I usually am lost watching your videos because I’m terrible at chess but I feel like I did a good job at guessing your moves and improving my board vision. I was 197 when I started playing this january and now I am 1100. Your videos are fantastic and I love learning new stuff, incredible teacher. I think I will start attempting the London
You always put me in awe, the only downside is that the amount of admiration of your skill is directly proportional to the melancholy that i feel that I'd never be able to reach the 50% of your capability.
Study chess 10 hours a day for 20 years and you will get there that's what these guys do. A lot of it is just time spent effectively training. Also I am quite sure these guys think of nothing but chess when they are not playing or training . You have to be obsessed
I watch alot of chess videos - naroditsky, chessbrah, Gotham, Eric Rosen, Bartholomew... yours are by far my favourites. You're fucking hilarious and your teaching style is SO intuitive. I was in a bit of a slump before I started watching your videos a couple of days ago... since I started I've won 7 games in a row. Incredible teacher, definitely gonna keep watching! I'm sure you're gonna blow up soon
This opening was "discovered" by a friend of mine, a really weak player - he played around 1300, all by his own. That was around 1990. He gave it the name in Greek which it roughly translates to "Ring Around the Rosie", not because it meant something, but I think mostly to show that he had no idea how he came about it, but is was funny that it worked wonders. He played it against a strong IM (later a GM) and he almost won! He won material but his inexperiense showed over the board.
Just found this channel a few days ago. Simply love his style, esp the trademark 'it's time to get to....the following game' with a smile on his face 😊.
You should get an award for trash talk. It is actually masterful how you work in "...being very happy that you managed to touch a woman for the first time in your life" while giving instructions. Bravo!
Been playing your standard London step up's for a bit now and you always said you preferred that to the Jobava... but just now I'm all aboard the Jobava Train and ready to fish with dynamite!!! More Jobava games please!!! I love how my mindset while playing this setup goes "okay, he's gonna castle... time to go checkmate mate him" ... and then I do! :)
I love his analogies. Imagine your taking a dump and brushing your teeth at the same time and your tooth brush falls into the toilet. That's what it's like when your knight is trapped on the edge of the board.
@@AlexBanzea just making a joke. Love your videos and they are very educational and informing but love your analogies more. Even though some don't always make sense. Don't change a thing. Keep up the good work.
Enjoying your streams tremendously. Love how you go deep into the Jobava London. I recall hearing some old master once said, that best was to play the same opening until you become deep in it rather than playing too many different things rather superficially. :) Thanks!
I honestly use this a lot. I actually slowly found this opening by trying to different possible positions. There is a bishop trap that tends to develop on the right side as well.
Funny thing, back in the day when I was playing, everybody seemed to play "surprising" openings, to the extent that they were not a surprise at all, and I was quite familiar with them. Anyway, when I first started playing chess without a lot of formal knowledge of openings but had some theory of the basics, this was an opening I naturally played often.
Mr. Banzea, I was just looking over your FIDE profile, and though it was a few years back, I bet it still feels fresh! Congratulations on achieving International Master! Such an amazing feat man! Well done! 🤘
I decided to give it a try and in my second game with it I got a checkmate in 9 moves. I play the hippo a lot and it takes 10 moves just to set that opening up! I'll definitely be playing this more!
Thank you for your video and humor, I'm 300 rated Blitz player and around 650 Rapid. I trying to learn openings (without cheese, don't do cheese, just want solid chess), a lot of blitz players play around 70-85% accuracy even at my level, sometimes 60ish (and on odd occasions sometimes less. So it is hard for me to progress I feel. This helps, I was trying Ponziani recently but my success rate is about 50-50, main problem is with black for me right now, I try Sicilian Defense most times. Think I'm just to old to learn lol. Not sure if you read this, but good content, just wanted to say thanks :)
@@AlexBanzea Bro, I could go on for a while with praisal words, what you have done to my caro kann, slav and vienna.. im forever grateful. Partly thanks to you're instructive videos (and Silman books) i have gone from 1050 to 1500 the last 90 days.
Your best video yet. Loved it. Would you consider making a similar format video on the Black Lion Defense? I feel like that opening fits your style and I personally love playing it as black.
I like 5. Bxe5 better than pawn takes in game 1. Seem easier to play, but engine likes them equally. Alex you need to do a Jobava London course after your Caro Kann is done! Thanks for continuing with this series.
I am Back Sensi For MORE!! YOU TOOK me from 1200 to 1401 as of today learning your London system. ALWAYS put the question to the bishop.!!! check your move order and remember ERIC ROSEN nonsense.!!lol Thanks for everything SENSI.!! Peace, Success and Victory to you Sir!!
I played 3 unrated games with literally your video suggestions. In two of them i crushed my opponent and in the other one i had a comfortable position. Super video 😄
I'm so amazed and confused and in-awe and upset and astounded and jealous and laughing and defeated and exited and in disbelief and entertained by your chess skillz
Great video again Alex! I use that opening all the time, but only have a few tricks. You are very helpful and a great teacher. Ill be watching this vid many more times. Thanks man! 👊
Day #1 of commenting this: Please consider making a compilation of the reverse London setup with the black pieces, the London set up with the white pieces, and the Caro-Kann setup with black pieces! Thank you:)
"Generally when you have 2 extra knights in an end game you're in a pretty good position, its like really hard to miss it, it like the girl texted you first" LMAO
Is hard to keep up with your content man. You pump a lot of long videos constantly. Not complaining, just falling behind watching through all of it lol
You should do a series on end games! I fucking suck with pawns and don't know how to use them and move them, and I feel like you would be a good teacher for that
@13:27 after watching this, 10 min later i'm playing. But I was playing black and my opponent fell for this exact trap. Except my opponent was smarter and took my rook for his queen instead of a pawn. Thanks for tips.
