another good video, well done, the Dragon is alive and kicking, and the Chinese Dragon is an exciting weapon at Black's disposal, see more in the Chinese Dragon book, or the website sicilianchinesedragon
don't you think dark square bishop is vital peice for black , since it controls important sqaures on the king side castled posioton what to do if black triees to exchange it eairly on ? like in 06:17 ?
@albigjino You need to know a bunch of openings. You can't just know a single variation of one opening if you have any chance of being a good chess player, you need to know a lot of variations from MANY different opening and understand the ideas behind them. That way, if your opponent takes you out of the book (plays something that's not a book move) you'll at least know what rational move choices you can make, thanks to your knowledge of other openings.
@OlympicS12Jan just answered that to justin down there, but anyway rook can go from e6 to d6 and even if white rook does something like a1 to d1 to try to prevent the knight check black can simply trade the rooks and then queen is gonna have to recapture knight goes to g3 and is check-mate
@OlympicS12Jan It's a lost cause. The position is lost regardless:
If 26. Qe1, black plays 26. ...Rd6 (removing the rook from danger while guarding the square for the Knight check.) Then 27. fxe4 Rf6+ 28. Ke2 Rxe4+ 29. Kd1 Rd6+ 30. Qd2 Qb2! 31.Qxd6 Qxa1+ 32. Kc2 Qxh1 and the position is lost. This is just my opinion, though. I didn't run it through any chess software or anything.
After thinking it over, looks like white has too many threats to deal with for it to work. He doesn't even have a way to get his king's rook in the game.
@OlympicS12Jan i think it's because of the doubled up rooks on the e file, with a discovered attack on the queen whenever black moves the knight. i'm sure there's some way black can use that to his advantage.
@justin20111000 f2?? well if white queen goes to f2 then black queen captures the white queen on f2 and is check-mate. If you meant queen going to e2 then its a better move but still black can move rook from e6 to d6 to support the knight check on d2 and thats gonna be devastating
when white has black bishop and queen coordinated, why does black not shoot in and exchange the bishops within the castle? Removes important piece for black, equal trade for white....more damaging for black....why does this never happen?
good video. The chinesedragon variation is increasing in popularity against the Yugoslav attack. I'm currently completing a book that will be ready for the 2012 Chinese New Year on this exciting variation. More details on the website sicilianchinesedragon
at 16 th minute bishop could have moved to f4 and avoid being taken by knight, so in my opinion the move Ng4 is actually moving your minor piece twice in the opening and it is a waste
Where do you learn all of your information for your videos? Books, talking to gm's, personal experience? I learn from you but it just dawned on me that I don't know where you get your info from. GREAT vids, Thanks! ~God Bless
Historically it was know as the Welsh, first played in Cardiff in 1504. The main line was the Duck variation, named after candidate master Taffy D' Uck who was a relative unknow, and the only chess player in Wales at that time. Apparently it sent him quackers trying to remember it all, so he gave up playing chess to pursue a career in acting under the stage name Daffy, and is perhaps best know for his role in the film How good is my Chest, co starring Dolly Parton.
Can you cover some games by british players, such as Daniel King, Nigel Short, and especially from Luc McShane who have employed the Dragon with solid success? thanks!
I was wondering about the black move Be6 is this considered ok if white captures the Bishop with his knight forcing double pawns in the centre for black?
Hei guys, i have only a question. when the black plays rook e8, can white play e5? if dxe5 then g5 and then i will take the bishop to d7, because black must move his knight. is this good move?
I think it may be a good move, but black could get some conpensation with Nxg4, cxg4, Bxe5, aiming to take the g4 pawn next turn. The "Dragon" bishop would be perfectly activated since the dragon diagonal is finally open, but I do not know for sure
@AzianDragon24 it's called the dragon because of the similarity between black's pawn structure and the star constilation Draco, you should make sure you really do know something instead of pretending to
@UFCxThaProdigy wat does that have 2 do with anything i said? draco is also different, but still similar. I'm pointing out the strength of the dragon bishiop.
@AzianDragon24 I can't believe you're actually trying to run with this. It's not the "dragon" bishop, it's the dark-squared bishop and it's pretty obvious that you just don't want to admit you're wrong. As for your suggestion opening that diagonal before you have a definite attack is just an invitation for white to force you to trade off your "dragon" bishop for his bishop. The dragon is severely weakened with the loss of the dark-squared bishop.
@UFCxThaProdigy I thought the dragon represents the structures of the pawns and the bishiop, the goal was 2 keep yur pawn structure and yur fien chetto bishiop. and if white does play Bh6 at some point, Bh8 is one of the main lines
I know white's position is very unpleasant but I don't understand why black can't hold on with Qe1. I'm looking at a lot of continuations for black and all I see is Qe1 ...Ng3+ Qxg3 ...???. Possible black could do something else like ...Re5 knowing the knight is still immune. But still how does black continue? I can't think of any immediate threats after Qe8.
That is true, but after 1. Qe1 Rd6 2. Bd3 Nf6 3. Be2 Rde6 4. Rd1 Rxe2 5. Qxe2 Rxe2 6. Kxe2 (which is still considered to be the best play by white) white is in a terrible position and has essentially lost the game
Question: When Kasparov forked the checkmate and the queen, instead of resigning, why didn't Karpov simply play Qe1? It takes the queen off the attacked square all the while stopping the checkmate. I've thought about it, and 'cause I'm not the greatest chess player, I don't really see any instant checkmates by black if the move is played. Any explanation?
I love the yugoslav attack. I have won many games with it in brutal fashion. i have also lost many. Its the most exciting line I know. There's all kinds of sacrifices white can make too.
when you say ACCORDING TO BOOK LINES in your videos which book do you reffer for tht....i just want to know the name of the book so tht i can get one for myself.
in a loat of variations you demonstrated white should not castle on the queen side at least for the next 4-5 moves.
after black castles the best thing white can do is to launch an immidiate attack without concerning about their king since he's in a fairly good position, in fact he is positioned better on e1 than on c1 for most of the opening.
if you will watch some of kasparov's games as white in this opening he leaves his king for quite a long time and instead pounds the black king.
O.o Must try this type of set-up... Though, I'm far to aggressive for high-level chess play. I'm still tryin' to focus on my thinkin', instead of takin' as many peices as possible.
Also note: Your videos have brought me from a 35% win ratio vs the computer (Yes, I'm a rookie for now.) to a 90% vs normal and a 62% vs hard. So, keep up with the great videos, you single-handedly got me back into chess, and got me good(ish) again.
Can you please advise on what happens at 7:47 after white plays H4 if black were to play Kn to H5? One possibility: White can play G4. Then black Kn x F3. white Kn x F3. black Bxc3. white b2xc3. black Kn g3. white moves rook on h1( maybe h2?). Then Knx e4 threatening queen and c3. Queen moves, black can play KnxC3. Not sure about this, but would appreciate your input. Black has 3 pawns for a bishop and white a bit exposed but still threatening. Thank you very much
These longer, more visual, more in depth videos are so much more helpful than most anything on the web. It mentions the many variations before moving on to something more specific. Very organized. I have bookmarked this page. Keep up the good work!
At 7:20 couldn't you move the knight to C4 and then once its captured by whites bishop capture it with the rook? plus wouldnt that give you more center control?
i would have appreciated if you did more analysis of what would happen if the pawn takes the rook at 20:33 because you say the king is in a world of hurt but i dont see what kasparov would do
if i had to guess anand most likely had something special prepared if kasparov went for knight to g4 on the 7th move: perhaps 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4. A quick search shows a ton of great games. It may be a reliable line. If nothing else, it would pull an opponent out of heavily researched lines.
if i had to guess anand most likely had something special prepared for if kasparov went for knight to g4 on the 7th move: perhaps 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4. A quick search shows a ton of great games. It may be a reliable line. If nothing else, it would pull an opponent out of heavily researched lines.
@ahmadtaalab after black takes the bishop at a7, white has a very nice move Nxe7 with check, forking the rook, after black king moves to safety, the knight takes the rook at c8, and no matter what piece black uses to recapture, the next move will be Qxd6 and white pretty much managed to break black's center
I have a question. I don't know if you did a video on it but will you do one on the Nimzowitsch defence? I've been using it and surprisingly I'm enjoying it. Other openings I didn't like but this one I do.
Finally, Fischer played at a time when the YA was scoring something close to 80% - he said "the attack plays itself". Since then black's defensive resources have been improved enormously, starting with the Qa5 line above, but then extending to Rc8. The Dragon is seen as quite respectable now, but as with any super-sharp opening that assessment could be changed at any time by a single opening novelty.
When white deviates early here are some good options. Most popular is to play g6 and Bg7 creating a fluid pos'n. The downside is you have to be careful not to let white establish a bind. An alternative is to go for clasical dev'ment with e6 and Be7, threatening to push the d/e pawns in classic counter-attack; con: if white is careful your play can be restricted. Or you can simply close the position down yourelf with e5 in Benoni style. This is the most solid line but can lead to a stodgy game.
Thank you so much for finally clearing up why knight cant be overly aggresive with Ng4 early on! Question, however, when white moves Bb3 after Rc8 why cant the knight go to a5 to try and trade the nice bishop and open up lines for the rook and quuen?
Thank you so much for finally clearing up why knight cant be overly aggresive with Ng4 early on! Question, however, when white moves Bb3 after Rc8 why cant the knight go to a5 to try and trade the nice bishop and open up lines for the rook and quuen?
@jerkasmo after black reply Re6-d6, then white is in losing position, with all black pieces bearing down e and d files, plus white rooks are not connected.
when my opponent starts with king's pawn...i use siclian...but instead of playng Nf3 my opponent push up his king's pawn...any suggestion how to kill that pawn..? thx..
Hi there i am a new guy at chess and i found thisoppening the sicilian ddefence quiet interesting while playing as black.currently while playing black i play the dragon or scheveningen variations of the sicilian defence.But well both of defences need the white player to play open sicilian.But if he plays closed sicilian what will be the best defense u guys think that will be the best or black to play?
You forgot to mention if Bishop does not retreat to b3, black has NxNd4, threatening the Bishop on c4, if Queen takes Knight on d4, Black simply plays Ng4, threatening the Queen on d4 and the Bishop on e3, which totally disables White's attack Black's kingside
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another good video, well done, the Dragon is alive and kicking, and the Chinese Dragon is an exciting weapon at Black's disposal, see more in the Chinese Dragon book, or the website sicilianchinesedragon
B78ChineseDragon 1 day ago
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LETS DO THIS DRAGON STYLE!!
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RandyIsC0o00o0L 1 month ago
Kevin And Jrobi Rocks !!!
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Hey, could someone explain to me what happens if: 1)e4, c5 2)d4, cxd4 3)Qxd4? I dont know what to do if anyone does this
13cardmaster 2 months ago
don't you think dark square bishop is vital peice for black , since it controls important sqaures on the king side castled posioton what to do if black triees to exchange it eairly on ? like in 06:17 ?
thelegaltrap 2 months ago
The problem with these videos is that they don't tell you SHIT if your opponent does not do "EXACTLY LIKE THE THEORY SAYS"!
albigjino 2 months ago
@albigjino You need to know a bunch of openings. You can't just know a single variation of one opening if you have any chance of being a good chess player, you need to know a lot of variations from MANY different opening and understand the ideas behind them. That way, if your opponent takes you out of the book (plays something that's not a book move) you'll at least know what rational move choices you can make, thanks to your knowledge of other openings.
limoguy333 2 months ago 5
at @ 20:17 why not Qe1? if black tries to jump in to g3 with his knight then queen could go ahead and recapture!!
OlympicS12Jan 2 months ago 4
like if u thought that too!!!
OlympicS12Jan 2 months ago
@OlympicS12Jan just answered that to justin down there, but anyway rook can go from e6 to d6 and even if white rook does something like a1 to d1 to try to prevent the knight check black can simply trade the rooks and then queen is gonna have to recapture knight goes to g3 and is check-mate
betonildo 2 months ago
@OlympicS12Jan It's a lost cause. The position is lost regardless:
If 26. Qe1, black plays 26. ...Rd6 (removing the rook from danger while guarding the square for the Knight check.) Then 27. fxe4 Rf6+ 28. Ke2 Rxe4+ 29. Kd1 Rd6+ 30. Qd2 Qb2! 31.Qxd6 Qxa1+ 32. Kc2 Qxh1 and the position is lost. This is just my opinion, though. I didn't run it through any chess software or anything.
briles24 1 month ago
@OlympicS12Jan
Was wondering the same.
After thinking it over, looks like white has too many threats to deal with for it to work. He doesn't even have a way to get his king's rook in the game.
FromMuToYou 2 weeks ago
@OlympicS12Jan if Qe1 then knight d3, threatening the queen with his rooks and bishop with his knight.
D3ADR1GHT 6 days ago
@OlympicS12Jan i think it's because of the doubled up rooks on the e file, with a discovered attack on the queen whenever black moves the knight. i'm sure there's some way black can use that to his advantage.
dm9910 3 days ago
in end game when the black knight went to e4. how come the white queen didn't go to f2 preventing the knight to ckeck the king.
justin20111000 2 months ago
@justin20111000 f2?? well if white queen goes to f2 then black queen captures the white queen on f2 and is check-mate. If you meant queen going to e2 then its a better move but still black can move rook from e6 to d6 to support the knight check on d2 and thats gonna be devastating
betonildo 2 months ago
@betonildo ya i did mean e2.
justin20111000 2 months ago
Please can you teache me HOW TO WIN!!! XD
tanukitejon 3 months ago
guy try to beat me with this but after watching this i can tell he hasnt study it enough
smoky281 3 months ago
Nice guide but a question, why not 10. .....Na5?, it attacks Bb3 and threatens Nc4 attacking queen and bishop. @ 7:20
kalinda619 3 months ago
Fantastic explanation, thanks so much for making these videos! They really help my understanding of the openings. Much respect! Cheers.
jhwheeler7 3 months ago
its because after taking it with your black bishop, the queen takes it and is in a pretty nice square. VERY NICE POSITION
since you have a pawn storm coming
MrHaha1508 4 months ago
when white has black bishop and queen coordinated, why does black not shoot in and exchange the bishops within the castle? Removes important piece for black, equal trade for white....more damaging for black....why does this never happen?
Madderhatter85 4 months ago
Junior-Philadelphia. Thanks Obi!
zebras2seven 4 months ago
You ought to talk us through a few rich sicilian matches.
LSJShez 4 months ago
you are the best. i love you for uploading such useful videos!! <3
TheChessFreaky 5 months ago
good video. The chinesedragon variation is increasing in popularity against the Yugoslav attack. I'm currently completing a book that will be ready for the 2012 Chinese New Year on this exciting variation. More details on the website sicilianchinesedragon
B78ChineseDragon 5 months ago
Nice defense!!!
spectate18 5 months ago
does anyone know what software he's using to cast his videos?I need it for a project, can anyone help me? please...
MrArty303 5 months ago
LIKE A G6!!! It's what I say every time I play the dragon.
RYNOtheAssassin 5 months ago
youve got a hide.........wow man that video is so exciting!!!!
Tukie36 6 months ago
Why bother learning openings and all the sub variations? Simply play chess960 of FRC. Pure, creative chess form move 1.
Openings tend to be a boring contests between who has prepared better.
Stick to chess fundamentals, tactics, strategy and endgame and ditch your openings!!!!
ALEKHINE1927 6 months ago
very nice
gasmenhdmx 6 months ago
very good
marstuber96 6 months ago
can someone explain to me why 3. d4 is a good move for white?
fateplus1 6 months ago
@fateplus1
although it trades a centre pawn for the c-pawn, you get fast development as white. It also temporarily removes blacks control of the d4 square
bassieeee7 6 months ago
@fateplus1 it brings his knight into the center, giving white large amounts of control in the center of the board after black takes cxd4
CapnSoviet 6 months ago
switch out your bishops for toy dragons.
c1t4d3l 7 months ago
Playing Sicilian dragon, colle phoenix. All i need is a King indian Unicorn
M1M1Y1 7 months ago
would'nt it be good to place black blacksquare bishop onto H6, so that white must sacrifice the rook on D1?
sry for maybee bad english^^
bastiontaker 7 months ago
at 16 th minute bishop could have moved to f4 and avoid being taken by knight, so in my opinion the move Ng4 is actually moving your minor piece twice in the opening and it is a waste
TheIkarus93 7 months ago
why bishop to h8 u can take with knight to e4
slavejful 7 months ago
@slavejful Yes ... you can do that if you want to lose the game right away
BitmapMc0wnage 5 months ago
the only time i plyed this variant i got fn' owned
CineOT 7 months ago
the dragon is my all time favorite openin, too bad its not seen at top level anymore
guitarfella581 7 months ago
at 6:53 couldn't white take at c6 and when black recaptures take the pawn at a7 with the bishop?
Gate7Olympiakos1925 7 months ago
The commentary is terrific, and the presentation of the Kasparov game makes it exciting as well as teachable. Kudoes to the commentator.
vlyu 8 months ago
i think the 7.th move from black with Nc6 can lead into serious troubles after 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 ...
what about that?
very3anonymous 8 months ago
at 15:57 why didnt white check black instead of moving the dark square bishop
kendallnathani 8 months ago
@kendallnathani that wasnt the actual game. He was just analyzing the different moves that could be made.
themanflesh 8 months ago
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runescapeZYX 8 months ago
Where do you learn all of your information for your videos? Books, talking to gm's, personal experience? I learn from you but it just dawned on me that I don't know where you get your info from. GREAT vids, Thanks! ~God Bless
Jmonkey515 8 months ago
Historically it was know as the Welsh, first played in Cardiff in 1504. The main line was the Duck variation, named after candidate master Taffy D' Uck who was a relative unknow, and the only chess player in Wales at that time. Apparently it sent him quackers trying to remember it all, so he gave up playing chess to pursue a career in acting under the stage name Daffy, and is perhaps best know for his role in the film How good is my Chest, co starring Dolly Parton.
dashwood123 8 months ago
what is your chess rating
acdmfilms1 9 months ago
@acdmfilms1 2500
moviecritic6 7 months ago
im a yugoslav :D
SlipKnot9FTW 9 months ago
Can you cover some games by british players, such as Daniel King, Nigel Short, and especially from Luc McShane who have employed the Dragon with solid success? thanks!
OnlineChessLessons 9 months ago
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SweatersDotCom 9 months ago
Thanks for your vids. They have helped me advance my game.
bheadh 10 months ago
this was amazing!
theREALpromised1 10 months ago
long video but it is nice
vanbab1998 10 months ago
I'm gonna play the dragon tonight, see how things go.
AlltimeTrance 10 months ago
I was wondering about the black move Be6 is this considered ok if white captures the Bishop with his knight forcing double pawns in the centre for black?
AlltimeTrance 10 months ago
there's no way i can watch this whole video.
guitarnukka724 11 months ago
Screw the Eye of the Tiger we use the EYE OF THE FUCKING DRAGON!
TheKoolera 11 months ago
can you make a video about the The Harrington-Glek Variation?
dekaron20 11 months ago
is the dragon and the kings India the same or just very similar?
MrLemonaiden 11 months ago
if white opens with pawn d4, can black still use sicilian well..... white captures c5, black pawn e4?
IronJoeHorn 11 months ago
@IronJoeHorn No. If white opens with d4, always reply Nf6. Look up "Nimzo Indian Defense" and "Kings Indian Defense"
moviecritic6 11 months ago
@IronJoeHorn
Many will play c5 against D4 trying to through you off from standard D4 lines.
The best move against C5 when you,ve played D4 is D5.
AlltimeTrance 10 months ago
nice vid!
can anyone tell me the name of this chess software?
Tscheycoby 11 months ago
wht program are you using to make the arrows and what not
Redblood4561 1 year ago
Nice presentation...
hergestridge2roubaix 1 year ago
great intro.. C:
UnforgivingCritic 1 year ago
Kasparov played the dragon only once in his career ... or am I wrong?
the Najdorf is much better in my opinion.
I dunno why but something seems appealing in the "dragon"
maybe its name has to do with it ;)
nowadays, no superGM plays the dragon
BTW, Awesomebeaver is right, when Fischer encountered the dragon as white, he just slayed that dragon and called it a day ...
DuendeDude 1 year ago
correction - Bobby Fischer liked to play AGAINST the dragon
theAwsomBeaverrr 1 year ago
Hei guys, i have only a question. when the black plays rook e8, can white play e5? if dxe5 then g5 and then i will take the bishop to d7, because black must move his knight. is this good move?
CMWprice1 1 year ago
@CMWprice1
I think it may be a good move, but black could get some conpensation with Nxg4, cxg4, Bxe5, aiming to take the g4 pawn next turn. The "Dragon" bishop would be perfectly activated since the dragon diagonal is finally open, but I do not know for sure
AzianDragon24 1 year ago
@AzianDragon24 it's called the dragon because of the similarity between black's pawn structure and the star constilation Draco, you should make sure you really do know something instead of pretending to
UFCxThaProdigy 10 months ago
@UFCxThaProdigy wat does that have 2 do with anything i said? draco is also different, but still similar. I'm pointing out the strength of the dragon bishiop.
AzianDragon24 10 months ago
@AzianDragon24 I can't believe you're actually trying to run with this. It's not the "dragon" bishop, it's the dark-squared bishop and it's pretty obvious that you just don't want to admit you're wrong. As for your suggestion opening that diagonal before you have a definite attack is just an invitation for white to force you to trade off your "dragon" bishop for his bishop. The dragon is severely weakened with the loss of the dark-squared bishop.
UFCxThaProdigy 10 months ago
@UFCxThaProdigy I thought the dragon represents the structures of the pawns and the bishiop, the goal was 2 keep yur pawn structure and yur fien chetto bishiop. and if white does play Bh6 at some point, Bh8 is one of the main lines
AzianDragon24 10 months ago
I know white's position is very unpleasant but I don't understand why black can't hold on with Qe1. I'm looking at a lot of continuations for black and all I see is Qe1 ...Ng3+ Qxg3 ...???. Possible black could do something else like ...Re5 knowing the knight is still immune. But still how does black continue? I can't think of any immediate threats after Qe8.
jackychanman 1 year ago
13 people, uhhhhhh.... like checkers?
RyanPlayChess 1 year ago
That is true, but after 1. Qe1 Rd6 2. Bd3 Nf6 3. Be2 Rde6 4. Rd1 Rxe2 5. Qxe2 Rxe2 6. Kxe2 (which is still considered to be the best play by white) white is in a terrible position and has essentially lost the game
bpilstrom 1 year ago
I mean, Anand. I thought I heard Karpov, sorry.
CS5TutorialsMaster 1 year ago
Question: When Kasparov forked the checkmate and the queen, instead of resigning, why didn't Karpov simply play Qe1? It takes the queen off the attacked square all the while stopping the checkmate. I've thought about it, and 'cause I'm not the greatest chess player, I don't really see any instant checkmates by black if the move is played. Any explanation?
CS5TutorialsMaster 1 year ago
what should you do if black moves Nc6 after white's Nf3?
adamsavage24 1 year ago
Great video. Lots of info, but easy to digest.
Ruslanchik21 1 year ago
Bruce Lee variation
falconmanracer 1 year ago
The Dragon is a killer.
pornyhony 1 year ago
I think they both have fair chances unless one of them does a blunder or a bad move than one of them has a chance to win.
DracoMuzik09 1 year ago
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DracoMuzik09 1 year ago
The Dragon opening is the best!!!!!!! and this one is a really good Dragon lesson.I learned sooo much! YOU ARE THE BEST
DracoMuzik09 1 year ago
I love the yugoslav attack. I have won many games with it in brutal fashion. i have also lost many. Its the most exciting line I know. There's all kinds of sacrifices white can make too.
SinfulMessiah 1 year ago
gREAT oNE!
MastahDesireProject 1 year ago
At 5:23, after black plays B g7, how can black avoid losing that bishop from white's Q d2, then B h6?
liebstandarteadolf 1 year ago
LET'S DO THIS DRAGON STYLE
ohsomecustard 1 year ago 88
hi jrobi
when you say ACCORDING TO BOOK LINES in your videos which book do you reffer for tht....i just want to know the name of the book so tht i can get one for myself.
crocodiletears13 1 year ago
@crocodiletears13 book lines = most common moves. Should be seen in most books
tails2486 1 year ago
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crocodiletears13 1 year ago
04:47 - EAT THE QUEEN!
Hydraxeone 1 year ago
@Hydraxeone You can't stupid..... White's bishop is attacking the king and your bishop is pinned...
joshuajonme48 1 year ago
@Hydraxeone cant pinned
natdogrocker 1 year ago
bishop is pinned to the king
piperboi 1 year ago
at 9:40 what's wrong with just taking the pawn?
PaladinswordSaurfang 1 year ago
@PaladinswordSaurfang White queen and rook aiming for back's white bishop only black queen is a real defender...
MrDreamscythe 1 year ago
i like the name DRAGON!!!!
mielord21 1 year ago 49
@mielord21 - The name might be cool, but the Dragon Variation can be ripped to shreds with the mighty Yugoslav Attack.
JohnQuincyAdams1 9 months ago
in a loat of variations you demonstrated white should not castle on the queen side at least for the next 4-5 moves.
after black castles the best thing white can do is to launch an immidiate attack without concerning about their king since he's in a fairly good position, in fact he is positioned better on e1 than on c1 for most of the opening.
if you will watch some of kasparov's games as white in this opening he leaves his king for quite a long time and instead pounds the black king.
jingeshan24 1 year ago
great annotation!
960random 1 year ago
O.o Must try this type of set-up... Though, I'm far to aggressive for high-level chess play. I'm still tryin' to focus on my thinkin', instead of takin' as many peices as possible.
Also note: Your videos have brought me from a 35% win ratio vs the computer (Yes, I'm a rookie for now.) to a 90% vs normal and a 62% vs hard. So, keep up with the great videos, you single-handedly got me back into chess, and got me good(ish) again.
RyuLoki 1 year ago
i just lost a game! i get lost on the oppening. i need to study more i guess
noxtradamentus 1 year ago
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noxtradamentus 1 year ago
Hey Jrobi
Love the video
Can you please advise on what happens at 7:47 after white plays H4 if black were to play Kn to H5? One possibility: White can play G4. Then black Kn x F3. white Kn x F3. black Bxc3. white b2xc3. black Kn g3. white moves rook on h1( maybe h2?). Then Knx e4 threatening queen and c3. Queen moves, black can play KnxC3. Not sure about this, but would appreciate your input. Black has 3 pawns for a bishop and white a bit exposed but still threatening. Thank you very much
whiskolarefuerte 1 year ago
why would'nt Nd4xbe6
dwm2009 1 year ago
hey what should i do if 2:00 if im black and he moves e4 to e5
demon777king 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading ! i have learnt a lot going through this video than going over those thick books !
abhileft 1 year ago
i just ues it i like it thinks
demon777king 1 year ago
im going to give that a try
demon777king 1 year ago
What happens if at 3:14 if white's bishop decides to check on b4? What's the best counter move?
Prolific85 1 year ago
11:10 White trades the last knight and can win a pawn, right? Instead of Bd4..
cacpotify 1 year ago
Simply Amazing! Thanks Jrobi! :D
me being isolated from the chess world as i am
your videos are like a breath of fresh air!
CurtisRoxYerSox 1 year ago
These longer, more visual, more in depth videos are so much more helpful than most anything on the web. It mentions the many variations before moving on to something more specific. Very organized. I have bookmarked this page. Keep up the good work!
BigEMU1 1 year ago
At 7:20 couldn't you move the knight to C4 and then once its captured by whites bishop capture it with the rook? plus wouldnt that give you more center control?
aaplesauce 1 year ago
Can you do a variation on 4 pawns attack played against queens indian defense?
lazimofo90 1 year ago
i would have appreciated if you did more analysis of what would happen if the pawn takes the rook at 20:33 because you say the king is in a world of hurt but i dont see what kasparov would do
postmasterw00t 1 year ago
20:00 .. could't Anand play ..Qe1?
Najib789 1 year ago
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if i had to guess anand most likely had something special prepared if kasparov went for knight to g4 on the 7th move: perhaps 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4. A quick search shows a ton of great games. It may be a reliable line. If nothing else, it would pull an opponent out of heavily researched lines.
bdbrearley 1 year ago
if i had to guess anand most likely had something special prepared for if kasparov went for knight to g4 on the 7th move: perhaps 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4. A quick search shows a ton of great games. It may be a reliable line. If nothing else, it would pull an opponent out of heavily researched lines.
bdbrearley 1 year ago
Hey, jrobi, can you do a vid on Bird's opening? I seem to have the most trouble with that opening...
Baxx282 1 year ago
love your vids, best out there! thanks a bunch!
DannyNYU 1 year ago
Really Great Video THANKS
vedachala1 1 year ago
thank u soo much!! but y not Qe1???!??
chessananya2 1 year ago 2
@17:22 why wouldn't Kasparov capture the dark square bishop ??
ahmadtaalab 1 year ago
@ahmadtaalab probably because of Ne7+. drops a rook, plus it weakens black's pawn structure quite a bit.
TsukuyomiUchiha 1 year ago
@ahmadtaalab after black takes the bishop at a7, white has a very nice move Nxe7 with check, forking the rook, after black king moves to safety, the knight takes the rook at c8, and no matter what piece black uses to recapture, the next move will be Qxd6 and white pretty much managed to break black's center
shadowdancerRFW 1 year ago
Superb!! Very articulate..thanks a lot..
poloy325 1 year ago
Qe1? i looked through the comments and quiet a few people seem to have the same question...
KooLRajK 1 year ago
Excellent teaching video for this opening, well done!
ucanplay2 1 year ago
I have a question. I don't know if you did a video on it but will you do one on the Nimzowitsch defence? I've been using it and surprisingly I'm enjoying it. Other openings I didn't like but this one I do.
Dragonite43 1 year ago
Instead of resigning, why not Qe1?
zero37211 1 year ago
Thank you. You make me better chess player. I hope you won't stop to upload videos.
MrScorpi97 1 year ago
could he have moved his queen to e1?
MadSnowmen 1 year ago
@MadSnowmen then the knight would get that checkmate and white would lose instantly
SadayoshiAndo 1 year ago
@SadayoshiAndo but the queen would be able to take the knight?
MadSnowmen 1 year ago
Finally, Fischer played at a time when the YA was scoring something close to 80% - he said "the attack plays itself". Since then black's defensive resources have been improved enormously, starting with the Qa5 line above, but then extending to Rc8. The Dragon is seen as quite respectable now, but as with any super-sharp opening that assessment could be changed at any time by a single opening novelty.
Zelandakh 1 year ago
When white deviates early here are some good options. Most popular is to play g6 and Bg7 creating a fluid pos'n. The downside is you have to be careful not to let white establish a bind. An alternative is to go for clasical dev'ment with e6 and Be7, threatening to push the d/e pawns in classic counter-attack; con: if white is careful your play can be restricted. Or you can simply close the position down yourelf with e5 in Benoni style. This is the most solid line but can lead to a stodgy game.
Zelandakh 1 year ago
NIce but at 4:55 if black blocks with bishop white will loose its queen bye taking the knight
adhdboy699 1 year ago
@adhdboy699 @adhdboy699 No, because if black's bishop were to take the queen, its king would be in check by the bishop on b5.
cacpotify 1 year ago
@cacpotify oh ok thx
adhdboy699 1 year ago
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what if on 7:00 white Kd4:c6 instead of retreating the bishop to b3? To me it seems winning the pawn on a7.
This is surely a good example for one of those positional mistakes where you get ripped apart, but I dont quite see how :)
ANSIcode 1 year ago
what if on 7:00 white Kd4:c6 instead of retreating the bishop to b3? To me it seems winning the pawn on a7.
This is surely a good example for one of those positional mistakes where you get ripped apart, but I dont quite see how :)
ANSIcode 1 year ago
@ANSIcode Kd4??
cacpotify 1 year ago
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Thank you so much for finally clearing up why knight cant be overly aggresive with Ng4 early on! Question, however, when white moves Bb3 after Rc8 why cant the knight go to a5 to try and trade the nice bishop and open up lines for the rook and quuen?
Dmpower12 1 year ago
Thank you so much for finally clearing up why knight cant be overly aggresive with Ng4 early on! Question, however, when white moves Bb3 after Rc8 why cant the knight go to a5 to try and trade the nice bishop and open up lines for the rook and quuen?
Dmpower12 1 year ago
Thank you so much for finally clearing up why knight cant be overly aggresive with Ng4 early on!
Dmpower12 1 year ago
at 19:47 what happens if Anand moves queen to e1?
jerkasmo 1 year ago
@jerkasmo after black reply Re6-d6, then white is in losing position, with all black pieces bearing down e and d files, plus white rooks are not connected.
MrWhere2005 1 year ago
@jerkasmo checkmate with knight on g3
cacpotify 1 year ago
Hi Jrobi i wanna ask...
when my opponent starts with king's pawn...i use siclian...but instead of playng Nf3 my opponent push up his king's pawn...any suggestion how to kill that pawn..? thx..
E3llusionist 1 year ago
wow Kte4 killer move by kasparov....
vijaysuri 1 year ago
wow, I love black on the offense. do more videos like this
thundersmoke88 1 year ago
at 11:45 what if white moves knight to e6 ? it can trade a knight for a bishop, and mess up the black's pawn structure
shadowdancerRFW 1 year ago
Thanks for your dedication to great videos and teaching!!
librasurf 1 year ago
16:00 why doesnt Ng4 lose to Bb5+ ??
I dont see the difference from before?
whoslayedgoliath 1 year ago
Very nice. Thanks.
ips101 1 year ago
Hi there i am a new guy at chess and i found thisoppening the sicilian ddefence quiet interesting while playing as black.currently while playing black i play the dragon or scheveningen variations of the sicilian defence.But well both of defences need the white player to play open sicilian.But if he plays closed sicilian what will be the best defense u guys think that will be the best or black to play?
antelop9 1 year ago
You forgot to mention if Bishop does not retreat to b3, black has NxNd4, threatening the Bishop on c4, if Queen takes Knight on d4, Black simply plays Ng4, threatening the Queen on d4 and the Bishop on e3, which totally disables White's attack Black's kingside
Tackoppe 1 year ago