That’s the engine recommended move. That’s the better way to play it actually. After f3, Bh5 is forced and his bishop is sorta trapped in a way, kinda useless. He can’t go Bf5 because that drops a pawn, Ba3 Kh2 Bf5 drops pawn too. Good find.
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Yo, completely missed that move in game, got around to looking at it the analysis around 12:38. After 1.Ne1 Ba6 2.Rh3 Bxe4 3.Rxa6 Nxa6 4.d3, the position gets definitely interesting. I have 2 minor pieces for a rook which is usually better for the side with minor pieces. I completely missed the move during the game itself though probably because Ne1 is a hard move to see in general. It’s nice you saw the move yourself!
Hey there! Fianchettos can be very powerful but only in the right situations. They commit the bishop to a singular diagonal that slices through the center and towards the opponent's king, but the bishop often can become a very inactive piece. In closed positions, the center pawns are locked up and the fianchetto bishop stares at nothing of use. The openings I play don't usually call for fianchettos, so I am not too used to them, but you are right in that I should experiment with them more often. The latest video (Ep. 63) is a Nimzo-Indian where I play b6 to prepare a queenside fianchetto, but I don't get around to it. In that position, a fianchetto is pretty useful because it slices through the center, looking at the opponent kingside, and the bishop also helps in the opening idea of controlling the light squares. I hope you enjoy that and other future videos as well! Thanks for your response. Your support drives me to continue making such videos!
When you're up in material, it's often a good idea to exchange material, so moving knight to e1 is a way to prevent the immediate trade, but the move has a few flaws. First, the knight doesn't belong on e1. It's blocking in the f rook and has a dim future. It doesn't feel too good. Second, I think black should have Bb4 after Ne1. I'm threatening to simply take on f3, damage the pawn structure, and find easy targets for the upcoming endgame. If my opponent moves that knight elsewhere, I can take the other knight on e1, removing the defender of that c2 square. It's sort of a pin/skewer idea in a way. Regardless of white's next move, the a material trade is inevitable after Ne1. Cool idea, though!
And that is why I never push the e pawn in the french😅 , I always seem to get nasty middlegames (although I am only rated about 1450). Goes to show that no matter how good you think you are, there will always be different challenges to overcome. I will just stick to the exchange line for now!
Haha, I used to think the same way too! I was scared of theory in the French and Caro Kann, so I used to go down the Exchange Variation. I realized that I like attacking a lot in chess which is why I've started to push that e5 pawn now. I have a friend who goes by "chess misinformation" here on RU-vid and Twitch who has been learning the Steinitz variation of the French which seems to have a lot of attacking potential (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e5). I've been taking after his line myself recently. The nasty middlegames have some good bite to them. I had an incredibly winning position after some messy lines this game which is what I want. Unfortunately, I could have also like a little bit more time ;).
Hi Slifer 00. This means a lot to me. I struggle with doing these videos in a routine fashion even though I know they are very beneficial to myself, but I think your comment will help to push me in doing these in the future.
