Obscure 1. d4 Openings: Baltic, Albin, Dutch, Englund - GM Varuzhan Akobian - 2015.01.11
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- Grandmaster Var Akobian teaches the kids four obscure (but important) openings when the Queen's pawn is pushed. Learn the Baltic Defense, Albin Countergambit, Dutch Defence, and the Englund Gambit.
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined, Grau (Sahovic) defence
D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin counter-gambit
A80 Dutch
A40 Queen's pawn, Charlick (Englund) gambit
CANT GET ENOUGH AKOBIAN!!!!
What a great teacher!!
+NATE DOGG really?
One of the best teachers. He has a high expectation of his class and never condescends.
Thinking of anyone in particular?😂
@@JustAddingMy2Cents probably was but I've slept many times since then
@@videofudge lol Was thinking it was a slight dig at Ben Finegold
The kid who asked about the "Dutch rules" should be a comedian.
These kids are hilarious!
I think he asks it so he can actually undestand what is going on and why gm showing those moves. Smart kid.
Akobian is so humble, great teacher and great player!
Seeing the teacher's reaction when that kid said "um I have a question" had me laughing alone in my apartment.
Haha, Akobian was just tickled over these kids.. I was cracking up as well. Charles Carlsen? =)
I know, I was in stitches.. kids say the darndest things.. even chess kids!
Charles Carlson always follows the Dutch Rules.
DiceEsque i'm in tears
+DiceEsque the kid is right. wladimir anand is much better than charles carlsen :).
+MateGrinder Charles Carlsen. LOL
In the future, Var should add the Chigorin to the lecture then present them in the order of (A)lbin, (B)altic, (C)higorin, (D)utch, (E)nglund. (And yes, I am a bit OCD!)
I bet you double-check every opponent
I can beat Charles Carlsen but only if I play by the Dutch rules.
lovely kids
Who is that??
@@aesaehttr Nobody, one of the kids got tongue tied about to say "Charlsen" instead of "Carlsen". (referring to Magnus)
Instead came out as "Charles Carlsen", which also was printed in the closed captions of the video :)
Same here
Those kids must have been teens by now..and probably over 2000.. one of the best chess vdo .. engaging, humorous, knowledgeable
He's great with kids. So funny.
"No No someone is better than Charles Carlson" those kids should have a comedy show called "the dandiest things kids say"
I must applaud GM Akobian in his handling of the children. I am speculating they are under 10, and at time can be very trying. Congratulations on your approach and success with them. I wish I could do one-third as well in the same situation.
Kid knows about the Grau and I play it but I knew it was called the Baltic. I am impressed.
Kids inoccence ideas keep me laughing ,ur my best instructor gm akobian,helps me a lot ,very instructive teaching,clean as water
Varuzhan's lectures have quickly become my absolute favourite material for learning chess! I'm a beginner learner and the way you articulate, structure and explain things in in your lectures is just pure gold! Thank you very much, sir, highly appreciated!
The teacher is a very kind man)))
So awesome! :) I might not be exactly a kid, but a lecture like this seems almost custom made to my needs: too lazy to study books, too short of master-game databases and opening explorers to check out the lines (... and too lazy and noob to analyse and draw my own conclusions anyway ;)). And yet, let them say what they might, you just can't get around in chess without at least a little bit of opening theory and awareness of what's good and what's bad in the opening you go for. Plus, I'm a d4-player, so -- how could anything better than this come to me in the beginning of the year? :D
my role model of playing chess, fav one and the generous one to share his knowledge, I am a big fans from bali indonesia
The opening is an uncommon defense to the Queen's Gambit. In exchange for the gambit pawn, Black has a central wedge at d4 and gets some chances for an attack. Albin Countergambit
This is good stuff to know- I don't want to play these openings, but I need to know how to refute them. This video gives just enough information, so I can learn a bit and then concentrate on real openings like the queen's gambit and the Sicilian defense.
Akobian is the best lecturer I have seen. IM John Watson probably best for opening studies, while Andrew Martin and Eugene Pherelstein deserve honorable mention.
Jajajajajaja I couldn't help laughing my ass off with Akobian laugh here 13:33
This is the sweetest, what a great teacher
i wanna be a kid again an life near by slcc
I dont know if GM Akobian will read this but youre my favorite teacher of chess.
Thanks for all you gave me in this videos you helped me keep playing chess this last years
I love how he teaches I hope he does more lectures
+Arash Lawi are you crazy?
Leucio Iannace ...?
The Veresov lines in these openings is what first put me on to the opening. Excellent
yeah he is a great teacher. surprised i didn't give this guy a chance for so many years.
That whole Charles Carlsen segment was hilarious. They had Akobian in tears
I suspect VA meant Englund Gambit rather than English Gambit!
The Albin Countergambit is the pain of my 1.d4 existence. However brief, this was helpful.
8:55 onwards made me laugh out loud
Akobian should attend a Ben Finegold kids lecture, I bet he d be cracking up the whole hour!
Akobian: What is the best move in this position?
Kid: Well.. since now black is controlling the center right now black has the better advantage.
Please.. just stahp! :D
before every chess game, i will now shout DUTCH RULES!!
Varuzhan is a great teacher. This video is really great.
22:10 He's actually talking about bishop B4 here, rook B1 Queentakes knight Bishop takes queen bishop takes bishop knight D2 bishop takes pawn. Aman Hambleton plays this quite regularly and played it in a tournament
ty for the Dutch reference. i see that online and never know what to do
"push push"
really nice lesson. i love how akobian teaches all of These Basic things
thanks akobian...........
+Rasel Sheikh why?
why couldnt the king take the pawn at f2 (5:00) ??
Because after Kxf2, Qxd1 and white loses the Queen.
A question - at 2:05 why can't the black play pawn c6, instead of Queen, seems more obvious to me?
in the 5th move for white when black queen gives check for white on b4, white can move the queen to d2 which will suport the bishop and block the check given by the queen
I love you Master Akobian
Isn't it called the Englund Gambit? Not that it matters. That name makes no sence anyway
This is the most funny episode so far
What a great mentor for the kids
Being funny helps too
Only kids can make you laugh like Var laughed during this lesson. I laughed too, thx 😊
Very helpful lecture! Swift guide against some rare openings.
how do you handle it when white goes 4 Nf3 .Bc3+ righjt away? if you block with bishop he forces trade and you dont get the easy E pawn push.
That one kid who said "Grau Defence". Wow!!
In the albin why the black dont capture the queen with the knight ?
Real Chess Teacher !!!
Are you blind ?
I said chess teacher not teacher !!!
5:14 why king can not take pawn? forgive my ignorance pl
In the last example,why can't he take the knight which protects the a2 pawn and then grab the pawn?
Very successful move
Please tell me a pamphlet was distributed about the English-Englund Gambit...
laughing my ass off while learning something new,GREAT STUFF, thanks
I couldn't stop laughing when the kid asked the question about the dutch
My best chess teacher ever.
haha,kids super queries..."if we don't follow dutch rules will we loose??" hilarious...
The Baltic Defense (also known as the Grau Defense, or the Sahovic Defense) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5!? The Baltic is an unusual variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined (QGD).
Funny questions and nice teacher
Very nice guy Varuzhan
at 7:50 in the Albin, why would you castle queen side?
thank you Mr. Akobian.
Why wouldn't black recapture with his Knight? 7:45
Why can’t the king take the pawn in the Albin example
why BxNb1? why not just e6?
Thank you
what is evaluate :D
This guy is the best :D
Albin is the best option to make a check mate
Akobian explains it amazing good 👍🏼
Could King take on f2?
+Dav B No, Black would just take your queen because it would be isolated
thanks for this video akobian.Could you please make some video on middle game based on french defence
10:40 after Queen exchange why we should take with the king while we actually can take with the knight to allow the king to castle later. Please could you explain to me why?
Because if you take with the knight you are moving the same piece twice and will be slower to develop.
All about tempo.. the black's knight at c6 are already develop.. no need to move twice
On the Albin gambit, why couldn't the black knight take the white queen, on the queen trade?
White is still better for the same reasons. Sure black can castle now, but he undeveloped his knight and the king is probably better in the centre anyway.
He says that the Dutch example is from a famous game. Does anyone know what game he was talking about? Possibly Gaprindashvili-Erturan, TUR-GEO, 2002?
Actually c3, Qc2, long castle, h4, must be Efremova-Chuvakhova, 2005.
Edward lasker game
The Legendary Charles Carlsen :D
In the end the teacher was able to teach the kids. A hilarious chess video
Sir Nice vedio with full details 👌👌😃
Great lecture!
Thank you!
24:36 Qd5 seems also good, f6 f6: Nf6: Qb3 with a good pawn up
Why cant you take the pawn in the Albin gambit? You CAN take it, it is a legal move.
charlsen carlsen lmao
Akobian - Many people lose like this.
Kid - You too?
😅😅
At 20:10, Bd2 isn't the only move. Nc3 is also playable.
great chess teacher but the Englund Gambit is mispronounced as English Gambit, and the two are different
These kids are killing me 😂😂😂
isn't this quite okay even if you lose your pawn
as a d4 player i watch this once a month
Why can’t the king take the pawn on f2 at 5:09?
Fil loses the queen
Excellent video, very informative. One question comes to mind: how is white supposed to proceed if black decides to go d5 at any point after 4 Nxe4 in the Dutch? I'm assuming the white knight just goes to g3 in most of the time but if that's the case then I wonder how white is supposed to be better..
5 Bg5 anyway. no time to capture the knight cause the queen is hit.
if 5 ...Nf6?? then 6 NxN+! and there black has a great disadvantage with perfect play (if 6...g7xN?? then 7 Qh5+! followed by 7 ...Ke7 (7...Kd7 loses the queen to 8 Bxf6+! Kxf6 9 Qh4+)
if 5... Be7 you can swap and play Nc3 then castle queenside and make the pawn run as black is underdeveloped and will have to catch up to avoid being steamrolled.
at least id play this.
5 Bg5 anyway. no time to capture the knight cause the queen is hit.
if 5 ...Nf6?? then 6 NxN+! and there black has a great disadvantage with perfect play (if 6...g7xN?? then 7 Qh5+! followed by 7 ...Ke7 (7...Kd7 loses the queen to 8 Bxf6+! Kxf6 9 Qh4+)
if 5... Be7 you can swap and play Nc3 then castle queenside and make the pawn run as black is underdeveloped and will have to catch up to avoid being steamrolled.
at least id play this.
"No, no there's someone better than charles carlsen"😂😂😂
At 5:09, please explain why the King cannot take the pawn at f2.
because if the king captures the pawn he no longer protects the queen so black can just get a free queen by playing queen x queen
Because if the king take pawn at f2, your queen is hanging..
Adorable kids class.
Man they drop some hillarous comments. It seems pretty obvious to me that this lecture is not at a level suited for the audience. This seems more like intermediate stuff rather than beginner...
MightyGoldenBoy These kids are probably around the 1000-1200s so its perfectly fine I think. Nothing too hard to grasp. He even starts off assuming they know the slav, nimzo indian, kings indian, qgd, so they are obviously not total beginners. Just a bit immature, but cmon theyre like 10 :)
I'm thinking that perhaps there is a mix of kids. Most of them might be beginners who are just there to play each other chess after the lecture is over, but then there might be a few advanced kids who take the game more seriously, and that is who Akobian decided to gear the lecture towards.
He covered the QGA, QGD the Slav &, KiD in the previous lecture. So they've been exposed to the key ideas
This lecture had me giggling lmfao
akobian is legend
you can bring out the knight and move the rook which will attack the queen