I think this is your best video yet! I loved the "second guy" going over the main takeaways from each game - it really helps to notice and understand what the small differences are, when the opponents play different moves Thank you! :)
The Caro is definitely my go-to opening when playing people I know are stronger than me in the opening. If I can keep equality, I have a chance, thanks mostly to your lessons here. Thanks, Alex.
Caro-Kann course on sale! www.chessable.com/the-caro-kann-simplified/course/171080/ London System course: www.chessable.com/alex-banzeas-london-system/course/118788/
1:33 I love love love when you do this, there are so many times I wonder what the other variations would look like and then you have that nice little PIP at the top that is super helpful
I love the editing where you add different lines in another board on the screen. Its simple and very effective. You and Naroditsky are helping me learn so much!
How to play with and against an opening please reply 🙏🙏 for example i play caro kann as black against e4 if i play e4 then some opponent play caro kann
Waking up to seeing an Alex Banzea Caro-Kann video is like waking up next to a uhh beautiful woman. You can't believe at just how err lucky you are and you can't wait to experience it all over again. You know what I'm saying guys
The bad thing about the Caro is that is only playable against 1. e4, and I have the impression that a lot of players switched over to 1. d4, which I'm always having problems against it. Soo.. guess we need a 1. d4 course for black! :D
I’m flirting with 800 in rapid doing everything you say. Puzzles, rooks to the open files, exchange pieces of equal activity, and blundering for instructive purposes 😂😂 But seriously, no joke, I’ve improved SO MUCH bingeing all of your content. Eagerly anticipating your Jobava course. Literally gained 400 elo since July. Can’t wait to put a few bucks in your pocket to show my appreciation
I whole heartedly recommend Alex's Caro-Kann course. This trap alone, that counters the Galaxy variation, has made me laugh my ass off more than my favorite comedian. Played about an hour ago... 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 Bc5 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. Ne2 Bf2#
I'm just about to break 1000 and this video completely changed my view on the caro. I used to play it when I was 500 but kept losing my games and getting worse positions out of the opening. after watching this I'm absolutely stomping kids with the caro. maybe my experience helped but particularly the advanced with qb8 is just crushing pawn structures and leaving guys smashing their keyboards
Just bought your Caro-Kann course because I'm already very familiar with the Botvinnik opening for white. If I get your London system Course I'm wondering if the Caro-Kann is a good reply to the London opening.
2:02 Qa5 followed by Qxb5 Free Bishop. Am I missing something? Edit: Block with the Knight, protecting the Bishop, and helping opponent to develop.... my bad.
Waaaaa why sooooo handsome?!? The suit!! Also, great chess. "For the love of Jesus, why are you trying so hard to loose on time?" XD I lost it. Beautifully played and I appreciated the variations greatly.
I'm a 1300 player when I followed your games and studied I usually beat a lot of high rated players 1400 and verry close to 1500 I've played all the Bots under 2000 and destroyed them now I want to improve my white position keep them coming
in the first game at 6:10 when Qb3, there was RxBf4, KxRf4, Qxe5... if knight back its check mate and if not he loses the knight. also a really cool line.
OMG! You continue to perfect your videos. I watched the entire video and have to say I am now more handsome than you. Love the sport coat and white shirt, Jesus that was a hoot.
I was called a noob earlier when I played the caro-kann. When i had him down to mate in 2 I let him know it was ok if he resigned. Of course he took the cowards way out and let his time expire.
Alex I hope u see this. I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that your videos have helped me so much! I’ve binged them all basically since I started playing chess 2 months ago. Your teaching is so incredible I am to the point that I am always praying that I will get the black pieces so I can play the caro and kings Indian (caro vs d4, Indian vs everything else). I’m only rated 900 so far but I win almost every game with the black pieces. I bought your Jobava course last week but white pieces is still a work in progress since switching from the Italian to the Jobava (I think sometimes I try too hard for checkmate and develop too slow but is hard to resist lol). And tbh since becoming interested in kings Indian and caro I lost a lot of interest in the white pieces lol. I will be buying the caro course asap but is hard to imagine a course more informative than your free videos. Thank u again you are the best chess tuber out there (i also like chess vibes a lot but you are a better teacher).
Hi man! That course is about normal London System (not the Jobava London). You can claim a refund in the first 30 days if that’s not what you wanted! Thanks for the support.
btw have you ever faced the tennison gambit attempt (Nf3 & d3 and then if dxe5 knight goes to g5)? that's what I play against the caro, they either don't take the pawn and play Bg4 or fall into the trap and lose the queen 😂
I must say, great video, yet again! I've literally raised my rating 100 points since I started incorporating the Caro-Kann. It's really taken my game to another level. Thank you! Cannot wait to view more of your wonderfully-instructive videos!
@IM Alexa Banzea Could you give some insight into some anti-Caro lines like van Hennig gambit 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Bc4 and Goldman variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Qf3 ?
Went from 500 to 1200 in 3 months using your lessons, the Caro and Vienna... Had to add the Kings Indian/PIRC.... But they have been blending together a bit so IM back for refresher and clarification. Thanks Bud.
20:10 "...chop off your head...." 🤣 love your bits & jokes about dentists and bankrobbers. Always cracks me up good and immediately starts short-movies in my head. nice one
I recently cracked the 1300 mark. doesn't sound like much, but man - it was not easy. Caro-Kann for e4 + reversed London for the rest, slowly begin to sink into my repertoire. Thanks man! You're great. What do you think about the danish defense, maybe do a video on it?
Please make an opening for black is opponent plays other than e4 just like caro kan simplified into exchange, tarketower and advanced Because playing f6 and hoping for caro kan is same as hoping for santa to be real. Btw huge thanks to you. I was struggling to cross 800 and stuck at 750-800 and currently i am 900.
Yo Alex, how do you have such a quick thought process during a game?. The ability to calculate opponents potential moves and adequate responses is what i struggle with. If opponents play a move (especially if its nonsense)i didnt anticipate then I use alot of time to recalculate
Sincerely appreciate the effort (and hilarious dry humor) you put in all of your current. BEST TY chess teacher. Incredibly instructive, great graphics, and funny as well. Just bought your London course and excited to dive in.
I bought both your Caro and London courses three months ago and really these videos are also reviewing my knowledge with you. please do not play Jobava London since it is not in the course! like to see you playing the course content
Love your content. Love the format. Love the jokes. Even tho I'm taking a pause from chess (losing 200 rating last month really tilted me) I still watch your videos as soon as they get posted
I literally only play jobava london and caro because I've watched sooooo many of Alex's videos with these openings, and yet somehow yesterday I lost 100 elo and went on the fattest losing streak of my short chess career because I always get the opening development done and then forget what to do in the middle game lol, or just lose a pawn race in the end game after dubious king moves. so infuriating.
@@Chase_Adams middle games are very hard. I for exemple tend to blunder too much for my rating. One move mistakes shouldn't be a thing at my rating and I still make too many. I tend to break in the center too soon or with the wrong pawn. Or straight up my plans for the late middle game suck 🤣. Alex is doing God work in giving us solid openings and middle game ideas, but then we are on our own
@@AlexBanzea it must be! You brought me from 200 to over 1000 and surely I’m not the only one who wants to learn more about chess with Alex’s dating metaphors
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Anyone else get anxiety when Alex's clock is super low? 😅
All the time, he’s so casual about it
Always
He loves the flex😂
It blows my mind what he can do in a few seconds!
Yeah he’s that good! Don’t forget how strong being an IM is
I think this is your best video yet!
I loved the "second guy" going over the main takeaways from each game - it really helps to notice and understand what the small differences are, when the opponents play different moves
Thank you! :)
The Caro is definitely my go-to opening when playing people I know are stronger than me in the opening. If I can keep equality, I have a chance, thanks mostly to your lessons here. Thanks, Alex.
Caro-Kann course on sale! www.chessable.com/the-caro-kann-simplified/course/171080/
London System course: www.chessable.com/alex-banzeas-london-system/course/118788/
Per 44:00 U sir have enuf funny. Why would I watch another chan. By the way, I'm truly learning. 10Q so much.
1:33 I love love love when you do this, there are so many times I wonder what the other variations would look like and then you have that nice little PIP at the top that is super helpful
Get the London course guys it's all you will ever need as white or black (for anything other than 1.e4).
That new guy in the suit is rude. Didn't even introduce himself.
You are not posting too often. Yours are some of the best chess videos I watch.
btw, at 52:06, the reason ra1 is a blunder is because you move the bishop to b2, hitting the rook and adding another attack to the knight
Thanks for confirming!
I love the editing where you add different lines in another board on the screen. Its simple and very effective. You and Naroditsky are helping me learn so much!
How to play with and against an opening please reply 🙏🙏 for example i play caro kann as black against e4 if i play e4 then some opponent play caro kann
2000!!! Hit my chess goal because of jobava and caro!
Waking up to seeing an Alex Banzea Caro-Kann video is like waking up next to a uhh beautiful woman. You can't believe at just how err lucky you are and you can't wait to experience it all over
again. You know what I'm saying guys
True men of culture
You could literally play the bong loud against them and still mate them
Would you ever make a video with subs?
The bad thing about the Caro is that is only playable against 1. e4, and I have the impression that a lot of players switched over to 1. d4, which I'm always having problems against it. Soo.. guess we need a 1. d4 course for black! :D
play king's indian
Caro is for d4 lol.
I’m flirting with 800 in rapid doing everything you say. Puzzles, rooks to the open files, exchange pieces of equal activity, and blundering for instructive purposes 😂😂
But seriously, no joke, I’ve improved SO MUCH bingeing all of your content. Eagerly anticipating your Jobava course. Literally gained 400 elo since July. Can’t wait to put a few bucks in your pocket to show my appreciation
Your jokes are as top level as your chess. Bravo! 👏👏👏👏
Who's the Monday morning quarterback in the suit who thinks he can play those games better than Alex?
I whole heartedly recommend Alex's Caro-Kann course. This trap alone, that counters the Galaxy variation, has made me laugh my ass off more than my favorite comedian.
Played about an hour ago...
1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. f3 e5
4. dxe5 Bc5
5. Bd2 Qb6
6. Ne2 Bf2#
At 3.05 Why don't u give a check with the queen and take the free bishop☠️
He can play Nc3
@@AlexBanzea My bad 🥲 that's why u r an IM not me
@@SD-pf1yy it’s fine, i blunder all the time too
@@AlexBanzea Chess is unpredictable man....😅
I'm just about to break 1000 and this video completely changed my view on the caro. I used to play it when I was 500 but kept losing my games and getting worse positions out of the opening. after watching this I'm absolutely stomping kids with the caro. maybe my experience helped but particularly the advanced with qb8 is just crushing pawn structures and leaving guys smashing their keyboards
Get the caro course full video guys. It's massive value.
I LOVE your videos on the Caro… I have learned so much from you … THANK YOU !!!!!!! You’ve a great instructor!!!
Just bought your Caro-Kann course because I'm already very familiar with the Botvinnik opening for white. If I get your London system Course I'm wondering if the Caro-Kann is a good reply to the London opening.
You’re videos have completely shaped how I play chess. I strictly play London and caro. Thank you!
2:02 Qa5 followed by Qxb5
Free Bishop.
Am I missing something?
Edit: Block with the Knight, protecting the Bishop, and helping opponent to develop.... my bad.
Waaaaa why sooooo handsome?!? The suit!! Also, great chess. "For the love of Jesus, why are you trying so hard to loose on time?" XD I lost it. Beautifully played and I appreciated the variations greatly.
I'm a 1300 player when I followed your games and studied I usually beat a lot of high rated players 1400 and verry close to 1500 I've played all the Bots under 2000 and destroyed them now I want to improve my white position keep them coming
Incredible video. Can't believe your evil alter ego Alexus Bonanzea keeps hijacking the channel!
Top quality content as always mate.
Day 3 here watching his Caro Kann simplified playlist. Today, fortunately,I gain 50 elo in one day , playing Caro and Vienna all thanks to Alex
on 2.38, isn't that just a free bishop???? i wonder why you're not taking it
You never explained why rook to a1 would have been a mistake in the very end. Is it because you can move the bishop to b4?
in the first game at 6:10 when Qb3, there was RxBf4, KxRf4, Qxe5... if knight back its check mate and if not he loses the knight. also a really cool line.
game 1 minute 2'10'' why not just check with the queen on a5 and take the bishop afterwards?
bro, You're funny as shit. I crack up every time I watch your videos and am learning a lot! thanks for your vids.
This guy is like the Romanian version of John Jurasek but he plays chess instead review fast food items.
I enjoy the vids btw.
nice one alex, great explanations. my favourite chess youtuber, helped me get to 1500
11:54 xD
Love your content Alex. You make this very accessible. Thanks!!
OMG! You continue to perfect your videos. I watched the entire video and have to say I am now more handsome than you. Love the sport coat and white shirt, Jesus that was a hoot.
Do you record your games with the overlay available? If so, is it legal to have the overlay during gameplay?
I was called a noob earlier when I played the caro-kann. When i had him down to mate in 2 I let him know it was ok if he resigned. Of course he took the cowards way out and let his time expire.
13:10 Why didn't you capture the b pawn before playing Qb8?
2:31 can someone tell me why he doesn't check with the queen and get the bishop for free
52:15 A pawn has been taken, there is no hope, the King is lost, we must resign! (Perhaps a mouse slip on his part and he wanted to offer a draw? )
Alex I hope u see this. I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that your videos have helped me so much! I’ve binged them all basically since I started playing chess 2 months ago. Your teaching is so incredible I am to the point that I am always praying that I will get the black pieces so I can play the caro and kings Indian (caro vs d4, Indian vs everything else). I’m only rated 900 so far but I win almost every game with the black pieces. I bought your Jobava course last week but white pieces is still a work in progress since switching from the Italian to the Jobava (I think sometimes I try too hard for checkmate and develop too slow but is hard to resist lol). And tbh since becoming interested in kings Indian and caro I lost a lot of interest in the white pieces lol. I will be buying the caro course asap but is hard to imagine a course more informative than your free videos. Thank u again you are the best chess tuber out there (i also like chess vibes a lot but you are a better teacher).
Hi man! That course is about normal London System (not the Jobava London). You can claim a refund in the first 30 days if that’s not what you wanted! Thanks for the support.
Truth! And humor! Thanks again for everything.
This dude is Russian Robert patttinson
Plying chess
btw have you ever faced the tennison gambit attempt (Nf3 & d3 and then if dxe5 knight goes to g5)? that's what I play against the caro, they either don't take the pawn and play Bg4 or fall into the trap and lose the queen 😂
Despite making it to the red, I'm still gorgeous...
Did anyone noticed the rating range on one of the videos was 1234?
6:20
you missed Rxf4 and then after Nxf4 you take the pawn with Qxe5+ and you win the knight back with a fork.
good catch!
Karokan looks like black creating queen gambit
RIP i just missed the london system course sale :(
I must say, great video, yet again! I've literally raised my rating 100 points since I started incorporating the Caro-Kann. It's really taken my game to another level. Thank you! Cannot wait to view more of your wonderfully-instructive videos!
46:22 ehehe, split personality is a nice idea, btw
@IM Alexa Banzea Could you give some insight into some anti-Caro lines like van Hennig gambit 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Bc4 and Goldman variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Qf3 ?
Alex, i made it through to the end of the video, and i'm still nowhere near as handsome as you are. you broke your promise :(
but at least my chiro-carn is a lot better now
Hi Alex, when facing the Advance how do we deal with Pawn F4, I hate this variation and it’s not covered on the course 😢
It is!
Went from 500 to 1200 in 3 months using your lessons, the Caro and Vienna... Had to add the Kings Indian/PIRC.... But they have been blending together a bit so IM back for refresher and clarification. Thanks Bud.
Just hit 1300, playing the Banzea repertoire. London, Jobava London, Caro, Slav etc. Banzea is the man.
I appreciate you 🙏 so much, following you has made me climb fast in rating from 700 to 1150.. thanks so much
20:10 "...chop off your head...." 🤣 love your bits & jokes about dentists and bankrobbers. Always cracks me up good and immediately starts short-movies in my head. nice one
gxf6 in the Classical is the Larsen variation and would be interesting to cover at some point.
Its really really good that the future Grand Master Alex in a slick suit steps in to review International Master Alex's game decisions.... Excellent!!
I recently cracked the 1300 mark. doesn't sound like much, but man - it was not easy. Caro-Kann for e4 + reversed London for the rest, slowly begin to sink into my repertoire. Thanks man! You're great.
What do you think about the danish defense, maybe do a video on it?
At 2:44 why cant you do queen a 4 and win the bishop
Please make an opening for black is opponent plays other than e4 just like caro kan simplified into exchange, tarketower and advanced
Because playing f6 and hoping for caro kan is same as hoping for santa to be real.
Btw huge thanks to you.
I was struggling to cross 800 and stuck at 750-800 and currently i am 900.
Yo Alex, how do you have such a quick thought process during a game?. The ability to calculate opponents potential moves and adequate responses is what i struggle with. If opponents play a move (especially if its nonsense)i didnt anticipate then I use alot of time to recalculate
Sincerely appreciate the effort (and hilarious dry humor) you put in all of your current. BEST TY chess teacher. Incredibly instructive, great graphics, and funny as well.
Just bought your London course and excited to dive in.
Awesome content! Thank you
I already am as handsome as you are 😉
Thanks Alex, yes I would love to see what kind of games would happen with g7xN in the Tartakower!
I bought both your Caro and London courses three months ago and really these videos are also reviewing my knowledge with you. please do not play Jobava London since it is not in the course! like to see you playing the course content
Love this guy's sense of humor. Great content as always! Thank you for putting these videos out!
you are a great teacher. thank you!
I love all your caro videos. I learned a lot from them. ❤ I want to ask what opening can I use as black aginst d4 opennings and the rest?
Why does this guy sound so evil
I don't know if I'm getting better at chess but I'm definitely always entertained.
Alex Looking good in suit
I love the dentist joke regarding chopping the head and demanding 10k.😂😂
Love you Alex ❤ your Videos are Always so helpful 😊
In that first game, I liked Rxf4 after Qb3
Except now I see the resource a4! Jk
20:16 chop ur head off😂
Love your content. Love the format. Love the jokes. Even tho I'm taking a pause from chess (losing 200 rating last month really tilted me) I still watch your videos as soon as they get posted
Lost 300 in a week. Got it back this month. Was devastating. So i understand.
@@Alpacastan21m exactly, I felt like I was playing my worst chess ever
I literally only play jobava london and caro because I've watched sooooo many of Alex's videos with these openings, and yet somehow yesterday I lost 100 elo and went on the fattest losing streak of my short chess career because I always get the opening development done and then forget what to do in the middle game lol, or just lose a pawn race in the end game after dubious king moves. so infuriating.
@@Chase_Adams middle games are very hard. I for exemple tend to blunder too much for my rating. One move mistakes shouldn't be a thing at my rating and I still make too many. I tend to break in the center too soon or with the wrong pawn. Or straight up my plans for the late middle game suck 🤣. Alex is doing God work in giving us solid openings and middle game ideas, but then we are on our own
LETS FUCKING GOOOO
Queen to C5 at 2:47 😮
Great video! Love the addition of the "instructor" alter ego. Keep it up!
11:55 yellow teeth
Love your content, especially the news presenter style and the extra screen showing the described moves
Thanks!
Will you continue making these videos with the climb up until your highest Elo?
Highest elo is 2760, tough while explaining stuff, but at least planning 2300 push (we’ll see if it’s still interesting for most people)
@@AlexBanzea it must be! You brought me from 200 to over 1000 and surely I’m not the only one who wants to learn more about chess with Alex’s dating metaphors
Awesome, love going up the ranks a little bit and seeing new lines. Nice video! Would love to see g takes in the classical.
Best dressed IM!
Keep it up bro!
I'm here to ask for more slav content. Love your videos!
You are easily my favorite chess coach on TH-cam right now.
Alex, your videos just get better and better. Thank you for doing these!
i always trade my light bishop early for theirs. Gives a big adv