Best Chess Opening For White [For Under-1600 ELO Players] 

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► Chapters 00:00 Best Chess Opening For Beginners (For White) 00:12 Scotch Gambit 01:10 1) If Black plays 4...Bc5 (Haxo Gambit) 02:22 2) If Black plays 4...Nf6 (Dubois Réti Defense) 03:21 3) If Black plays 4...Bb4+ (London Defense) 05:55 Can you find the winning move? 07:25 Best Checkmate Ever?

This is the opening I've been playing as white for the last couple of years. Great exciting games, and works well at my level (around 1400 rapid).

When you explain it every opening is the best opening lol

Thats probably one of the opening videos I enjoyed the most so far, gotta try it out

You are just brilliant and bring the best opening preparations for matches. Thank you very much and God bless you. However I applied for a position but never got any response.

0:34 - is anyone wondering where is the rook ? 😁

Thanks for all the work you do Igor! I would be very happy if you could also make a video for people above 1600 elo

I always play the Italian Game and have improved a lot since

To be considered is the move order 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 allowing to counter the Petroff Nf6 with 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4 d5 5.exd6 Nxd6 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.Qd2. Critical is 3...Bb4+.

splendid video. refreshing to see some older chess games

Last combination is really worth retaining, thanks.

Thanks!!! Definitely easier at this level for me. I can work with this. 🙏🏼☯️

*best* chess channel on RU-vid!

Hey Igor!. I am wondering, would there have been any options that black could have done to actually turn around the game, in any point in whites opening.? that would be a fun thing and something I would have expected to see in the end. keep up the good work!

Against the dubois reti defense i also like to play the nakhmanson gambit, i have beaten various 2000 fide elo players in blitz with it.

Igor, I really like your page, I follow it actively. Most often, I go to the playlist and watch the parts that interest me. I have one positive criticism, it seems to me that you paid little attention to the endings on the channel, any beginner (below 1500 elo) has to face this perhaps the most important part of the game, because all this bunch of openings and tactics are for nothing if you don't know how to win the winning game. Of course, the openings are also an important part of the game, but to begin with the player shouldnt "satiate" himself with too many openings (there are a few to know,mostly Open Game,gambits), the endings are more important. My Elo exploded when I committed to this part of the game. Many players even with 2000 elo have big problems in elemental endings. Pracite endgame every day for raise Elo.

This is the best opening for White. It’s basically unbeatable if they fall into the trap

Unfortunately most 1600 ELO players are going to play with a rook which makes it a target that Morphy didn't have to worry about. g6 followed by Bg2 puts a lot of pressure on the a1 rook.

I am going to a rating tournament.and I was not able to decide what to play as white .thank you so much❤🎉

Morphy's games are work of art. Probably my favourite artist.

I love your videos, can you make birds opening and froms gambit?

Sadly I'm always in the other 34%

I love I many of your videos you say take this take this and then win the game....... but then I lose the game.

I never really thought about it before but if you do Rook odds, you can't Castle on that side.

At 4:26 What if the opponent instead of moving the knight on f6 some where, they move with their other knight from c6 to a5 counterattacking your unprotected bishop?

Why wouldn’t black counter with Queens pawn D5 to pressure your white bishop C4?

Thank you broo ❤❤

nice

6:04 Rxe5# and Black can't do anything about it so why lengthen the game with Bxf7?

Which game is that last one? I saw it once before but I couldn't remember who his opponent was

It was wild and cool.😜😎

Sir what would happen if he moves moves the pawn to d5

I could see bishop sacrifice and then queen check to recover the piece.

Where is the rock at the beginning of the video

What doez White do after 7 .. Bishop e7?

0:49 what if they play d7-d5?

4:26 "there are no good squares for the knight to go" well actually not Nh5 is stockfish approved 😂 (in my study I have that as a counter if I ever face this variation)

0:24 / 8:30 wheres the A1 ROOK

*"Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable."* __Theodore N. Vail

5:20😂😂😂

where rook a1 ?

He sacrificed the rook*

I am 1870. Probably this video will not be very applicable to me.

there apothition that it amate in 3

Where is the 2nd rook of white

Bro did the entire video without his rook

DA ROOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even though this has been my opening for years, I hate seeing it from the black side.

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Where is the rook?

Wait where is a1 rook gone ?

Chess good. Igor good. Ukraine good.

I have never won with this opening , every one I have played knows it .

Sup guys?

You forgot a rook

Where is the rook

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Bro playing scotch in rook odds

The best chess opening for white is to sac the rook on a1 on move 0.... LOL

First to watch

it didn't work