5! by retreating the Bishop to 8.Bd3 instead. But what if Black tries to be clever and goes 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bc4 b5 7.Bb3 and only now 7...Nc6 intending 8.0-0 Na5 transposing to what we are trying to avoid, does this mean we should avoid 6.Bc4 altogether in this move-order, and if so so what should we choose instead.
Thanks again for your wonderful content.
I think it's still fine. If you think he will follow up with 7...Bb7 then Bb3 is a good option. If you think he will follow up with 7...Nc6 then Bd3 is a good option: You can follow up with either the a4 and Nd5 plan or Bf4 depending on what they choose.
@@MoltonChess Thanks Molton, I will give it a shot :-)
At 3:50 Black can play Nge5. After Nxe6 Qa5 Bxe6 Bxe6 Qa6 there's not too much of an edge.
Probably White can just play Bb3 after Nge5 followed by Bf4 and 0-0. I agree Black is objectively fine there but it seems easier for White to play and especially at a club level with the initiative I think
fantastique...
Thanks!