Had no idea this channel was still active. Glad I came back around. Used to watch this channel’s videos all the time years ago, haha. I still show people the “Game of the Century” video whenever chess gets brought up. Thanks for the video, and all the content over the years! Great work!
Why did you mention rosen for stafford but didn't mention Jonathan Schrantz (vampire chicken) for orthoschnap and nakhmanson? He's basically a godfather of those two
Anything to do with the King's Gambit gets my vote, it's so much fun. In fact I'm addicted to it. The Lucchini is fun as well but, not so many play along with that one.
I don't see how the London System could have been left off this list. Let's be clear about what is meant by "new." There is hardly anything that is genuinely new in chess. What I think you really mean is that these openings are "newly popular." I don't think I can play 5 online games as black without having to face the London System. It seems as if *everybody* is playing it. The system has been around for a long time but it has never really been that popular. It has gone from extremely rare to extremely common. I think its rise in popularity stems from several popular chess content creators who advocate this system; most notably Eric Rosen and Levy Rozman. One is going to see the London System much more often than any of the openings on your list. Yet, if you go back more than five years, virtually nobody was playing the London System.
English Gambit by Black used in Aronian vs Pragg in the final of the Crypto Cup in Miami! 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 c6 5. Nxe4 Nxe4 6. Nxe4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ng3 h5 What an exciting variation giving black lots of activity for the cost of a pawn!
