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Love your videos, this one especially. Put my wife to sleep like a light switch. She gets some rest, but won’t know what’s coming when I play the London.
Thank you so much! I'm a London player and these traps are just great!!! Your introduction video also helped me realize mistakes that I was doing. Thank youuuu!!!
My rating has fallen like 200 points in the last month or so online after these last couple videos maybe I'll switch to the London (I've always played e4) and find better success. Really like the content as always Stjepan!
Thanks for the great content! I have learnt a heap from your London series. I was looking with the engine and it seems like at 28.42 after d6 in the f7 trap, black actually isn't too bad after white plays dxc5 if they strike with e5 instead of recapturing immediately. Also, looks like Bosiočić may have fared slightly better if at 13.19, he had played Qxd1 first, then f5.
I watched your video on zwischenzug and I loved it. I always go London System so I also loved this video. 2/2 videos of yours that I've absolutely loved, thank you so much!!
I've just started with the London system, but my best chess buddy keeps Fianchettoing his bishop on the King's side . I haven't seen videos showing the best line of attack for that situation. Good stuff, I am starting to like the London!
At the chapter ,,Carlsen's Bb5 trap" after ... a6, Bxc6 xc6, Qa4 if black plays Qc7 you will win a pawn after Bxd6 Qxd6, Qa3 Nd7, Nb3. This pawn winning trap is recommended by IM Eric Rosen. Hope you can enjoy this!
I'll be darned. I tried the Nb5 idea of the London, the Jovaba trap, and it worked. However my opponent played e5. For which I responded Nf3xe5. He left. Right after watching it on the video so I wouldn't forget it 🤣 first try
You could have said that these traps are for 1400+ rated only because I am playing the London a lot and never in my life (1000 online) have I come to the position where the first trap actually started to be playable lol. Also I find it ilogical to say that the opponents will fall for it if they know London theory up to that point. They might also know more then..
As a 1400 I’m trying to learn openings. Funny thing is I play a lot of games were they just come straight at you pawns blazing and I have to abandon the opening and fight like hell.
Very cool video. Do you want to make a review of some of the games of the Grand Swiss, and especially endgames ? I think some were very interesting, for example in Firouzja-Howell or in MVL-Shirov (super complicated though). I consider the endgame studies your best videos and they are very original compared to other chess content.
Hey Stjepan, I love watching your vid's, just wondering in this one if i'm missing something at 4:04 for a direct win with the inbetween Qxf7+ and all forced ... Qh5 ... Qh7 ... Qh8 ... Qxg7 ... Qf7#?
I know I'm late, but at 17:22 there is a better idea: Qa4, Ba6 wins at least a pawn and Stockfish gives +3.0 with best play for Black. Edit: After black plays e6
Just want to point out that at 3:40, after 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Qh4+, if Black plays 15...Kg6? which is actually a mistake due to 16. Qg5+ Kh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Ng5 and White's queen now aims at f7 in addition to the weak h-file, 19...Rd8?? would actually lose by force due to 20. Qxf7+! Kh8 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. Qxg7+ Ke8 25. Qf7# So that leaves only 19...Re8 as the right square for the rook -- not that it's easy to defend as Black anyway after the similar sequence of moves 20. Qxf7+! Kh8 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. Qxg7+ Kd8 25. Rd1+ (not 25. 0-0-0+) etc. But yeah, it kinda does matter.
Could you possibly do a short series on English-specific openings? I know a lot of them transpose to D4, but some C4 specific openings (Botvinnik system, Carls System, Kings Indian Attack, etc.). I have a player at my club who only plays C4 openings and need some help. You could maybe even add to the dubious series with the Jaenisch gambit, though I think tis even worse than the Latvian.
@@HangingPawns Holy $%!# you responded! Thank you so much for the series and thanks for all the content. I don't think I would've made it through quarantine without this channel. And of course chess as well.
need to be more clear......all i hear is: and where is the bishop, knight, castle going to go...and i see all these places, for example at 13:12 the bishop can clearly be taken....but that doesn't happen in the example.....so what if the opponent DOES take the bishop.....we'll never know.....
22:40 instead of taking with pawn you just check with bishop and when he moves the king you check again on the black file capturing the queen.. that was a stupid example to give and then you only take the pawn....
This happens in my games a lot… I’m not sure I’ve found a good answer either (to be fair haven’t had much chance to study the positions)… it definitely becomes a thorn in your side lol
@@EarnestEgregore Haven't mucked about with it on the board much because I figured it gets complex fast and my time is better spent learn ing from my favorite superhero, Stjepan, but I imagine somewhere down the line white makes counterplay on the b-file after pushing b3.
@@cnydoNormal. Ok, so you mean I should make a mistake somewhere in moves 14-20, compromise my position, have to give up a weak pawn I created earlier, and enter a losing endgame and go back and forth between playing it out painfully or resigning so I can fire up another or go make a grilled cheese sandwich? The decision usually gets made based on which kind of cheese I have on hand, really.
I was like, ‘his opponent played g6 and he didn’t play Nf6+?!’ Then I realised the King escapes through the knight and as a 1000 Elo blitz player I should probably be listening more than trying to find a better move than the guy playing at 2600…
@@Trephining to be honest, I don’t think I’m built for chess… I have a higher than average IQ, I’ve studied openings, middle game and end game strategy and yet, still when I play classic i can play around 1400-1600, never seem to improve. I played at the same rating when I just, “knew how to play chess” - as in, I knew what the objective was and the legal moves for each piece. I thought, if I apply myself and study and practice, I can surely only improve… alas, turned out to not be true! Haha
