John, I really like your post game analysis. It shows the reason why you're such a good player. In a winning position (practically after black played Bd6), you're still analyzing critical moments, confirming your hunch when you had to decide on 2 moves. Most ppl would just move on to the next game.
As a non native speaker, I can follow just fine. You talk with a very steady pace but quite slowly when compare to others, like Hikaru o Levy. They speak lightning fast, but no troubles there either. Cheers from Chile.
It is an interesting point. I no longer feel this difference once I am more advanced in English, but studying German a while back I noticed a similar phenomenon with a famous chess personality Jan Gustafsson in the German speaking chess world. He mumbles a lot in German compared to the other guys, especially Hushenhoff or whatever his name is, so I could understand the other guy with ease while not so much Jan.
@@angerventing2694 That's funny to hear. To be fair, Jan mumbles quite a bit in English as well... especially compared with some of the other non-native English commentators I enjoy like Svidler, Leko, or Judit Polgar. I still like Jan's commentary though!
@@elbirdo_insoko Again, I never noticed it in English with Jan as I seem to only focus on the content and I have watched a lot of jan's content in Both languages but only noticed in German as I really had trouble following. If I remember correctly, though, a little later I got a bit better and was able to understand him much better in German.
John I've been pretty obsessed with chess for a good 7 or 8 years now and it all started after watching your Chess Fundamentals series. Thank you for all of the amazing content over the years I really appreciate it!
This is the closest I can recall you entering Scotch territory from the white side. With the Scotch being my go to opening, I am thrilled. Thank you very much!
Besides very clear, insightful and with the nicest tone, you also provide out of the board lesson. The "ratings are meaningless numbers, if you're doing in chess, rating will take care of itself" is a lesson I should engrave in my head and stick it :) Thanks for very good content !
I love when you add all of the different variations to teach pattern recognition! It’s also interesting to me how you adjust your decisions in games without increment. You do a really good job demonstrating your understanding of how many moves/how much time your own plan will take to unfold
Since nobody has commented on this yet, "Tactics flow from a superior position" would be a legendary quote of your legendary fellow countryman Bobby Fischer :) Thank you so much for these videos, John. The content, as well as your positive, humble and generous attitude in general, makes it a joy to watch! I caught this game live last night (very late last night where I live), which made your analysis here even more beneficial.
As a native speaker of English, I know I'm not the target of your question, but I just wanted to say that your enunciation, cadence, intonation, etc. all make you very easy to listen to. When I'm a little pressed for time but want to watch one of your videos (like today!), I play it on x1.25 speed... and you're still easier to listen to than most people at normal speed! I could probably go with a faster speed, but I like having the time to think about how I would play in the position during the game.
Since you ask the opinion of non native speakers, I can say your videos are very easy to understand. I have to admit that I watch them both for the chess content and the language
20:30 anecdotally, i've known 3 people who play h6 in that very specific variation. and it is specific to that move order, not just a general move they might make on move 5 or 6 or 7. and the reason is because they played 3. ... Nf6 4. Ng5 in the past and suffered when they didn't know what to do. so their idea is very specifically to play h6 first then Nf6 to avoid it. they didn't know about the Bc5 alternative. similarly, they've played 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 so they can play 4. Nc3 without Bb4 option.
I'm in THAILAND..... It's NOT snowing here!!!!! lol. But great content. :) It's a small world, I remember the Twin Cities and many, many nights at a few bars in Stillwater (near the border to WI which allowed you to make a beer run late night : yea, back in the 90's)
Please don’t ever think your videos are a chore John! They are super educational and I think they would be quite clear for a non-native English speaker. We are lucky to have you making these videos!
Fairly clear voice, pronunciation, speed of speech OK, decent AmEng. dialect. From a nonnative English speaker and beginner chess player perspective Apart from subtitles I would suggest playback speed. Although I'm using it it the opposite direction due to lack of time during my breakfast Anyways Great content, John! As many others I found an interest in chess thanks to this channel. Specially The Climbing The Rating Ladder series!
Wow. That knight on d6 is a looming cloud over black's position. Then the pawnflakes start to fall. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Very instructive and tells us all what to do when the weather outside is frightful!! Thanks John!!
John it's been a while since I've watched a chess video. I've been following you for like 7 years I really miss listening to how your mind works as you break down a game. Great stuff as always.
Hi John. Thanks so much for the new videos. We only found you during lockdown but have worked our way through all your Standard videos (now on our second run-through!), CTRLs, and Fundamentals; and various tutorials and game reviews. We (me and my wife) love them and usually watch something when we’re sat having lunch! Thanks again from Alan and Sandra in York, England.
A fun line I like to play against 3 h6 is: 4. d4 exd4 5. O - O If Bc5 defending the pawn then... 6. c3 dxc3 7. Bxf7+ Kxd7 8. Qd4+ You're not really sacrificing your bishop because you'll be picking up black's dark square bishop in this line as well. (Ke8? Qh4+ forces Black's king to a dark square) Plus black's c3 pawn is easily picked off and will not promote. While the material count is equal between sides Black's king is vulnerable and has lost castling rights so White holds an advantage.
I'm non-native speaker, but your English pronunciation if very easy for me to follow, irrespective of the speed. And let me use this opportunity to warmly thank you for all great effort invested in these videos, which are highly instructive for me. Keep up the good work!
Hey John - just to give you some feedback on 32:03- english is my 3rd language but i've never had any issues with following your in game analysis. great game mate love the content
As a non-native speaker, I generally have a difficult time understanding English in movies. However, your English is very clean and easy to understand.
3...h6 was played by a guy in the World Junior Championship. The following year two guys who had played in it - including future FM Graham Morrison - ridiculed the absurdity of his play. Honestly they did.
I appreciate the rating comment... I had an opponent (which I beat) start trash talking my rating. I was confused as to why because he was rated similarly. For whatever reason, it stuck with me until I realized: I play chess just to have fun and pass time. I'm not even looking to get better, I just play to play, and I forgot all about him.
Video title suggestion if you blundered that mate: "I am now one of you", "I will now announce publicly that noshortcuts is far superior to me" , "I'm not crying, you're cryin!"
Black's opening looks to me like an even worse version of the Steinitz variation of the Scotch. (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4?!) Also, at 29:30 there's the little wrinkle that it LOOKS like White can play 8.Bc1 retreating and keeping the extra material. But after 8... Nb4 9.Qd1 (in fact the computer wants White to play Qh5 and just give up castling and the rook in the corner) 9... c2 10.Qd2 cxb1=Q (or R ^_^) 11.Rxb1 d5! White is in huge trouble. SF on my machine gives -4 even though White can bail out to an endgame down a pawn where Black has the two bishops.
John worrying about being difficult to understand for non-native speakers. In other news, Eric Rosen ruminates on whether he gets too emotional in his videos and should take it down a notch.
Hey John! I usually play the Italian, and against this opening, I usually like playing (...5. 3c dxc3 6. Nxc3) as I think it gives a similar feel to an Evan's Gambit type scenario which is a comfort setup for a lot of Italian enjoyers. Wondering what your thoughts were on that?
Text book game John ! Thanks for the great content I am learning a lot here Could you give some tips on how to get out the most of post game analysis in our own games ?
Imagine John APOLOGIZING for packing so much instructive content into a 40 minute video. I can't speak for the entire chess community, but I have never once felt like CTRL vids (or any of them really) were a chore. The Standard videos are a mental workout, but only because I'm nowhere near strong enough to keep up.
I love all the instruction, but it's too stressful to watch these games without increment as you start debating winning moves with 30 seconds counting down against a 1600! :D
I used to do the anti-Fried Liver with mixed results. I tried the Traxler but it was crazy complicated and left no room for error. Now I'm trying a new answer that I don't know the name of. Only used it once so I'm not sure about it.
I would like your assistance my good sir! Im rated around 1200 FIDA and I have switched openings a lot to find what I like. I left Scandinavian a couple years ago even though I liked it because I have read its unsound at GM levels and I thought, why learn something that I am going to have to drop if I ever made it that high. I left it for the Sicilian Defense and I also played Kings Indian. I didn't have a lot of fun with Fianchetto opens and they were hard to learn, and I love open games. I came back to the Scandi a month ago and was wondering what books you recommend for learning the purpose of the opening and if I should even learn it if I have high goals? Thanks You
Hi John, wanted to respond to what you said about non-native speakers, I cannot say anything on the matter because I am a completely native english speaker, mostly I wanted to say- is there some way to add subtitles? Right now as far as I can tell they seem "disabled" but perhaps there is a way for the community to submit subtitles, or at least AI to generate them? (If anyone knows more feel free to chime in)
I don't play the anti-fried Liver because that's a coward's move, which makes it a coward's opening. I think people around the 1000 range play it, but anyone who actually studies chess in any way shouldn't. I have it in the same category as early Qh5 etc.
Once again, John doesn’t acknowledge the Hungarian Defense! Lower level players are getting burned by Ng5 - Fried Liver set ups. This is why they are going to the extreme and are playing the bad move 3…h6. John recommends playing 3…Bc5, but that isn’t really an improvement. John is taking the beginners out of the frying pan and throwing them directly into the fire. The move 3…Bc5 allows white the ability to play 4.b4! known as the Evan’s Gambit. I would argue the Evan’s Gambit is even more dangerous vs. Fried Liver because they only sacrifice a pawn instead of an entire piece (knight). If white misplays in the Fried Liver, White is down a knight and is in most cases completely lost. If white misplays in the Evan’s Gambit, White is down a pawn and it’s unclear if he is lost or not. King vs. King + 1 pawn position can be drawn. Fried Liver is win all or lose all line. Evan’s Gambit is win all or draw type of line. It has far more upsides vs. downsides. Thus, we reach the climax of my post. The move 3…Bc5 may stop Black from getting burned by Ng5, but it will not stop Black from getting burned by b4! This is were the Hungarian Defense shows it’s true power! The Hungarian Defense happens after Black plays the move 3…Be7! The Bishop on e7 destroy all problems on g5. The Bishop on e7 completely prevents white from playing Ng5. Furthermore, it prevents any future pins white may try to implement again the f6 Knight. Sometimes, in the 3…Bc5 line, White will do a nasty pin on the Knight on f6 because the Dark Bishop isn’t available to break it which causes the Black Queen to get tied down or have to play around it. The Hungarian Defense is an Ultra Solid line played by even Super GM’s at the highest of chess levels. In fact, The Chess Legend himself Jobava has played the Hungarian Defense. I can post game below which is featured on Lichess. lichess.org/2wFGgnMJ#0
@@JohnBartholomewChess After 21:05, The Hungarian Defense Fan’s walked out! No one can blame the Hungarian Defense fan’s for leaving due to feeling totally slapped gutted. The Hungarian Defense fan’s thought the struggle was over, but it seems Mr. Bartholomew decided to go in for kill. Mr. Bartholomew causally response by saying see 28:58. I went to the time frame of 28:58 and what do I see? I see John threatening the Hungarian Defense like a Red-Headed Step-Child. Than he delivers the final blow: “Oh, yeah, their is another move at move 3…Be7. It called the Hungarian Defense, but it’s PASSIVE!” Oh, It’s like I been shot. Right there in the Feels! I can’t believe this. This video has slapped the Hungarian Defense Fan’s not once, but twice! What kind of chess videos are you running here, John? What has the Hungarian Defense ever done to you? First, you forget to mention the Hungarian Defense at 21:05 as viable move 3 option. Than you call the Hungarian Defense Passive at 28:58.
The only critique I would have of pronunciation and everything is the lack of Minnesotan accent, there bud! And we are getting a foot of snow in Québec today. My hopes for an early spring keep getting dashed...
John, I really like your post game analysis. It shows the reason why you're such a good player. In a winning position (practically after black played Bd6), you're still analyzing critical moments, confirming your hunch when you had to decide on 2 moves. Most ppl would just move on to the next game.
As a non native speaker, I can follow just fine. You talk with a very steady pace but quite slowly when compare to others, like Hikaru o Levy. They speak lightning fast, but no troubles there either.
Cheers from Chile.
Second this. Don't worry, John, you're easy...to follow that is.
Cheers from Romania
It is an interesting point. I no longer feel this difference once I am more advanced in English, but studying German a while back I noticed a similar phenomenon with a famous chess personality Jan Gustafsson in the German speaking chess world. He mumbles a lot in German compared to the other guys, especially Hushenhoff or whatever his name is, so I could understand the other guy with ease while not so much Jan.
@@angerventing2694 That's funny to hear. To be fair, Jan mumbles quite a bit in English as well... especially compared with some of the other non-native English commentators I enjoy like Svidler, Leko, or Judit Polgar. I still like Jan's commentary though!
@@elbirdo_insoko Again, I never noticed it in English with Jan as I seem to only focus on the content and I have watched a lot of jan's content in Both languages but only noticed in German as I really had trouble following. If I remember correctly, though, a little later I got a bit better and was able to understand him much better in German.
I never really noticed it either until I read your comment and thought oh! Yeah he does kinda mumble. In an endearing way!
John I've been pretty obsessed with chess for a good 7 or 8 years now and it all started after watching your Chess Fundamentals series. Thank you for all of the amazing content over the years I really appreciate it!
This is the closest I can recall you entering Scotch territory from the white side. With the Scotch being my go to opening, I am thrilled. Thank you very much!
Besides very clear, insightful and with the nicest tone, you also provide out of the board lesson. The "ratings are meaningless numbers, if you're doing in chess, rating will take care of itself" is a lesson I should engrave in my head and stick it :) Thanks for very good content !
I love when you add all of the different variations to teach pattern recognition! It’s also interesting to me how you adjust your decisions in games without increment. You do a really good job demonstrating your understanding of how many moves/how much time your own plan will take to unfold
Since nobody has commented on this yet, "Tactics flow from a superior position" would be a legendary quote of your legendary fellow countryman Bobby Fischer :)
Thank you so much for these videos, John. The content, as well as your positive, humble and generous attitude in general, makes it a joy to watch! I caught this game live last night (very late last night where I live), which made your analysis here even more beneficial.
As a native speaker of English, I know I'm not the target of your question, but I just wanted to say that your enunciation, cadence, intonation, etc. all make you very easy to listen to. When I'm a little pressed for time but want to watch one of your videos (like today!), I play it on x1.25 speed... and you're still easier to listen to than most people at normal speed! I could probably go with a faster speed, but I like having the time to think about how I would play in the position during the game.
Since you ask the opinion of non native speakers, I can say your videos are very easy to understand. I have to admit that I watch them both for the chess content and the language
20:30 anecdotally, i've known 3 people who play h6 in that very specific variation. and it is specific to that move order, not just a general move they might make on move 5 or 6 or 7. and the reason is because they played 3. ... Nf6 4. Ng5 in the past and suffered when they didn't know what to do. so their idea is very specifically to play h6 first then Nf6 to avoid it. they didn't know about the Bc5 alternative. similarly, they've played 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 so they can play 4. Nc3 without Bb4 option.
I'm in THAILAND..... It's NOT snowing here!!!!! lol. But great content. :) It's a small world, I remember the Twin Cities and many, many nights at a few bars in Stillwater (near the border to WI which allowed you to make a beer run late night : yea, back in the 90's)
Please don’t ever think your videos are a chore John! They are super educational and I think they would be quite clear for a non-native English speaker. We are lucky to have you making these videos!
Great video John. Thanks for the recent uploads.
Fairly clear voice, pronunciation, speed of speech OK, decent AmEng. dialect. From a nonnative English speaker and beginner chess player perspective
Apart from subtitles I would suggest playback speed. Although I'm using it it the opposite direction due to lack of time during my breakfast
Anyways
Great content, John! As many others I found an interest in chess thanks to this channel. Specially The Climbing The Rating Ladder series!
Wow. That knight on d6 is a looming cloud over black's position. Then the pawnflakes start to fall. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Very instructive and tells us all what to do when the weather outside is frightful!! Thanks John!!
John it's been a while since I've watched a chess video. I've been following you for like 7 years I really miss listening to how your mind works as you break down a game. Great stuff as always.
So glad you're doing these rating climb videos again!
big shout out to the analysis gang
16:23 haha forking the knights, those rascals finally get a taste of their own medicine!
LOL John feeling the time pressure even after the game is over. Don't worry about the videos being long; you're cramming them full of good education!
Hi John. Thanks so much for the new videos. We only found you during lockdown but have worked our way through all your Standard videos (now on our second run-through!), CTRLs, and Fundamentals; and various tutorials and game reviews. We (me and my wife) love them and usually watch something when we’re sat having lunch! Thanks again from Alan and Sandra in York, England.
I really enjoyed the illustration of how to use your pawns to restrict the opponent's knights. Highly instructive.
A fun line I like to play against 3 h6 is:
4. d4 exd4 5. O - O
If Bc5 defending the pawn then...
6. c3 dxc3 7. Bxf7+ Kxd7 8. Qd4+
You're not really sacrificing your bishop because you'll be picking up black's dark square bishop in this line as well. (Ke8? Qh4+ forces Black's king to a dark square) Plus black's c3 pawn is easily picked off and will not promote. While the material count is equal between sides Black's king is vulnerable and has lost castling rights so White holds an advantage.
Thank you, John for this wonderful video. Very nice demo of the quick attack taking advantage of black's in-inaccuracies 😃
You know it’s a good day when John uploads 😊
I'm non-native speaker, but your English pronunciation if very easy for me to follow, irrespective of the speed. And let me use this opportunity to warmly thank you for all great effort invested in these videos, which are highly instructive for me. Keep up the good work!
This is scam, as expected :)
“Tactics flow from a superior position.” I think I saw Neverness say that in the spectator’s chat once. (shoutout to Neverness)
Hey John - just to give you some feedback on 32:03- english is my 3rd language but i've never had any issues with following your in game analysis. great game mate love the content
As a non-native speaker, I generally have a difficult time understanding English in movies. However, your English is very clean and easy to understand.
Happy to hear that!
Just got home. Switched from Agadmator to this 2 seconds in because I saw thumbnail. Always great to watch and listen!
Thanks!
6:32
"if you do things right, the rating will take care of himself"
me after losing nearly 11 games in a row for a major tilt: "yea, that's true!"
Nasty weather in western Canada. Currently -26 C (-14 F). Apparently this will clear up by Saturday though.
Ayy! I'm in northern BC. Been a nice winter so far, for the most part!
I like the slow italian,love your videos,like naraditsky your a pleasure to listen to and very instructive.
3...h6 was played by a guy in the World Junior Championship. The following year two guys who had played in it - including future FM Graham Morrison - ridiculed the absurdity of his play.
Honestly they did.
I appreciate the rating comment... I had an opponent (which I beat) start trash talking my rating. I was confused as to why because he was rated similarly. For whatever reason, it stuck with me until I realized: I play chess just to have fun and pass time. I'm not even looking to get better, I just play to play, and I forgot all about him.
Lol don’t worry, the dude was insecure. You got in his head. Good stuff man.
Video title suggestion if you blundered that mate: "I am now one of you", "I will now announce publicly that noshortcuts is far superior to me" , "I'm not crying, you're cryin!"
Little could Black have known that Bd6 could lead to such a horrendous knight dominating his position
Summer time in Australia john! 30 degrees Celsius today
John, thanks for this. Love the Italian game.
Black's opening looks to me like an even worse version of the Steinitz variation of the Scotch. (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4?!)
Also, at 29:30 there's the little wrinkle that it LOOKS like White can play 8.Bc1 retreating and keeping the extra material. But after 8... Nb4 9.Qd1 (in fact the computer wants White to play Qh5 and just give up castling and the rook in the corner) 9... c2 10.Qd2 cxb1=Q (or R ^_^) 11.Rxb1 d5! White is in huge trouble. SF on my machine gives -4 even though White can bail out to an endgame down a pawn where Black has the two bishops.
Supposed to snow here in California also.
Excited for another JB vid!
John worrying about being difficult to understand for non-native speakers. In other news, Eric Rosen ruminates on whether he gets too emotional in his videos and should take it down a notch.
80 degrees today in charlotte. I don't miss that midwest winter
Thanks John !
Thanks for watching!
yes john
No snow in Hawaii John. Stay warm buddy!
Something's only a weakness when the opponent can take advantage of it. - John B
such great content!
A bunch of snow here in Utah as well 🌨️
Hey John! I usually play the Italian, and against this opening, I usually like playing (...5. 3c dxc3 6. Nxc3) as I think it gives a similar feel to an Evan's Gambit type scenario which is a comfort setup for a lot of Italian enjoyers. Wondering what your thoughts were on that?
Text book game John ! Thanks for the great content I am learning a lot here
Could you give some tips on how to get out the most of post game analysis in our own games ?
Love these vids. Commenting for YT algo
Nice hoodie John. The game was not bad either 👍
Imagine John APOLOGIZING for packing so much instructive content into a 40 minute video. I can't speak for the entire chess community, but I have never once felt like CTRL vids (or any of them really) were a chore. The Standard videos are a mental workout, but only because I'm nowhere near strong enough to keep up.
I love all the instruction, but it's too stressful to watch these games without increment as you start debating winning moves with 30 seconds counting down against a 1600! :D
😅
Very inflationary ratings on that site. A 1700 FIDE would know what to play on move 3.
I used to do the anti-Fried Liver with mixed results. I tried the Traxler but it was crazy complicated and left no room for error. Now I'm trying a new answer that I don't know the name of. Only used it once so I'm not sure about it.
I would like your assistance my good sir! Im rated around 1200 FIDA and I have switched openings a lot to find what I like. I left Scandinavian a couple years ago even though I liked it because I have read its unsound at GM levels and I thought, why learn something that I am going to have to drop if I ever made it that high. I left it for the Sicilian Defense and I also played Kings Indian. I didn't have a lot of fun with Fianchetto opens and they were hard to learn, and I love open games. I came back to the Scandi a month ago and was wondering what books you recommend for learning the purpose of the opening and if I should even learn it if I have high goals? Thanks You
How do you thank an opponent when chat is turned off? Just started playing online. Nice video - thanks
Hi John, wanted to respond to what you said about non-native speakers,
I cannot say anything on the matter because I am a completely native english speaker,
mostly I wanted to say- is there some way to add subtitles? Right now as far as I can tell they seem "disabled" but perhaps there is a way for the community to submit subtitles, or at least AI to generate them? (If anyone knows more feel free to chime in)
IM FIRST FOR THE FIRST TIME! Thanks John for these longer formats.
Straight up ice storm upstate ny
lets goooo
I don't play the anti-fried Liver because that's a coward's move, which makes it a coward's opening. I think people around the 1000 range play it, but anyone who actually studies chess in any way shouldn't. I have it in the same category as early Qh5 etc.
Analysis gang
Once again, John doesn’t acknowledge the Hungarian Defense!
Lower level players are getting burned by Ng5 - Fried Liver set ups.
This is why they are going to the extreme and are playing the bad move 3…h6.
John recommends playing 3…Bc5, but that isn’t really an improvement.
John is taking the beginners out of the frying pan and throwing them directly into the fire.
The move 3…Bc5 allows white the ability to play 4.b4! known as the Evan’s Gambit.
I would argue the Evan’s Gambit is even more dangerous vs. Fried Liver because they only sacrifice a pawn instead of an entire piece (knight).
If white misplays in the Fried Liver, White is down a knight and is in most cases completely lost.
If white misplays in the Evan’s Gambit, White is down a pawn and it’s unclear if he is lost or not.
King vs. King + 1 pawn position can be drawn.
Fried Liver is win all or lose all line.
Evan’s Gambit is win all or draw type of line.
It has far more upsides vs. downsides.
Thus, we reach the climax of my post.
The move 3…Bc5 may stop Black from getting burned by Ng5, but it will not stop Black from getting burned by b4!
This is were the Hungarian Defense shows it’s true power!
The Hungarian Defense happens after Black plays the move 3…Be7!
The Bishop on e7 destroy all problems on g5.
The Bishop on e7 completely prevents white from playing Ng5.
Furthermore, it prevents any future pins white may try to implement again the f6 Knight.
Sometimes, in the 3…Bc5 line, White will do a nasty pin on the Knight on f6 because the Dark Bishop isn’t available to break it which causes the Black Queen to get tied down or have to play around it.
The Hungarian Defense is an Ultra Solid line played by even Super GM’s at the highest of chess levels.
In fact, The Chess Legend himself Jobava has played the Hungarian Defense.
I can post game below which is featured on Lichess.
lichess.org/2wFGgnMJ#0
Someone didn't watch the full video ;) See 28:58
@@JohnBartholomewChess
After 21:05, The Hungarian Defense Fan’s walked out!
No one can blame the Hungarian Defense fan’s for leaving due to feeling totally slapped gutted.
The Hungarian Defense fan’s thought the struggle was over, but it seems Mr. Bartholomew decided to go in for kill.
Mr. Bartholomew causally response by saying see 28:58.
I went to the time frame of 28:58 and what do I see?
I see John threatening the Hungarian Defense like a Red-Headed Step-Child.
Than he delivers the final blow:
“Oh, yeah, their is another move at move 3…Be7. It called the Hungarian Defense, but it’s PASSIVE!”
Oh, It’s like I been shot.
Right there in the Feels!
I can’t believe this.
This video has slapped the Hungarian Defense Fan’s not once, but twice!
What kind of chess videos are you running here, John?
What has the Hungarian Defense ever done to you?
First, you forget to mention the Hungarian Defense at 21:05 as viable move 3 option.
Than you call the Hungarian Defense Passive at 28:58.
it was 80 today. will be 83 tomorrow. it was 40 3 days ago, but thats AL for you.
The only critique I would have of pronunciation and everything is the lack of Minnesotan accent, there bud!
And we are getting a foot of snow in Québec today. My hopes for an early spring keep getting dashed...
Analysis gang sound off!
how to lose in a few moves 1700 players are stronger than this
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