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Thanks for a really high quality video!

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The sad thing about the rossolimo is that rarely anyone plays Nc6. But if they do, I always consider the Rosso. Although I usually take on c6 - will be interesting to watch this and see some new ideas. Love the series! (And I know you got some interesting ideas up your sleeve - still remember our game with Ne2 and the pawn sac, gosh I got destroyed by something I've never seen. Was fun though!)

Can’t wait to try this out on Hikaru in blitz

Excellent thx.

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This is a good line against the stonewall and Leningrad. It is also usable as White against the Dutch Defence (i.e 1. d4 f5 2. Nh3!?). The Classical Bird/Dutch is the best response as it deprives the knight of the f5 square. Unfortunately the coverage of the Classical Bird at the end was not very good as it failed to accurately depict what the opponent's middlegame plan tends to be. The Bird player does not want to push their e-pawn without a good reason; their whole formation centres around the idea that the f-pawn and e-pawn control many squares when working together (they might push the f-pawn if you play e5 but the e-pawn usually stays on e4). The move Na3 also does not make much sense here. What is the knight doing there and where is it going? Sometimes that move does appear in the Classical Bird, but it's usually supported by first playing a4 and maneuvering the knight to c4 or b5. Nc3 is much more typical, especially after the pawn has made it to e4. Another typical move by white is Qe1 as they'll often be trying to maneuver to h4 or g3 and attack on the kingside. Qe1 also supports the e-pawn, which remember, is a crucial element in the Classical Bird player's position. The Sicilian Grand Prix Attack and Classical Bird are very similar openings (the main differences being the development of the light-squared bishop and the speed at which you get the pawn to e4).

I don't play these kinds of setups as some kind of supremacy weapon, I'm just trying to get my opponents out of their opening prep so we're both having to think from move 1. I have no plan in particular and I'm happy if they try to play creatively. My rating is 50 it's higher than if I do more traditional openings.

my fav opening nimimzo lasen attack

hope to see more of this

1.nf3 nf6 2.b3 c5 3.bb2 d6 4.c4 e5 5.d3 with g3 coming keeps white with a small advantage. The level of advantage at least that white is accustomed to.

You good chess master.thanks

I like the thumbnail😅

Congratulations, Mike!

I am your 300th subscriber, Mike! :D And Congrats on getting International Master!!!

YOU HIT IM!!!!! CONGRATS MIKE!!!!!!! You gotta update the FM under your name now lol :D

Awesome analysis, Mr. Mike!

Liem Le missed this combination in the actual game.

One of your best videos. You annotate well bec it is very entertaining the way you do it.

The way opening is explained is top notch

Nice series. Keep it up.

God video Mike🙂

Excellent video

Hello Mike

Great video Mike!

interesting analysis, thanks

When 1 Queen, 2 Rooks and 2 Bishops is not enough to protect your King

I'll be glad to take the rook

1k soon!

sometimes, outposts are not easy to stop from your opponent

07:29 Why not white h4? That black pawn is getting dangerous.

Poor black king

Oh the nasty En Passant...

Thank you! My 11 years old son watches your chess videos everyday. You explain the moves so well and make the whole experience fun. We really appreciate the work you put into making your videos.

Love when you post your own games Mike always a pleasure to watch

Awesome video! Really good game and explanation! I have always struggled with the Maroxcy bind positions for both colours so this was a treat! Also just looking at the depth and understanding of the position you have is amazing to see.

Excellent video

At around 3 minutes, why not Rook to b1 first and THEN push the pawn? You trap the queen and also would achieve the same, right?

Nice video!!!

Poor Ian, Game 6 is just brutal. After that game, I had a feeling that Magnus is going to win.

How did I just discover that you had a YT channel? Subscribed and good stuff!!!

Fifty-move rule The fifty-move rule in chess states that a player can claim a draw if no capture has been made and no pawn has been moved in the last fifty moves (for this purpose a "move" consists of a player completing a turn followed by the opponent completing a turn). The purpose of this rule is to prevent a player with no chance of winning from obstinately continuing to play indefinitely[1] or seeking to win by tiring the opponent. quoted from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule

Excellent recap

It is when a 700 LiChess player looked into the future, and played d5.

Lesson learned: never give up in chess!

Samuel played like AlphaZero.

Great video! Thanks

Nice video! Hope you get to 1k soon...

Hi

Absolutely creepy mask