Play the Sicilian Taimanov like a Grandmaster! | 1500-1600 

I can't stop playing this now. I'm ruining people's day & it's all your fault.

Best part of the Taimanov is that it doesn't trigger pattern recognizers for most players, so they have to invent their own plans earlier in the game. Keeping the center more fluid lets you force people to prove they can play all 3 phases of the game, and your experience with the middlegame transitions leads to easy wins. Fun opening!

This is a great series, many thanks.

I've been playing the Taimanov with both colors since the series began, what a fun weapon to add to the arsenal. You can play it positionally, you can play it for the attack, the king is strangely safe in the center when you aren't forced to move the d pawn, so many interesting possibilities. Thanks for sharing!

I've enjoyed this. Eric's Bird and this combined has helped me to decide how i want to play for now.

You're so consistent, I'm getting addicted to everyday's chessbrah content)

I started playing the taimonov because of this series. And funnily enough ive encountered people playing it as well. Its super fun to play and its such a breath of fresh air after playing the caro kann exclusively for over 3-4 years against 1.e4. And i actually find the structures to be quite similar with the exception of the fianchettod light square bishop.

Love your content. Can you please use a board and pieces with better contrast? If the lighting isn't perfect, it's too hard to see the black pieces on the dark squares. It's better after my cataract surgery and with my new Samsung tablet, but still unnecessarily difficult. Surely there are others who struggle.

taimanov strikes again

Keep ‘em coming 💪🏻 Also do you have a book you recommend for this?

Love this series went from 1123 to 1140 using this over the last month!

When Aman, Eric, Daniel Naroditsky and Alex Banzea upload a speedrun game, I feel such inexplicable happiness.

These are crazy KOs

With the Stonewall, playing it with both sides makes sense to me. But I can not wrap my head around playing the Sicilian with white. Also... it drives me bananas how effortless you make it look.

Love this series....still having difficulties when I get to mid game...hardly anything exchanged...and wondering should I jump a knight into d5 and start the exchanges....tough call

Man I am doing great with this thank you!! Took 2 queen's in a row with my bishop just now

35:00 Rxh6 is better than trades queens😅 i saw that instantly 😅

I play Taimanov for the culture

I've been using the taimanov with Eric's no castle fishing attacks xD

LOVE the Content .. truly helpful in life, you guys ... always remind me of who I want to be, how I want to approach things .. taking care of business in style 😊

1100 here. Just beat a 2000 with all things Taimanov. Still haven’t gotten to the point of being as chill as Aman

Paused the vid for reasons at 26 mins. Come back to resume and see 10 mins left and think “ah there’s only one more game” but then I realised that this isn’t titled Tuesday, it’s a beating against 1500s! There’ll be at least two more games haha. Right I was.

24:29 Qa1+ looks absolute devastation for him right?

These guys fold easier than the 1200's. No wonder I'm only 1100.

What’s the track at 27:40?

Now every time I see someone playing c5 against my e4, then e6 in move 2 I think he must have watched this series

amazing games. amazing content. btw. #00:34:59 rook takes h7 isn't better ? winning the queen. ah okay it was intentional :D

2:50 the word you wanted is 'reactive,' not 'reactionary,' lol

First game❤❤

9:59 you’re not crazy no one has played Nb5 yet

tAMANov

5:40 I’ve fallen for that before, lol.

algo

36 mins only? are u guys doubting my neighbour's wifi? brahhh.....😮

34:47: "What is the key to victory?" 10 seconds later: Doesn't spot Rh6. Don't support these sloppy guys.

Your editor is really slow 😔

_counter intuitive_ does not exist .. When people say that , what they really mean is counter logic , or some other part of the reasoning process. Intuition is knowing & it only happens in rare glimpses for humans , generally, at this stage in our evolution. It is at the opposite end of the spectrum( of consciousness) from Instinct Instinct is doing without thinking , intuition is knowing without thinking It is from where all great 'discoveries' have arrived - from those moments of illumination..