Kings Gambit Declined - Classical Defense 

the knights look like unicorns

Could we see some Black-oriented King's Gambit videos? In all of these videos you clearly favor White, but it would be great to see some ways to defend against the King's Gambit.

thanks, I prefer your videos to other chess channels because of your explanations and going over multiple lines, and keeping it simple. gives a broad idea of the main ideas behind the openings. much appreciated

This video is very instructive ad easy to follow along. I applaud you for a great upload. I am fairly new to the channel but would lie to see something similar for the QGD any line. If it's already been some on your channel I'll find it sooner or later thanks.

Wow... just started looking at your site abd these vids today... very impressive. I've played for decades but now looking at the game in new ways... great! Thanks so much!

thanks for the upload. more content would be great!

Brother, you missed an important line: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 f5 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 fxe4

My notepad is on fire 🔥 from how fast I’m writing. Great chess lecture! I made up my mind to become a specialist on the Kings Gambit.

You sound really energetic today! :D More videos please!!

Watching now Kevin. Thanks

i just picked up chess a few months ago your videos are very helpfull thanks man

finally! good video for my kings gambit favorite openning

Hi Kevin, If can throw some light on the move... @ 4:26 black plays d5 in place of d6... Thanks

Good video, as always.

holy crap kevin i was going to put your picture on a milk carton where have you been?!

What if he plays nf6 instead of bc5? Should i play pawn d3?

What should I do if black place queen to h4 check instead of Bishop to c5..?

5:02 What happen if the black bishop is in G4 at this time?

I have always been fascinated by the King's Gambit. I have always wondered how to play it correctly. Sometimes it is seen in top level chess players online but normally I don't see it. I love gambits though. Played the Blackmar Diemer gambit for a while. Watching your video....

At 3.20, what about ... Bxd4 Nxd4 Qh4? Basically, why do we push the d pawn even though that overloads the night? (Now, it has to defend against queen to h4 as well as bishop takes pawn on e4)

what if initially before moving bishop knight is moved to c6

18:09 what if Bd3 Bh4 check? please respond, i really wanna know the possibility

Can you do the Danish Gambit declined too pls?

7:53 kf2? Sac the knight to move the king into a bad post?

At 12:09 instead of fxe5, what about Qf5+ ?

what if second black move is queed d6? how do u defend that as white?

Love these videos since they go so in depth, but there is a lot to remember and if you are trying to improve by memorizing starts, I find it a bit difficult to remember. I suggest, after you explained moves after a certain move, you could just quickly go hack, then quickly play the moves so we can remember. Of course, it is online and we can just pause, but would love a quick summary.

At 6:11 why not 1.e5 Ne4?

hi! sorry for my question and for my english.. what is the best move for white if the white squared black bishop goes to g3 and treat my knight .. if i move my knight the bishop will take my queen, if i share my knight for the black bishop i feel like castling will be weak..

In the last defense when you use Bd3 what if the black repond in Bh4 you cant defend it with phone cause he'll eat it with Knight and you cant castle anymore

Cheers Kevin, I feel like it's been a while!

Very nice vid thanks for your great explanation

Wait, after moving white pawn to D4 in an attempt to get the bishop to move couldn't the bishop be moved to B4 and put white's king in check? or am I missing something?

Awesome video is intrusive and easy to follow I like it 👌

i'm new at chess and only know the basics so can somebody explain to me why in 8:33 e5 can go to f6

What if they play pawn to d5 should I take??

I have a question. I'm about 750 rating, so no pro. I played a guy who used the King's Gambit while he was using the white pieces, but he put his pawns on E4 and D4, with his knight on F3 (My knight was on C6, and my pawn was on E5). I was completely caught off guard. It ended up being a disaster when I declined the D4 pawn, and he simply pushed it forward. Such a seemingly simple move, but I was completely caught off guard. Any suggestions on how to defend this slight variation of the King's Gambit?

At 8minutes I find actually the black Knight moves to the opposite direction so not d2 but to f2 that actually stops castling of white? Could someone explain what to do if that happens. Please 🙏

What if black does not play Bishop to c5 and just pushes the pawn to d6 for another defence? What to do then?

Thanks this helped a lot.

I’m confused, you never show knight to f2 forcing pressure on both the queen and rook forcing the king to attack and preventing a castle. What’s the best defense for that

Late start for q s,no petrol on Rolls?

I'm just an amateur and all but why not play Ne4 @5:55??

What about blacks bg4 right at the beginning ?

Can U Make A Video About Byrds Opening(I Mean F4 First). There Is No Well Done Videos About It.

How would you defend against black queen to H4 on 4th move?

17:55 I was thinking that an important move would be Nb1 --> d2 because of the bishop & queen threat to h4. Black's knight can take on the upcoming g3 pawn and destroy white's King side, which also threatens the rook.

What if they open with d5? Never once seen it adressed

12:12 why not pawn takes c5?

At 5:43 what about Qa4?

Nice explanation on king's gambit declined, here.

the KGD is quite possible to reach from a vienna or bishops opening as well, in case you dont want to play 2. f4...but you couldnt play this c3 line...you would need to play Bc4 or Nc3 and reach a position that seems to be about 70% in favor of white in GM games...which is way above average

Thanks. Was really helpfull

Kevin !! You are the man :)

in 18:20, why not Bh4? I think it's winning material immediately or destroying the pawn structure and removing the right to castle of white.

What about in the case of Qe7?

can you explain why it is bad to enpassant ???

What if before e5×f4, the Queen will go h4 check? Just Asking.. Im still Newbie though.. Hehe

Can you start with the king's gambit even if they dont reply back with e5?

Isn’t the pawn on e4 always unguarded though? What’s stopping black from capturing the e4 pawn after the bishop delivers a check? Now you’re being attacked both by the bishop and the knight

Kevin you are the Man;

Please explain how it's "very very good for white" at the 15:05 mark when white Knight moves to G5? Black then moves pawn to H6 threatening white Knight. White Knight then retreats to H3. Then black Bishop takes H3 White Knight. Not good. What am I missing?

sorry, I'm newbie, I wonder why at first white pawn at E4 can give up the black pawn at F4? How do pawn can eat the chess next to it?

what about the Scandinavian defence?

What if black’s first move is knight to f6?

I have a question if you dont mind.....at 7:48 after moving the bitshop , what prevents the knight to go to f2 forking both queen and rook??

Do you mind explaining the thoughts or concepts behind the openings/gambits? My opponents never move they way you describe in your videos! I learned pretty quickly memorizing moves is not very helpful. I actually think i was a better player before I started learning strategies, go figure!

New Videos!!! I love you Kevin

What if he checked straight away with his queen? Happened to me several times and couldn't defend

Why pawn can move from e5 to f6 at min 8:30 ? What rule is that? I'm new to this game.

Do some rare openings, i started to play ponziani beacause of you

How do I respond on 12:39 when black plays queen to d7 to prevent Check mate?

i want to practice openings, defending against some openings, and play tactic puzzles. can someone recomend me program that can do that?

I'm 11 and at my school's chess club, majority of the people have no idea of the tactics, gambits and principles so would this gambit go even better if they just make their own preferred moves?

Can you do vid on Central counter defense

at 18:17 why you don't en passant you get a free knight?

Great, thx!

10:55 Why not just Qa4+, Bd7, Qxe4

I really think somebody should cover d5 after gambit declined can't find it anywhere on RU-vid and I have the most trouble with it

what if the black chose to move pawn to d5

at 5:55, after white defends from check with Bd2, why wouldn't black just play Nxe4?

I can't believe I just watched a 5 minute ad. It was pretty good

Starting @ 5:25, why cant the black knight take on e4? it would be safe momentarily and defend the black square bishop. Am i missing something?

At 8:26 the pawn capture is incorrect.

What to play against 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4? I'm thinking 5. Qa4+ but then I don't know what my general plan is, and black is ahead in development with 5. ... Nd7 with three developed pieces and white having no space advantage. Black seems to have a better game.

Solid strategy

What if the queen comes to h4 on the second turn forcing the king to move

what if he moves his queen before I play the knight.

What happens if black plays d5??

14:47 why not ...Qxg5?

i think there's something wrong at 8:31

The black moves its pawn at d6 making diagonal line instead of moving its bishop. (playingvwith computer AI)

Well enjoyed

pawn d4 in the last example is crucial... or else knight can go onf2 covered by bishop and threaten rook and queen... we call it family check if rook and queen are on a fork by knight

y not queen take bishop on d2 instead of knight so knight can do to his prefered c3 square(between the 6th and 7th minute of the video)

Thx

What if black moves Queen to F6 for its second move?

great

Going down the crazy trail

2018?