And Magnus also receives special congratulations for ten years of sick moves like the ones seen in this game. We'll be studying his moves 100 years from now.
I've been a London player for several years now and gotten to the position at 2:36 many many times and I find using Magnus' strategy of leaving the bishop on f4 is most comfortable to play as well. I've seen some have a lot of success retreating to g3 and then enjoying the open h file with the rook, but black bishop taking on f4 and then pawn taking back leaves white with a very nice open e file right down the heart of the board. Sure, it costs a tempo to then move the kingside rook over after castling, but that's the same tempo gained from not retreating the bishop earlier to g3. If black then takes my knight on e5, I can recapture with the pawn and I'm back to having a fully intact pawn chain.
@Brandon Young I've promised myself not to play as boring of an opening as the London system. Then again, I'm reminding myself I'm an English player and I cannot judge. Maybe I will try it one day.
Carpet Climber The English is my other go-to opening. It’s great for when you plan to play the same opponent several times in a row: one really solid but boring/predictable opening and one less usual opening that is good for getting people away from theory.
The sound upstairs was Agadmator sneaking behind ERIC making amazing moves I'm gonna give you a second to pause and analyse the position here... 🔫 Be aware of captures captures captures captures.............
@@raeserec535 Most gambits are positional. You trade a pawn for better development and a better position. These are the positions where tactics can arise.
Always enjoy your instruction and analysis. The beauty of the London System is just how standard so many of the opening moves are, as you suggested. I've been in a very similar positions over the first dozen moves or so in Blitz games. Once he forced the Queen side castle, I think it really took him out of any plan he had, something that is paramount in short time games.
The longer the time control is the worst the novelty is. The position isn't necessarily better for white, it's just easier to play for white, but the more time black has the less chance of making a mistake.
@@ravomino8088 you're right. The position where Qxd2 is just a plain position not that sharp. Unlike those lines prepared by Nepo on Carlsen and Dubov on Nakamura recently which if you played inaccurately then it's already game over
@@ravomino8088 And this is exactly why all games should be 15 minutes plus increment. We don't wanna see perfect games. We've got computers for that. We wanna see the best of the best winning against all odds :D
Good pawn. Good rook. Good queen. Good king. Good (k)night and good bishop were already taken by the end of this video, so I thought I'd cover the rest.
Man this was coll! Thanks eric for the share, grand choice specially all considered. good Job Bucko, Thanks and Blessings from Oregon as always. ... Mike,
What about this: after Qh7 (at 11:43) black captures the knight with ...fxe5, and after Qxg8 goes ... Bxb5, discovering the white queen from black rook at c8, while bishop is attacking white rook at f1.
Had a 15 second unskippable ad with an annoying voiceover, so I muted it and went to another tab. Forgot about this video so it played all the way through. Now it's time to watch it with audio lol. Enjoy the double watchtime, Eric
Honestly, when I was looking at the position at 8:50, my thoughts were ne5 looks like a nice square, oh but his knight takes mine, pawn push to get him out? And when he said I was right my little 1200 heart squealed
Eric, watching you play the Stafford has inspired me to play the Boden-Kierseritzky Gambit (basically the Stafford as white with a tempo up). The Wikipedia page says it's unsound, but the engine only finds 1 move to maintain black's advantage and 2 others that maintain equality, none of which look appealing prima facie. The only move to maintain advantage is f6! The computer may be able to play f6, but I consider that full compensation in any game below titled classical time format level. e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Bc4?! Nxe4 Nc3 Nxc3 dxc3 is the line to the starting position.
The QID setup tends to frustrate the London but I'd play something much more demented. Carlsen actually has the most important opening novelty of the 21st century, but it's not here.
This is a lesson, chess is an Art. the reason why you didn't find that move is because he's playing natural I guess. This is great video by Eric, so allow me ladies & gents to thank him for doing this analysis.
Not to take anything away from Magnus, but this has the look of a Daniil Dubov innovation. We know he works / has worked with Magnus in the past AND regularly finds these opening ideas. Maybe, maybe not....
Great analysis of an important game. Several times, playing the London System I have failed to retreat my bishop...always by mistake...and I always lost!
Thanks for your explanations for us at the bottom. It's hard to figure the reasons behind moves sometimes and I am left asking why. I love your presentations.