Counting the days, can’t wait Simon! At 22:36 why not take the knight on c3 with the bishop with check? This would permanently shatter white’s queen side pawns, creating double isolated c pawns plus an isolated a pawn. why is c6 better? Would love to hear your insight, thanks for sharing 👍👍
Enjoyable video. Great explanation. Great content. Good speaker... Amazing teacher. Lovely accent. I am definitely going to buy your book Mister. Thanks and keep up this good work!
I was wondering that on 6:53 ,wasnt it better for black to play Nb6 gaining a tempo on undefended bishop and also clearing the d file so after the bishop moves backwards the rook could have occupied the open file with a tempo , if the white's bishop had gone back on d3 then again rook d1 would had come with pinning the bishop and also the bishop would have been very passive on d3 , also moving the Knight to b6 will also clear the black's light square bishop diagonal opening the possibility to develop on e6 connecting rooks... just wondering.. 😅
I've been watching a lot of your Black Lion videos recently. It's great that you're making more. I want to buy your dee-vee-dee, as long as it's not super overpriced (just because I'm poor). And especially to help with that horrific car incident.
@@alexwastakenwastaken I didn't make that up. I actually computed it, from publically available statistics. And a few days after I computed it, I saw that same number somewhere else, indicating I hadn't done the trivial math incorrectly.
@Jeff Sol Rossolimo is against Nc6, not the Najdorf. I think you mean the Bb5+ sicilian, but I just go Bd7 and Nxd7 followed by a6 and maybe fianchettoing the f8 bishop and black is completely fine, maybe even slightly better in many positions.
Great stuff! Profylactic moves is what distinguishes me from complete fools. I managed to get a rating of 1730 on ten min games. Without playing the London system. Based on this very opening.
Simon please do more Longer Games series. These days we see nothing but videos of blitz games. These are useless from an educational perspective. The longer games videos are appreciated by all. Please do more.
I've played the Philidor via the Modern move order for years now. It's a good opening that 1.e4 players often dismiss as "passive" only to discover it has some bite if White plays slowly. Shame you're going to make it popular... 8-)
@@-ChrisD all his course are great :D I increased a lot in my rating in 1-2 months since using GingerGM lessons:D from 1300 to 1500 on chess.com and from 1500 to 1 800 on lichess:D (only playing Blitz thou) :D
If the coronavirus isn't serious can you explain what is happening in Wuhan, italy, iran, South Korea..... maybe it will just miraculously pass over us.
Agree with your comments about the tabloid ‘newspapers’, total rubbish. Love your videos, I bought both your Jobava London ones & will probably be buying the black lion video too
playing against a 1900 rated guy doesnt tell me anything about the opening's merits. you should at least play a 2200 rated guy for this to teach us anything. Against a 1900 you could pretty much play anything
@@pzr2681 Nonsense - I'm 1900 fide and play far better than any 2000-2100 rated player on chess.com. On Lichess, the ratings are slightly more accurate, but still greatly skewed. The guy Simon played basically was a beginner, playing with no real purpose and blundering a simple tactic - no way he's 1750-1800 fide
@@ym276 Mate 1900 on Chess.com is not a beginner lol. The account is ranked 3000 out of 600,000+ players. Also you'll see many titled players like CM/FM/NMs sitting around 2200 elo on Chess.com if you check the ratings ladder www.chess.com/leaderboard/live/rapid?page=11 (Yes an argument can be made they don't play their "best" chess, but come on). Also Lichess is actually more INACCURATE as it's over inflated in comparison, 2200 Lichess is similar to 1900 Chess.com (you can check the percentiles the elo represents).
@@okibelieveyou7553 Well, this guy played like a beginner, and so did many of Simon's long play opponents at a similar rating. I'm not trying to be arrogant, but no one wants to see a GM beat a player who can't even understand basic tactics.
Longer Games is such a great series 🔥
1:25 actually the most popular move in this position against Simon is turning on the engine. very high win % too
Great series! I haven't played since the 80's and your videos are way more intuitive (and fun =]) than my dusty old chess book collection. Well done!
Counting the days, can’t wait Simon! At 22:36 why not take the knight on c3 with the bishop with check? This would permanently shatter white’s queen side pawns, creating double isolated c pawns plus an isolated a pawn. why is c6 better? Would love to hear your insight, thanks for sharing 👍👍
Enjoyable video. Great explanation. Great content. Good speaker... Amazing teacher. Lovely accent. I am definitely going to buy your book Mister. Thanks and keep up this good work!
Great learning video, thank you Ginger for your work. It's so helpful for weak players as I am.
Quality Content!! Thanks. I can make this comment before the intro is even finished ;)
As usual, excellent and I love "don't listent to idiot", well done!! This format Is great, thank-you Simon.
I was wondering that on 6:53 ,wasnt it better for black to play Nb6 gaining a tempo on undefended bishop and also clearing the d file so after the bishop moves backwards the rook could have occupied the open file with a tempo , if the white's bishop had gone back on d3 then again rook d1 would had come with pinning the bishop and also the bishop would have been very passive on d3 , also moving the Knight to b6 will also clear the black's light square bishop diagonal opening the possibility to develop on e6 connecting rooks...
just wondering.. 😅
A longplay game! What a treat.
Simon the pooka has returned from his misadventures of spooking the tavern folk to enlighten us with a lovely game of chess.
The Corona-Talk here aged like milk.
Really cool intro. It's got a nice 70s prog rock vibe.
I was wondering if you could play Bxc3 at 4:24 and than optionally sacrifice with Nxe4!? followed by Qh4+ etc
I check it and it find Bxc3 ok as well as other move but not Nxe4
woww! Simon just outclassed his opponent. never seen such an elegant victory in a chess game.
The black lion is a great opening. It lets you beat players who have a 500 point lower ELO!
I've been watching a lot of your Black Lion videos recently. It's great that you're making more. I want to buy your dee-vee-dee, as long as it's not super overpriced (just because I'm poor). And especially to help with that horrific car incident.
hahahaha the pre corona taks otk
Enjoying your black lion series Simon! But i taught so said you don’t castle with the black lion?
What is the price of black lion course?
I like the lighting. Your skin reminds of my much loved ginger father.
What is that band? I’m curious now
Note that the flu fatality rate is like .05% vs over 2% for corona virus. The Spanish flu was horrible, killed off tens of millions.
0.05% I love how everyone just makes up numbers or misquotes them or whatever!
@@alexwastakenwastaken I didn't make that up. I actually computed it, from publically available statistics. And a few days after I computed it, I saw that same number somewhere else, indicating I hadn't done the trivial math incorrectly.
i cant wait until the Black Lion come out on Chessable! I'm in!
Will buy the course, beautiful opening
Your choice but the Najdorf is much better - buy that course instead
@Jeff Sol Rossolimo is against Nc6, not the Najdorf. I think you mean the Bb5+ sicilian, but I just go Bd7 and Nxd7 followed by a6 and maybe fianchettoing the f8 bishop and black is completely fine, maybe even slightly better in many positions.
the comment about corona at 20 mins is pretty funny in hindsight!
Can you make a video on lion variation forcing line Simon
Another Master Ginger class!
Hi Simon,have you a project in the Budapest Gambit?
Great stuff! Profylactic moves is what distinguishes me from complete fools. I managed to get a rating of 1730 on ten min games. Without playing the London system. Based on this very opening.
its now 2024 and corn has kiled us all
Very great video and game as well.
Keep going & best regards
Love longer games!
nice you hace new stuff to buy about the lion???
Simon please do more Longer Games series. These days we see nothing but videos of blitz games. These are useless from an educational perspective. The longer games videos are appreciated by all. Please do more.
I've played the Philidor via the Modern move order for years now. It's a good opening that 1.e4 players often dismiss as "passive" only to discover it has some bite if White plays slowly. Shame you're going to make it popular... 8-)
I can't find the Lion on chessable, is it up there yet?
Not yet... Patience :)
He mentions this in the video.
yea when i made my comment I did not watch the full video yet:-) then I had to go to work ... now I see:D
@@Cruz0e lol, got it :) I think it's probably going to be a great course. I like Simon's Jobava London course👍
@@-ChrisD all his course are great :D I increased a lot in my rating in 1-2 months since using GingerGM lessons:D from 1300 to 1500 on chess.com and from 1500 to 1 800 on lichess:D
(only playing Blitz thou) :D
Holly beard,orange almighty!
This is the end,my only friend,the end!
Good ol days
whaaat? (one) your favorit band is ''The Doors'' !!!!??
Love the black lion 💪💪
If the coronavirus isn't serious can you explain what is happening in Wuhan, italy, iran, South Korea..... maybe it will just miraculously pass over us.
It the Pirc isn't it?
No, in the Pirc the bishop is fianchettoed
Don't quit your chess career for a career impersonating Aussies :)
What part of Ireland was that Australian from?
more longer games, please
Good taste in music.
March 2020: "I expect with Corona it's gonna get worse for a month or so and then it will disappear." 🙂(My guess in Mar. 2020 was 6 months)
Agree with your comments about the tabloid ‘newspapers’, total rubbish. Love your videos, I bought both your Jobava London ones & will probably be buying the black lion video too
Catch me if you can!
I'm the ginger beard man!
Those Corona comments didn't age well haha
Dominated with the black lion today. @3billygoatsgruff
It's now 4-6-22 and the corona scare got milked for over 2 years and it's still being milked to some degree.
'Corona beer kills more than Corona virus' - Owen Benjamin!!!
playing against a 1900 rated guy doesnt tell me anything about the opening's merits. you should at least play a 2200 rated guy for this to teach us anything. Against a 1900 you could pretty much play anything
Thank you for the video and great opening explanation but 1900 on chess.com is about 1300 fide, so not really a 'decent' player.
funny no it isnt lol
its about 1750-1800
@@pzr2681 Nonsense - I'm 1900 fide and play far better than any 2000-2100 rated player on chess.com. On Lichess, the ratings are slightly more accurate, but still greatly skewed. The guy Simon played basically was a beginner, playing with no real purpose and blundering a simple tactic - no way he's 1750-1800 fide
@@ym276 Mate 1900 on Chess.com is not a beginner lol. The account is ranked 3000 out of 600,000+ players. Also you'll see many titled players like CM/FM/NMs sitting around 2200 elo on Chess.com if you check the ratings ladder www.chess.com/leaderboard/live/rapid?page=11 (Yes an argument can be made they don't play their "best" chess, but come on). Also Lichess is actually more INACCURATE as it's over inflated in comparison, 2200 Lichess is similar to 1900 Chess.com (you can check the percentiles the elo represents).
@@okibelieveyou7553 Well, this guy played like a beginner, and so did many of Simon's long play opponents at a similar rating. I'm not trying to be arrogant, but no one wants to see a GM beat a player who can't even understand basic tactics.
Well colour me orange and call me racist