Chess Openings - Semi Slav

[triknightSK]

Why didn't you show the cambridge springs variation.

[triknightSK]

why didn't you play 4. Bg5. That is the main line in the queens gambit for white

[Thatcut2000]

I started viewing some of your videos thank you making them clear & understandable. The guys @ barber shop are impressed with my new game play...

[Gintokichimaru]

@MilitaryMan006

I'm in the tourney bracket 1400-1600 anyone else in that same group.

btw Kevin, this video is really informative. Keep it up.

[MilitaryMan006]

there is a semi-slav thematic tournament on chess.com

[qertasdfgzxcvb]

@MilitaryMan006 @Gintokichimaru I'm there, in the 1200-1400 bracket. Good luck in your games there!

[TelepathSinocos]

Very good video that showed me a lot. Thank you!

[paulkiss1981]

"It's not about the size of the army, it's about the size of the army that you have in the fight" - I loved that :)

[codeD90]

kevin i'm playing the dutch defense and the stonewall variation but i think that the white bishop don't enter the game can you make a video about the leningrad variation? i will really appreciate it.

[allmhuran]

Is it unsound for white to push his knight to e5 attacking f7 early in the queens gambit?

[ANSIcode]

This is very interesting, but to teach people openings you MUST either show egzample games, or at least tell people to analyze them. Theres no point in learning an opening, that you will have no plan after the mainline ends.

[brahamella]

@ANSIcode - If you just move your peices because that's what 'the book' says and are not thinking through, then it really isn't going to help you by analyzing full games either (which there are plenty of full games here as well).

[Fanggle]

Are there lines if white plays 3.e3 ?

[DragonBice]

I lol'ed at:

"If it worked for Kasparov and it's good enough for him [. . .] I say: Go ahead, knock it out, 'cause he was pretty good at chess..." :D

[deanbavister]

@DragonBice yea i loved that line :) @thechesswebsite brilliant work again Kevin!

[Nimzowitz]

very nice

[matthewlane1991]

Thanks for getting this up, Kevin. First good semi-slav video on youtube

[jularias57]

Thanks Kevin for your detail explanations of the different courses of actions on every video you provide to us FOR FREE. I noticed that you accept monetary donations. I will do my best to send you some. You should be compensated my brother. You are very articulate, smart on chess.

[thechesswebsite]

@jularias57 Thanks for the kind words and yes, I do accept monetary donations on the website :) 

[andrewh817]

@thechesswebsite @8:15 At first I didn't understand how WHITE pawn to g4 is a good move, given that the pawn is left hanging, black's knight is now not blocking his queen from the e-h black diagonal......

But I understand now, if black captures the g4 pawn then white can respond with Rook to g1, and black has no choice but to either push his h or f pawn or retreat, in which case the g7 pawn is left hanging.

[dragonheadofthewest]

@jularias57 compensated for what?? its only 15 minutes lol and its not even half way complete... he might just be bored besides what is with all the other people who make chess lectures on yyoutube?? they should be paid nothing, just because they werent so cold blooded to say i accept donations?

[Seaw0lf77]

@dragonheadofthewest The moment I read your comment I thought you must be one of those nut-jobs that worship Glenn Beck. And just like him they talk trash but do nothing. Try making a 15 minute video on say "anything". People like you subscribe to everything free and useful and then talk trash about the same.

[TheGambler666]

14:25 Bxf3 not pawn threatening the Q and the R - throws the previous part of the analysis into doubt

[TheGambler666]

f6 i meant

[thechesswebsite]

@TheGambler666 in your example, it is black's move so he has many different options to stop the bishop taking and attacking both the queen and rook. I was only showing that black can't stop the pawn taking the knight on the next move. The analysis is not thrown into doubt. Please go over your comment before you question the video. 

[Darkblaze10k]

@thechesswebsite

Can you do a video on the Kings Indian Attack?

Also, can you suggest a defense for black against white's E4 or E5?

[shinyninetales999]

@TheGambler666 it's actually Bxf6

[TheGambler666]

@shinyninetales999 yes i corrected myself but it hasn't shown up on this page

[Aelfredus26]

Why is the board upside down?

[thechesswebsite]

@Aelfredus26 it's a defense so I showed it from black's perspective. This was like the most requested view so i flipped it for the defense videos.

[serrie85]

@thechesswebsite And if people still want to see it from whites perspective they just put their monitor upside down.

[MisterBoneman]

I like "crazy" and I like Cambridge Springs, and sometimes I can get away with that wonderful trio of pawns on the Queenside (which pretty much douses White from O-O-O) but then, what fun! What FUN!

Bro and I love throwing the wood into the fire early (I have a few more years at the game than he) hust to see who survives the heat!

Good video...and, now, if I have ANY honor at all, I will send the e-dress to Bro, now.

(or...should I wait a game or two?)

nah...I'll tell him.

d=^))

Thanx!

[zengrz]

kewl strategy!

[MrGatherfield]

thanks Kevin

[mepposhow]

very nice

[videogamerboyman]

Ok great video Kevin! Although I prefer NF6 defenses this one is good too.

[chocolatemuffins1]

Great video!

[hackman1911]

Well done Kevin.