I would also enjoy a series on the London system by Stjepan. However there is some useful information already out there, for example a few long videos by GingerGM, including one on the Jobava London.
Watching your videos kinda reminds me of Agadmator's early days as a TH-camr. I wish you the very best to achieve great success as a TH-camr or a professional chess player or BOTH - whatever you are going for 😊 Your content shows effort, talent and heart so I am sure you'll be achieving what you want soon. 👌
For anyone interested, there's a video on St Louis Chess Club by IM Eric Rosen that covers the Bb5+ line, covering some side lines that weren't present in this video.
I saw this var in the database, yes - much simpler for White, and after b4 - attacking queen, engine say 0.5+ for White, but practically - Black is shish kabob. way to go mr. Tomic, another great video.
great video as usual! In my humble opinion you forgot a line, after 3 c4 e6 4 dxe6 black will quite often play the Gandalf gambit 4...Fc5 hoping for 5 e6xf7+ Kxf7
I love playing this it's so fun. And it's hilarious how the refutation from white 3:14 is the most fun line. Usually you're not happy to see opponent play the counter, but not in this opening. The tactics get crazy. For anyone learning it as white or black in 2024 : 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5.c4 (turn 5 and white still moving pawns, 0 pieces developed, king naked in the middle and he had to. As black you need to trust that the d5 pawn is yours no matter what, you don't have to take it right away and lose initiative)
Hi Stjepan, I’m a big fan of your videos and I think you really have a extraordinary didactical skill superior to many other TH-camrs. Please also cover up the Latvian Gambit. We do have a higher ranked player in our chess club playing always this gambit and it causes me a lot of headache.
@@HangingPawnsHI. Have a tougher game when they push to e5 Then you have to play the French advance variation, unless you know of a better way to handle it. Love Icelandic gambit. Have more success with it than any other defense to e4. Thanks for suggestions on e5 push. Is pushing to f3 sound leaving f2 weak? Thanks
I want a backup to the Caro Kann but I'm not sure if I should play this,the petrof or one of the simpler variations of the Sicilian P.S Congrats on 15k subs
Depending on what do you pretend from your back up. If you want something more unbalanced and open but still positional, a Sicilian Kan or Taimanov could be a good choice. If you want something not very risky in the opening to complement Caro, maybe the Petroff is your choice
I was looking for a how to win with black in the modern Scandi, but this was quite biased towards white top theory moves - i wanted to see the traps and dangerous ideas black has, especially in the Icelandic In general i feel you rarely cover bad moves and how to punish them, but you've decided one side is better (at very high level of play) and only focus on refutation for that side
Sneaky bishop moves and later bring out the queen (after Nd7) will keep the pawn + get you one more pawn later ;) 7 pawns against 5 and a +0.3 according to Stockfish 17 :P
Amazing video. Where do you get all your theory? I brought the Modern Chess Opening book 15ed which is considered the chess bible, but in the book, they don't really have that much theory of the Scandinavian. Do you have any recommendations, please?
I found a better option against Bb5+ is to play Nd2. Your plan is to play a6 and b5 then Nb5 followed by Bb7. That pawn gets a lot of pressure and c5 is always there to destabilize White's centre
Hey Steven i have my Inter-house competition tommorow so please suggest me the best opening for black against e4 i think of Sicilian i have won for 2 consecutive years and want a hat trick this time please suggest me fast
Great video as usual! Sometimes you speak of computer evaluation as not being objective (7:25), do you mean the engine is just wrong? Why would a human assessment of the position be more objective?
Because the engine doesn't have feelings. It has the ability to compute and come to conclusions after brute force calculation. It doesn't take into account that some positions are harder for one player. For example; the engine says that it's equal but one side is attacking and has numerous options, and the other is only equal if finds the only move every time. That is not equal in my opinion.
5.28 I think white should not allow the queen isolated pawn because white’s good bishop has ben traded. And it is generally hard to create an attack when your good bishop out side of the board.
Went through the 6 videos only to find the variation i'm trying to learn isn't explained because it's somehow the caro kahn.... Where can i study this specific setup? (panov transfer with pawn c6)
Question, how is black behind on developing if white moved their e pawn two times. Its the same as the start even though we move the queen twice correct?
I'm surprised there is no mention of the well-known *Portuguese Variation* (sometimes called the Portuguese Gambit): *1.e4 d5 2.ed Nf6 3.d4 Bg4!?* which is what I play 100% of the time. If White tries to hang onto the pawn with *4.f3* some very sharp gambit variations can occur, and most of the time White will not be booked up.
The point of the Icelandic gambit is traps. You trot it out in bullet or maybe blitz as a surprise. Of course it's not entirely sound, and it's definitely not the optimal way for black to play the modern scandi, but that isn't really the point.
I love the modern Scandinavian defense. At least at my rating level, it throws every e4 player out of their comfort zone. I really want to get the Portuguese or Icelandic gambit in, but so far no luck.
Have lot of luck with Icelandic gambit. So easy to play and very little theory, love it because you have plenty of freedom for your pieces and lots of space
Bro just as a 2500 at 16:01 its a very good position + f3 its no weakness while the weak diag can not be attacked soo it is preventing the Knight to play its a beautiful position try to achieve it guus !
You skipped the possibility of the portuguese variation. 3. Nf3 ... Bg4!? A quite complex and unclear line which needs to at least be acknowledged. There is no guarantee that white will recapture the pawn with the knight as youve implied. Love the video otherwise!
@@HangingPawns No need to apologize, I'm not THAT offended;) I appreciate the hard work you obviously put into these opening videos. They are always entertaining. Look forward to seeing more.
This has to be one of the best lectures on Modern Scandinavian Defense on TH-cam.
Thank you:)
It's the best.🥳
I agree.
Every time my opponent plays a new opening, this is where I look. Thanks again :)
Thanks for this new lesson. I am waiting for London System Video lessons
Coming in the d4 series Enrique.
I would also enjoy a series on the London system by Stjepan. However there is some useful information already out there, for example a few long videos by GingerGM, including one on the Jobava London.
oo this is:
○ really bad
○ bad
● great
Haha, thanks:)
Watching your videos kinda reminds me of Agadmator's early days as a TH-camr.
I wish you the very best to achieve great success as a TH-camr or a professional chess player or BOTH - whatever you are going for 😊
Your content shows effort, talent and heart so I am sure you'll be achieving what you want soon. 👌
For anyone interested, there's a video on St Louis Chess Club by IM Eric Rosen that covers the Bb5+ line, covering some side lines that weren't present in this video.
Link please
@@love4thegame877 th-cam.com/video/6IBDe-f_PCc/w-d-xo.html at around 22:00
dude, i thanks a lot for your opening series, i started playing chess less tha a year ago and videos are my main knowledge source, saludos desde chile
Cheers from Croatia! Glad to help you learn!
High quality video with wonderful explanation sir
Looking forward to see your future videos
Thanks!
Thanks for uploading these videos Stjepan, since starting to watch them I've now bought Fritz 16 to help improve my game :-)
No problem:) Hope fritz helps!
Thank you for this great lesson.
You're very welcome!
I saw this var in the database, yes - much simpler for White, and after b4 - attacking queen, engine say 0.5+ for White, but practically - Black is shish kabob. way to go mr. Tomic, another great video.
Congrats on 15k subs👍
Thanks very much mate!!
great video as usual! In my humble opinion you forgot a line, after
3 c4 e6
4 dxe6
black will quite often play the Gandalf gambit
4...Fc5
hoping for
5 e6xf7+ Kxf7
2:51 3. Nf3 (transposes to d4 line)
14:40 Bb5+
16:56 c4
Bb5+*
@@torpeda8766 thanks! Corrected.
Ty
Thanks for the time and dedications to this vidéos. It is a really useful knowledge. It helps me a lot to understand the main lines.
I love playing this it's so fun. And it's hilarious how the refutation from white 3:14 is the most fun line. Usually you're not happy to see opponent play the counter, but not in this opening. The tactics get crazy.
For anyone learning it as white or black in 2024 :
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5.c4 (turn 5 and white still moving pawns, 0 pieces developed, king naked in the middle and he had to. As black you need to trust that the d5 pawn is yours no matter what, you don't have to take it right away and lose initiative)
Hi Stjepan, I’m a big fan of your videos and I think you really have a extraordinary didactical skill superior to many other TH-camrs. Please also cover up the Latvian Gambit. We do have a higher ranked player in our chess club playing always this gambit and it causes me a lot of headache.
Thank you Thomas! I think I will cover it after I finish the d4 series. I plan to go over unsound openings.
Thank you Stjepan, I understand and this makes a lot of sense!
@@HangingPawnsHI. Have a tougher game when they push to e5 Then you have to play the French advance variation, unless you know of a better way to handle it. Love Icelandic gambit. Have more success with it than any other defense to e4. Thanks for suggestions on e5 push. Is pushing to f3 sound leaving f2 weak? Thanks
I want a backup to the Caro Kann but I'm not sure if I should play this,the petrof or one of the simpler variations of the Sicilian
P.S Congrats on 15k subs
Depending on what do you pretend from your back up. If you want something more unbalanced and open but still positional, a Sicilian Kan or Taimanov could be a good choice. If you want something not very risky in the opening to complement Caro, maybe the Petroff is your choice
@@alessandrofinocchi5608 Thanks bro
A great side weapon along with the caro is the Scandinavian!
I was looking for a how to win with black in the modern Scandi, but this was quite biased towards white top theory moves - i wanted to see the traps and dangerous ideas black has, especially in the Icelandic
In general i feel you rarely cover bad moves and how to punish them, but you've decided one side is better (at very high level of play) and only focus on refutation for that side
Sneaky bishop moves and later bring out the queen (after Nd7) will keep the pawn + get you one more pawn later ;)
7 pawns against 5 and a +0.3 according to Stockfish 17 :P
What about Portuguese gambit is worth playing or not? It seems to be good agressive opening. What about Your's opinion?
One thing I've noticed at 1500 chesscom blitz level. For the Panov Transfer, most people take the pawn (not covered here)! Which is bad for white.
Amazing video. Where do you get all your theory? I brought the Modern Chess Opening book 15ed which is considered the chess bible, but in the book, they don't really have that much theory of the Scandinavian. Do you have any recommendations, please?
I found a better option against Bb5+ is to play Nd2. Your plan is to play a6 and b5 then Nb5 followed by Bb7. That pawn gets a lot of pressure and c5 is always there to destabilize White's centre
Hey Steven i have my Inter-house competition tommorow so please suggest me the best opening for black against e4 i think of Sicilian i have won for 2 consecutive years and want a hat trick this time please suggest me fast
Great video as usual!
Sometimes you speak of computer evaluation as not being objective (7:25), do you mean the engine is just wrong? Why would a human assessment of the position be more objective?
Because the engine doesn't have feelings. It has the ability to compute and come to conclusions after brute force calculation. It doesn't take into account that some positions are harder for one player. For example; the engine says that it's equal but one side is attacking and has numerous options, and the other is only equal if finds the only move every time. That is not equal in my opinion.
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5.28 I think white should not allow the queen isolated pawn because white’s good bishop has ben traded. And it is generally hard to create an attack when your good bishop out side of the board.
Went through the 6 videos only to find the variation i'm trying to learn isn't explained because it's somehow the caro kahn.... Where can i study this specific setup? (panov transfer with pawn c6)
i play this always with black. never look at this from the white side. thank you.
i wish you talked about white trying to stay a pawn ahead after c4 c6 dxc6
Question, how is black behind on developing if white moved their e pawn two times. Its the same as the start even though we move the queen twice correct?
I'm surprised there is no mention of the well-known *Portuguese Variation* (sometimes called the Portuguese Gambit): *1.e4 d5 2.ed Nf6 3.d4 Bg4!?* which is what I play 100% of the time. If White tries to hang onto the pawn with *4.f3* some very sharp gambit variations can occur, and most of the time White will not be booked up.
I came for the Portuguese Gambit too. Even if it’s not top level I’d like to know why.
19:51 How is Be2 losing ? After Bxc4, doesn’t d3 pushing the Bishop back, pretty fine for white !?
Stjepan are you planning to do a video on the allgaier gambit on the King's gambit series?
What happens if white takes the c6 pawn in the panov transfer?
Wouldn't it be a good thing to allow white to take the bishop and essentially double his pawns, but open up the h-file for the rook?
3. d4 3:09
4…g6 Richter variation 8:17
4…Bf5 4:01
4…Bg4 Gipslis variation 6:13
3. c4 17:00
3…c6 Panov 17:44
3…e6 Icelandic gambit 18:40
3. Bb5+ 14:45
Can't wait for the 1.d4 openings
What I like here is the decoy - Black plays all natural moves here, and it looks like he's winning, until the rude awakening 18.b4 (!)
Sorry, these comments are for the previous video - Scandinavian with 3.Nf3 !
The point of the Icelandic gambit is traps. You trot it out in bullet or maybe blitz as a surprise. Of course it's not entirely sound, and it's definitely not the optimal way for black to play the modern scandi, but that isn't really the point.
1:29 why is the knight on c3 misplaced? Isn't that where it goes?
After d4 in Qa5 knight gets pinned and it takes atleast 3 moves to castle either side
Why do you call a white knight on c3 "misplaced"?
Sir what’s in store after Scandinavian series
End of the video man :)
/Looking forward to the Petrov especially! /
Petrov, Scotch, Phillidor and then the d4 openings!
Great!
nice
thanks
why did you not cover 3 Nc3
you didn't cover 3. Bb5+
I love the modern Scandinavian defense. At least at my rating level, it throws every e4 player out of their comfort zone. I really want to get the Portuguese or Icelandic gambit in, but so far no luck.
Good opening for blitz. Lots of tricky and trappy lines.
Have lot of luck with Icelandic gambit. So easy to play and very little theory, love it because you have plenty of freedom for your pieces and lots of space
4:26 With white king ready to castle short open rook would be very usefull
Bro just as a 2500 at 16:01 its a very good position + f3 its no weakness while the weak diag can not be attacked soo it is preventing the Knight to play its a beautiful position try to achieve it guus !
It's here finally
Nothing in 3nf3?
20.11 - Smerdon recommends 7...Bf5! and states O-O-O doesn't work.
waiting for the semi slav
Coming soon. It will be the second opening in the d4 series!
whats ur lichess username i really need to play with u!!
It's hpy
Enjoyed playing this although my rating has dropped 100 very quickly.
Now the kings Indian plz
Coming soon
R u a graphic designer? ?😍
No, but thank you for asking:)
I’m sad you didn’t expand more on the main line for black, but spent more time on an option you didn’t think was optimal
You skipped the possibility of the portuguese variation. 3. Nf3 ... Bg4!?
A quite complex and unclear line which needs to at least be acknowledged. There is no guarantee that white will recapture the pawn with the knight as youve implied.
Love the video otherwise!
Thanks for the input. I neglected it. And I apologize
@@HangingPawns No need to apologize, I'm not THAT offended;) I appreciate the hard work you obviously put into these opening videos. They are always entertaining. Look forward to seeing more.
For me everyone just plays Nc3 ):
11:50 Bg4 is much better.