Bird's Defense: Ruy Lopez Chess Opening 

This feels so complete and are definitely helpful tips for a beginner like myself, thank you so much!!!

Thanks much. One of your best videos yet!

Good, concise, no time wasting. Thank you. Rooee Lopez 😊

If I'd watched this before I played my last game, I would've won!

I play Blackbourne-Shilling Gambit very often. I started playing Nd4 also against Ruy Lopez. Didn't know that this variation has an own name called Bird's Defense

Using this as my prep for an opponent who im sure will play the ruy lopez, thank you!

4:57 couldn't the e5 pawn just en passant?

Brilliant analysis

Disappointing video and I'll explain why. Kevin spends roughly 30 seconds discussing the mainline, which runs 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.O-O, instead spending most of his time on sidelines that rely on white making absolutely terrible moves. For example, more than two minutes spent analysing the blunder 4.Nxe5??, which is played in less than 1% of games and has never been seen at master level. In the mainline after 5.O-O Kevin suggests the move 5...c6 for black (which is credible), but only briefly mentions the theoretical continuation 6.Bc4 Nf6. Instead of analysing this position, he once again turns his attention to analysing the sub-optimal move 6.Be2, which is played in less than 4% of master level games.

4:58 not really, white can take en pessant

regarding the variation in 4:46, in one game I brushed the d pawn then he captured it En passant

Brilliant! Thanks for the video

absolutely brilliant...flip side....the other dudes r learning the same strategy too....brutal stuff kevin...appreciate the stuff///......

I'm not sure about the pawn push on the a file @5:11 as white always has a3, ba2 which is a very common position for white in the ruy Lopez and a comfortable pressure diagonal for the light squared bishop always pressuring the weak f7 square on the kings side. Thoughts?

Thx up for this video! Bird's def is the best variation of Ruy Lopez for me

At 10:07 why not Nxf7???? The knight i threatening the rook

This is a nice surprise! I have seen this but never played it. Usually try for a marshall, but this looks fun. May try it out soon

@4:58 why not take the d pawn en passant? That opens up a lot of play for white

Hey man, can you upload more covering of games? These kind of videos are the best.

1:41 Takes pawn 3:08 Takes knight 7:27 Develops knight 9:53 Bishop moves back

I played a game with Ruy Lopez opening as black and played intuitively but almost identical, to the Bird's defense! After 4. Ng5 Qxg5, everything went downhill from that point for white. this variation is simply amazing!

Watching this lets me know how much of chess i have 4got...i had a opening that was so good and unorthodox... every new player I played said the same thing I never seen someone open like that that I couldn't beat... I pretty much mastered it it was my go-to opening when a player was much stronger than me.... over the years I can't remember what I did to counter the unorthodox opening so I stopped using it.. with that being said I really wish while I was using that opening that I could have played someone that was a known great player to see if it was as good as I thought...

now im gonna play this everytime against the Ruy Lopez.. just played as white against this kinda opening against a +100 higher rated player and fortunately won.. but I loved the opening so checked it out !! ❣️❣️

7:40 Bd3 looks great for white 10:00 o-o looks like the best option 10:25 it's not that bad, white can manage 10:35 white can play Nf7 and then Ng5 protect e4 12:00 Qe2 is a fine sacrifice that pretty much force an exchange of queens

@5:04 What about 'en passant' for white, e5 x d5?

damn this is one hell of a defense

At 4:58, why wouldn’t they just en passant after d5?

5:24 whats stopping black from moving c4? Kind of blows up the whole plan, if you know what i mean. Dun dun tssss

after the d5 move at 5:03, can't e5 take d5 en passant?

I discovered this by accident. I thought - if this works as anti-Trompowsky, why not trying it for Spanish? Then turned out engine very much likes it. Thanks for some cool ideas

@5:00. What about white taking with En passant ?

White can use en passant at 4:58 doesn’t have to move bishop

in min 3:47 if black plays Nf6 white can push E pawn forward and knight has to go back so Nf6 = bad move or am I missing something ??

At 4:58 the white pawn can just play "En passent" move (not sure about the spelling tho)

9:02 white just has to push the same pawn and the bishop is saved. Unable to understand how we will end up capturing the bishop ..Black has an advantage but a little!

5:00 what about en passant after d5 for white?

Thanks good video

very helpful! thanks!

Wouldn't e5 pawn take d5 via en passante at 05:00?

This is a nice video kevin! Keep up the good work!

That is pretty good, I like it. Go on....

Thanks for the vids

your explanation are complicated! I hope you explain it step by step at the begining...

Can you explain what to do if after king's gambit the opponent does a classical defense except instead of Bishop to c5 they move it to d6?

After Qe7, then what if the opponent immediately responds with Nxf7?

Why c6 not a6 to attack the bishop?

Thought this was posted in 2010 lol

4:55 couldnt he en passant the pawn?

onceknight is taken theres a mainline missed here which i see more than anything

If anyone comes across this video, learn the berlin defense if you want a legitimate response to the ruy lopez. This is a horrible response that leaves you extremely vulnerable

i believe we can get all pieces across without lossing any !

Love the bird's defense!!! Hehe

What's the refutation of this opening. Obviously it's not as good as a Berlin defence since it's not seen at top play, so what's the best way to play against the opening?

4:56 White can do en passant and take the pawn on d5

d7-d5 why doesn't white d5xd6

can the e5 pawn en pesant the d5?

Thanks....beginner here.

5:11 en passant?

what if knight to f7?

O birdy

5:01 what if he takes the pawn with en passant

The first minutes look a lot like the Kostic Gambit

This opening is not boring. 😂😆😆😆

Thx

what if he takes en passant the d5 pawn at 5:02 ?

If Charlie Kelly played chess

What abou 4. c3

Doesn’t the Bird’s Defense kind of go against Chess principles as far as moving the same piece multiple times in the opening?

That is good, go on I follow you

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I am the Greatest ! Ruy Lopez. Thanks for this Video, I hope you can make some more opening tricks by the great one ,the Art and Science of Chess!!!! Thanks!

Gonna spam this against a friend who spams ruy lopez

Ka ka kaw!

Thing is, Its not good for someone above 1300. (They have a course on it) Also the average ruy lopez player mostly has a mindset to win, They dont care about what they saw in other variations. They play their perfect prep smh.

This defence is just bad if white doesn't fall for taking on e5, everyone plays this against me in lower rated games and loses badly lol. Good if you think you can trick your opponent but there are way cooler, more serious defences against the ruy lopez, the berlin, the arkhangelsk, etc.

Just noticed your videos... you went from 939 thousand viewers in 2010 to this... they told you... show the game, then do the analysis!

me: plays the ruy lopez opponent: plays the bird's defense me: :C

Hiiiii kevin

now i will hate the ruy lopez :(

the bird is very anti-theory, i hate facing it

My friend is good at ruy lopez and im gonna destroy him with this 🤣😅

Hi Kevin, I'm an amateur player looking to become a fide rated master. What online chess classes would you recommend?

If white played e5, you suggested black play d5 and threaten the white bishop on c4. Why wouldn’t white trade pawns and play en passant to d6? Yes white loses a pawn but it even material and Bishop is still on c4

what is the best play for white?