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Thanks very much for your videos. As a 1.e4 current player I've been finding recent videos really useful. I've also bought your boost to 2000 elo bundle and now I have some time to study, I'm finding this great too!
► Chapters 00:00 Italian Game Chess Opening, Giuoco Piano 00:56 4.c3, Mainline 01:05 Black's common opening mistake, 4...d6 02:34 If Black plays 5...Bb6 03:13 Mainline, Black plays 4...Nf6 03:55 Center Attack with 6.e5 04:28 Trick your opponents 05:12 1) Black plays 6...Ng4 06:35 2) Black plays 6...Ne4 07:20 3) Black plays 6...Qe7, pinning the e5-pawn 08:25 4) Correct response 6...d5 10:24 Black's most common move is an inaccuracy 11:23 Middlegame plan for White
After Ne4, Bd5 what if black takes on f2? Black gets 2 pawns for the knight and white can’t castle anymore. Not sure if this is better for white. What is your suggestion after Nf2:?
Great video! I used to play the Italian without knowing any theory, and then I switched because I thought it was too passive, I only knew the fried iver, which I would use when I was around the 1200-1300 rating range, I had no Idea it was meant to be aggressive! But can you also make a Opening against the English Defence? I have no idea what to do against that. 😁 💯/💯
Great video! For some reason I was expecting the recommendation of the tricky 6.b4 instead of 6. e5. But this video is still helpful, thanks! Happy New Years!
Not to go against the knoledge of an ACTUAL Grand Master, but this opening has been renamed and is now called the 'Gucci Piano'. I believe it's also copyrighted or trademarked by Gucci in collaboration with Shinsuke Nakamura or some Japanese/American guy, idk, I don't watch that much pro wrestling. Jokes aside tho, this channel is awesome! Keep up the good work!
9:00 p-e5 n-e4 b-d5 how about nxf2! forking the queen & rook forcing Kxf2 followed by pxc3 (discovered check) and then if b-e3 then bxe3 kxe3 pxb2 traps the rook. else if the king just moves, pxb2 and for the knight, black wins 3 pawns and white cannot castle and the pawn on e5 is not supported by any pawns. seems playable to me as black.
Excellent videos sir. I am a e4 player and I won many games after watching your videos. A small doubt regarding this video, you said after Bxf7+ Kxf7 QxQ winning the queen. What happens if Bxf7+ Ke7? if Bg5 then Nf6
IGOR WE LOVE YOU THANK YOU ❤❤❤ I WAS HONESTLY TRYING OUT THE SPANISH but it is just so complex for a sub 2000 so I honestly think I’m gonna first start with the Italian!
Very enjoyable and informative, thank you. Your videos are giving me a lot of new ideas! Just one suggestion if I may... At 7'51" as white I'd play Nxe5 Qxe5? Re1 pins and wins black's Queen
Engine says Nxe5 is best move, but white doesn't win a full piece since black can play Qxe5 (take back knight) and if Re1 then he blocks with Ne4. However, Qe7 is a mistake giving white +2.25
Seriously u helped us soo much. Yesterday in an online tourney of 1400 players I got #53 even tho when I entered there were 16 mins remaining. It was 1 min tourney. I won 6-8 games and lost 1.
Yeah I think @ 12:23 1..c5 2. dxc5 fixing pawn weaknesses on both sides. 2..Bd7 (attacking the white queen, then unless a new threat is created black has to prioritise getting rid of the knight to avoid the outpost being occupied, c7 is also a backwards pawn that needs protecting. So black must play actively as the white queen is already highly active.
The problem with the position is if bishop takes the knight on D2 then you have to recapture with the queen. Then the other bishop takes on F3 messing up your king side pawn structure. Any suggestions?
Don't play fast games and try to be hikaru when you see his videos where he is playing lightning fast. Play more for 30 minutes games and follow a systematic thought process for each move. The thought process :- 1. Check for unsupported opponent pieces. If you find them, look for ways to attack them and calculate variations. 2. If there are no unsupported which could be attacked, check for checks,captures and attacks and calculate (see what good responses your opponent has), (cca rule) 3. If there are no good checks, captures or attacks, improve the position of your least active piece. Some additional tips:- Learn fundamentals Play on basic principles Study openings Learn endgames
Thanks for all the content, Igor! I am new and learning openings but am having some trouble. How do you recommend following an opening line when opponent does not play the subsequent moves covered in your videos? Should I assume those moves are simply suboptimal and look for ways to exploit or stick to my sequence if the board allows?
When your opponent deviates in a sharp opening it is very likely it is suboptimal and you can punish them. If not, you have to understand the opening you are playing ideas, piece placement and plans. So you can play good moves regardless of your opponents moves.
Simply the best lessons, every time. Thank you, wonderful teacher. Comparatively others aren't as concise and don't demonstrate how the position was reached again, so the lessons don't stick. I've got a chess play list and 90% of them are yours.
Nobody is talking about the computer, the computer knows every line in chess. We're talking about humans. Most humans would prepare for 6. cxd4, not 6. e5, so a human would be stumped, even if it's not the best move (which it's not).
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I just play The Evan's Gambit with B4!! after black goes BC5.
The Italian Game has a reputation for being a "noob opening" but it's actually extremely dangerous at all levels.
Thanks very much for your videos. As a 1.e4 current player I've been finding recent videos really useful. I've also bought your boost to 2000 elo bundle and now I have some time to study, I'm finding this great too!
Great! Good luck with your chess progress.
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► Chapters
00:00 Italian Game Chess Opening, Giuoco Piano
00:56 4.c3, Mainline
01:05 Black's common opening mistake, 4...d6
02:34 If Black plays 5...Bb6
03:13 Mainline, Black plays 4...Nf6
03:55 Center Attack with 6.e5
04:28 Trick your opponents
05:12 1) Black plays 6...Ng4
06:35 2) Black plays 6...Ne4
07:20 3) Black plays 6...Qe7, pinning the e5-pawn
08:25 4) Correct response 6...d5
10:24 Black's most common move is an inaccuracy
11:23 Middlegame plan for White
After Ne4, Bd5 what if black takes on f2? Black gets 2 pawns for the knight and white can’t castle anymore. Not sure if this is better for white. What is your suggestion after Nf2:?
"You turn away to pat your dog.... and boom!"
I got a dog specifically so I can pat it between moves.
Can you make a deep theory video if the pirc defense??
6:30 The bishop on b4 isn't hanging, it is protected by the Knight on c6
was thinknig that
was thinking that but horse trade for bishop are usually better so i think to him it might as well be hanging
Well not every time you say "hanging" means it's not protected.
Great video! I used to play the Italian without knowing any theory, and then I switched because I thought it was too passive, I only knew the fried iver, which I would use when I was around the 1200-1300 rating range, I had no Idea it was meant to be aggressive! But can you also make a Opening against the English Defence? I have no idea what to do against that. 😁
💯/💯
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Great video! For some reason I was expecting the recommendation of the tricky 6.b4 instead of 6. e5. But this video is still helpful, thanks! Happy New Years!
Not to go against the knoledge of an ACTUAL Grand Master, but this opening has been renamed and is now called the 'Gucci Piano'. I believe it's also copyrighted or trademarked by Gucci in collaboration with Shinsuke Nakamura or some Japanese/American guy, idk, I don't watch that much pro wrestling.
Jokes aside tho, this channel is awesome! Keep up the good work!
9:00
p-e5 n-e4
b-d5
how about nxf2! forking the queen & rook
forcing Kxf2 followed by pxc3 (discovered check)
and then if b-e3 then bxe3
kxe3 pxb2 traps the rook.
else if the king just moves, pxb2
and for the knight, black wins 3 pawns and white cannot castle and the pawn on e5 is not supported by any pawns. seems playable to me as black.
Thank you for another great video. You are a very talented instructor!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh! Thanks a lot for these soo Good video from an Italien Opening lover! 😊♟️
Of course if someone watch these traps in this video,they won't fall for the traps.
12:37 if he take the knight on f3 first, then he can take our pawn on c5 and save his second bishop easily
Excellent videos sir. I am a e4 player and I won many games after watching your videos. A small doubt regarding this video, you said after Bxf7+ Kxf7 QxQ winning the queen. What happens if Bxf7+ Ke7? if Bg5 then Nf6
Just trade queens and castle. You will be up a pawn with a better position.
Make an italian course on chessable
3. .Сс5?? 3. ...f5!! Забыл об этом что ли ?
1st
Is this the Max lange attack?
IGOR WE LOVE YOU THANK YOU ❤❤❤ I WAS HONESTLY TRYING OUT THE SPANISH but it is just so complex for a sub 2000 so I honestly think I’m gonna first start with the Italian!
Very enjoyable and informative, thank you. Your videos are giving me a lot of new ideas! Just one suggestion if I may... At 7'51" as white I'd play Nxe5 Qxe5? Re1 pins and wins black's Queen
Lol the first line where you get to grab opponent's queen looks unlikely but a succession of bad moves, even by good players, happens every day!
At 7:53, I believe 8. Nxe5 is much stronger than 8. Re1, since it wins a full piece instead of a pawn. What am I missing?
you are missing Ne4
Nxe5 is stronger, you are not missing anything.
@@gollumchess I still win a piece, Ne4 doesn’t prevent it.
Engine says Nxe5 is best move, but white doesn't win a full piece since black can play Qxe5 (take back knight) and if Re1 then he blocks with Ne4. However, Qe7 is a mistake giving white +2.25
@@tobias4411 yeah but if Ne4, simply f3 wins the piece
Super
Seriously u helped us soo much. Yesterday in an online tourney of 1400 players I got #53 even tho when I entered there were 16 mins remaining. It was 1 min tourney. I won 6-8 games and lost 1.
I reach from 900 to 1300 by watching your videos.
Yeah I think @ 12:23 1..c5 2. dxc5 fixing pawn weaknesses on both sides. 2..Bd7 (attacking the white queen, then unless a new threat is created black has to prioritise getting rid of the knight to avoid the outpost being occupied, c7 is also a backwards pawn that needs protecting. So black must play actively as the white queen is already highly active.
The problem with the position is if bishop takes the knight on D2 then you have to recapture with the queen. Then the other bishop takes on F3 messing up your king side pawn structure. Any suggestions?
I been playing chess for 1 month now and my elo is 836 now can you guys give tips for me to improve in chess
Learn fundamentals first
Study
dont get bullied by hikaru
Don't play fast games and try to be hikaru when you see his videos where he is playing lightning fast. Play more for 30 minutes games and follow a systematic thought process for each move. The thought process :-
1. Check for unsupported opponent pieces. If you find them, look for ways to attack them and calculate variations.
2. If there are no unsupported which could be attacked, check for checks,captures and attacks and calculate (see what good responses your opponent has), (cca rule)
3. If there are no good checks, captures or attacks, improve the position of your least active piece.
Some additional tips:-
Learn fundamentals
Play on basic principles
Study openings
Learn endgames
Chessbrah building habits is solid stuff but just my opinion any book is better than TH-cam
5:00, you push the pawn because, of course, en passant is forced
Pls do a video about the catalan opening:)
Very great lesson as always👏
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Do u have chessable course?
You can Igor's course here.
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Thanks for all the content, Igor! I am new and learning openings but am having some trouble. How do you recommend following an opening line when opponent does not play the subsequent moves covered in your videos? Should I assume those moves are simply suboptimal and look for ways to exploit or stick to my sequence if the board allows?
When your opponent deviates in a sharp opening it is very likely it is suboptimal and you can punish them. If not, you have to understand the opening you are playing ideas, piece placement and plans. So you can play good moves regardless of your opponents moves.
Wow perfect move to mate
Great video and very instructive for regular folks. Love from Canada❤
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black could have played d6 to protect the knight. Isn't it?
Then cxd4 is a big threat.
perfect
PGN?
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I love all your videos u taught me how to play chess
That's awesome!
Simply the best lessons, every time. Thank you, wonderful teacher. Comparatively others aren't as concise and don't demonstrate how the position was reached again, so the lessons don't stick. I've got a chess play list and 90% of them are yours.
Try to play computer on 1500 level and all of this is useless)
Nobody is talking about the computer, the computer knows every line in chess. We're talking about humans. Most humans would prepare for 6. cxd4, not 6. e5, so a human would be stumped, even if it's not the best move (which it's not).
In fact, it's the best move. so...