Chess Game 1: Opening

[upanddown1001]

Thanks for the video. It's very instructive.

The Slav Defense (1. d5, 2. c6) against the Queen pawn works pretty good. Protects blacks King side. It works good for me, but my experience is less than most.

[yomen30000]

I lost from trap at the start with d5

[Mako640]

Nice video. How much have you improved since this game, btw?

[steve843]

Thanks Mako.

I have been playing fairly steadily online since I posted the two videos here, but it's usually just for fun. I don't do much reading, watching videos, or anything like that.

So, if I have improved, I probably haven't improved very much. :-/

I may try to upload a video or two over Christmas since I'll have a little time off.

[RexNunc]

@ 5:45, u played c1 to b2, i woulda played g2 to c7, but im crazy like that lol. he'd move the rook probably, attacking the bishop, but if he sacrifices, you get the fork at f4 to e6.

or..lol...after he moves a8 to b8, you run away bravely and get the free pawn, tho it opens up his rook on the b file.

[steve843]

I think I would have been happy enough to give up my rook and two pawns for his developed knight and king bishop.

white probably has a better position in every line here, though. :)

thanks for the comment.

[kitesurf4life]

what software does he use? any idea?

[steve843]

It's a very small and free downloadable program called pgn mentor, which is easy to find on google.

I like going over games with it. :)

[kitesurf4life]

thank you :)

[zadkiel320]

Two things I noticed: After your move 8. Nb6 (in order to protect e6) White could try this crazy variation: 9. Bxb7. If Black takes the bishop 9. Bxb7 White can again play 10. Nxe6. White gains two pawns and a rook for a Bishop and a Knight (which is better for White).

Right at the end of your analyzis (in response to Ne5) you could play Qh5 with the idea Rf6-h6. Black gets a strong kingside attack imo.

[TACOHEAD8835]

What is your rating?

[steve843]

right now it's around 1900.

that's probably a bit inflated, though, because i play in a small isolated city with only a few active players.

[DeepGlue555]

Hey! ;) Kudos Good Stuff

if thats your style its fine theres nothing provably wrong with it, I probably would have played c5 instead of d6 then played b6 and Bb7,

Nd7 looks fine ChessMaster plays like that,

some players Recommend Nd7 and Ne7 together (in some openings), I tried that once against 1.e3 i got in ...e5 ... d5 then eventually Qd6, and Nd7 Ne7 .. it just goes to show in Human vs Human Blitz (5Min or less) almost anything is playable, and i often sac on f2 (f7) pawn + castling

[jackass1234R]

witch prog do u use

[steve843]

i used pgn mentor (easy to find) to go through the game, and camtasia (a bit more difficult to find) as a screen recorder.

here's a good trick>> when you record, you'll be asked to record a rectangle portion of the screen.

it's good to include some blank space to the right or left of the chessboard, so that the board isn't distorted.

most videos here are distorted.

the one in this video isn't...

[Brianb135790]

i think the this game is clearly whites win but black totally ignored opening principles ... moved the F pawn ... in some cases its fine say after you castle.. kings gambit... but clearly when black played g5 it was over... his kingside pawns were very weak... maybe he shouldve castled queenside...

[Gouvaneur]

Well, I'd say learn some chess theory first, then try to be clever. 1...e6 and 2...f5 is a fully proven system called the Dutch Defence.

[dhundupdolker]

chess is all about confidence, you are a good player have confidence in your self

[coolking49]

can u talk any louder?

[steve843]

thanks for the comments, faugh.

g5 is definitely an important square for the knight, and black usually needs to keep an eye on his e6 square in general with this opening, since f5 weakens it.

and an h6 move to dislodge a knight on g5 would weaken his light squares further.

so that's something i always try to watch out for.

someone else mentioned earlier as well that playing a stonewall with ...d5 would be a nice idea against Nh3. the knight can't take advantage of the open e5 square.

[smartbrick]

You have a rank of 1700+? Yeah right...I think I may be around 1600 and I can own you!

[procyoncmi]

Great video, nice commentary. You did appear to be crushed the entire game, though.

[KOOPERSALMO]

you sound so freakin dull i cant even listen to you please dont make any more videos unless you could sound like a man instead of a woman damn

[1988Mscott]

Shut up.

[topshonuff]

Good video, but who are playing?? Are you still playing that guy or you just playing with yourself and narrating?? I kinda got lost and what are the openings call, when you are presenting them?? The bongos are a little annoying, and your volume is too low.. But, good video..

[reese4brown]

lol, i would crush u at chess

[steve843]

let's go then, reese :)

where would you like to play?

[thevidwatcher234]

bobby fischer just died *sob*

[Huey0001]

WTF is whites opening? Did he just make that up? If you don't know the lines of the game you played what are you doing?

And who is playing the bongo drums in the background?

This is

[augiejacs]

TO 01471asdf, they may be beginners but they are already better than you, i know your game and it aint worthy.....

[01471asdf]

YOU ARE ALL BEGINNERS

[Bozebo]

hmm... the caps lock key is only 1cm to the left of the a key

[khoi91]

horrible opening, horrible chess.

[juanderfius]

bad opening.

[na7ural]

lol really stupid opening for black, sorry thats the chess ! most effective is Nf6, next d5, whits second move aimlessly!! I think its more than enough to write more about it!

[Dessan01]

Not a bad game, but I must admit I agree with some of the other posters, you do seem to go "I think I'm doing pretty good here" then two seconds later "I'm not doing great here" like you don't know where you are.

[steve843]

thanks for the comments, guys. to waylander, my plan ideally would be to open the game and attack on the kingside, but i found myself defending weak points because of mistakes I had made. defending those points so that my position would not worsen further was basically my plan. to dessan.... i am a weak player and really i can't be sure of how i'm doing sometimes, and can only go on intuition in some situations.

[waylander21]

Did you have any plan at all in this game? Everything you're saying is based off of single moves and you don't go into what your plan is at all. And saying things like "this probly isn't good but i'm not going to go into it" doesn't make it sound like you really considered it at all. If you want to break 1700 you should start developing your game around ideas instead of single moves.

[jayoenaykay]

that queen has such a great ass

[taran083]

.... i really wish i could type more than just 500 characters... Anyways. I would like to play you sometime Steve. I love playing analytical players because those are the games that provide the best way for me to learn to get better (and likewise i'm sure). Befriend me and we can exchange emails to play on Yahoo or something. I'm not too literate with youtube so it's best if you initiate it. Best wishes.

[taran083]

Moving the F7 pawn @ the opening is overall too weak to consider. It is a good move towards the endgame, at least after the 8th move (i guess that would be middle game) but even then that could be definitely considered part of the opening. As black, i try to counter the moves of white. I'm a pretty aggressive player and it's shown me my weak points, however it seems with this 2200 that you're playing, aggressive seems to be the answer because he was aggressive.

[taran083]

Steve, I imagine you're a pretty decent chess player, and although it was pretty hard to hear you (and gave me a headache trying) I DO have to comment on your flaw of trying the dutch opening. I've never liked it and have taught people to not use it purely because of the instant check opportunity @ H5 with the queen.

[connjer3]

ridiculous - many years of masters playing the Dutch, and, though playing against masters, we never see White blunder by playing Qh5+ - it is not to be feared - I wish someone had played it against me when I played this same variation as Black - then Bg7 instead of Be7 and Black is doing just fine

[taran083]

With almost every variation of black's defense, there are always key points to consider when you use the Dutch Opening. I was merely relaying my own personal experience, and games won, by the free move of queen check @ H5. It merely opens up the whole row of 5 to queen, along with her original position. It's one more thing to consider that can be easily avoided by not doing F7 until after more pieces are developed.

[reyman0999]

why the hell do you have to whisper?

[pte61kelly]

Are you whispering? if not get a new microphone.

[Dedboy43]

that is the worst opening EVER! Scandanavian and Old indian are more efficient than the dutch, and the dutch is even lower than the Scotch

[steve843]

dedboy, the dutch is a fine opening.

it may not be black's best option, but it's certainly worth a try.

and, how can you compare the dutch opening to the scandinavian (a reply to 1.e4) and the scotch (another e4 opening)??

[Dedboy43]

nah dude im kidding with you dutch is tight, but i just dont like to use it alot, your good though steve, your good.

[Tiwaking]

That game was TERRIBLE. I was going to comment more but I think that sums it up

[fultrust]

Yeah, it is waste of time, on other hand, it gives you more knowledge of opening, that means when you learn an opening, you can create another opening yourself, cant you?

[Dessan01]

I agree with idlenessss, I used to spend ages memorising openings and main lines from books and apart from the basics, it is largely a waste of time - each game is individual, a move you have never seen before in that opening can happen and then you are off the page and all the memorising is for nothing.

Chess is about your instincts, and analysing the situation you are in for each individual game.

[Funacca]

i think its not so a good video cause speaker is not loud enough and cannot really analize the game ...anyway

15...d5 is a big misstake in my point of view..sry only 2 points dude

[steve843]

yes, i agree 15...d5 is a mistake.

at the time i figured that stopping an e5 push was the most important idea.

but now i think that playing 15...Bf6 (to challenge white's b2-bishop) or 15...Bd7

[fultrust]

hey mate. W'd like to play chess with me? sometimes??

[nuapurista]

speak loud, i cant hear ya

[idlenessss]

I play around master strength, and I think you are reading too many books. You try to focus way too mcuh on plans and themantic ideas, etc. Its limiting you. FOrget plans, just look at the board, look at the moves. Plans are not flexible enough and they make unfair assumptions, they are merely a guide used to direct your thinking, but always be ready to toss a plan out the window and find a new one. OK?

[greatguy200]

From what I have seen in this game, it appears that white is better and has nice central pawns, pieces developed, and blows away with 16.e4. 15...d5? is bad and should be left at d6. The Knight on b6 looks dumb and does nothing. Playing the Dutch opening requires good plans on the king's side and secure your pieces well at certain posts. I would suggest for you steve843 is study Dutch openings with grandmaster games. That way you will improve your skills. Cheers!

[ILLUMANOV]

game incomplete

[steve843]

you're right. this video shows only the first fifteen moves of the game.

search for chess game 1: middlegame if you're interested in seeing more.

(though i still haven't recorded analysis of the endgame. so, you're right - the game *is* incomplete.)

[sowhatisk8what]

checkmate!

now king me!

lol!

[Oceanheart2]

i dont think it was good opening for both sides, specialy for black

[jflores333]

I don't get it. I understand that the speaker is

only 1700 but he doesn't really try to analyze.

"I wouldn't want to go into that." is not analysis.

Still, I found the game somewhat interesting, but the video stops at move 15. Why? Give us the game!

[steve843]

i have another video showing the next ten moves or so.

try "chess game 1: middlegame"

i need to upload the end of that though still.

maybe i'm just embarrassed about losing.

and you're right, i should go further with my analysis.

[reformedman]

be a man!

[ranssff]

good video. the uh,well,i guess,i dont know. avoid those. other than that, great video. thank you

[jjalmood]

i've enjoyed the vid and analysis, i could also hear u well, but would be better if u managed to turn the vol. a little bit up. will be eagerly awaiting new vids. thanx

[komyt]

Great video. Don't listen to all the morons here who wouldn't know how to make a video to save their lives.

[nuapurista]

i cant hear a thing...

[MuskokaLad]

You are such a geek, but inside your mind lurks a darker violence.

[Creedguy]

I enjoyed your analysis and I heard you just fine

[misteratoz]

Try shouting, I heard your voice as a whisper with the volume on fool. Otherwise decent

[beeraddd]

my pants a like so tighter than yours

[pshisbey]

I find the vids posted by krakkaskak much more enlightening. Why all the comments if you're not even 2000? And why are they so far ahead of the video? This is hard to watch after watching some krakkaskak. Watch him and learn.

[steve843]

the delay is a recording problem, and i hope to get rid of it for possible future videos.

my analysis ability will probably take a bit more time to improve.

why all the comments if i'm not 2000? i was trying to show my thoughts on different positions. also, i think commenting is more effective than, for example, saying nothing as i play through the moves.

[conewells]

EXCELLENT presentation.  Totally enjoyable. Thank you!

[Ayuyoukou]

steve843, do you play on Gameknot?

[paingod63]

maybe he isn't but you know playing against an opponent that much better tends to psych one out(i tried that i was 1200 my opponent was 2020), besides when a master plays against a lower rated opponent he tends to make him look like an amature.

[grolich]

oops.. posted a double comment. Because of a refresh bug I thought my reply comment to dorothy was not relayed properly. Sorry about this.

[grolich]

Concerning the 9.Bxb7 suggestion:

9.Bxb7? Bxb7 10.Nxd6 Qd7 11.Nxf8 Rxf8.

White has a rook and two pawns for two minor pieces. Usually a bad deal in the middlegame. He also gave his g2 bishop. White's underdeveloped, black has the two bishops.

12.d5? fails: 12...Nfxd5 and if cxd5 then Bf6 (a1 gone). If d5 comes later, black has c6....

I'd say white should be lucky to just hold.

The move played is better.

My two cents. I'm only 1950.

[steve843]

at the time of the game i was rated around 1700 though.

right now, i'm about 1800.

i think the trouble with rating has to do with living on an island and not really getting to play in tournaments very often.

i am kind of an erratic player, though, i think. very prone to making blunders. kind of weak positionally. too emotional...etc. so if i should be rated higher than i am, i doubt if it would be very much higher.

[steve843]

I've been thinking about getting a hold of that one. Maybe soon.

[taljechin]

Yes, 7...e5 is probably even better, 8.Bd5+ Nxd5 shouldn't be a problem. I guess I was trying to be pedagogical, as Qe8+Bd8+e5 is one of the standard plans. Search for user 'krakkaskak' here at youtube, he has a lot of vids on the Dutch variations. There's also a good book 'Play the Classical Dutch' by Simon Williams, that you might want to check out.

[steve843]

Thanks for those ideas, taljechin.

The Nb8 idea particularly is something I hadn't considered at all. But I see what you mean - I can reroute the knight from b8 pretty easily.

Do you think an early 7...e5 is ok? Maybe it's too early because of 8.Bd5+ followed by 9.Ng5.

So, preparing ...e5 as you say with Qe8 and Bd8 seems better. I could then meet Bd5+ with Be6.

I played another Dutch in a tournament recently with an early e5, so maybe i'll upload a video of that one soon.

[taljechin]

And the general rule about white's e2-e4 is that black is usually OK if he can meet it with e6-e5, d6-d5 loses a tempo (you could've gone d7-d5 in 1 move earlier) and it weakens e5.

Btw, what program are you using to record your screen?

[taljechin]

Your 7...Nbd7 is a common mistake, it's probably better to lose a tempo with Nd7-b8 than putting it on b6 as it has no options there. Playing d6-d5 is also a mistake. Black's whole game plan is geared towards achieving e6-e5 - which is why white puts so much fire power on e5 in this variation. Anyway, instead of 7...Nbd7, there's a simple plan of 7...Qe8 and Be7-d8 and then e6-e5, perhaps also inserting c7-c6 to stop Nd5, but often you will achieve e5 when the knight is still on h3...

[Shadowboost]

I'd rather have the bishop and knight. d5 is countered by c6

[steve843]

wow. i completely missed that.

after all this time you think i would have spotted it.

nice.

but is black in really bad shape after the knight fork?

he has lost a rook and two pawns for white's strong king bishop and knight.

i think you're right, though, and that the resulting position is better for white because after white plays d5.... black's "developed" pieces on the queenside aren't doing much, and white's undeveloped pieces might have an easier time finding active play.

[DorothyFan1]

You missed a devastating move. Instead of blindly following "theory" by moving 9.Bb2?...you missed...

9. Bxb7! sacrificing the Bishop. Black takes on b7, and White follows up with a knight fork on d6 against the Black Queen and Rook.

[grolich]

Bad idea: 9.Bxb7? Bxb7 10.Nxd6 Qd7 11.Nxf8 Rxf8.

White has a rook and two pawns for two minor pieces. Usually a bad deal in this stage of the game. He also gave his g2 bishop. White's underdeveloped, black has the two bishops.

12.d5? is a horrible mistake due to 12...Nfxd5 and white can't take the knight because of Bf6 (a1 gone).

If white achieves d5 later, black has c6....

I'd say white should be lucky to just hold.

Just my two cents. I'm only ~2000.

[buddybear]

Hi Steve! Nice presentation, hope to see more. Feel free to check out my videos- albeit, not chess videos.

[Majnu2006]

Hi, I like the idea of your video to show your games and thoghts. It is a bit slow. Maybe you could look for another way of replaying the moves to show the game progress.

Your move d5 is indeed strategically not good at all.

I have a few similar videos. Check them out if you want. The comment is in Dutch, but by the arrows and colors you can still follow my ideas even if you dont understand my words.

Good luck!

Majnu.