If d4 is unwise (7:00), and white’s goal is dark-square control, and to avoid the f4 pawn being isolated, then to where should the queen’s knight be developed?
I'd like to thank you and everyone and thechesswebsite. I've usually played chess on instinct, never really paying attention to any tactics or strategies. Since I've found your site, I've been studying the various lessons to improve my performance. I was actually very surprised when I came across this one, because this is one of my favorite ways to start a game. I had no idea that it actually had a name.
@bionicpotato You should search google video for videos called the Polar Bear System. The videos are done by Grandmaster Henrik Danielsen, who developed the polar bear, which is really just a variation of the Bird's. I played this for a year and a half and with proper play White gets a small but definite advantage.
8:20 If white moves Ne5 and black captures back with Nxe5 then once you recapture with fxe5 then the dark squared bishop and knight of black's are forked nicely. If white moves Ne5 and black captures with Bxe5 then white can recapture with fxe5 and the knight has to retreat, but white sacrifices the bishops diagonal.
I have a quick question because i've seen about 6 or 8 of your videos today ( they're great by the way). But you mention a lot about controlling light squares or controlling brown squares. Whats the benefit of brown controlling brown squares, white controlling white squares, brown controlling white squares ecetera?
@druglover200 Not really. A reverse sicilian would be 1.c4 e5, but pushing the f pawn changes things considerably. The queen doesn't get the same development benefit, but White's space on the kingside offers more attacking chances
@TheCheesemate This is actually not called the "Reverse Sicilian," it is called the English Opening. In this case, White is not looking for rapid Queen development, but rather to undermine Black's control of the light-colored center squares.
@Jikkerman You have a few options. If you play 2.e4 then it's a king's gambit. You have several ways of declining the gambit, for example 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.Nf3 dxe5 Nc3 where White has an extra center pawn but Black has more space and easy development, which should be about equal. You can also accept it, in which case you need to research the From's Gambit because it gets really messy
I love the Bird's Opening. So many people are confused by it, and even if they are prepared, white has some great lines. If you can get rid of the f-pawn, that semi-open file for the castled rook is devastating. And like GM Danielsen talks about, playing the Dutch Defense with reversed colors is great.
Excuse my hh comment. I was having problems posting comments on you tube and I finally figured it out. Anyways, those who are interested in the Bird opening should youtube "chess - the polar bear system." GM Henrik Danielsen has posted a series of videos exploring what is essentially a reversed colors dutch defense. He claims to have totally new ideas for the F4 opening, and I think he's right!
Lol watching most of his video make me look like a proffesional on game. Even now, no one can beat me in my School, neighborhood. Maybe I should review all of the videos and go national.
I was a Reti opener, it was easy for me to transition into the Italian, Scott, Queens Gambit, Kings Indian. I tried the bird and I got to say alot of people really arent used to defending against this opening, so far I'm unbeatin in the Bird opening.
i think it's just easier to think of the birds opening as a reverse dutch. as such, g3 with a fianchetto light square bishop is adapting the leningrad variation for white's use.
why do people say that they will be ashamed if they lose against a better player? Karpov said that the way to learn chess is to lose a 1000 times against better player than you are. If I win i wont learn anything
This is the best opening in my opinion because it's like a strong sicilian defence and white has extreme controll in the middle of the board. Notice that white uses their light squared bishop for defence and dark squared bishop for developing attacks. That is just such a good opening, but it's very rare.
transposing into a King's Gambit is a bad idea. First because the From's Gambit has no advantage. Best play on both sides Black is just down material.
The opening are the first moves of white, the defence are the same but the moves are done by the black, and a gambit is when you offer a pawn in the opening, frecuently for a fast develop of the minor pieces (knights and bishops), for a trap, open lines, etc.
Good video and explanation: I live in Italy so I have know how to pronounce some words, there was a word that is troubling me: Fianchetto. It is not pronounced with a 'c' like cheese but a hard 'c'. KEEP UP THOSE GOOD VIDEOS WE LOVE THEM!!!!
First time i played with this strat, i won, i like the play style, only thing i did wrong was i didnt develop my B1 kngiht, thus trapping my A1 rook and not allowing him to develop
are you sure this is the 6 most popular opening, i cant believe its more popular than the french, the sicilian, the caro kann, the modern, the pirc, the slav, the qg, the kings indian and the others
i mean openings are really considered white's openings. There are the most popular openings and then the most popular defenses. The birds opening is the 6 most popular opening for white.
they are all name of openings. a gambit is when someone offers to sacrifice a pawn, but i really have no clue why some openings are called defences and others are not
White's play is an opening, black's is a defense. A gambit is offering material ( piece or pawn ) for a possible advantage in position,development or attack.
@IdkScapeFilms A gambit is a sacrifice in the opening, giving up material (usually a pawn) in order to expedite development in order to gain a positional advantage and eventually regain the material in a favourable manner.
A defense is simply a line chosen by Black to defend an opening. If you reverse colours, the line then becomes an attack. Ex: King's Indian Defense/Attack
An opening is simply a line chosen by White to start the game.
@IdkScapeFilms Openings Are Whites, Defences Are Blacks, Gambits Can Be Played By Both. Openings Are Whites Way To Try And Create A Slight Advantage, Defences Are Blacks Way Of Trying To Create Inequality In The Position, Gambits Are The Sacrificing Of Minor Pieces, Usually A Pawn(s) To Gain Positional Advantage.
@IdkScapeFilms an opening defense is a standard defensive formation while a gambit is a sacrifice offered up in the hopes of gaining an advantage later.
@IdkScapeFilms i believe gambits are the sets of moves that generally involve the sacrifice of a piece for some advantage a lot of times positional in the opening
@thechesswebsite this is the 6th most popular "first" move by White. The wording you use is misleading. It is also misleading to use the term popular because 1. f4 is anything but.
e4 and d4 represent 66% of chess games played at the top levels.
f4 is more popular at the club level because seldom do the words "best defence" have any bearing there.
I feel that out of the minor pieces the bishop pair can work the best together and most of the time I try to keep the game open with the middle open and bishops tend to dominate open games. Now as the game progresses I may change strategy but at the beginning that's kinda how I look at it.
if you are white you are able to really dictate what opening it is. For the most part though you will be playing f4 as one of your early moves. You may see different varations if you mix up the move order but the same principles will stick when you play f4 early and build up around that. Depending on order though it might take more of a Kings Gambit feel or even another opening.
I have played agenst it as Black at least a cuple of 100 times. and The only move is 1.e5 if black wants to win. and to come unprepered as white agenst this is suesidel. if you miss the position after 3...Bxd6 4.Nf3 g5 5.g3 g4 6.Nh4 Ne7 and not Playing d4 it`s just Bad.
I have Played agenst an almost 1700 rated player who prosided 7.Bg2 Ng6
8.Nxg6 hxg6 and Nc3
Just offered me the hole king side!! after Txh2
So those who want to play it MUST know the teory, not just jump right in it.
First of all, 1...Nf6 is NOT the 'main line' here. By far the most common response to 1.f4 is 1...d5 (3 times as common as 1...Nf6) which is essentially a Dutch Defense with an extra move.
Your 'analysis' of this Larsen-Bird variation is superficial and misleading. Based on the way you're expressing yourself it's obvious you're a novice, probably in the 1100-1400 range.
"I said that lots of times you will see Nf6 and d5 switched with d5 being the first move."
No, what you said was that, and I quote verbatim "the main line starts off with 1...Nf6" which is a 100% incorrect statement. Perhaps you should watch your own video as you obviously don't remember what it is you said.
You might also want to learn that in chess a pawn is not referred to as a piece. It is a pawn.
also wat would u say i study the most. im 1500, i have a decent opening knowledge. a very good middle game. and an average endgame. and how should i practice?
five most popular would be 1.e4, 2.d4, 3.Nf3, 4.c4, 5.g3
If you are 1500 and have a good foundation in openings and already have a good middle game I would focus most of your time on end game. I would say one of the biggest problems people have is once they get a winning end game, they are not able to close it out. You need to feel comfortable knowing when you are ahead and knowing how to correctly play the endgame for the win.
I couldn't agree more, end game technique is a must in order to make progress as a chess player. I have often played a game when i'm actually in theory losing the end game, except the opponent has no clue of how to capitalized on their winning position and I just crush them lol. lots of fun. but yes ppl study ur end game, it will undoubtedly make you a better player : ) and help u win more games too.
yes endgame is verry important, but most endgame books miss vary important stuff btw thanks for the video and with openings yeah i had a bad day and wanted to start an argument even so i think if its a defence its still the name of the opening
If d4 is unwise (7:00), and white’s goal is dark-square control, and to avoid the f4 pawn being isolated, then to where should the queen’s knight be developed?
chesscreator 1 week ago
ive played this opening multiple times , and the light squared bishop is very powerful in the end game
Matt101211012 1 month ago
6:32 What did he(Kevin^^) say? (something something) Bishop. (Thanks in advance!)
Hereson0 1 month ago
@Hereson0 "finnichetto his bishop"
BravaAl 1 month ago
@BravaAl Googled it: "fianchettoed" Thanks for the reply ;)
Hereson0 1 month ago
i love the music at the beginning of the videos. where can i find it?
drumminmaniac 3 months ago
@drumminmaniac There will be a day - Jeremy Camp
pjn2001 2 weeks ago
100th comment.
IDGAFWTFMNI 4 months ago
I think at 5:20 is better Qe2,if exchange bishops,white will won a pawn
MrPeto1212 5 months ago
thanks man because of you i have beaten Viswanathan Anand
fastestcars2011 6 months ago 2
I'd like to thank you and everyone and thechesswebsite. I've usually played chess on instinct, never really paying attention to any tactics or strategies. Since I've found your site, I've been studying the various lessons to improve my performance. I was actually very surprised when I came across this one, because this is one of my favorite ways to start a game. I had no idea that it actually had a name.
TheNewRavager 6 months ago
You really should make a video on the Polar bear system
ChessByAlex 7 months ago
What to do if black fianchettos his bishop on b7?^^
despotalex 8 months ago
thanks for the information on the d4 thrust - I recently lost a game because of my weakened center in the Bird's
WEITESTAL 8 months ago
What I like to do is f4, Nf3, g3, Bg2, 0-0, then develop on the other side. This all takes about 12 moves. Do you think this is a good opening?
bionicpotato 8 months ago
@bionicpotato You should search google video for videos called the Polar Bear System. The videos are done by Grandmaster Henrik Danielsen, who developed the polar bear, which is really just a variation of the Bird's. I played this for a year and a half and with proper play White gets a small but definite advantage.
TheCheesemate 8 months ago
8:20 If white moves Ne5 and black captures back with Nxe5 then once you recapture with fxe5 then the dark squared bishop and knight of black's are forked nicely. If white moves Ne5 and black captures with Bxe5 then white can recapture with fxe5 and the knight has to retreat, but white sacrifices the bishops diagonal.
daemonowner 9 months ago
Can you tell me how to get chessmaster 9000 free
TravisKPHall 9 months ago
I have a quick question because i've seen about 6 or 8 of your videos today ( they're great by the way). But you mention a lot about controlling light squares or controlling brown squares. Whats the benefit of brown controlling brown squares, white controlling white squares, brown controlling white squares ecetera?
druglover200 10 months ago
its kinda like a reverse sicilian eh?
druglover200 10 months ago
@druglover200 Not really. A reverse sicilian would be 1.c4 e5, but pushing the f pawn changes things considerably. The queen doesn't get the same development benefit, but White's space on the kingside offers more attacking chances
TheCheesemate 8 months ago
@TheCheesemate This is actually not called the "Reverse Sicilian," it is called the English Opening. In this case, White is not looking for rapid Queen development, but rather to undermine Black's control of the light-colored center squares.
Azkadaz 2 months ago
what to do if form f4 black responds with e5?
Jikkerman 10 months ago
@Jikkerman You have a few options. If you play 2.e4 then it's a king's gambit. You have several ways of declining the gambit, for example 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.Nf3 dxe5 Nc3 where White has an extra center pawn but Black has more space and easy development, which should be about equal. You can also accept it, in which case you need to research the From's Gambit because it gets really messy
TheCheesemate 8 months ago
youve got some cool musical intros,
dontprotect 11 months ago
any comments about henrik danielson's Polar Bear opening (g3 vs e3) ???
colemontelongo 11 months ago
what about henrik danielsons polar bear opening??? (g3 instead of e3) ??? how does black counter ???
colemontelongo 11 months ago
kevin, can you make a video about whites opening g4 then pushes up to g5 and adds h4 defender. i cant play well against this. please help
takhar0313 11 months ago
I love the Bird's Opening. So many people are confused by it, and even if they are prepared, white has some great lines. If you can get rid of the f-pawn, that semi-open file for the castled rook is devastating. And like GM Danielsen talks about, playing the Dutch Defense with reversed colors is great.
duffmasterofpuppets 1 year ago
Excuse my hh comment. I was having problems posting comments on you tube and I finally figured it out. Anyways, those who are interested in the Bird opening should youtube "chess - the polar bear system." GM Henrik Danielsen has posted a series of videos exploring what is essentially a reversed colors dutch defense. He claims to have totally new ideas for the F4 opening, and I think he's right!
shepardpost 1 year ago
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shepardpost 1 year ago
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@thechesswebsite its not the 6 most popular opening,but the 6 most popular opening move for white after e4 d4 c4 and so on.
JonMariusRoenneberg 1 year ago
Lol watching most of his video make me look like a proffesional on game. Even now, no one can beat me in my School, neighborhood. Maybe I should review all of the videos and go national.
kurizu 1 year ago
Where can I see some top level play of the Birds opening?
KingRingSting 1 year ago
I was a Reti opener, it was easy for me to transition into the Italian, Scott, Queens Gambit, Kings Indian. I tried the bird and I got to say alot of people really arent used to defending against this opening, so far I'm unbeatin in the Bird opening.
Gamebredpitbull 1 year ago
can some1 pls tell me a good online chess site
cvetko5 1 year ago
@cvetko5 chess.com
its great,you can play people online, for free
imsoterriblybored 1 year ago
Good intro, as a Birds player I have seen that setup many times. This opening is great for surprise value.
Everincon 1 year ago
what shoul I do when black starts with kings indian? ahaha.
chandygarcia 1 year ago
My teacher said to me that this opening should only be use to a noob like me and not in the masters like him... what can you say about that?
mielord21 1 year ago
um,,, um....um....um....um.. dude stop!!!!!!!
sshemar55 1 year ago
I tried the bird's opening, and the opponent responded: ...d5 2. Nf3 Bg4. How should I respond to that?
TianLaiZhiYing 1 year ago
@TianLaiZhiYing I would try e3
Dampozei 1 year ago
@TianLaiZhiYing e3, the queen is now protecting the knight and your pawn chais won't be weakened
shinyninetales999 1 year ago
i think it's just easier to think of the birds opening as a reverse dutch. as such, g3 with a fianchetto light square bishop is adapting the leningrad variation for white's use.
MrZingnigga 1 year ago
i beat the brakes off a cat with this
uhinus 1 year ago
Whats the song at the start of the video?
TabzKillah 1 year ago
why do people say that they will be ashamed if they lose against a better player? Karpov said that the way to learn chess is to lose a 1000 times against better player than you are. If I win i wont learn anything
gruduvu 1 year ago
This is the best opening in my opinion because it's like a strong sicilian defence and white has extreme controll in the middle of the board. Notice that white uses their light squared bishop for defence and dark squared bishop for developing attacks. That is just such a good opening, but it's very rare.
AtomiicWarfare 1 year ago
@AtomiicWarfare
Why not just 1.c4?
cjgone2 1 year ago
uhmmm can i ask a queston?? what is the best move in opening, defense and attack?? im new in chess
austria1324 1 year ago
transposing into a King's Gambit is a bad idea. First because the From's Gambit has no advantage. Best play on both sides Black is just down material.
indigobuffalo 1 year ago
btw at 4:29 instead of moving the bishop to e2 you could checkmate by moving it to b5 in this case
sg135 1 year ago
@sg135
This is not mate. Bd2 is fine for black.
theburglar724 1 year ago
@sg135 you are an idiot
kakashi76767 1 year ago
@sg135 lol
KooLRajK 1 year ago
The opening are the first moves of white, the defence are the same but the moves are done by the black, and a gambit is when you offer a pawn in the opening, frecuently for a fast develop of the minor pieces (knights and bishops), for a trap, open lines, etc.
rocconof 1 year ago
if black is familiar with the ''bird'', then white hasnt got a chance!!
michael64eh 1 year ago
i do not recommened this openeing
its shitty and oily and fucked
sadcommunity 1 year ago
P.S. Fianchetto is pronounced like fianketto
Ozibiey 2 years ago
Good video and explanation: I live in Italy so I have know how to pronounce some words, there was a word that is troubling me: Fianchetto. It is not pronounced with a 'c' like cheese but a hard 'c'. KEEP UP THOSE GOOD VIDEOS WE LOVE THEM!!!!
Ozibiey 2 years ago
First time i played with this strat, i won, i like the play style, only thing i did wrong was i didnt develop my B1 kngiht, thus trapping my A1 rook and not allowing him to develop
serialfx 2 years ago
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serialfx 2 years ago
white normally play b3 at 4:30 so he can pin the c6 knight if black develope it .
bishop on e2 is not the best move for bird!
Qwerty47394 2 years ago
Yo what's the song you play at the beginning of every video.
CJones13 2 years ago
There will be a Day
MrJosiahT 2 years ago
i dont think d4 is such a bad move you get into a verry favorable colle zuckertort structure
IHATENEDAH 2 years ago
are you sure this is the 6 most popular opening, i cant believe its more popular than the french, the sicilian, the caro kann, the modern, the pirc, the slav, the qg, the kings indian and the others
IHATENEDAH 2 years ago
i'm sure. Keep in mind that defenses aren't considered openings. They are considered defenses. You are naming lots of defenses.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago 28
hey if you don't mind me asking, what's the difference between and opening a defense, and a gambit?
IdkScapeFilms 2 years ago
oh yea and a tactic :o
IdkScapeFilms 2 years ago
i mean openings are really considered white's openings. There are the most popular openings and then the most popular defenses. The birds opening is the 6 most popular opening for white.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
they are all name of openings. a gambit is when someone offers to sacrifice a pawn, but i really have no clue why some openings are called defences and others are not
IHATENEDAH 2 years ago
White's play is an opening, black's is a defense. A gambit is offering material ( piece or pawn ) for a possible advantage in position,development or attack.
colster71 2 years ago
@IdkScapeFilms A gambit is a sacrifice in the opening, giving up material (usually a pawn) in order to expedite development in order to gain a positional advantage and eventually regain the material in a favourable manner.
A defense is simply a line chosen by Black to defend an opening. If you reverse colours, the line then becomes an attack. Ex: King's Indian Defense/Attack
An opening is simply a line chosen by White to start the game.
indigobuffalo 1 year ago
@IdkScapeFilms Openings Are Whites, Defences Are Blacks, Gambits Can Be Played By Both. Openings Are Whites Way To Try And Create A Slight Advantage, Defences Are Blacks Way Of Trying To Create Inequality In The Position, Gambits Are The Sacrificing Of Minor Pieces, Usually A Pawn(s) To Gain Positional Advantage.
Tackoppe 1 year ago
@IdkScapeFilms an opening defense is a standard defensive formation while a gambit is a sacrifice offered up in the hopes of gaining an advantage later.
xnoumenon 1 year ago
@IdkScapeFilms gambits involve giving up a piece for a positional or strategic advantage
DeltaA118 1 year ago
@IdkScapeFilms i believe gambits are the sets of moves that generally involve the sacrifice of a piece for some advantage a lot of times positional in the opening
fateplus1 6 months ago
@thechesswebsite this is the 6th most popular "first" move by White. The wording you use is misleading. It is also misleading to use the term popular because 1. f4 is anything but.
e4 and d4 represent 66% of chess games played at the top levels.
f4 is more popular at the club level because seldom do the words "best defence" have any bearing there.
indigobuffalo 1 year ago
@thechesswebsite obviously King's opening is #1, followed by Queen's, English and the Reti... what's the fifth most popular? Good vid btw
abaseraserhead 1 year ago
@thechesswebsite its not the 6 most popular opening,but the 6 most popular opening move for whit after e4 d4 c4 and so on.
JonMariusRoenneberg 1 year ago
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@thechesswebsite its not the 6 most popular opening,but the 6 most popular opening move for whit after e4 d4 c4 and so on.
JonMariusRoenneberg 1 year ago
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@thechesswebsite its not the 6 most popular opening,but the 6 most popular opening move for whit after e4 d4 c4 and so on.
JonMariusRoenneberg 1 year ago
@IHATENEDAH I agree, and what about the bavarian, the invincible, or the miniature zebra? I don't believe it....
MikeHelbick 1 year ago
If I wanted to play with you...would I be shamed? lmao, or taught?
ShaunBon 2 years ago 8
taught
thechesswebsite 2 years ago 9
@thechesswebsite ...a lesson...
raiderjim 11 months ago
man thank you so much........because of you i have won the nationals in india ......thanks a lot.....wish we could play with each other
raghul2hacker 2 years ago 28
that is AWESOME. keep up the great work.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
really liked this video, thanks.
eab512 2 years ago
shall we play a match......lets see how far have i learnt from you
raghul2hacker 2 years ago
sure send me a message and let's play
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
WHAT?? you're telling me i could've played with you if i woulda just asked??? lol
StackynUpRice 2 years ago
yep :)
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
im a huge fan!
but ive noticed you said that you dont like to give up bishops in the beginning. why dont you? and is it the same with knights, or just bishops?
thanks!
CyberCheese392 2 years ago
I feel that out of the minor pieces the bishop pair can work the best together and most of the time I try to keep the game open with the middle open and bishops tend to dominate open games. Now as the game progresses I may change strategy but at the beginning that's kinda how I look at it.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
I mean, does it matter how you move the pieces, what keeps the bird's opening, use able?
Aleneden 2 years ago
if you are white you are able to really dictate what opening it is. For the most part though you will be playing f4 as one of your early moves. You may see different varations if you mix up the move order but the same principles will stick when you play f4 early and build up around that. Depending on order though it might take more of a Kings Gambit feel or even another opening.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
I have played agenst it as Black at least a cuple of 100 times. and The only move is 1.e5 if black wants to win. and to come unprepered as white agenst this is suesidel. if you miss the position after 3...Bxd6 4.Nf3 g5 5.g3 g4 6.Nh4 Ne7 and not Playing d4 it`s just Bad.
I have Played agenst an almost 1700 rated player who prosided 7.Bg2 Ng6
8.Nxg6 hxg6 and Nc3
Just offered me the hole king side!! after Txh2
So those who want to play it MUST know the teory, not just jump right in it.
apeforce 2 years ago
is Bxd,Nf,Nh,Ng,Nxg,hxg ,Nc and Txh short terms for pieces or positions or both?
AswedshPERSON 2 years ago
If it was my move order you ask about i whold say white is lost after the move
Txh2 (Rxf2) just no good way to continue
you have ruined your kingside with no counter-play
apeforce 2 years ago
not very good.
forevermkd 2 years ago
I'd love to have some games with you. Where do you play?
DeadlyGamesman 2 years ago
First of all, 1...Nf6 is NOT the 'main line' here. By far the most common response to 1.f4 is 1...d5 (3 times as common as 1...Nf6) which is essentially a Dutch Defense with an extra move.
Your 'analysis' of this Larsen-Bird variation is superficial and misleading. Based on the way you're expressing yourself it's obvious you're a novice, probably in the 1100-1400 range.
jasonrepa 2 years ago
1. I said that lots of times you will see Nf6 and d5 switched with d5 being the first move.
2. Sorry you feel that my analysis is superficial.
3. I'm rated 1850 and would love to play sometime if you want.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
"I said that lots of times you will see Nf6 and d5 switched with d5 being the first move."
No, what you said was that, and I quote verbatim "the main line starts off with 1...Nf6" which is a 100% incorrect statement. Perhaps you should watch your own video as you obviously don't remember what it is you said.
You might also want to learn that in chess a pawn is not referred to as a piece. It is a pawn.
jasonrepa 2 years ago
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jasonrepa 2 years ago
every time my opponent fianchettos-mind my spelling- i always pwn there flagnogs
jrro0t 2 years ago
Very nice Video. Im going to try it now haha
YourBetterOffAsian 2 years ago
wat're the 1-5 most played openings?
also wat would u say i study the most. im 1500, i have a decent opening knowledge. a very good middle game. and an average endgame. and how should i practice?
fanboy11 2 years ago
five most popular would be 1.e4, 2.d4, 3.Nf3, 4.c4, 5.g3
If you are 1500 and have a good foundation in openings and already have a good middle game I would focus most of your time on end game. I would say one of the biggest problems people have is once they get a winning end game, they are not able to close it out. You need to feel comfortable knowing when you are ahead and knowing how to correctly play the endgame for the win.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
I couldn't agree more, end game technique is a must in order to make progress as a chess player. I have often played a game when i'm actually in theory losing the end game, except the opponent has no clue of how to capitalized on their winning position and I just crush them lol. lots of fun. but yes ppl study ur end game, it will undoubtedly make you a better player : ) and help u win more games too.
Immortalassassin1 2 years ago
yes endgame is verry important, but most endgame books miss vary important stuff btw thanks for the video and with openings yeah i had a bad day and wanted to start an argument even so i think if its a defence its still the name of the opening
IHATENEDAH 2 years ago
color control
downrightignorant 2 years ago