Crush the Sicilian Najdorf the Easy Way with the Classical Variation | Chess Opening Blueprint
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- Jonathan Schrantz gives a simple recipe to take down the most popular variation of the Sicilian Defense. Learn the main strategic plans in the Najdorf and start crushing people that play it against you today!
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Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Tata Steel Group A (2011), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 8, Jan-23
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Variation (B92)
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Liang, Awonder (2430) vs. Troff, Kayden W (2543)
ch-USA Junior 2016 · 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf, Opovcensky variation (B92) · 1-0
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Olafsson, Fridrik (2550) vs. Kavalek, Lubomir (2625)
Las Palmas · 1974 · Sicilian, Najdorf, Opovcensky variation (B92)
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Mr. Schrantz, I have been watching your video content for a couple years now. From your work in St. Louis to your own personal channel, I've been captivated by your knowledge and the ease in which you're able to express it, and you do it with such clarity. You're knowledgeable, relatable and do very good high quality work. I've improved immensely in a short period of time, and much thanks to you. Please don't stop! Thanks again.
Great content, Jonathan! Love the way you explain the moves. I expect your channel to grow faster day by day.
Yes bro
He is the best but others don't know his
Thank you so much for this lesson, Vsauce
Can i just say this. The format of these videos are great. Very instructional and easy to follow.
Thank Caissa I found your channel, I always loved your lectures
Absolutely love your videos! New to chess, like everything else in my life. The complicated,strategic ideas I usually understand quickly lol but it’s the simple opening ideas I have trouble with. Your videos have helped so much! Keep it up!
These blueprint videos are your best videos on your channel! It is like you are giving an opening repertoire that actually works, unlike those crazy lifetime repertoires made on chessable that are made for masters but paid for by patzers.
I was struggling with the najdorf w white and this line is great! Thanks for the lesson… I was previously going for 6.) Bg5 but then after move 10 or so white is overextended and if you don’t breakthrough, you have a far worse endgame and are overextended. This is way more solid!
I love that you're judging the variations not by correctness but by fun
great explanation, thanks for the content
Excellent game by Magnus Carlsen. Made it look so easy and smooth.
I needed this video as a person who gets somewhat apprehensive when playing against the Najdorf.
Who doesnt
@@joaolucasbraga4642 fair point
Big fan since your unbeatable urusov video teaching to kids..nice to see your new avatar
Wow, bravo! I think the Najdorf variation has been solved now guys!
Fantastic, the najdorf is doo hard to play open Sicilian against bc it always seems like everyone i play is an expert. Johnathon schrantz openings videos were the best in STL so im hyped to get a fix of them again!
This is so good, I am adopting this 100%. I have been playing 6. f3 (to prevent Ng4 and NxB while also preparing the eventual g4 push) for a long time because I saw it in the newspaper once and it's generally served me well, although I've often had problems with my light squared bishop. Turns out your suggestion of 6. Be2 serves a similar function and now there's no light squared bishop problems while you also develop a piece and you don't have to worry about Ng4. Thank you for improving my repertoire.
Thank you so much! A very informative video! keep posting these kind of videos! Will help a lot.
You deserve so many more followers. Keep up the good work.
Great video would you do lessons on this variation?
Magnificent commentary
Subscribed coz of the nakhmanson gambit.. finally a decent recommendation by YT 😄
I wish Prof Jo will finish first the game with the choice of move order by the players involve and insert all commentaries after. Sorry but I keep on losing track of the game and keeps forgetting what game after the labyrinthine commentaries. All in all tho, this is very good. I just wish that I could suggest an improvement
Very welcome in the YT chess scenario....You made some lapsus, some mistakes but it's useful contents...
This is inspiring.
Really instructive
Thank you
I'm happy he is getting the recognition he deserves
Wow, really good explanation
Was just looking at the the rossolimo sicilian,now Im watching this,and it’s 3:00am,I need to stop lol.
Jonathan please post a video on how to play against Grunfeld
using this video to prep for an otb tournament haha
IMO good content. Does not cover what was considered "main" lines in the ...e5 Be2 "classical" continuation decades ago, but I haven't looked at what is considered more fashionable recently. Bottom line though is the Be2 has always been a good continuation for White I don't think has ever been "solved" by Black and involves some very difficult, high level understanding by both players to play well.
One day when I play the open Sicilian it's going to be alot of fun.
Hi Jonathan can You do a Ware opening video ?
Nice vid
When playing against the petroff would you just play 3.bc4 and go for a ursov gambit
I usually play 2. Bc4 to avoid the Petroff altogether but after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 both 3. Bc4 and 3. d4 seem like interesting tries to get Black out of book quickly. Thanks for the question!
@@JonathanSchrantz oh, right, I forgot that lol. Personally after 2.bc4 c6 is a line I have never gotten a comfortable position out of.
What a shame, Hikaru seems in many ways a lot like Topalov: being on the losing end of an abnormally high number of model games by other players!
12:34 I came up with Rook takes Knight at f7, then Next Rook h8 mate? How is that not quicker?
There's no immediate mate after Kxf7?
...Rxf7 allows the brilliant saving move ...Qg5!! Black always has enough threats against the back rank to hold the position together. Excellent question! I wish I had mentioned this continuation in the video.
@@JonathanSchrantz Ohh Right! Qg5 (instead of capturing the rook immediately) does save Black !! Wow.. brilliant! Thanks Jonathan
Is there any way I can convince you to make videos for aggressive lines against the other main sicilian lines? lol
Thanks. Now I understand ...Qd3 better
what was that about kb1 ka1 in the neo grunfeld??
I got tired of groaning at seeing the Sicilian Najdorf as White. Thanks for injecting some ideas to play against it with some confidence.
Wow
Great stuff. Do you have a website to contact you regarding lessons?
Not covering 6...e6 is a bit of a blunder :)
Are you a chess coach? If so, please let me know the price. I'm interested.
Excellent. But I must say with the sweater look the nerd level is very high Lol
What if they play e6 instaed of e5 ?
Why don't you challenge Danya to play najdorf and crush him with your Be2 classical!
what if... Nakamura plays f6 instead of Ne5
hey
6 hrs gone. No dislikes so far
At 12:34 after Nf7 white can play rh8! Nxh8 gxh8 kxh8 rh1 follows mate!?!?
Rh1 would blunder mate in 2
Can I please play with you???
I think naka should have resigned after Qg6
THAT WAS MY MOVE! NOOOOOOOOOOOO...
bg5 is better
There is no such thing as crushing the Najdorf heheh. You can try,but thats where it stops 😝.
Carlsoning it up.. Not looking good.. Not looking good.. Becomes a little bit trite
High quality content! Keep going :)