Signup for FREE online play at http://www.Chess.com! International Master Danny Rensch brings us a video lecture that isn't about the Sicilian! Check out his coverage of another popular defense for black against 1.e4. Enjoy!
@tantzer The Italian Game is probably the most standard opening, I think it's great for beginners. It's very straightforward and intuitive. I hardly play it anymore because it can get dull, but it's great to start on. I know Chess dot com has videos on it.
After that, try looking into the Sicilian and Dutch Defenses (as well as their offensive counterparts, the English and Bird's Openings).
Lastly, check out the King's Gambit if you want to be more aggressive while still keeping it simple.
What opening and defense would you recommend to somebody who doesn't want to memorize a lot of different lines? In other words, I'm looking for for an attack/defense in which the moves stay about the same regardless the opponent's moves. It's OK if the result is sub-optimal, since as a pre-novice I'd play only against other pre-novices. Any suggestion will be much appreciated.
International Master David Rensch here with Chess.com. Today I'm going to be totally alphabetizing your record collection in your face like a bucket of crabs with hot sauce from Funkytown.
nice!
kentcomposer 1 month ago
that went by like a dragster
iorixs 3 months ago
@duffmasterofpuppets Thank you so much!!!
tantzer 4 months ago
@tantzer The Italian Game is probably the most standard opening, I think it's great for beginners. It's very straightforward and intuitive. I hardly play it anymore because it can get dull, but it's great to start on. I know Chess dot com has videos on it.
After that, try looking into the Sicilian and Dutch Defenses (as well as their offensive counterparts, the English and Bird's Openings).
Lastly, check out the King's Gambit if you want to be more aggressive while still keeping it simple.
duffmasterofpuppets 4 months ago
What opening and defense would you recommend to somebody who doesn't want to memorize a lot of different lines? In other words, I'm looking for for an attack/defense in which the moves stay about the same regardless the opponent's moves. It's OK if the result is sub-optimal, since as a pre-novice I'd play only against other pre-novices. Any suggestion will be much appreciated.
tantzer 4 months ago
International Master David Rensch here with Chess.com. Today I'm going to be totally alphabetizing your record collection in your face like a bucket of crabs with hot sauce from Funkytown.
unclemeatster 4 months ago
he is so fast..but good video..did learn something
enilson1254 4 months ago
I got totally Rensched and I liked it. Love yr style.
benthefolker 4 months ago
Bring back David...
renumeratedfrog 4 months ago
For your next opening series, could you cover the Alekhine Defense? Thanks!
-luminaire
luuminaire 4 months ago