hire the whole of google and apple and get them to create a ai that perfectly tunes it perfect for anyones ear with a small pricetag of at least £10000000000000000
This is an amazing lesson with a very cool format, where Andrea can make regular questions that we the audience would normally make, and to the people complaining about her voice, go outside, meet some people, you'll realize that some people have different, maybe louder tones to their voice and different ways to express themselves... And still are cool people... So stop complaining so much, loved this collab, keep it up Eric and Andrea!
Yeah, nothing wrong with her voice, the mic balancing is just a little off. She's got her mic at normal streamer volume while Eric has his at Eric Rosen volume.
thank you SO much for this video, as it is pretty rare to find these kind of "interactive" courses online (meaning where a master actually teaches someone in front of them, instead of just presenting like some kind of powerpoint) and as a London player, it feels good to see some recognition of the beauty of this opening
@@rahulsbhatt i used to play it constantly but lately ive been hooked on blackmar-diemer. Plus anti-london lines are a headache for me. Ive had awesome success with blackmar-diemer lately. Its objectively bad to play tho lel
@@rahulsbhatt gothamchess dropped a video on it “free elo with blackmar diemer” or something like that, but i dont play the line he shows, i play “blackmar diemer ryder gambit” specifically. Im not aware of any videos on the ryder cause i learned it by analyzing my games. But if you wanted to message me on discord i could probably link you some studies on lichess
Just finished rewatching Agadmator's Anti-London, Levy's Anti-Anti London and Eric's recent Anti-Anti-Anti London; and now comes the Anti-Anti-Anti-Anti London...God chess is hard!
The London objectively is a very dry opening which at the higher level is not great at all and there are many ways for black to take over the initiative.
@@faznaz7455 Except that on the highest level it was quite popular last year because the main lines of QGD don't offer much pressure either. Black gets out of the opening well.
@@paulgoogol2652 Really? There are a few lines in the QGD that are quite tricky to deal with. Both white and black have a lot of options to play and coordinate pieces. I guess i hate facing the London because of its bland and simplistic style because I don’t find the London as an opening that plays for an advantage for sure. I follow Sam Shankland’s repertoire with the black pieces when dealing with the London coincidentally because at the very least black is equal and they have easier play.
The first time I watched this (I watch a lot of Eric’s chess videos) I admit I was a little irked by Andrea’s volume, but I’ve come to really like this video. Not just for the content, but for Andrea’s energy and Eric’s eternal patience. They both have top level channels and i wish them all the best.
Amazing collaboration. Andrea was so helpful in playing "devil's advocate" for some of the lines. And Eric, your natural pedagogical nature and insightful instruction is truly a gift for us all. Both of you demonstrate such a motivational willingness to improve -- it's so inspiring!
Thank you Eric Rosen, really appreciate all the your contents you have been creating. This one really tops as it helps players like us who are in between beginner and intermediate level.
I agree with you Andrea, it is so hard to know when the right moment is to break open the center. I have been studying this and it has improved my game tremendously.
Andrea Botez is so wise. She catches all the nuances that Eric speaks in his lectures. Such as Bringing up how this is a "Novelty in the London" as being part of a strong refined history. She picks up alot from just a little bit of information. Truly Insightful.
Eric, superb coaching on the London and even better interpersonal technique with Andrea. I like the way you actively engaged her in ways that kept her on task. Well done!
Cool to see Eric teach a variety of ways of playing the opening rather than just to play the same system over and over. It shows how some lines of the london can be pretty sharp and it also has a lot of flexibility. The setup against the kings indian formation is sort of transposing into the 150 attack pirc, a great setup against fianchetto structures. I've always really liked the Samisch kings indian though. It has this plan of Qd2-Bh6, queenside castling or even keeping the king in the centre. I think having the pawn on c4 is pretty strong since it supports a d4-d5 push - forming a strong pawn chain and winning connect 4. Also c4-c5 in some positions, putting pressure on d6, even as a pawn sacrifice to open the c-file and weaken e5. f3 supports e4 and the g4, h4-h5 pawn push and allows the bishop to sit comfortably on e3 where it can't be harassed. After 1 d4 Nf6 2 Bf4 g6 3 Nc3 3 ...d5 is a strong response, going for a grunfeld setup. It prevents e4 and is stronger when there is no pawn on c4 to contest it After 1 d4 Nf6 2 Bf4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 4 ...c5 is also pretty good, and interrupts the Qd2-Bh6 idea. I think having pawns on c4 and d4 is just very strong in pretty much any queen's pawn opening and gives you more options in the long run. I am just a beginner but that's my impression haha
Great videos on London system! Both content and Erics way of presenting it are very much appreciated! Looking forward for Erics next videos about London!
Weird! I have played the London as my main opening a couple of years ago (because of the GingerGM videos) and I've encountered quite a bit of Qb6's on chess.com.
at 11:18 I think best move here is Qa5 threatening to take whites queen if they take the pawn while also threatening to take the bishop if they move their queen. If QxQa5 Nxa5 defending b7 continuing the attack on the bishop. It looks like it leads to a rough time for white too as it allows BxBf4 while creating a center semi open file further allowing an improved position for black with castles and rooks on center files and black gets to open the center kinda whenever after that.
after Nxa5 Bb5+ and after the dark-squared bishop trade, white has a really nice and quick attack with Ne5. Also, Nxb2 is not a problem as it simply opens another file for the rook to join in the attack.
Notes :- First trap starts at 5:05, the answer begins from 8:15, explanation starts at 9:20 2nd trap starts at 13:40, solution starts at 14:20 Solution to what if they keep copying 19:00
That Ba6 trap has blew my mind! I've played the London for over and year and never even considered that as a move - probably explains why I'm 1600 and Eric is 2000+ lol! Thanks, Eric and Andrea!
Played the London against my mum with this exaxt Position in the Board Didnt See it. Then analysed the Game and was Like. Wow yeah that works too i guess. Then later that day Played that specific Line and Won.
At 2:45 Nd2 is what i play, and also Carslen's preferred line. I play Nf3 on the 1st or 2nd move if i play the London, because i don't want to enter an exchange Caro-Kann with 2. Bf4 2. c5 3. e3 3. cxd4. I also like to keep more options open, and 2. Nf3 is more versatile. In the position in the video, if Qb6 you just take on c5, and it's not really a typical London, but it's more pleasant for white. That's just what i play, but i just thought i would share it Edit: I wrote this comment before i watched the rest of the video, because i know Eric usually plays 2. Bf4, but he covers it in the video
Watching a video with Eric Rosen and Andrea is like watching an old movie with garbage audio. One minute it’s stupid loud next minute you hear whispers...
I wish I could go back in time before Eric had any sort of streamer/youtube career and just hire him as a coach to teach me a better form of the London. I used to play it and then moved on because I just wasn’t getting what I want out of it and it wasn’t until this boom of chess content online did I realize some of these other cool ideas and ways to play the London. I learned it as a kid without many resources or any sort of online chess content and I really learned the boring old set up the same way every time basic approach
@ 10:08 if they castle you don't want to leave the fork because after Nxd4, White is still better obviously, but White ends up with tripled pawns and an awkward Bishop and Knight. Bxc6/Bxa8 is much cleaner. (Even Qxc6 is cleaner.)
My mans releases a 1hr long free, uninterrupted by ads lesson on chess and half the comments are complaining about his students voice. Yall ungrateful smdh
That was an amazing video. I was really Inspired by your videos that is why I started my own channel and I am now posting weekly tutorial videos about chess.
Why is everyone so mean? She just has a bubbly voice, most streamers do. Personally I like the different tones they both have. Plus you’re focusing on the wrong thing when you have this invaluable video :|
19:11 I think black has Bxa2 here after c4, and whichever piece you take back with, Bb4+, and white either has to move the king or block with the knight, but then Ne4 from black and you can’t defend the knight
@@DaviniaHill I don’t know if this is intentional or ignorance, but why aren’t you acknowledging the joke about Eric being really quiet in that same very comment? Guess what? Eric is a male!! And that joke was about him too!! 🤯
@@DaviniaHill I just found your comment on another video from two weeks ago saying “Even on mute I can still hear Andrea.” You are beyond ignorant. I have a lot more I can say, but this disgusting behavior speaks for itself...
Eric sir and other good people reading this you won’t believe me as I always watch Eric chess videos while doing breakfast lunch dinner and when the videos are above 1 hour or more, it’s difficult to eat more but I can’t resist watching your gameplay sir!!!! 😋
hi , what are you referring to when you say you can use the engine ? is the engine a program to try out ideas ? if so where can i find it please ? many thanks ian.
I think some openings can be repetitive, like the scandi isn't considered so good but there's only really 1 line which is good against it. Petrov's defence is pretty solid and respected but forces you down a pretty narrow line as well. Or the position and structure is very equal. Like london v king's indian is evaluated as a much more equal position than Mar del plata/Samisch/Averbakh king's indians which are much more double-edged, thematic and in the spirit of the king's indian (Samisch is my favourite against king's indian) Or some openings are very passive, like the alapin makes a lot of pawn moves in the opening and takes away the c3-square from the knight so it's very slow. That's why some openings can be boring, in my opinion. We all have different likes and dislikes though, so it's different for everyone.
@@kitteninabag7402 I prefer open sicilian (Richter-Rauzer and Fischer-Sozin attack) because it's much sharper, more aggressive and in the spirit of the sicilian. There's a reason why it's the mainline. I find the alapin to be very dry and boring to play with or against. I think there are much more active options for white since black is considered to have equalised pretty early. It's good against players who haven't learned what to do against it, but not the best option imo. I just personally dislike it.
@@lizardi1037 Exchange french and slav are boring, and closed sicilian. I think a lot of lines in the ruy lopez and QGD are very sharp though, it's worth checking out Kasparov's games. In the closed ruy lopez you can get an aggressive kingside attack sort of like king's indian. The arkhangelsk variation is also very active and the open ruy lopez is maybe an underrated variation. It's a very diverse opening. The QGD is a very diverse opening in itself, so you can't classify all the variations under the same label. The tarrasch defence QGD goes for an open IQP position with lots of open lines for attack, very similar to the Panov attack. The Meran and Botvinnik semi-slav are also very sharp.
