Free weekly lessons with Boris. Lesson number 1 - Catalan Opening

My new project on this channel " Free weekly lessons with Boris" first topic is Catalan Opening. In this video you are going to learn what is Catalan Opening, the right move orders. What you need to know whether you want to study it, or you are playing it already.

[@genesisgmchesshokage2922]

I love your Catalan Video, it helped me improved, I hope you make more of this awesome lessons!
I started 2005 in blitz at January, now 2021 I'm 2193! Reaching 2200 soon!

[@ask-avrukh1922]

Wow impressive, I am glad it helped you!

[@Kgwm83]

Fantastic vid!

[@ronvanliempd3274]

Thank you very much ! Just found your video by accident and immediately bought your book. Very clear explanations

[@ask-avrukh1922]

Thank you , much appreciated! I hope you find my channel beneficial for your chess!

[@ronvanliempd3274]

@@ask-avrukh1922 I got your book and started working through it right away. Very impressive and exactly what I was missing in other books. This is basically all one needs to play the catalan. I ordered the other 3 books as well and feel that I finally have a complete and very structured approach in becoming a d4 player. Thanks for all that work!!

[@ronvanliempd3274]

Just to a small technical detail about the video; on minute 11:56 there is a title missing. Not important but just in case you want to fix it

[@ask-avrukh1922]

@@ronvanliempd3274 thank you for your feedback and good luck with your 1.d4 journey!

[@vernellawas3045]

Thanks for this tutorial GM Boris...

[@ask-avrukh1922]

You are welcome!

[@praveenav7606]

Thank you so much.

[@ask-avrukh1922]

Very welcome!

[@ArnauCarracelasExposito]

Hi Boris, I have you Catalan opening book, it's great and has helped me a lot! I was wondering if you have any recommendations to better understand the concepts of openings and variations; i'm really good at memorising but i struggle in understanding some moves in many variations and what are their purposes. Thank you very much!

[@ask-avrukh1922]

If you have an option to find annotated games in Catalan, for example Mega Database. If I remember correctly there are games of Kramnik, Gelfand etc.

[@EvSigve]

Hi! I bought your 4 books 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B. Lots of variations so I try to understand rather than memorazing. GM Turov told me this concerning learning openings. My highest rating at lichess is 2324. Good video! Actually my other opening move is 1.b3. Do you belive in 1.b3?

[@ask-avrukh1922]

Hello. Thank you for buying my books! Understanding is the most important, but some lines you cannot avoid memorizing, it's highly important. Greeting to GM Turov , I know him personally. I do respect 1.b3 , I can tell you one funny story: one of my ex-students, who qualified for recent World Cup actually picked up 1.b3 after studying Adhiban Chessable course to play against strong GM! Even though he lost this game, but he got great position out of the opening.

[@bishop9817]

Hello Boris, 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dc 5.a4 what's the difference between
5...Bf5
5...e6
Your book in Slav defense is actual nowadays?

[@ask-avrukh1922]

Those two different systems , btw 5...e6 stands pretty well nowadays , it was my recommendation during Modern-Chess camp recently.

[@user-ej6ob7tu8g]

How do I get the paid course

[@ask-avrukh1922]

Right now it's only my books from QualityChess

[@zuheyr1]

Please please for black!! Thank you

[@ask-avrukh1922]

Which opening for Black?

[@zuheyr1]

Please please à system against catalan for Black!!!

[@ask-avrukh1922]

I have it on my channel th-cam.com/video/uXjm1nw0l8I/w-d-xo.html