This video is a great illustration of Mio's skill. His ability to quickly express in words the nuances of the positions is remarkable! Mio is a real living encyclopedia!
Thanks Mio for your tireless effort in this lecture, it truly does seem to be your longest yet 😂 I’m sure I’ll be coming back to it as a valuable resource for a long time. I also was wondering if you had any suggestions on how to play against the Milner-Barry gambit when they don’t recapture on d4; I’ve heard it is the “modern” way to play it now: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.0-0 Bd7 8.Re1 etc. (it’s also annoying when they push their h-pawn to h4-h5, so that our knight cannot develop happily to g6), where White will just leave the pawn on d4 and develop, and if we ever take on c3 it will either develop their knight or open the b-file. It seems White scores very well in practice, and personally I have not yet found a way to handle it where I feel fully comfortable. Much appreciated 🙏🏼
I've been waiting patiently and with much anticipation for this lecture! This is absolutely amazing content and such detail. Thank you so much for helping me improve and teaching me and others like me that aspire to learn the game. You're as great if not better than a lot of people that teach at the st Louis chess club. You're an incredible teacher, thank you again.
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial you're very welcome. I was curious..I saw you had a bunch of king's gambit lectures, but none of them are of the bishop's gambit. Do you think you could do a lecture covering the most popular lines?? That would be incredible. I love the aggressive nature and romantic style of the opening. And there's no one I'd rather learn it from.
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial lol I greatly appreciate it. Obviously no rush and at your leisure and convenience. But that was an awesome series in itself anyways. Thank you again, and bless you.
Great content as usual! Love it! You have added some extra life to my French Repertoire. One question. At 13:15 in the exchange variation you say 0-0-0 is an error with an early b4. But the knight can always play Na5 against b5. Why don´t you like this option? Is it because the knight is a target on a5 ( but I cannot see how and it also is a good defender on a5 ) or you like the knight better on d8 to join in the attack on the kingside?
Great video, I've been looking for plans in the exchange as black. In the theorical line 5.Bb5 Bd6, you mention white plays c4, but a lot of players at my level play O-O. What is black plan in that situation ?
Hello Miodrag- Do you have a best line against the anti Caro Kann system? E4 C6 NF3 D5 D3 G6 seems inferior to my eyes and truth must be told simply taking on e4 seems to be the most equalizing but very boring and also seems to go into white’s plan which is psychologically annoying Waiting for your response!
Currently, trying to work on French and Modern Scandi for e4. Budapest Gambit and a little King's Indian for d4. Serbian plan for c4 of course 😊 Building out the rest of my repertoire with your other videos for stuff like birds opening, grob, nimzo-larsen and orangutan.
I may not be as highly rated but have an immense amount of experience and study in the French, Unfortunately I'd rate the first lines presented (Rubenstein and Exchange) as very bad... Or, at least I have very different opinions about the lines presented because by far they weren't the strongest moves by both sides and I didn't see any attempt by either side to achieve some kind of strategical advantage over the opponent. Almost all books agree that properly played, the Rubenstein should enable Black to fairly safely get out of the opening with only a very slight disadvantage but well within the safety of an attainable draw but has little prospects of getting more. Playing the Exchange French from either side generally peters out to a draw if neither side pushes for an imbalance in space or getting an IQP and the first move can be a dangerous edge for White in symmetrical positions and none of that is shown in this video. The line in the Advanced version shown was representative of some possible tactics in that kind of position, the Burn variation was OK but was a hot topic a decade or so ago which revealed some complexities. The lines shown in the Winawer were a mix of the off-beat with some tactical ideas but none of it I consider good foundation material to understand the opening. Bottom line is that the French is mostly a strategical opening. There are a few open positions to know like the Exchange and semi-open like the Rubenstein but most of the positions are closed with some the objective how to break the position open. Because the positions are mostly closed, the nature of the tactics likely to happen are very different than what is seen in the videos created by this author so I was a bit curious what would be in this video. The content of this video is interesting and would probably be useful to augment the knowledge of the advanced player who already has a strong foundation and experience in the French, but I wouldn't advise any beginning or intermediate player to start off playing for or against the French using this video's content. That's my opinion but not necessarily what others may agree with.
This video is a great illustration of Mio's skill. His ability to quickly express in words the nuances of the positions is remarkable!
Mio is a real living encyclopedia!
Thanks my dear Francois ❤️
French Defense OP! 🇫🇷 🔥
Hvala, selektore
Hvala!👍
Fantastic video for anyone wanting to learn the french.
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Without a doubt, discovering this channel has made me improve my game. Please one of these days a video about ECO B33.
the content creator who deserves a lot of subs! Man he puts a lot of work in his vids... Thank you Mio for the awesome vids.
Thanks champ!
I've been playing the french lately.qute enjoying it...A butcher course would be unreal.
Thanks for this ultra-imformative video!
Glad it was helpful!
This is a masterclass, thanks for that ! I will need some weeks to review all slowly !!
Definitely 👍
great presentation...so many sharp and solid ideas
Thanks 🙏
Thanks Mio for your tireless effort in this lecture, it truly does seem to be your longest yet 😂 I’m sure I’ll be coming back to it as a valuable resource for a long time.
I also was wondering if you had any suggestions on how to play against the Milner-Barry gambit when they don’t recapture on d4; I’ve heard it is the “modern” way to play it now: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.0-0 Bd7 8.Re1 etc. (it’s also annoying when they push their h-pawn to h4-h5, so that our knight cannot develop happily to g6), where White will just leave the pawn on d4 and develop, and if we ever take on c3 it will either develop their knight or open the b-file. It seems White scores very well in practice, and personally I have not yet found a way to handle it where I feel fully comfortable. Much appreciated 🙏🏼
I got to 2100 in rapid by just playing the french with black, now if i want to reach 2200 i need some good theory ! Thanks !
Always! 💪
Thank you Mio! I’ve been especially awaiting this lecture and it did not disappoint. A lot of awesome options and very impressive!
Cheers buddy! 👍
Viva la French Defense!!🎉❤
Fantastic presentation. Thank you.
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Awesome video. Thank you so much!
Thank you Leo for watching 😘
Great lecture 👍🏼
Thanks 🙏
I've been waiting patiently and with much anticipation for this lecture! This is absolutely amazing content and such detail. Thank you so much for helping me improve and teaching me and others like me that aspire to learn the game. You're as great if not better than a lot of people that teach at the st Louis chess club. You're an incredible teacher, thank you again.
Thank you for such words! 😘
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial you're very welcome. I was curious..I saw you had a bunch of king's gambit lectures, but none of them are of the bishop's gambit. Do you think you could do a lecture covering the most popular lines?? That would be incredible. I love the aggressive nature and romantic style of the opening. And there's no one I'd rather learn it from.
@@brandonbuckmaster3077 i need to finish that series! Will do it very very soon, you’ve got my word!
@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial lol I greatly appreciate it. Obviously no rush and at your leisure and convenience. But that was an awesome series in itself anyways. Thank you again, and bless you.
This is some amazing content, and for free too. Thank you so much brother
Great content as usual! Love it! You have added some extra life to my French Repertoire. One question. At 13:15 in the exchange variation you say 0-0-0 is an error with an early b4. But the knight can always play Na5 against b5. Why don´t you like this option? Is it because the knight is a target on a5 ( but I cannot see how and it also is a good defender on a5 ) or you like the knight better on d8 to join in the attack on the kingside?
Thanks Rob! We dont want Na5 there, because of Qa4 and Nb3 and then ab3 and mate is coming soon 😉
Thanks Mio.
Do you have a chessable course for this French Defense?
I don’t 🤷♂️ yet!
Wonderfull lecture!, 😂 thx master
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Hi mio nice video! Could you make a video about the Italian game featuring this line
E4 e5
Nf3 nc6
Bc4 bc5
C3 nf6
D4 ed4
E5
Thanks and cheers!
Great video, I've been looking for plans in the exchange as black.
In the theorical line 5.Bb5 Bd6, you mention white plays c4, but a lot of players at my level play O-O. What is black plan in that situation ?
When a chessable course for the french??
Hello Miodrag-
Do you have a best line against the anti Caro Kann system? E4 C6 NF3 D5 D3
G6 seems inferior to my eyes and truth must be told simply taking on e4 seems to be the most equalizing but very boring and also seems to go into white’s plan which is psychologically annoying
Waiting for your response!
Also what to do after
E4 e6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 nc6 nf3 qb6 bd3 cd4 0-0 bd7 re1?
Mio, when are you going to do a chessable course for black? Butcher 1.e4 or 1.d4?
What do you like for Black?
Currently, trying to work on French and Modern Scandi for e4. Budapest Gambit and a little King's Indian for d4. Serbian plan for c4 of course 😊 Building out the rest of my repertoire with your other videos for stuff like birds opening, grob, nimzo-larsen and orangutan.
Merci !
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Hey Mio, will you ever butcher the french from white's side?
I will 😊 But, takes time to decide what to show you guys! 🤔
I may not be as highly rated but have an immense amount of experience and study in the French,
Unfortunately I'd rate the first lines presented (Rubenstein and Exchange) as very bad... Or, at least I have very different opinions about the lines presented because by far they weren't the strongest moves by both sides and I didn't see any attempt by either side to achieve some kind of strategical advantage over the opponent. Almost all books agree that properly played, the Rubenstein should enable Black to fairly safely get out of the opening with only a very slight disadvantage but well within the safety of an attainable draw but has little prospects of getting more. Playing the Exchange French from either side generally peters out to a draw if neither side pushes for an imbalance in space or getting an IQP and the first move can be a dangerous edge for White in symmetrical positions and none of that is shown in this video.
The line in the Advanced version shown was representative of some possible tactics in that kind of position, the Burn variation was OK but was a hot topic a decade or so ago which revealed some complexities. The lines shown in the Winawer were a mix of the off-beat with some tactical ideas but none of it I consider good foundation material to understand the opening.
Bottom line is that the French is mostly a strategical opening. There are a few open positions to know like the Exchange and semi-open like the Rubenstein but most of the positions are closed with some the objective how to break the position open. Because the positions are mostly closed, the nature of the tactics likely to happen are very different than what is seen in the videos created by this author so I was a bit curious what would be in this video. The content of this video is interesting and would probably be useful to augment the knowledge of the advanced player who already has a strong foundation and experience in the French, but I wouldn't advise any beginning or intermediate player to start off playing for or against the French using this video's content.
That's my opinion but not necessarily what others may agree with.
Thanks Tony for your thesis 😉
6:45 what if white plays d5? Is the reply ne5 to play bxf3?
Or is it some trading on d5 then qh4 mating ideas at the end
Trrrrrr ra