Puh, ich dachte ich weiß einiges über Scandinavian!? Welch ein Irrtum! Thanks one of the best videos about chess and here Scandinavian! Very great job!
It is because you put the gambit question into every move. Is it not a logical line that the opponent can reckon fast. So, if you got preparation time, you can acheive great sucess. cheers
Hi Moshe.. that is the best news I heard the entire month.. if not the year... I am just a bit concerned about the sound quality. I have since upped the sound quality and made changes to nearly everything.. from intro to end. Indeed, this clip has been one that goes way too far into those depths, which not too many people like. The Scandinavian is one of my absolute favorites. There are a few things that were left out but I am very happy you enjoyed it. I just looked at this clip and am just so tempted to redo it.
Hi,Not as a compliment, but a fact: Best chess mentor on web.Sound quality is less important - content is.Besides, I like your English accent. I guess you are English.This reminds me a nice proverb, by George Bernard Show:"America and England are divided by a common language" All the best.
NICE JOB ON THE CALCULATIONS.VERY THOROUGH.MOST PEOPLE ONLY CALCULATE ONE OR TWO LINES THAT ONE IS ATTACKING INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH ALL VARIATIONS FOR BOTH SIDES.NOW I KNOW HOW THE GRAND MASTERS DO IT! HERE !
thank you sir I highly appreciated your efforts for making this video it enlightened me to the vast knowledge of the Scandinavian defence which is somehow tricky for me at first glance. God Bless and more power
You have to be a Scandinavian type of player Projnabrata.. check out my very last video on the Candinavian or if you you like how Stockfish and Houdini played it!
Hey CP hope you're doing well. I don't know if you're still answering questions but I'll give it a go. At 11:54 you say white is "forced" to play Q g4 to prevent a mate, but, would not Q d1+ win the bishop and stop the mate anyway? Great video, learned a lot.
Gambling material for active pieces and counterplay is playable in blitz. But you only covered the losing moves for white. It is not hard to find interesting lines if you assume white plays badly. Instead of 5. Qa5+, white plays a3 and black is close to losing. Lichess database shows a3 is played twice as much as Qa5+. Unlike the description proposes, you discuss a sideline, and even then, you fail to include the main continuation of the sideline. Go to a casino if you want to gamble and make it clear to your audience that you will discuss a bad sideline.
Lichess database shows a3 is played twice as much as Qa5+. ------------------ Obviously, this line isn't for everyone, in every kind of game. But check out how frequently players rated under 1800 play Qa5+ in blitz and rapid. It's still not the first move, but a pretty close second. Same for the notion that a3 is "almost winning". No, it's not. In quick games rated under 1800, a +1.5 computer eval is inconsequential. The game is as good as even, you just pull the knight back and play a normal game. Meanwhile, if the opponent bites and checks with the queen (which they do over a third of the time), you get an extremely sharp position that you know all the tricks in, giving you a massive advantage. So this is a good line for the vast majority of chess players. Only exception is the small percentage who play the game at expert level or above. They of course are not the target audience for this video.
Hi I am a beginner... Can you explain why on 1:26 you disregard developing the bishop as a good move for white? I think that's what most beginners would do as white perhaps? Is it relevant that if bishop check is blocked with pawn C6 the knight can not be developed later on?.. Thanks
On the position at 24:24, you say that black is winning. I do not agree as even if black has two pawns, he still has a lot of issues to solve. The rook is attacked, the queen is on the same line as the white rook, the knight is on the edge of the board. All white pieces are very active and none of black's are. There is a direct threat of moving the e3 bishop away, pinning the bishop on e7 and threatening Rxe7 Qxe7 Qxa8. So you are basically forced to play Qf8 or Qd8 as black (Rd8 intending Rd7 next move to hold on the bishop will end up having all your pieces tied down to the defence and white will be free to do whatever he wants on the board. Honestly, after Qd8 or Qf8, I would be really happy to be white. The simple Bf4 unleashes the threat of Bxe7 Qxe7 Qxa8 and you are asked strongly to play Rb8 to try and find some activity against the b2 pawn. I do not see where black has an advantage there. If anything, the position is equal and much harder to play for black. I think you should spend more time evaluating positions and less time analyzing crushing lines. We don't need to spend 10mn on lines where the black king is alone in the center and none of white pieces are developped. Discussing what should be done in such positions however would be much more useful.
Hi ApiolJoe.. yes the a3 has now been explained... and this was indeed intentional... good that you picked on this point. It shows some people like yourself pick on every small detail and that is what we are looking for.... I will still need to get back to you on the issue of the two pawns... it is a long long way and I am not sure a short explanation will do the trick. Obviously, I can have the black pieces and you have the white ones and we can play this one out!
Indeed he has analysed this subvariation badly.But according to engines,just a few moves earlier after Nf3 and NxN by black,then QxN,black has c5! and the evaluation is -1.00 which means,strong advantage for black.
Yes, this is risky, but I have indeed defeated a stronger player than me in a regular league game with this line. After ten moves or so he lost the queen and resigned. Even if a3 is played instaed of the queen move to h4 the game is not necessarily lost for black, at least in my region of 1500 elo players.
Yes, it is risky, but sometimes you get tired of playing the same old same old. If you play this, you've got to play with at attacking mind set. Otherwise, you end up worse because you're a pawn down. It's an opening to play for fun.
Thank you for your interest, Sir.. I need: A) 1.e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3 Bb5+ .. B) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxd5 4. d4 g6(the fianchetto variation).. And if possible, the Portuguese Gambit and the Icelandic Gambit.. Your expression is so clear..
Biggest problem i have with this opening is when white does not commit to d5, and instead plays the correct a3 meaning black is trailing by a considerable amount. Any variation that still equalises after that?
Hi Dennis.. it is indeed but just take it from me, you do need to know how to play this opening and since we are talking about an opening that is not even been played at top level chess, you are not likely to see it unless you study it very closely. The a3 move had been discussed earlier.
I guess that after 5.a3 all you can do is accuse your opponent for being a chicken, and resign. Heck, even 5.Qa4+ N8c6 6.a3 is bad for Black... Basically the whole 4...Nb4 cheapo does not stand up to serious scrutiny.
Παναγιώτης Φρεντζάς My best guess, given the fact that the video starts saying "White has committed a huge blunder", he is assuming white does not know the lines and so would likely aggress on the other Knight, I'm not sure I would, but I'm sure I would not be able to calculate that far into the game to see d5 as a mistake. But I'm pretty bad at chess anyway, I've been playing for less than a week, so what do I know! I can tell you that from my (admissibly ignorant) perspective, on a first glance d5 looks nice because it creates some structure, and seems to put pressure on the pinned Knight, so I guess this might be a good line against weaker players(?)
thank you sir I highly appreciated your efforts for making this video it enlightened me to the vast knowledge of the Scandinavian defence which is somehow tricky for me at first glance. God Bless and more power
Hi narayan.. thank you. The modern Scandinavian is extremely tricky for all of us and this is why this is my favourite opening because there are plenty of surprising elements embedded into it. I have just looked at this video but do please excuse the primitive audio quality. The newer videos do have at least a much better sound quality to it.
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Puh, ich dachte ich weiß einiges über Scandinavian!? Welch ein Irrtum!
Thanks one of the best videos about chess and here Scandinavian! Very great job!
There is so much mindblowing mates tactics with this. When chess touch beauty
It is because you put the gambit question into every move. Is it not a logical line that the opponent can reckon fast. So, if you got preparation time, you can acheive great sucess. cheers
Thanks ! Awesome video and explanations. One of the best out there on this line.
Great explanation and video. Probably the best chess teacher on web.
Hi Moshe.. that is the best news I heard the entire month.. if not the year... I am just a bit concerned about the sound quality. I have since upped the sound quality and made changes to nearly everything.. from intro to end. Indeed, this clip has been one that goes way too far into those depths, which not too many people like. The Scandinavian is one of my absolute favorites. There are a few things that were left out but I am very happy you enjoyed it. I just looked at this clip and am just so tempted to redo it.
Hi,Not as a compliment, but a fact: Best chess mentor on web.Sound quality is less important - content is.Besides, I like your English accent. I guess you are English.This reminds me a nice proverb, by George Bernard Show:"America and England are divided by a common language" All the best.
Agreed... Such a good video
NICE JOB ON THE CALCULATIONS.VERY THOROUGH.MOST PEOPLE ONLY CALCULATE ONE OR TWO LINES THAT ONE IS ATTACKING INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH ALL VARIATIONS FOR BOTH SIDES.NOW I KNOW HOW THE GRAND MASTERS DO IT! HERE !
Thank you, I have won everyone with this, even 1900 rated players!
thank you sir I highly appreciated your efforts for making this video it enlightened me to the vast knowledge of the Scandinavian defence which is somehow tricky for me at first glance. God Bless and more power
anytime marayan.. any time
Risk and Gambit!
Thanks from Argentina!
Great lesson as always!
Learn something new everyday
Good video. One suggestion: Not ‘pins’ the bishop but forks the bishop :-)
Perfectly well described.
You have to be a Scandinavian type of player Projnabrata.. check out my very last video on the Candinavian or if you you like how Stockfish and Houdini played it!
This line is so cool
dear have you know more line this gambit
Thanks much. I got a lot out of the content of this video.
great explanations , thanks
Thanks for your work and the interesting videos. :)
Thank you Athenian ;)
Hey CP hope you're doing well. I don't know if you're still answering questions but I'll give it a go. At 11:54 you say white is "forced" to play Q g4 to prevent a mate, but, would not Q d1+ win the bishop and stop the mate anyway? Great video, learned a lot.
Very good!!
Gambling material for active pieces and counterplay is playable in blitz. But you only covered the losing moves for white. It is not hard to find interesting lines if you assume white plays badly. Instead of 5. Qa5+, white plays a3 and black is close to losing. Lichess database shows a3 is played twice as much as Qa5+. Unlike the description proposes, you discuss a sideline, and even then, you fail to include the main continuation of the sideline. Go to a casino if you want to gamble and make it clear to your audience that you will discuss a bad sideline.
From the moment that the whites make Da5 + the whites have lost there are many suites not addressed or the blacks win easily.
Lichess database shows a3 is played twice as much as Qa5+.
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Obviously, this line isn't for everyone, in every kind of game. But check out how frequently players rated under 1800 play Qa5+ in blitz and rapid. It's still not the first move, but a pretty close second.
Same for the notion that a3 is "almost winning". No, it's not. In quick games rated under 1800, a +1.5 computer eval is inconsequential. The game is as good as even, you just pull the knight back and play a normal game. Meanwhile, if the opponent bites and checks with the queen (which they do over a third of the time), you get an extremely sharp position that you know all the tricks in, giving you a massive advantage.
So this is a good line for the vast majority of chess players. Only exception is the small percentage who play the game at expert level or above. They of course are not the target audience for this video.
In the position at 2.33, instead of d5, what happens after a3?
Hi I am a beginner... Can you explain why on 1:26 you disregard developing the bishop as a good move for white?
I think that's what most beginners would do as white perhaps?
Is it relevant that if bishop check is blocked with pawn C6 the knight can not be developed later on?..
Thanks
And also you said the C4 variation appears in another video?
Thanks!! great stuff
what if instead of taking the gambit they take on f3? not sure what to do there.
How about pawn on a3 instead of the queen?
I was wondering too , and convinced that it brings down the gambit
Do you know that there
is a channel translating your Title and just letting your chess video analysis play!?
at move 3 my opponent play Nc3. whts the ebst continuation, since i simply continued with Nxd5. then he played Nxd5. I continued with Qxd5...
I think Nxd5 is best continuation. Second best is c6, dxc6, Nxc6. Whichever continuation, you gain 1 tempo
You then have a queen on d5 opponent can't comfortably deplace lol
A huge concept in the modern Scandinavian is that without the C knight, a queen on d5 becomes harder to chase away
On the position at 24:24, you say that black is winning. I do not agree as even if black has two pawns, he still has a lot of issues to solve. The rook is attacked, the queen is on the same line as the white rook, the knight is on the edge of the board. All white pieces are very active and none of black's are. There is a direct threat of moving the e3 bishop away, pinning the bishop on e7 and threatening Rxe7 Qxe7 Qxa8. So you are basically forced to play Qf8 or Qd8 as black (Rd8 intending Rd7 next move to hold on the bishop will end up having all your pieces tied down to the defence and white will be free to do whatever he wants on the board.
Honestly, after Qd8 or Qf8, I would be really happy to be white. The simple Bf4 unleashes the threat of Bxe7 Qxe7 Qxa8 and you are asked strongly to play Rb8 to try and find some activity against the b2 pawn. I do not see where black has an advantage there. If anything, the position is equal and much harder to play for black.
I think you should spend more time evaluating positions and less time analyzing crushing lines. We don't need to spend 10mn on lines where the black king is alone in the center and none of white pieces are developped. Discussing what should be done in such positions however would be much more useful.
If I may add, you totally forgot to talk about white playing 6.a3. Or maybe it was intentionnal?
Hi ApiolJoe, Thanks for you comment. I will try and get back to you as soon as I can.
Hi ApiolJoe.. yes the a3 has now been explained... and this was indeed intentional... good that you picked on this point. It shows some people like yourself pick on every small detail and that is what we are looking for....
I will still need to get back to you on the issue of the two pawns... it is a long long way and I am not sure a short explanation will do the trick. Obviously, I can have the black pieces and you have the white ones and we can play this one out!
Indeed he has analysed this subvariation badly.But according to engines,just a few moves earlier after Nf3 and NxN by black,then QxN,black has c5! and the evaluation is -1.00 which means,strong advantage for black.
@@GMThechesspuzzlerhello any new variations
can you give us the moves to study?
What to do if 2.Nc3 have never seen video about it, still many players play like this
What if white responds pawn to a3 to attack the horse on b4?
From 3:06 to 4:12 queen to A3
Yes, this is risky, but I have indeed defeated a stronger player than me in a regular league game with this line. After ten moves or so he lost the queen and resigned. Even if a3 is played instaed of the queen move to h4 the game is not necessarily lost for black, at least in my region of 1500 elo players.
Very interesting king hunt. But, this is risky.
Hi Zorutaan... indeed so but that is the name of the game!
haha :)
Yes, it is risky, but sometimes you get tired of playing the same old same old. If you play this, you've got to play with at attacking mind set. Otherwise, you end up worse because you're a pawn down. It's an opening to play for fun.
Dear Sir, GM Thechesspuzzler.. Thank you for these two great videos.. Could you share the other variations? I need them.. Thank you again, Master.. :)
Hi Turukku... do you refer to other main lines of this opening? If you can be more specific, I might be able to free up some extra time for these.
Thank you for your interest, Sir.. I need: A) 1.e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3 Bb5+ .. B) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxd5 4. d4 g6(the fianchetto variation).. And if possible, the Portuguese Gambit and the Icelandic Gambit.. Your expression is so clear..
Biggest problem i have with this opening is when white does not commit to d5, and instead plays the correct a3 meaning black is trailing by a considerable amount. Any variation that still equalises after that?
nope lol and with best play black is down half a point. not losing but very uncomfortable.
Nice video ! :) Please have you any book's reference to give for someone you search to play gambit scandinavian ? :)
My First Chess Opening Repertoire for Black by Vincent Moret.
What if a3? Black's looks down
Interesting, but what do you like after Nb4 then a3 by White?
Paul Benoit black starting to loss the game
White Plays 5.a3 instead of 5.Qa4+ and this was it for black in this variation. Trickery chess does not pay off!
Hi Herr, agreed but you need to be able to find this move
But why is b5 necessary?
Have you tried the fried liver attack, now that is fun.
Yes, the FLA has also been covered.. check out those incredible superfinal engine games using the opening.. you should find it in the playlist
2:44 Black going to winning
Instead of white playing 5.Qa4+, I see 5.a3... most of the time....
Yep me to
at 3:51 you could just move queen takes knight
Every time I try this white moves 3. a3 not Qa5
Unfortunately 4.Nb4 does'nt work with 5.a3 !
Lorenzo... that is absolutely correct but you need to know this well in advance and not be fooled by tempting to come in with a check.
B5
I see knight c3 most of the time
This guy is screaming southgate north London
Yikes, that is scary as hell.
At 13:24 Bg4#
the scandinavian gambit sucks
hurrdurr i made 8 moves to do nothing while my opponent made a strong opening did i gambit right?
it is a very risky opening only against amateur players maybe make win.
How is it risky? Top players use it...
Unfortunately 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb4?! 5. Qa4+ N8c6 6. a3 is almost a refutation
Hi Dennis.. it is indeed but just take it from me, you do need to know how to play this opening and since we are talking about an opening that is not even been played at top level chess, you are not likely to see it unless you study it very closely. The a3 move had been discussed earlier.
earlier ? when ? give a link please.
Hi smashu2 it was discussed here...
lol what
what do you mean "it was discussed". There was no discussion. The line sucks for black
I guess that after 5.a3 all you can do is accuse your opponent for being a chicken, and resign. Heck, even 5.Qa4+ N8c6 6.a3 is bad for Black... Basically the whole 4...Nb4 cheapo does not stand up to serious scrutiny.
Παναγιώτης Φρεντζάς My best guess, given the fact that the video starts saying "White has committed a huge blunder", he is assuming white does not know the lines and so would likely aggress on the other Knight, I'm not sure I would, but I'm sure I would not be able to calculate that far into the game to see d5 as a mistake. But I'm pretty bad at chess anyway, I've been playing for less than a week, so what do I know! I can tell you that from my (admissibly ignorant) perspective, on a first glance d5 looks nice because it creates some structure, and seems to put pressure on the pinned Knight, so I guess this might be a good line against weaker players(?)
No. After 5.Qa4+ N8c6 6.a3 Na6 7.d5 Nc5 8.Qb5 e5 9.dxc6 b6!! and after a6 the white Q is lost again.
I feel like your gonna cry
You stole your speech word for word from GJ Chess
GJ stole it from him you passive-aggressive loser.
Thanks a lot for this soo Good video which will help me a lot because I play Scandinavian gambit as black! 😊👍♟
any time Anders... the scandi is my fav opening so stick around.. .there is far more coming
thank you sir I highly appreciated your efforts for making this video it enlightened me to the vast knowledge of the Scandinavian defence which is somehow tricky for me at first glance. God Bless and more power
Hi narayan.. thank you. The modern Scandinavian is extremely tricky for all of us and this is why this is my favourite opening because there are plenty of surprising elements embedded into it. I have just looked at this video but do please excuse the primitive audio quality. The newer videos do have at least a much better sound quality to it.