@LightPackerz: Thank you!! I appreciate the suggestion. There is no specific formula for reaching 2200 (except that you must consistently beat players who are not yet 2200, however that is achieved) evidenced by the fact that each master (and grandmaster) is unique and possesses a wholly different style. I also am not sure that I'd say I improve efficiently ;) Those people who are improving efficiently seem to do so by working tenaciously at openings/tactics and getting plenty of experience against higher-rated opponents. I still find studying openings to be a great way to improve my results. Hope this helps!
At first I thought these videos were a bit too simplistic for a 1600 player, but actually they reinforce ideas that sometimes we take for granted when hammering out opening moves. A healthy refresher for even stronger players.
This guy's videos are way better than Jrobi and Kevin from the chess website. Great, thorough, articulate explanations. I've looked at other Sicilian defense vids and I now understand it better because of this one. Thanks, Dereque!
I think your videos are pure gold! Openings for me has always been a big issue. I can't memorize moves. I much rather understand the reasoning of it. Thanks so much for these.
The Najdorf is just so nerve-wracking to play that I usually avoid by playing 3. Bb5+ opting for the Moscow. Plus, even at my level (1500 rating) people are booked to the teeth on Najdorf theory so I'd rather play a game from positional principles than memorization. Excellent articulation and very good introduction to this opening sir!
I really enjoy your videos, you are a natural for teaching and I hope you keep on doing them. I would also love for you to do some more in depth ones eventually about middle games in popular openings such as the sicilian, king's indian and queen's gambit to explain plans and strategies. Another thing I am curious about is what kind of training it takes to become master and how you spend your time and energy to improve efficiently.
@Dereque- Fantastic job on these videos. I have watched a lot of opening videos and your videos are by far the most clear in explaining the openings and the strategies behind them, from both sides perspective. You are providing an invaluable service to the chess community. Keep up the good work.
Though I miss the name KebuChess, your videos are fantastic and I'm glad you are starting to rack up some views. You are one of the biggest reasons for my improvement to make my local chess team after just starting chess last February
When handling the Black pieces, you generally need to be patient in forming attacks - especially against 1.d4. The King's Indian is a general go-to option for players who love to attack, but there are no openings which will help you to get there too terribly quickly or which do not contain options for the opponent where you must be willing to build a position quietly for a while.You will get plenty of opportunities to attack if you remain patient. So play what interests you!
Hi Dereque, Thank you for your videos , it's a pleasure to listen and learn from you . You explain it clear and with sense .Great job . Regards from Poland : )
I appreciate the suggestion! Good luck in your games, the Sicilian can be really hairy without some knowledge, but it's inexhaustibility also makes it's very fun to study and learn new things (to me).
Much depends on your skill level and natural appetites! Are you talking about playing the Black side against the queens pawn opening or suggestion that you want to play both 1.e4 and 1.d4 as White? What are you -favorite- aspects of gambit play (sacrificing a pawn early on? attacking the king? surprise factor?) -Dereque
Thank you!!!! These Sicilian videos (Dragon, Najdorf, and the Open Sicilian) are so helpful. Now i have a greater understanding of how the Sicilian opening works.
Here are some suggestions: If you have already managed to bring your game to a level that it was not in the past, consider what you did to raise it to its current level. Trust yourself and have fun, mainly you will need to absorb a ton of patterns in a way that has meaning to you. Repetition seems useful for anything you'd like to help yourself retain better too as it is common to make the same mistakes over and over again without it. These are some ideas, I hope this helps!
This move has always been a little less popular than 6...e6 or 6...e5 but is still quite fine. After 7.Bg5 Black has to have an idea in mind since otherwise the knight will just be kicked with f2-f3 or h2-h3 with tempo and benefit to White. So he continues 7..h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 - Black is choosing an entirely different plan than the usual in the Najdorf. White sitll has good chances for the advantage thanks to Black's advanced kingside pawns. It's a different game entirely -Dereque
Thanks! Please do more on Najdorf since as you yourself admitted, you just scratched the surface! and I am sure the next is going to be the dragon variation. again, your transitions with a welcoming smile. keep it up! Murli
If you are asking me if it's a "good" defense, then I do not know! It depends on how you are defining "good". You may ultimately find you wish to try something new if this defense no longer seems adequate to you or for any other reason (or non-reason) later. But until then...? You're playing it!
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos. Of course - and more than a little chance! Why not? You could learn a new language, expand your knowledge of any field, gain new professional skills and knowledge: so what is forbidding about knowing more chess today than you knew yesterday?
Great video love this variation. two thoughts: one, black can fianchetto his dark squared bishop to help shore-up his kingside defenses in preparation for white's pawn storm. it can also support or even replace e7-e5, as the bishop pierces through the center and can even support black's queenside attacks. Two, when you think about it, the sicilian is a hypermodern-style opening, restraining and containing the center from afar :)
Your are the best !! Thanks very much and could you please subject any famous games involving the opening related to the opening that you are showing . just to give us a practical reference to all your followers ! Thanks and do not stop your opening teaching Technics !!!
Thanks Dereque! I recently started playing more seriously and your videos have really helped me. You are a really good teacher. Maybe you can do a longer video on the Najdorf and explore other variations? I would watch that :) cheers for now
can you please do a video about the next variation in the najdorf : 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 * 6. Be2 e6 7. g4! it looks really fun for the white side to play and black should be extreamly careful, the most tiny mistake can lead to a disaster. I saw this line in many high-rated games and I will like to study it. I want to know how to attack by white and how to defend by black, thanx!
Great Video! It would be very helpful if you could make another video explaining what to do if black does move knight to g4. I have been facing this move a lot and I am not sure exactly how to respond.
Thanks once more, for both your excellent videos and your willingness to answer follow-up questions. Taking advantage of the latter: At 3:08, you explain that, while White might like to avoid 5. Nc3, 5. f3 leaves him with some problems, since it weakens his Kingside and doesn't contribute to development. However, you don't cover any other potential options for defending the e4 pawn. How about 5. Bb5+ (to get the Bishop out) followed by Qd3, or even perhaps Qe2 or Qf3? Thanks again!
dereque you the best! I think there is a niche on youtube for taking this videos even a step further, and go into a specific attacking line. Your videos are the best on youtube though, everyone elses are too long and don't go into the "why" enough.
Great vids Master Dereque... But I strongly believe you should explore some other areas too... e.g, 1. General Opening principles... 2. How to Improve (y)our chess... 3. It would be a dream come true if you walk us through a game played by two masters and explain the idea behind the master's moves...more importantly second and third best options...and most importantly at the critical moments of the game you should ask viewers to guess the correct move... Thanks
LOL that's kinda funny because I've JUST seen a game of a similar variation between Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short!! :) thanks for explaining that out!
Hi Dereque, I love your work. About 2:55 you said that 2... d6 is important to stop 5. e5. But in other variations 5. e5 is still incorect, e.g. 2... Nf6 (...) 5. e5 Nxe5; 2... e6 (...) 5. e5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qxe5+. Is there any better reason for 2... d6 in Sicilian? Best regards
It's because of c4 (the Maroczy bind), as Dereque explained it. Black needs Nf6 (a developing move) without worrying about e5, so as to induce Nc3 and then go into whatever line he wants (classical, Dragon, Scheveningen, Najdorf). That's kinda the evolution of the opening if you look at it historically.
It is possible, perhaps try this in some games and see what happens! I don't like it because after b2-b3 the knight on d4 will be deprived of a retreat square on b3, and if the knight ends up needing to go back to f3, then the knights on f3 and d2 are redundant, but this is not likely to be an issue at certain levels and the whole scheme could still be worth a try...try it if you want! :) And thanks for the question -Dereque
the bishop use to represent war elephants that charged through men on the battlefield trampeling them. the rooks can be a chariots or a siege towers. The queen can be a minister or general if you don't want her to be a queen.
great videos master D...i love to play sicilian defence as black; however, I'm having trouble with players opted to play Rossolimo and Moscow variation. I'm hoping you can make an in depth videos on both...much appreciated.
attacking the king is something i enjoy greatly, id like to be better prepared to play as black against the queens pawn opening. my skill level is pretty hard to pin down, i play most of my games at the minute online at red hot pawn, and my rating is a lowly 1020 odd but this is mainly because i search out people to play who i know are better than me to help myself improve, and so i lose a fair bit, i also play the same person alot were on about 90 games played at the moment.
Thank you for the very kind words !! I have thought of doing this but I have some questions I haven't worked out - trying to cover a game in 15 minutes could be challening! ... What is it about famous games that is appealing to you? -Dereque
OK, since you put it to me, I checked with a computer and there don't seem to be any outright tactical refutations (although the possibility of Qf3 I suggested seems to be refuted by ...Qb6), so if there's something wrong with the idea, it must be on some sort of general strategic grounds. I look to you to explain those. :-)
Good job. Good video. The move e5, removing the knight is also seen in boleslavsky's classical approach, in the classical Sicilian. I kinda find it funny. Considering I'm studying it :)
I'm beginning to really like these videos. You are the first Master to explain "Why" a move is made, in detail. Thank you.
hands down best teacher on the Web.
:) the other teachers are great too in my opinion, but I sure do appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you're finding the videos so helpful!! :)
You are doing a fantastic job with these videos, clear, precise, and very enjoyable! Happy Christmas and Cheers from Finland!
Happy Christmas and thank you!
I agree with you! It's one of the most audacious openings out there and yet one of the best! -Dereque
I love the way you present these video's, everything is so clear. Great job :)
Great stuff!! I can't believe you had all these videos 9 years ago already!!
Incredible video and incredibly instructive!! Thank you!!
I like the way you explain the rationale behind every move and the consequences of playing alternatives.
Thank you!
I'm glad you find the videos informative! :-) Thank you for your encouraging remarks
Thank you for all the feedback! I like your suggestion. Hopefully there is enough balance for both colors.
@LightPackerz: Thank you!! I appreciate the suggestion. There is no specific formula for reaching 2200 (except that you must consistently beat players who are not yet 2200, however that is achieved) evidenced by the fact that each master (and grandmaster) is unique and possesses a wholly different style. I also am not sure that I'd say I improve efficiently ;) Those people who are improving efficiently seem to do so by working tenaciously at openings/tactics and getting plenty of experience against higher-rated opponents. I still find studying openings to be a great way to improve my results. Hope this helps!
I am 1200 points away to play on that level
At first I thought these videos were a bit too simplistic for a 1600 player, but actually they reinforce ideas that sometimes we take for granted when hammering out opening moves. A healthy refresher for even stronger players.
This guy's videos are way better than Jrobi and Kevin from the chess website. Great, thorough, articulate explanations. I've looked at other Sicilian defense vids and I now understand it better because of this one. Thanks, Dereque!
I think your videos are pure gold!
Openings for me has always been a big issue.
I can't memorize moves.
I much rather understand the reasoning of it.
Thanks so much for these.
Am an occasional player and I really appreciate these videos. The clarity, insight, and intellectual generosity are awesome.
+embe1 Wonderful remarks, thank you for writing! Glad to hear you're enjoying the videos :)
Great video and explanation. Appreciate your efforts.
Thank you! :o
I'm not a very good chess player, but I love watching the videos explaining the theory behind these openings. Keep up the great work!
This was a very clear, instructive overview of the key ideas in the Najdorf. Thank you.
The Najdorf is just so nerve-wracking to play that I usually avoid by playing 3. Bb5+ opting for the Moscow. Plus, even at my level (1500 rating) people are booked to the teeth on Najdorf theory so I'd rather play a game from positional principles than memorization.
Excellent articulation and very good introduction to this opening sir!
I really enjoy your videos, you are a natural for teaching and I hope you keep on doing them. I would also love for you to do some more in depth ones eventually about middle games in popular openings such as the sicilian, king's indian and queen's gambit to explain plans and strategies. Another thing I am curious about is what kind of training it takes to become master and how you spend your time and energy to improve efficiently.
@Dereque- Fantastic job on these videos. I have watched a lot of opening videos and your videos are by far the most clear in explaining the openings and the strategies behind them, from both sides perspective. You are providing an invaluable service to the chess community. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Lee!
:-)
Though I miss the name KebuChess, your videos are fantastic and I'm glad you are starting to rack up some views. You are one of the biggest reasons for my improvement to make my local chess team after just starting chess last February
@D Thomas: Thank you!! It is a custom-made software specifically for these videos.
When handling the Black pieces, you generally need to be patient in forming attacks - especially against 1.d4. The King's Indian is a general go-to option for players who love to attack, but there are no openings which will help you to get there too terribly quickly or which do not contain options for the opponent where you must be willing to build a position quietly for a while.You will get plenty of opportunities to attack if you remain patient. So play what interests you!
I have recently got back into chess and have found these films very informative and useful. Thank you very much!
Welcome! :)
Hi Dereque,
Thank you for your videos , it's a pleasure to listen and learn from you . You explain it clear and with sense .Great job . Regards from Poland : )
Andrew Serdeczny :) Thank you Andrew from USA! :)
Thanks Dereque I feel that I am almost ready to play the sicilian now.
You have an amazingly clear voice and explanation style.You are on par with my favorite online teacher,Daniel Rensch,from chess.com.Thanks
I appreciate the suggestion! Good luck in your games, the Sicilian can be really hairy without some knowledge, but it's inexhaustibility also makes it's very fun to study and learn new things (to me).
:-) Glad to hear you're finding the videos useful!
Much depends on your skill level and natural appetites! Are you talking about playing the Black side against the queens pawn opening or suggestion that you want to play both 1.e4 and 1.d4 as White? What are you -favorite- aspects of gambit play (sacrificing a pawn early on? attacking the king? surprise factor?) -Dereque
Glad you are finding the videos helpful :-) Thank you!
Thank you!!!! These Sicilian videos (Dragon, Najdorf, and the Open Sicilian) are so helpful. Now i have a greater understanding of how the Sicilian opening works.
Very good, and thank you so much!! :)
Here are some suggestions: If you have already managed to bring your game to a level that it was not in the past, consider what you did to raise it to its current level. Trust yourself and have fun, mainly you will need to absorb a ton of patterns in a way that has meaning to you. Repetition seems useful for anything you'd like to help yourself retain better too as it is common to make the same mistakes over and over again without it. These are some ideas, I hope this helps!
This move has always been a little less popular than 6...e6 or 6...e5 but is still quite fine. After 7.Bg5 Black has to have an idea in mind since otherwise the knight will just be kicked with f2-f3 or h2-h3 with tempo and benefit to White. So he continues 7..h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 - Black is choosing an entirely different plan than the usual in the Najdorf. White sitll has good chances for the advantage thanks to Black's advanced kingside pawns. It's a different game entirely -Dereque
Thanks again, Dereque. Your videos are very helpful to understand openings.
crystal clear; perfect combination of concepts and detail
Thanks so much!! Really glad you like it!
My go to place to get ‘the big picture view’ of a chess opening. Thank you!
Thank you very much, this is fantastic to hear! -
Thanks! Please do more on Najdorf since as you yourself admitted, you just scratched the surface! and I am sure the next is going to be the dragon variation. again, your transitions with a welcoming smile. keep it up! Murli
If you are asking me if it's a "good" defense, then I do not know! It depends on how you are defining "good". You may ultimately find you wish to try something new if this defense no longer seems adequate to you or for any other reason (or non-reason) later. But until then...? You're playing it!
I would imagine that a2-a4 makes it difficult to later 0-0-0 which is quite important. Thank you for the suggestion, I've noted it!
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos. Of course - and more than a little chance! Why not? You could learn a new language, expand your knowledge of any field, gain new professional skills and knowledge: so what is forbidding about knowing more chess today than you knew yesterday?
I'm glad you're finding the vids useful! Best wishes
Thank you also for the kind words about the video!
Great instructional video. You are very articulate and knowledgeable. Thanks for sharing.
Great videos! Very clear and educational. I like your approach. Many thanks from Russia!
+Nikolai Fomin Greetings! Thank you! :)
Great video love this variation. two thoughts: one, black can fianchetto his dark squared bishop to help shore-up his kingside defenses in preparation for white's pawn storm. it can also support or even replace e7-e5, as the bishop pierces through the center and can even support black's queenside attacks. Two, when you think about it, the sicilian is a hypermodern-style opening, restraining and containing the center from afar :)
You are an excellent teacher and I hope you will become a GM of all time!
Haha, thank you so much! I hope so too! Thanks again!! :)
Your are the best !!
Thanks very much and could you please subject any famous games involving the opening related to the opening that you are showing . just to give us a practical reference to all your followers !
Thanks and do not stop your opening teaching Technics !!!
Thank you. As an occasional but poor player I appreciate the easy explanations you give. May there be many more lessons in your series. :-)
I love your videos! Best opening videos on the web, and I am a video monster. Congrats and a huge thanx!
A video monster!! Awesome!!! :) Thank you!!! :)
Thanks Dereque! I recently started playing more seriously and your videos have really helped me. You are a really good teacher. Maybe you can do a longer video on the Najdorf and explore other variations? I would watch that :) cheers for now
Aaron Vardi I appreciate the suggestion, glad you're finding the videos helpful :)
I don't mind you asking at all. I don't have a trainer or mentor. I have had some sessions in the past with a few people though!
can you please do a video about the next variation in the najdorf :
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6
* 6. Be2 e6
7. g4!
it looks really fun for the white side to play and black should be extreamly careful, the most tiny mistake can lead to a disaster.
I saw this line in many high-rated games and I will like to study it.
I want to know how to attack by white and how to defend by black,
thanx!
You're welcome and thank you!
Finally found it! A quick video that actually explains WHY each of the first 5 moves is played
:-)
Thank you for your suggestions.
this video just helped me win a game with 92.4% accuracy! loved it!
Great Video! It would be very helpful if you could make another video explaining what to do if black does move knight to g4. I have been facing this move a lot and I am not sure exactly how to respond.
+Louie Lightning Productions Glad you like the video and thank you for the suggestion regarding ...Ng4!
Dragon is on the list! Thank you for the encouraging remarks! -Dereque
Thanks once more, for both your excellent videos and your willingness to answer follow-up questions. Taking advantage of the latter:
At 3:08, you explain that, while White might like to avoid 5. Nc3, 5. f3 leaves him with some problems, since it weakens his Kingside and doesn't contribute to development. However, you don't cover any other potential options for defending the e4 pawn. How about 5. Bb5+ (to get the Bishop out) followed by Qd3, or even perhaps Qe2 or Qf3?
Thanks again!
Great video. I learned a lot, thank you very much Dereque. I really enjoy your videos.
Daniel Oyola J. Glad to hear it :)
dereque you the best! I think there is a niche on youtube for taking this videos even a step further, and go into a specific attacking line. Your videos are the best on youtube though, everyone elses are too long and don't go into the "why" enough.
Thank you for the kind words!
Great vids Master Dereque...
But I strongly believe you should explore some other areas too...
e.g, 1. General Opening principles...
2. How to Improve (y)our chess...
3. It would be a dream come true if you walk us through a game played by two masters and explain the idea behind the master's moves...more importantly second and third best options...and most importantly at the critical moments of the game you should ask viewers to guess the correct move...
Thanks
Thank you for the suggestions and for stopping by and leaving a comment! :-)
I really love how you always say in your videos: "Let's take a look." xD
I agree, even finding a few areas to explore thoroughly was a real struggle! But that is why we love our royal game... :-) -Dereque
Thank you very much NM Dereque Kelly really good explanation .
Thank you so much, I super appreciate this!!
@Celestino Torres: You bet!
Thank you for the suggestion!
LOL that's kinda funny because I've JUST seen a game of a similar variation between Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short!! :) thanks for explaining that out!
Hi Dereque, I love your work.
About 2:55 you said that 2... d6 is important to stop 5. e5. But in other variations 5. e5 is still incorect, e.g. 2... Nf6 (...) 5. e5 Nxe5; 2... e6 (...) 5. e5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qxe5+. Is there any better reason for 2... d6 in Sicilian?
Best regards
It's because of c4 (the Maroczy bind), as Dereque explained it. Black needs Nf6 (a developing move) without worrying about e5, so as to induce Nc3 and then go into whatever line he wants (classical, Dragon, Scheveningen, Najdorf). That's kinda the evolution of the opening if you look at it historically.
Also, it opens the c8 bishop :)
THANK YOU! I have a nationals competition coming up and i needed to touch on openings again, and ur videos have helped me so much!!!
3:06 What about Nd2, then choosing to fianchetto the dark squared bishop?
It is possible, perhaps try this in some games and see what happens! I don't like it because after b2-b3 the knight on d4 will be deprived of a retreat square on b3, and if the knight ends up needing to go back to f3, then the knights on f3 and d2 are redundant, but this is not likely to be an issue at certain levels and the whole scheme could still be worth a try...try it if you want! :) And thanks for the question -Dereque
the bishop use to represent war elephants that charged through men on the battlefield trampeling them. the rooks can be a chariots or a siege towers. The queen can be a minister or general if you don't want her to be a queen.
great videos master D...i love to play sicilian defence as black; however, I'm having trouble with players opted to play Rossolimo and Moscow variation. I'm hoping you can make an in depth videos on both...much appreciated.
Thank you for the suggestions! Glad you are enjoying the videos :-)
Nice commentary -- I like the videography and board notation/markings; I think the audio has too much reverb though (esp. during VO).
I love these videos! thank you Dereque!
Great video Mr. Smileyface! :-)
Thank you :)
Dereque Kelley why not 6 Bd3 or Nd2
White can play c4 later on
Dereque Kelley Hi great video 😀; please tell me what should White play if in move 6 instead of e5 Black plays b5 . Thank you very much !
@@omarvillafranco9061 play bd8
Nicely explained! You are a good coach.
Thank you for the kind words! :) I much appreciate this :)
attacking the king is something i enjoy greatly, id like to be better prepared to play as black against the queens pawn opening. my skill level is pretty hard to pin down, i play most of my games at the minute online at red hot pawn, and my rating is a lowly 1020 odd but this is mainly because i search out people to play who i know are better than me to help myself improve, and so i lose a fair bit, i also play the same person alot were on about 90 games played at the moment.
if I dont want to play f3 and then Be3, how to punish ...Ng4?
Thank you for the very kind words !! I have thought of doing this but I have some questions I haven't worked out - trying to cover a game in 15 minutes could be challening! ... What is it about famous games that is appealing to you? -Dereque
Thanks Dereque...u r the best...i have purchased your openings on ipad also...pls include few more variations to your Ruy lopez opening...Rgds
Thanks Ashwani!
Great bro, your lesson is very useful in all time....... Sandeep from India.
l'm really glad to hear this! Thank you Sandeep...from the USA! :) -Dereque :)
OK, since you put it to me, I checked with a computer and there don't seem to be any outright tactical refutations (although the possibility of Qf3 I suggested seems to be refuted by ...Qb6), so if there's something wrong with the idea, it must be on some sort of general strategic grounds. I look to you to explain those. :-)
Subscribed! Thank you, your instructional videos are really helpful!
I agree with you that it's not contained in the video, but how does that mean I overlooked it? :-) Maybe the Bg5 line could use an entire video!
Thanks Dereque! At 10:50 why not b5 for Black, keeping white bishop out of c4? Too slow in development?
Thanks!
Fun to hear! You're welcome! :-)
Good job. Good video. The move e5, removing the knight is also seen in boleslavsky's classical approach, in the classical Sicilian. I kinda find it funny. Considering I'm studying it :)
Excellent and thank you!! :)
Dereque Kelley No problem.
Your video rocks great job I learned a lot I won the world open because of you in a good way you deserve and aplause
Cool! :)
Glad you enjoyed the video, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the video. good luck with this conception!
hey! i love your teaching way! can u teach us full najdrof line and c4 from white and a wanderfull video master
Thank you!! Ideas like these would probably be better covered in apps :) And thank you, thank you, thank you! :)
if you want to get a better grip on d4 play the zagreb variation with g3
How does g3 in anyway support d4?
Thank you! ...I've never heard of the Bowler attack?
Thank you for teaching us some openings in chess
Excellent video! Thank you.
+Afif Khaja Thank you!
@Dereque Kelley Man I love your videos. Great work!
+Ed Bowman Thank you!!
Great video, will definitely start using the najdorf!
Very cool! Good luck let us know how it goes! :)
more videos on najdorf please
Thanks for the suggestion, I much appreciate it! Not sure if I will be able to do Najdorf videos soon or not...