To all those saying he is the best chess teacher in the world, you might be right. He actually slows down and lets people think for a second. It drives me nuts when people just plow through games without giving you time to think or explaining the broader principles of chess while discussing the game. Like they are simply offering commentary as opposed to analysis and lessons. A 1 hour video with one game and one position, perfect. Learn from him Ben Finegold... you don't need to pack 5 games in one hour... It is better if you explain one game deeply. Not just that, but actually use the game as a means to teach valuable lessons. Thank you Akobian.
Incredible lecture! I was linked this game on a forum as one of the most instructional videos on youtube and I wasn't disappointed! Very helpful and engaging from start to finish! It was my first Akobian lecture, but now I'll be sure to check them all out! Thanks!
Varuzhan Akobian is not only a great grandmaster chess player, but a great teacher too. It is a delight to watch his videos and learn from them. Many thanks for these videos and look forward to many many more to come.
Great lesson I really enjoy Akobian's style (1.d4) and presentation his videos are my favourite on this channel at the moment as my playing strength is about 1800 and have my new goal of 2000+ strength within the next 2 years - this channel and Akobian's epic videos will help :)
It seems playing vs pirc as white is worth learning for 1. d4 players. Also London players if black sees that white doesn’t play into pirc can get more favorable lines with 1. d6 leaving Nf6 to be flexible with Nh6-Nf5 improvement in some lines
Thank you GM Akobian very much for your time with these informative videos! You are my new secret weapon! Do you have any information on 1 d4 f5 2 Nc3 lines?
Many thanks. The positional exchange sac. to carry on the attack. Just out of interest which book were you referring to when you mentioned Petrosian ? Was it perhaps Petrosian's Legacy or another ?
I have a question i have heard a GM saying that in the endgame it is better to have a rock instead of two pieces but in an endgame in my opinion two bischops totally dominating a rock. And a bisschop And a Knights are Also better than a rock in the endgame or am I wrong?
A simple piece of advice that would improve, "Just think," would be, "Start evaluating candidate moves from most forcing to least forcing moves." The Re6 is easier to find once one looks at books like Laszlo Polgar's Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games. King attack and building a box around the king with square control of 3,5, or 8 squares around King will help intermediate students calculate moves like Re6.
Hello Sir, thank you very much for this video. One questions please. I play dutch against 1.d4 but still do not know how to play against 1.e4 ... something that is closely related or the same theme as the dutch defense. Can you give me a hint? I am 1700-1800 elo club player. Thank you
cioli ciolo Hi! 1.e4 g6 is quite good with 3.xx c5 is quite good. You could also try the French with 1.e4 e6 (just remember you want to exchange the black bishop for c3 knight quite timely.) Another idea is 1.e4 Nc6 (Nimzo Def). I would have to know your playing style a bit more to suggest more ideas. I use the dutch sometimes as well but I have found i like Nimzo-Indian Deffence quite a lot. I am about 2250 atm :)
VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GOOD GOOD GOOD!!! Princípios, táticas, idéias e o "escambau". Não basta ser um grande enxadrista - é necessário ser "gente". Um abração, tu merece!
At 28:50, what happens on f5 (instead of b5) when you put your knight on e4 ? The knight has to move back and it looks like he can exchange the bishops or take back the e file...
I enjoy this very much but there is a problem... When Mr. Akobian prompts the audience, we can not hear the audience questions or observations, this makes for what every radio & TV host dreads: dead air time.... Maybe edit out the dead air time and things would be perfect...
Since i'm very interested in this game i analysed it a little bit: IMHO 10. a3 is a mistake. As long as the bishop on b2 is undefended, Black can push the pawn to e5 by using tactical means (namely e5, Ng4) but the pawn on d6 will be weak...that's why black wait for White to play Nbd2 (closing the file). So after 10. a3 e5! 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Qc2 Nxe5 black is out of the hook and he has a clear plan (Qe7, f4, Ad7 etc etc). So IMHO 10. Qc2 was a better order to reach the very same position as in the game while ruling out the tactical push to e5. If Black play 10. ... Nb4 11. Qc1 Ad7 12. a3 Na6 13. Qc2 we have the same position reached in the game.
Can you or anybody help me to understand what you or he says in min 27:50, please? 'You never wanna get to the point in your game where you actually.., (next I'm lost) .., and you make a move' I get the whole contest of his thoughts but not his words in this particular master-sentence.
Yusupov fundamental book!!! If you are a beginner (play chess for some years but not seriously) and never saw a chessclub this book is for you! When i bought the book than i saw how rich chess is. there are 9 books of them coloured coded so buy 1 colour first. (saw only the orange book didnt check if the puzzle match so)
this feel so much like Judo, pull and tug, both player want to find a better position and have better leverage. waiting for the opponent to slip or show their weakness, then Wham!! slam them on the ground.
Hmm I wonder if akobian knows black can just play 7... e5 immediately after 7.b3. I mean he didn't even mention it and I think that's probably the reason 7. Nc3 is generally preferred in that position.
After 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Ba3 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Re8 the queens have been exchanged and the tension in the center has been released. Also the resulting pawn structure (4 vs 4 on one side, 3 vs 3 on the other) would leave a very drawish position at GM level in my opinion. The Rooks will probably get traded off on the open d-file soon also, this isn't what Black is looking for when he plays the Dutch. If he wanted a draw he could just play the QGD.
Actually I disagree with GM Akobian at 9:10. I would have taken in that position, because after Nxe5 Rxe5 Bxe5 Qxe5 Bxb7 and we are attacking the knight and having 3 pawns and a rook for 2 minor pieces. I would be delighted with that. But well, what do I have to say...
