As you might imagine, this channel is about chess:
I like to ... ➤ Explore different openings (some openings have multi-part "masterclasses") ➤ Analyze some awesome high-level games ➤ Share middlegame & endgame lessons (again, check out the "masterclasses" about these topics)
Link to FREE masterclasses: www.chessgeek.org/free-masterclasses
If the opponent knows how to counter it, the Latvian is one of the worst openings there is. The reason it’s my favorite opening is that no one plays against it enough to know how to counter it. Without fail, every time I play f5 there’s a noticeable pause lmao
At the end when talking about the bishop options .why would the opponent play bishop to threaten the black knight with a pin if the black Queen is there to take it ???
This is one of the better chess videos I have seen overall. You don't lecture for an hour and you only show the big ideas which kept me really engaged. I also felt you placed the famous examples just at the right place because I felt a bit lost on how to proceed beyond the opening.
Would be nice to see a video on how to defend backwards pawns and what are the trade offs when we have them. All the videos I've seen only cover attacking from the opposite side. But we know in systems like the Sicilian of the French that backwards pawns are a regular concept and not always losing.
True! Maybe, pawn structures are not always bad, or always good, it is largely context-dependent. Maybe I will make a future video expanding on this sometime :)
This is truly an amazing series with excellent choices! My rating on lichess is 2100(rapid) and these videos are really helpful! Thank you and appreciated! Greetings from Greece!
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In some of training videos i heard the word maroczy bind pawn setup but I was unable to grasp what did they actually mean. Your video made it quite simple. Thank you so much bor.
This has, hands down, become my favorite gambit with black. However, I've been playing 1. e4 d5, 2. exd e6 just in case my opponent (lower rating, sub-900) doesn't take en passant. I'll have to try it out with e5 as well! I love the fast development this comes with for the cost of a pawn, and I've had some very fun games with this gambit.
I want to echo the comment by @zoomingby: You did an absolutely AMAZING job explaining this stuff. Straight to the point. No small talk, no wasting time. But still had personality and energy in your presentation. @zoomingby really said it well.
Thanks so much. Loved that you didn't go too in depth for each variation, but covered the main concepts like the critical f4 square with explanation. That was very appreciated.
