Just started diving into your London course and I have to say, love all the detailed explanations. Can’t wait for the Caro-Kann course. That’s an instant video purchase lol
I have defeated even 1800 fide while playing online in daily format while playing london system more than 5 times till now .....i 1 st watched aman hamelltons speedrun on london system .....after that about 3 months ago i came to knew alex banzea channel ....to my surprise i found ways to punish 1500 and 1600 while playing london system after seing alex banzea london system playlist .....thanks to these two channels ....chessbrah and alex banzeas channel for growing my intrest as chess player when it wss dieng out when i got bored playing queens gambit opening ....but london system seems to keep me always in game against any opponent in my range ...
You are so right! London system for white and Caro Kann for black is the perfect synergism. If you're a total beginner those are all you need to improve incredibly fast.
I’m getting better every day from watching your videos. Thanks for the great content! 46k subscribers is way too low for how much value you provide. Keep up the good work!
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The London system is a perfect opening for someone to learn the chess principles and get to a playable middlegame without having to know theory but just plans. Also if you don't blindly play the moves but play as challenging as you can against some black responses (Nc3 against the king's indian and long castle for example) you can get attacking opportunities. Great video as usually 😊
I'm looking forward to your Chessable Caro-Kann course as well. And I hope after that you'll do a course on the Slav! I believe I've seen you play a couple of Slav games that you called the London in reverse. Those are very interesting. I agree with what you say about the London here, I just wish it wasn't so ridiculously popular. And it's only going to get more popular after the Ding win and chess influencers keep on suggesting it for players of all skill levels.
Man you’re caro kann videos have me crushing. Been trying for an opening with white. Here for the London lol. I’ve been trying but man so much happens to me I’m not ready for.
The London was my first opening. Once I got to 1200 - 1300 I started getting crushed using it, so I learned the English. Of course, I don't know the lines of the London well enough, but I like it because others hate playing against it.I suspect that after Ding using it, there will be a spike of use.
A nice change of pace would be the Jobava London. It offers a enough similarities to the London that it’s not totally alien, but it’s deceptively aggressive and fun to play.
Players will often get similar positions as black with the Caro Kann as he will get as white with the London System. The pawn structures are very similar. The same can be said about the Slav Defense against the Queen's Gambit. It's the same "pawn triangle" with the bishop outside the triangle.
@@AlexBanzea This is why I could never understand why somebody would choose the French Defense over the Caro Kann. The Caro Kann tends to get more immediate equality whereas the French player has to be more patient before achieving equality - if ever. There is a lot of latent power in the French, however.
Keep up the awesome work Alex. I have been learning alot since I started watching your videos. I guess I lll buy your London course soon or later. Can't wait for your caro kann too. You are pure entertainment, learning, genius and funny too at the same time. Again. Keep up the awesome work mate. Love from Italy.
I love your vids man, you're super educational and your little jokes never fail to make me laugh. I recently hit 1000 for the first time bc of these. Please don't continue making vids, all love !
Been playing London for maybe a week now. It’s the most stable game for me because it’s easy to understand. Got my first brilliant with it too just earlier 😩
Hey IM Alex. Thank you so much for your videos. They have been very instructive and very fun to watch. The other day you made a video when you played the panov. Can you please make another one where you discuss the theory first with some side lines? Also i would like it if you ever made a video about the grand prix sicilian. Much love and keep going❤
Alex, I would love to see you comment on Deng's London game against Ian. Going through it move by move. When I saw that the London was played, all I could think was that Coach Andras was having a heart attack. LOL
Thanks for you videos ! I bought your course and waiting for the Caro one. But i'd love to see you play london versus solid 2K2+ player and see you grind your main account (same with caro ofc)
It’s not even necessarily the London, but I’ve started playing better ever since I started going 1. d4. Too many people at my level are too prepared for 1.e4 and very unprepared for 1.d4. I feel like most of my opponents just play kings Indian against d4 and they really don’t know what they’re doing because they study 1.e4 so much Then I do the Jobava and # them in 10 moves sometimes.
I came up to the 900+ rating, I bought your London course on chessable but its really long and I still have problems now with 900 rating players, I just can't remember all variations and I still blunder a lot. And bor, that was unnecessary report on the poor guy trying to beat you, come on, you are used to play for the last 40 seconds of your games and I don't know if they are desperate to play and you make them wait. Just saying, I'm using the french defense and almost always loose so I'll check the caro kahn now
