I think it's better to play 7.f3 over 7.Be2. You stop the threat of 8..Ng4 while also leaving the bishop free to attack with c4. You're also providing extra support to your e4 pawn.
I've found that many players have an obsession with both attacking fianchettoed bishops and keeping their own. With the exception of the Modern, it's really not the most efficient strategy. So long as the trade is bishop for bishop, the one losing that fianchettoed bishop usually comes out with the slight ADVANTAGE,
consider developing bishop e2 or pushing pawn f3 to deny Ng4 to kick the bishop on e3. Also a much sharper line would be to follow the english attack with Qd2 and long castle with a very strong king side attack.
At 2:23 i would have taken the knight, when he recaptures push e4- e5 forking the knight and pawn he takes you simply take the knight where ever it lands..... plez replay about my opinion
um a quick question im just getting into chess and im not sure what the numbers are by the players names (1562 1489)? i know they're some kind of rating, but how do you get them and how do you increase your score? thanks in advance
Just as a side note, before you moved Be3, black preparing to fianchetto, you should've moved your white Bishop to e2. That way you prevent his Knight going to g4 and attacking your dark squared Bishop without which you can't develop strong attacks in dragon sicillian
this is along the normal lines of the sicilian so there's hardly anything to talk about but good thing you talked about different variations that I have not heard of before! great explanation, just like kingscrusher but when you reached the part where you played Bb5, he could also have played Re6
this is along the normal lines of the sicilian so there's hardly anything to talk about but good thing you talked about different variations that I have not heard of before! great explanation, just like kingscrusher
3:32 remember the importance of development. black had no imminent tactic requiring you to continue exchanging on d5 and you had already deprived him of the bishop pair. stronger here was developing the a rook to d1, preserving the threat of capturing d5 and securing control of the open file.
looked you up after reading comments bashing you. I am a beginner to chess but i thought your video here was pretty well done. I found it helpful indeed. Great Job
At 6:05, am I missing something or could your opponent have played Nb4, which wins back the hanging E-pawn? In light of this wasnt Rd1 a mistake instead of simply Nxe5?
In response to the comment posted by theamazingbird, if Nf4 was allowed, after Bb5, Qxe2,Nxe2, Rad8, Nf3, e5 allows blak to seize the seventh rank after Ne5 and rook to d2.
Hey, at 6:08 you oppoinet doesn't have those kinds of choices he has more attack possibles that could lead to material lose for white. when the the knight was at d5, he could have quickly jumped to b4 and get a good position, and get a pawn back, and since you don't have your a bishop pair it could be a little tough to get rid of that knight.
Im a VERY positional player, and i think g3 wasnt the most accurate. if he played Nf4, you could reply, Bb5, threatening to take and then win the pawn on e5.
also, at around 2:36 when you are talking about taking the fienchettoed bishop, if your opponent hadnt of played the silly move of e5, bh3 would of fallen for a simple tactic of Bh3, Bxh3,Qxh3,Nxd4.
I think your decision to play g3 to stop the knight from coming to f4 was great because if black put the knight there, you would either have to trade or defend your queen somehow, but then the knight could capture your powerful light-square bishop not to mention checking you even though the knight could just be recaptured. Great win anyway. I really enjoy these videos.
Shouldn't you play at 1:19 Qd2 instead of Be2 and castle queenside and go for a pawn on the kingside. You see that often in Sicilian dragons.
g3 seems to be an ok move, also thought of it. The other option you had i think is Ra d1 ( i think a rook is better then f rook so you can get that one on the e file) and after Nf4 , Qe3. Give you control over the d file and threatens to take on e5 with the knight.
The endgame is easy won for you, but maybe you can try to exchange the rooks quicker.
Thanks i think i get the strengths and weaks, of each moves that makes. You also help me understand when to attack, and when to defend. When to take and when to let go, and this match taught me alot
jrobi on this game play Bishop d4 was better than e2 . and blck go with bishop g4 you only play f3 and this move accelerated your devollopement and you go into the best anti-dragon system the english attack
To gain control of F4 was a very strong move of you jrobi. Knight to F4 would be a strong move for black because if white would do a queen trade and would capture the queen on d8 black has Nxe2+ .... Rxd8 and black would win whites bishop.
i would play the same as you did, and my rating is 1834. nice play. with a lot of practice and learning you may become a grandmaster, if you're not already by now. keep on going. like your videos.
For future games characterized by a black Sicilian response to e4, try the Polgar variation. At 00:41, try qxd4 as opposed to the orthodox nxd4. While most consider this move to be relinquishing the queen out too early, it can actually make for a strikingly decisive line in favor of white. From qxd4, black makes a natural response of nc6. Ultimately, white pins the knight with the king side bb5. While this course of action ultimately results in a bishop for knight trade off,
I keep thinking of the blunder that lost black the game at 06:00 (in my opinion): Instead of moving the knight to f6, he could've moved it at b6, and secure the pawn on the e-file. I mean, taking the pawn in that situation would be met by Re8 that kills either the knight or the bishop.
nope, the continuation should be Nb6, white takes the pawn, Re8 .- f4 to protect. f6 to pin again, but after Bb5 attacks the rook, he has either move or block, then you have time to move the knight from the way. OR, fxe5 .- Bxe8 .- Rxe8 fxe5 .Rxe5. same amount in material points, but will be a hard endgame due odd pieces. double edged position, but way better than the one actually played.
Excellent playing on your part. Your patience is remarkable. I like how you know when not to get too greedy, that is usually where I slip in terms of securing a sure victory. At the beginning, I don't really expertize on Sicilian openings...but I do prefer the queen side castle variations when playing white. I do think you could have achieved the same goals in less time. Instead of Be2, I would try Qd2 for a simple and effective line. But I'm curious about your response in the opening you played
a queen trade for the sake of a queen trade is often a poor decision. queen trades should give you a position advantage of some sort, something black handed jrobi in this game.
Agreed, many rookie players nowadays loves exchanging Queens not for positional advantage or a potential mating combination, they just do it to get rid of future threats. Obviously, those kind of moves earn a '?'.
I personally love exchanging Queens, especially if by doing so, I force the opponent's King to recapture, preventing him from castling, and capitalizing from there for a mating net.
Good game Jrobi. I enjoy your analysis very much so. I noticed you include the ratings and the names of the players in the title but not that date...just wondering why that is. I always include the date in all my games when I anotate.
Keep up the good work, maybe I will see on ICC. Socratiz
minute 3:15.. before moving the bishop to h6, a rook to d1 is powerful because two pieces attack the d6 pawn which is defended only by the queen.. the only way to defend it is by a 2nd piece is by moving knight to e8 which totally cripples his position.. more powerful than taking the g7 bishop
At 2:48 I think Ndb5 might have been a bit better because you're putting pressure on his d6 pawn and also your not blocking your f pawn in case you might want to play f4 later.
not really, Nb3 is better, Ndb5 walks into a6 followed by b5 with b4 threatened, then after that, Ng4 with threats to exchange off the Bishop on e3, or Bb7, ,followed by things like Na5, or Nd7 etc, loads of things for black to do. NB3 still gets into trouble with Ng4 though, and note that white's idea of exchanging away the fianchetto bishop does not work any more. Perhaps, if he does, have a move, white should try h3 , so that even if the exchange does not work, he can try f4 and g4
i thought instead of bishop e6 why not knight g4 right away, exchanging the white's black bishop for the night, from black. and f4 could be a potential move later on.
That was a good game I am a fan of the dragon oppening and since your opnant played some sort of dragon system you showed me how to attack it if I am on white thanks
I believe that in the dragon variation of the Sicilian defense, white normally castles on the queen side and prepares for a pawn storm on the h and g files. Anyway, nice game!
good game! you seemed to be at least one move ahead of your opponent at any time of the match...the way you explain your thoughts is really helping me out to improve my own game! cheers
Yeah being obsessed with taking pawns can lose you control, but you never seem to succumb to that, very nice. After all, chess is really about control.
At 6:00, black is going to lose the E pawn anyway. He could have taken the sting out of your attack with p-e4. your RxN, PxN, and if your RxN then PxB and a 7th rank pawn, so BxP and the knight moves to safety on c6.
I was thinking that too, f3 is usually played just to keep the f6 knight out of g4 where it harasses the dark square bishop, it would be terrible to lose that for a knight because that would make the fianchetto bishop incredibly strong. Here, though, jrobi had the bishop on e2 helping with that job since he developed there instead of c4. Maybe not as good as having the pawn up there though since the square is attacked twice and defended just once.
i'm no expert (i'm not even very good) but when black moves his rook to H8 at 7:36 it looks pointless and totally counter productive, his rook was doing so much more in the middle.
Next time your opponent plays a horrible, immediately losing move like E5 (fatally weakenig D6, losing control over D5 AND blocking your own bishop) try playing Nb5 and win D6 after which the game will be finished because u d end up having a monster knight on D5 and him having a crippled bishop on G7.
You have to know that a fianchettoed biship controls the largest area in a board (a to h file), and is very strong unopposed. If the enemy pieces are cramped because of lack of space, your game will be much easier.
well, yes, I'm trying to find a better line for Black. Heck's fire, if it got to it, 9..../N-g4, 10. BxN BxB, 11. B-h6(?) B-h8, 12. BxR QxB which leaves White to retreat N-b3, White keeps both Bishops, and a N to boot!
Very good game though... especially endgame. I am not a master by any means, I am just pointing out how I would think of the position... not that it would have been better. I have found that splitting the board and trapping opponents pieces on one side to be very effective... especially against computers. Thanks for posting... I love this channel.
6:03 it was important to attack the knight first... if you would have jumped at the pawn you would have lost a minor piece. Rook attacks through, defend with f pawn black attacks with f pawn. It was a good idea to go after the fianchettoed bishop at first. But he then proceeded to block himself in. This would have made your dark bishop more powerful if you would have blockaded his pawns. Especially the weak d6 pawn. One could take out the light bishop, blockade, and attack queen side strongly.
on the queen exchange, that pawn was taboo. If you would have taken it, the rook would pin your knight on a hung bishop, and when you support with your pawn (as you did) the knight wouldn't be there to block his pawn from doing the same.
After the rook tries to pin the knight to the bishop, the knight can come to c4 making it a clean trade, though it looks like positioning might favour black after rook takes bishop and white's knight ends up on the rim instead of black's
The Bishop trade for Black is positionally bad since the pawn structure is similar to the Shevshikov strucure e5,d6 so the black needs to trade off his backward pawn on d6 but after exd5 Bxd5? Nxd5 is correct since the position is openning up.
Around 3:10 after e5 his bishop is no longer strong so IMO you should switch plans and try and control d5 in front of his weak d6 pawn by exchanging off the knight with Bg5.
Simply because if he moved the knight to f4, it opens up a queen trade, if you take his queen, he can capture your bishop with the knight, you'll be forced to move your king(no other options)and he can take your queen and he's up a bishop.
If you decided to let his queen capture your's first, your knight will sure re-capture the queen, but he can stilol come in with the knight and he's still up a bishop.
g2-g3! was the move of the game. you took away the support point from the knight, which is the way to beat them. this move shows the importance of the bishop vs knight. your attention to this imbalance won the game.
Hey, just came to say keep up the videos man, it's a great way to have fun improving by analysing. And yes g3 was a very good move, there really are no downsides to the move because black can't really take advantage of the light squared weakness.
at 5:32 it's a good thing you didn't go for the pawn right away cause knight takes e5 leads to rook f8-e8 and i think black wins a piece by force. I'm not sure the line works but i think it does.
first im sorry for my bad english, but i hope you can understand me :)
i think in most of your videos about your chessgames there are a lot of mistakes, for example, in this game you should play 10.Ndb5 after e5! im happy to see that somebody wants to teach other about chess, but in my opinion you are a too weak player for that. also in your opening videos you only show the mainmoves, there are also other very good ways for black and white.
My match videos are not created for teaching chess, they are created to vlog my progress with chess. There will definitely be areas of improvement needed in my play, but that's why I post them. I have been vlogging my progress since I first started chess to track that sort of thing. The opening videos are to cover the main book lines as I learn them and share with others.
I think you made one mistake with the bishop and knight vs 2 knights position. First of all, 2 knights or 2 bishops are typically better than one bishop and one knight, first because 2 of the same piece can defend each other, and also because a bishop and knight have a hard time working together to form a linear barrier, whereas 2 bishops or 2 knights(2 knights in this case) can. Also, if you have the chance to take without consequences, it dissolves when not taken. Other than that, pretty good.
Maybe he is not teaching you much, (maybe youre a master or something like that), but he's helping a lot of people who are not that good (yet), so I think your comment is not very fair...
I think it's better to play 7.f3 over 7.Be2. You stop the threat of 8..Ng4 while also leaving the bishop free to attack with c4. You're also providing extra support to your e4 pawn.
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IfUrGivingIn 2 months ago
Jrobi is awesome! I love his videos.
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very nice, the logic behind the moves is well presented! thanks
temporalischess 3 months ago
very nice, the logic behund the moves is well presented! thanks
temporalischess 3 months ago
I watched some of your videos and, judging by your knowledge, i thought you were above 2000. I wonder how you can only be 1400.
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I've found that many players have an obsession with both attacking fianchettoed bishops and keeping their own. With the exception of the Modern, it's really not the most efficient strategy. So long as the trade is bishop for bishop, the one losing that fianchettoed bishop usually comes out with the slight ADVANTAGE,
SoylentGreen84 4 months ago
As if your rating is only 1489 i'm 12 and my elo is 1560!
simon13579100 5 months ago
haha he said f sex
chrsplnc 5 months ago
@jrobichess your videos are amazing, pls keep doing them
zendenball 6 months ago
you are good at what you do brother...Ive learned so much watching your videos! thanks.
paddyboy12432 6 months ago
consider developing bishop e2 or pushing pawn f3 to deny Ng4 to kick the bishop on e3. Also a much sharper line would be to follow the english attack with Qd2 and long castle with a very strong king side attack.
elvenchamp 7 months ago
e5 at 2:45 looks really bad for black and kind of a beginners move. Why not go Nb5 instead of Nf3 winning the d6 pawn?
erihan79 8 months ago
At 2:23 i would have taken the knight, when he recaptures push e4- e5 forking the knight and pawn he takes you simply take the knight where ever it lands..... plez replay about my opinion
Beatlesforever97 9 months ago
wow!! grat game!!
bistnenutte 10 months ago
um a quick question im just getting into chess and im not sure what the numbers are by the players names (1562 1489)? i know they're some kind of rating, but how do you get them and how do you increase your score? thanks in advance
boycehunter 11 months ago
@4:36 If he would play Nf4 and you'd take his queen, then you would lose a piece by Nxe2+ and then Rxd8
Svecify 11 months ago
Also, @2:48, black had another chance to play Kg4 which attacked your dark squared bishop and defended the h6 square.
cosminpvictor 11 months ago
@cosminpvictor Ng4*
cosminpvictor 11 months ago
Just as a side note, before you moved Be3, black preparing to fianchetto, you should've moved your white Bishop to e2. That way you prevent his Knight going to g4 and attacking your dark squared Bishop without which you can't develop strong attacks in dragon sicillian
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geollnyz 1 year ago
You're an awesome commentator!
uuumoby 1 year ago
this is along the normal lines of the sicilian so there's hardly anything to talk about but good thing you talked about different variations that I have not heard of before! great explanation, just like kingscrusher but when you reached the part where you played Bb5, he could also have played Re6
aronoldm 1 year ago
this is along the normal lines of the sicilian so there's hardly anything to talk about but good thing you talked about different variations that I have not heard of before! great explanation, just like kingscrusher
aronoldm 1 year ago
really good moves!
Tribble6hatch 1 year ago
lol i learnt the knight on the rim is dim
theabyscalls 1 year ago
are you on chesscube? The ratings are similar
crazyozzyking 1 year ago
@crazyozzyking No, Free Internet Chess Server. Thanks for checking out the vid!
jrobichess 1 year ago
@jrobichess
Can you tell me the URL?
Darkblaze10k 1 year ago
well played.
truthisouttheir 1 year ago
You vs Kevin = Epic
I really wanna see this match up...so vs him already!!
assassin2291 1 year ago
3:32 remember the importance of development. black had no imminent tactic requiring you to continue exchanging on d5 and you had already deprived him of the bishop pair. stronger here was developing the a rook to d1, preserving the threat of capturing d5 and securing control of the open file.
MrZingnigga 1 year ago
oh ! how nice ! :D aren't you a master ? your moves are great :D
i think i don't have to believe that your rating is 1489 :D :D nice ! produce more videos plz :D
The101Zombie 1 year ago
the knight in the ream is grim...chess jokes indeed..... it makes me smile.... ^_^ thnx
mielord21 1 year ago
ill play you, im rated 1900
badassreinitz 1 year ago
looked you up after reading comments bashing you. I am a beginner to chess but i thought your video here was pretty well done. I found it helpful indeed. Great Job
barrazor 1 year ago
Jrobi, you speak clearly and concisely, very easy and enjoyable to watch your videos, keep up the good work!
turtlebuster82 1 year ago
Top notch commentary, very interesting for a beginner who's watching :).
Belsey92 1 year ago
At 6:05, am I missing something or could your opponent have played Nb4, which wins back the hanging E-pawn? In light of this wasnt Rd1 a mistake instead of simply Nxe5?
like your videos btw :)
FlamingLion116 1 year ago
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I think aber Nb4 White plays c3 and if Nb4xa2, White wins one of the Knights by playing Ra1
wichtolosaurus2 1 year ago
@4:38 after Nf4 if white takes queen then Nxe2+ just winning a piece but you blocked it anyway.. i like the end game!
13sijan13 1 year ago
haha you had to rush the ending
becausimcoollikethat 1 year ago
Love you videos man, the analysis helps my game so much!
Soccer4Viets 1 year ago
I think Rd6 may have worked better than Rxd5, or at least its a line to explore.
UberDTfreaK 1 year ago
do you play chess on facebook? i just wonder what rating your rating would be
TICOMMECA 2 years ago
Jrobi, do you ever post any of the games that you lose?
VitalSigns1 2 years ago
Yes, both in this series and in the blitz series. Thanks for checking out the vid!
jrobichess 2 years ago
And thank you for making these videos also. I gotta say I love your videos and watching them always makes me more interested in the game of chess!!
VitalSigns1 2 years ago
never looked on chess from that point of view... it's like a battlefield :O
woldemort78 2 years ago
In response to the comment posted by theamazingbird, if Nf4 was allowed, after Bb5, Qxe2,Nxe2, Rad8, Nf3, e5 allows blak to seize the seventh rank after Ne5 and rook to d2.
MrAmccauleychess 2 years ago
No, because after Nb4, white has Nxe5
MrAmccauleychess 2 years ago
Hey, at 6:08 you oppoinet doesn't have those kinds of choices he has more attack possibles that could lead to material lose for white. when the the knight was at d5, he could have quickly jumped to b4 and get a good position, and get a pawn back, and since you don't have your a bishop pair it could be a little tough to get rid of that knight.
Aleneden 2 years ago
Im a VERY positional player, and i think g3 wasnt the most accurate. if he played Nf4, you could reply, Bb5, threatening to take and then win the pawn on e5.
also, at around 2:36 when you are talking about taking the fienchettoed bishop, if your opponent hadnt of played the silly move of e5, bh3 would of fallen for a simple tactic of Bh3, Bxh3,Qxh3,Nxd4.
theamazingbird 2 years ago
I think your decision to play g3 to stop the knight from coming to f4 was great because if black put the knight there, you would either have to trade or defend your queen somehow, but then the knight could capture your powerful light-square bishop not to mention checking you even though the knight could just be recaptured. Great win anyway. I really enjoy these videos.
WeAreBorg359 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing! <3
zakuto1337 2 years ago
Shouldn't you play at 1:19 Qd2 instead of Be2 and castle queenside and go for a pawn on the kingside. You see that often in Sicilian dragons.
g3 seems to be an ok move, also thought of it. The other option you had i think is Ra d1 ( i think a rook is better then f rook so you can get that one on the e file) and after Nf4 , Qe3. Give you control over the d file and threatens to take on e5 with the knight.
The endgame is easy won for you, but maybe you can try to exchange the rooks quicker.
serrie85 2 years ago
Jrobi, you da man
peazythatsmeazy 2 years ago
Jrobi, your a man
leshark 2 years ago
Jrobi is a man
UrbanMan1ac 2 years ago
thanks for the video!
dantube11 2 years ago
After black plays pawn to e5 you move your knight back to f3; what about playing your knight to b5 instead?
BobbyFischer0000 2 years ago
Cause then he could just play his pawn to A6
VitalSigns1 2 years ago
The pawn on d6 would be hanging if black played a6, would it not?
BobbyFischer0000 2 years ago
I stand corrected. You're right.
VitalSigns1 2 years ago
Hey JRobi, I have a quick question. What would you do if your opponent played pawn to A6 attacking your bishop at about 6:45?
abcarpenter8 2 years ago
jrobi ftw! =]
Sn3pshot 2 years ago
Thanks i think i get the strengths and weaks, of each moves that makes. You also help me understand when to attack, and when to defend. When to take and when to let go, and this match taught me alot
Aleneden 2 years ago
Interesting game, some great ideas here, I especially liked g3- ironically, I was thinking of that same move right before you said it. Well played.
ShikaChef 2 years ago
Well played.
darylt42 2 years ago
jrobi on this game play Bishop d4 was better than e2 . and blck go with bishop g4 you only play f3 and this move accelerated your devollopement and you go into the best anti-dragon system the english attack
gtamateur 2 years ago
great work jrobi =p
bastiaan0741 2 years ago
@ 6:09, Black's knight should have moved ...Nb4 attacking both White pawns.
worldwarlooming 2 years ago
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liamdhardy 2 years ago
on which website did u play chess?
gtamateur 2 years ago
To gain control of F4 was a very strong move of you jrobi. Knight to F4 would be a strong move for black because if white would do a queen trade and would capture the queen on d8 black has Nxe2+ .... Rxd8 and black would win whites bishop.
bassieeee7 2 years ago
Thanks for making these, these kind of videos really help because you explain why moves are made.
JNSvideos 2 years ago 14
i would play the same as you did, and my rating is 1834. nice play. with a lot of practice and learning you may become a grandmaster, if you're not already by now. keep on going. like your videos.
t00mm1 2 years ago
software's name please...
piradertyu 2 years ago
Software looks like Fritz 11.
bastiaan0741 2 years ago
Just wondering, but when you play the game, do you actually think that much? Cause I try but I don't even remember what's happening.
azn80149 2 years ago
simply because
LunderThightning 2 years ago
you will nonetheless find that the implications of this semi-sac are significantly favorable for a white endgame. =)
Humperdink18 2 years ago
For future games characterized by a black Sicilian response to e4, try the Polgar variation. At 00:41, try qxd4 as opposed to the orthodox nxd4. While most consider this move to be relinquishing the queen out too early, it can actually make for a strikingly decisive line in favor of white. From qxd4, black makes a natural response of nc6. Ultimately, white pins the knight with the king side bb5. While this course of action ultimately results in a bishop for knight trade off,
Humperdink18 2 years ago
At 6:02, if black had not moved the knight to f6, he/she could have played f6 when the knight captured the pawn.
rolfch1p 2 years ago
like they say time is money
poopylewx 2 years ago
Why are there time limits for youtube?
MMcGuire5 2 years ago
to keep videos a certain length and because the size of the video (in mega-bites can't pass 100, at least they couldn't before.
RsJingles 2 years ago
cool game, this vid was made exactly 1 year ago!
TimeFreeze1 2 years ago
I keep thinking of the blunder that lost black the game at 06:00 (in my opinion): Instead of moving the knight to f6, he could've moved it at b6, and secure the pawn on the e-file. I mean, taking the pawn in that situation would be met by Re8 that kills either the knight or the bishop.
Does anyone have any thoughts on that ?
rockoMe 2 years ago 2
nope, the continuation should be Nb6, white takes the pawn, Re8 .- f4 to protect. f6 to pin again, but after Bb5 attacks the rook, he has either move or block, then you have time to move the knight from the way. OR, fxe5 .- Bxe8 .- Rxe8 fxe5 .Rxe5. same amount in material points, but will be a hard endgame due odd pieces. double edged position, but way better than the one actually played.
Alientcp 2 years ago
Excellent playing on your part. Your patience is remarkable. I like how you know when not to get too greedy, that is usually where I slip in terms of securing a sure victory. At the beginning, I don't really expertize on Sicilian openings...but I do prefer the queen side castle variations when playing white. I do think you could have achieved the same goals in less time. Instead of Be2, I would try Qd2 for a simple and effective line. But I'm curious about your response in the opening you played
GoldSamuraiArmor 2 years ago 5
Great Rook-ending match! Akiba Rubinstein would be proud. ^^
lpjuunin 2 years ago
ballsy
RusselBertrand 2 years ago
a queen trade for the sake of a queen trade is often a poor decision. queen trades should give you a position advantage of some sort, something black handed jrobi in this game.
fudgemanofdoom 2 years ago
Agreed, many rookie players nowadays loves exchanging Queens not for positional advantage or a potential mating combination, they just do it to get rid of future threats. Obviously, those kind of moves earn a '?'.
I personally love exchanging Queens, especially if by doing so, I force the opponent's King to recapture, preventing him from castling, and capitalizing from there for a mating net.
lpjuunin 2 years ago
my favorite queen trade prevents the other player from castling. nothing is more fun.
fudgemanofdoom 2 years ago
Good game Jrobi. I enjoy your analysis very much so. I noticed you include the ratings and the names of the players in the title but not that date...just wondering why that is. I always include the date in all my games when I anotate.
Keep up the good work, maybe I will see on ICC. Socratiz
BobbyFischer0000 2 years ago
minute 3:15.. before moving the bishop to h6, a rook to d1 is powerful because two pieces attack the d6 pawn which is defended only by the queen.. the only way to defend it is by a 2nd piece is by moving knight to e8 which totally cripples his position.. more powerful than taking the g7 bishop
nayef012 2 years ago
Thanks alot. Great Mentoring.
what2search 2 years ago
At 2:48 I think Ndb5 might have been a bit better because you're putting pressure on his d6 pawn and also your not blocking your f pawn in case you might want to play f4 later.
DMK000 2 years ago
not really, Nb3 is better, Ndb5 walks into a6 followed by b5 with b4 threatened, then after that, Ng4 with threats to exchange off the Bishop on e3, or Bb7, ,followed by things like Na5, or Nd7 etc, loads of things for black to do. NB3 still gets into trouble with Ng4 though, and note that white's idea of exchanging away the fianchetto bishop does not work any more. Perhaps, if he does, have a move, white should try h3 , so that even if the exchange does not work, he can try f4 and g4
arthritismutilans 2 years ago
a6 drops the d pawn.
DMK000 2 years ago
i thought instead of bishop e6 why not knight g4 right away, exchanging the white's black bishop for the night, from black. and f4 could be a potential move later on.
dhundupdolker 2 years ago
That was a good game I am a fan of the dragon oppening and since your opnant played some sort of dragon system you showed me how to attack it if I am on white thanks
PhoienixSniper 2 years ago
I believe that in the dragon variation of the Sicilian defense, white normally castles on the queen side and prepares for a pawn storm on the h and g files. Anyway, nice game!
aerosmith0816 3 years ago
hi jrobi
good game! you seemed to be at least one move ahead of your opponent at any time of the match...the way you explain your thoughts is really helping me out to improve my own game! cheers
maxxxim09 3 years ago
Nice game!
Mrius86 3 years ago
at 06:06 black knight would be better to attack by moving to B4
alphalafa 3 years ago
wow nice game. u put alot of thought into your sacs
880330145789 3 years ago
Being a definite novice in the game of chess, I find this simply astounding.
conorjkane 3 years ago
Good game.
Khemistry101 3 years ago
Yeah being obsessed with taking pawns can lose you control, but you never seem to succumb to that, very nice. After all, chess is really about control.
FableUchI 3 years ago
g3! was a good move. Qa5? was horrible, but so was Nf6?.
Nb4 c3 Nxa2?? is horrible, as the knight is trapped, but Nb6! if Nxe5, f6. If Bb5 (or anywhere else) Re8 or f6 and black is passive but still okay.
lordofllamas42 3 years ago
At 6:00, black is going to lose the E pawn anyway. He could have taken the sting out of your attack with p-e4. your RxN, PxN, and if your RxN then PxB and a 7th rank pawn, so BxP and the knight moves to safety on c6.
Love watchin your games, jrobi!
cronomax411 3 years ago
You should post more chess matches.
I really miss your skills.
Hope you post more videos! =]
AnthonyDoanHa 3 years ago
not related to chess, but your opening tune is AWESOME
GuilloTinh 3 years ago 3
At 4.39 ...Nf4 is good move because if Qxd8 Nxe2+ winning a tempo with rook takes queen next.
theczechfamous 3 years ago
You missed playing f3 early in the game.
jonnyboy366 3 years ago
I was thinking that too, f3 is usually played just to keep the f6 knight out of g4 where it harasses the dark square bishop, it would be terrible to lose that for a knight because that would make the fianchetto bishop incredibly strong. Here, though, jrobi had the bishop on e2 helping with that job since he developed there instead of c4. Maybe not as good as having the pawn up there though since the square is attacked twice and defended just once.
rogueaurora 3 years ago
i'm no expert (i'm not even very good) but when black moves his rook to H8 at 7:36 it looks pointless and totally counter productive, his rook was doing so much more in the middle.
middaymaximus 3 years ago
Yeah I agree with you.
HappyHungYO 3 years ago
Next time your opponent plays a horrible, immediately losing move like E5 (fatally weakenig D6, losing control over D5 AND blocking your own bishop) try playing Nb5 and win D6 after which the game will be finished because u d end up having a monster knight on D5 and him having a crippled bishop on G7.
Oegaboega12 3 years ago
Just learning, but at 7:25, how about white rook to D6? Seems like no matter what he does you would gain another pawn advantage.
Labtec600 3 years ago
i wouldve went into the yugoslav attack black was definitely going for a very sharp game but u handled it great jrobi
DeonDatDeal 3 years ago
you play exacltly how my dad plays... i wish to be able to be as good as you some day
3nZoTheKing 3 years ago
at 6:00 your opponent could have moved pawn to f4 attacking your knight and he wouldnt lose it
poroto1028 3 years ago
He could've but he would've lost the pawn in the process so your opinion is bad
Cwuttunee 3 years ago
I'm not entirely sure about this, but, it would seem that if one were to spend two extra moves to fiachetto, that
instead of ..../e5
perhaps ..../R-e8?
ArtThroughtheAges 3 years ago
You have to know that a fianchettoed biship controls the largest area in a board (a to h file), and is very strong unopposed. If the enemy pieces are cramped because of lack of space, your game will be much easier.
sodiumhydroxideNaOH 3 years ago
well, yes, I'm trying to find a better line for Black. Heck's fire, if it got to it, 9..../N-g4, 10. BxN BxB, 11. B-h6(?) B-h8, 12. BxR QxB which leaves White to retreat N-b3, White keeps both Bishops, and a N to boot!
ArtThroughtheAges 3 years ago
always entertaining and informative
Gabebro1 3 years ago
Very good game though... especially endgame. I am not a master by any means, I am just pointing out how I would think of the position... not that it would have been better. I have found that splitting the board and trapping opponents pieces on one side to be very effective... especially against computers. Thanks for posting... I love this channel.
theoriginalanomaly 3 years ago
6:03 it was important to attack the knight first... if you would have jumped at the pawn you would have lost a minor piece. Rook attacks through, defend with f pawn black attacks with f pawn. It was a good idea to go after the fianchettoed bishop at first. But he then proceeded to block himself in. This would have made your dark bishop more powerful if you would have blockaded his pawns. Especially the weak d6 pawn. One could take out the light bishop, blockade, and attack queen side strongly.
theoriginalanomaly 3 years ago
Very good end game.
LAPLANETESAUVAGE82 3 years ago
At move 5 I'd have played Bb5+.
theczechfamous 3 years ago
what is your rating in FICS?
My rating in 1366 and my handle is ilknight.
Also, how often do you login? I really want to play you in a chess game.
chinesesamurai12 3 years ago
also, a well played, and annotated, end-game.
Well done.
WastedGunner 3 years ago
on the queen exchange, that pawn was taboo. If you would have taken it, the rook would pin your knight on a hung bishop, and when you support with your pawn (as you did) the knight wouldn't be there to block his pawn from doing the same.
And you would have to trade a piece for a pawn.
If I am wrong plz give me feed-back.
WastedGunner 3 years ago
After the rook tries to pin the knight to the bishop, the knight can come to c4 making it a clean trade, though it looks like positioning might favour black after rook takes bishop and white's knight ends up on the rim instead of black's
eggory 3 years ago
yes, you are right, after Nc4, white would win a pawn, thanks for the correction.
WastedGunner 3 years ago
The Bishop trade for Black is positionally bad since the pawn structure is similar to the Shevshikov strucure e5,d6 so the black needs to trade off his backward pawn on d6 but after exd5 Bxd5? Nxd5 is correct since the position is openning up.
Rustinpeaces 3 years ago
Around 3:10 after e5 his bishop is no longer strong so IMO you should switch plans and try and control d5 in front of his weak d6 pawn by exchanging off the knight with Bg5.
B00E00N00 3 years ago
The pawn move on 4:44 was very good.
Simply because if he moved the knight to f4, it opens up a queen trade, if you take his queen, he can capture your bishop with the knight, you'll be forced to move your king(no other options)and he can take your queen and he's up a bishop.
If you decided to let his queen capture your's first, your knight will sure re-capture the queen, but he can stilol come in with the knight and he's still up a bishop.
This is my opinion
dl1997830 3 years ago
Sorry for my typing error.
"but he can stilol come in with the knight and he's still up a bishop."
-It should be "he can STILL"
dl1997830 3 years ago
i have now watched so many of your videos, and i have to say i simply love your uploads keep them coming.
Hussambani 3 years ago
Thanks for the comment and checking out the vids Hussambani!
jrobichess 3 years ago
hey jrobi i think at 6:27a better move for him is ng4 once you took he would take the bishop and even things up
familyguy1231 3 years ago
But them jrobi would take his knight with the bishop instead of his knight!!
nauman1975khan 3 years ago
jrobi at 3:46 the best move for your opponent is knight f4 other than that good game.
stephang4g 3 years ago
Your opponent could have gotten an advantage at 6:18 with g5, opening the g-file to your king or winning a minor piece.
Mossflower1994 3 years ago
with a pawn down and a knight in the center? Not an advantage at all ...
cLiPz0r 3 years ago
as well, g5 fxg5! Rxd5 fxe6+ Kg8 Bc4
won another pawn!
cLiPz0r 3 years ago
I believe Rd6 is stronger than Nxc6 at 6:54.
1. Rd6 Re6 2. Rxe6 fxe6 3. Nxc6
One thing to watch out for--
1. Rd6 Nxe5 2. Bxe8 Nc4 3. Rd4 and white is fine.
ktm5124 3 years ago
even more stronger?
Sorry I just had to point that out. Other than that, keep uploading, your videos r a great way to learn
theabyscalls 3 years ago 3
good game and very great explanation....2 thumbs up.
CarpeDiem07 3 years ago
Thanks CarpeDiem07!
jrobichess 3 years ago
what program do u use to generate this chess board?
GGL09 3 years ago
g2-g3! was the move of the game. you took away the support point from the knight, which is the way to beat them. this move shows the importance of the bishop vs knight. your attention to this imbalance won the game.
cchamp27 3 years ago
Thanks for the comment cchamp27!
jrobichess 3 years ago
great game
caleb5103 3 years ago
Thanks for checking it out Caleb!
jrobichess 3 years ago
Hey, just came to say keep up the videos man, it's a great way to have fun improving by analysing. And yes g3 was a very good move, there really are no downsides to the move because black can't really take advantage of the light squared weakness.
elliottbez 3 years ago 3
Thanks elliottbez!
jrobichess 3 years ago
at 5:32 it's a good thing you didn't go for the pawn right away cause knight takes e5 leads to rook f8-e8 and i think black wins a piece by force. I'm not sure the line works but i think it does.
k17dudeP 3 years ago
hi jrobi,
first im sorry for my bad english, but i hope you can understand me :)
i think in most of your videos about your chessgames there are a lot of mistakes, for example, in this game you should play 10.Ndb5 after e5! im happy to see that somebody wants to teach other about chess, but in my opinion you are a too weak player for that. also in your opening videos you only show the mainmoves, there are also other very good ways for black and white.
jbseven777 3 years ago
My match videos are not created for teaching chess, they are created to vlog my progress with chess. There will definitely be areas of improvement needed in my play, but that's why I post them. I have been vlogging my progress since I first started chess to track that sort of thing. The opening videos are to cover the main book lines as I learn them and share with others.
jrobichess 3 years ago
I think you made one mistake with the bishop and knight vs 2 knights position. First of all, 2 knights or 2 bishops are typically better than one bishop and one knight, first because 2 of the same piece can defend each other, and also because a bishop and knight have a hard time working together to form a linear barrier, whereas 2 bishops or 2 knights(2 knights in this case) can. Also, if you have the chance to take without consequences, it dissolves when not taken. Other than that, pretty good.
srn347 3 years ago
Maybe he is not teaching you much, (maybe youre a master or something like that), but he's helping a lot of people who are not that good (yet), so I think your comment is not very fair...
And jrobi, I can only say; keep up the good work!
wp90NL 3 years ago 4
After Rh8 for black, Rd6+ Ke7 Rxd5 leads to a pretty good position for white, IMO.
ctian1 3 years ago
wow. greatly played. how come you didn't try to get a queen with one of the pawns?
soccermonster13 3 years ago
Black gives it up when he would have started to push the pawns.
Sozialneutralist 3 years ago
very well played and great comments!!!
explodingdock 3 years ago
great game.
topshonuff 3 years ago