THank you. I have been watching your many Vienna System videos in an in-depth manner, without "multi-tasking," LOL! It is bringing my game to the next level. Thanks, again!
Wow Alex bringing another banger video to us! This is exactly my repertoire and the kind of openings I like. Solid with at least 1-2 traps in them. Gonna sit down and study them today, thank you!
I just started playing 2 months ago and hit a wall of improvement. Then I started watching your channel! I am now quickly moving up the rankings thanks to your teaching. Thank you
As a loyal caro player, that trap is dirty. Been hit with it a few times before I quit playing into it. I do like how deflated they get when you don't allow them their free queen
dude i just discovered your channel yesterday and i love it. very nice the way you instruct things and that you dont miss detail, detail is very important to thankyou, and hope you continue making bangers
Love this video! So useful to find ways to play against moves other than e5. Could you do a video going through some theory with these openings if they decline them or play the best move?
Hey man, maybe you wont see this but im glad i found you. I wasnt able to get past 700 before i found your videos and after watching a few it seems so easy ive won 12 of my last 14 games. Im glad your channel is also growing good for you! Hope you get many more subs you deserve it
Thanks for this. The Vienna is usually my go to with white, but I just get a little lazy to go through all these lines. Would've also liked to see how you deal with Scandinavian, but, oh well. Not 100% sold on the Smith-Morra. I do prefer the Alapin. But I'll give it a try. Anyway, great stuff 👍
against the king's indian I noticed Kd8 after Nd5 is possible. it seems to be a +2 advantage, but playing it as a +2 is extremely hard as black gets tons of development and a pretty safe king on c7. i'm wondering why you didn't show this line.
Hey Alex. Language buff here, just curious: Can Romanians and (Western) Moldovans understand each other? Also, while Romanian is very different from the Western Romance languages, can Romanians understand much of Italian, Spanish, etc. either spoken or in written forms? Thanks!
Second game was an excellent scenario of when putting a rook on open file would get you a dressing down by the engine. The ”can't go wrong” move is wrong about 10-15% of the time. Just enough to force you to seriously question it (i.e., chew up clock). In this case it was fairly obvious. The more subtle scenarios are so infuriating.
I have a video idea for you. You can make a tier list of openings. You can even spit it for whites and blacks. And even more for beginners and intermediates if you want.
Hi Alex i wanted to ask can you make a video on how to attack and defend with the London I’m a 120 rated player and I’m struggling to pressure but defend at the same time also i want to ask what is a very good opening for black thank you and have a good day
You can use the same trap he shows against the caro versus the scandi. They both transpose. It’s called the tennison gambit. Comes out of the Reti opening
Those were the 2 I was looking for from the start as I have good lines against King's pawn, caro, and PIRC... it's funny that the two he didn't cover were exactly the 2 I wanted.
Alex Banzea. I love your videos but your rating has grown so much and lately I haven't been enjoying your videos as I've always enjoyed them like these older videos... I would also like to see a Smith Mora rating climb/ theory for white possibly in the near future. live long.
nice show how to punish a poor students.. I wonder if You could do a speed run from zero to hero in order to get some higher ranking games with the time?kind regards ;)
If you get some " Taekwondo bishop merch I am buying straight away And by the way! I got a platinum badge on Akinator with you so 69 points more for me
At 26:19 --- "Generally, if someone sees me playing like this, even I would suspect myself for using anal beads." LOL! If I didn't know the backstory I'd be wondering WTF.
I’d love the Bugatti but I’m so bad at the London that it makes me hate playing as white. I can have all the Chessable courses in the world but subtlety of the different move orders in the London just have me lost.
"Day 3 my third vidoe watching e4rating climb" My favourite part of this video is KID Or Pirc trap cuz idk what to do against KID a d they are really popular.
my nightly routine: lose at chess, quit chess, get ready for bed, watch alex, excited to play chess again tmr.
Haha! Me too!
Haha same here
watch Alex play, ahh that makes sense, gets it game, immediately blunder all my pieces
Facts
I wish this wasn't so accurate.
My favorite part of these videos is watching them, getting excited to try out the stuff I watched and forget absolutely everything when it's game time
Chessbook is the way
THank you. I have been watching your many Vienna System videos in an in-depth manner, without "multi-tasking," LOL! It is bringing my game to the next level. Thanks, again!
Wow Alex bringing another banger video to us! This is exactly my repertoire and the kind of openings I like. Solid with at least 1-2 traps in them. Gonna sit down and study them today, thank you!
Best chess TH-camr about. Respectful. Calm and collected. Light hearted and chill. (And alright at chess lol.)
Wow that caro trap is great!
Also your sense of humor just made you my favorite chess personality
I just started playing 2 months ago and hit a wall of improvement. Then I started watching your channel! I am now quickly moving up the rankings thanks to your teaching. Thank you
Same but just a couple weeks ago. I’m taking on 1200 and winning half the time now. I keep opening F4 and then the knight behind the pawn
The rook sack to triple fork the king and both rooks around 13:00 is beautiful
As a loyal caro player, that trap is dirty. Been hit with it a few times before I quit playing into it. I do like how deflated they get when you don't allow them their free queen
10:06.."I'm definitely looking forward to"... lol..I thought you were going to say what we all thought you were gonna say. 😆
Excelent content Alex! I really enjoy the content and you been more loose and fun!
Very quickly becoming one of fav chess TH-camrs to improve my level, Simple explanations and understanding of lower rated mindsets
That first game was very instructive
dude i just discovered your channel yesterday and i love it. very nice the way you instruct things and that you dont miss detail, detail is very important to thankyou, and hope you continue making bangers
Love this video! So useful to find ways to play against moves other than e5. Could you do a video going through some theory with these openings if they decline them or play the best move?
Feel called out after the mocking at 19:00 lmao
HAHAHAHA, 3rd Vienna Game with the analogies with girls were top level, keep this up, was really fun
18:54 got put down to earth very quickly
Easily the happiest chess player I’ve seen
Alessia Santeramo is happier
Hey man, maybe you wont see this but im glad i found you. I wasnt able to get past 700 before i found your videos and after watching a few it seems so easy ive won 12 of my last 14 games. Im glad your channel is also growing good for you! Hope you get many more subs you deserve it
10:07
I noticed afterwards! Stepping outside real quick 😏
That Caro-Kann trap killed me so many times until I started to recognize the Tennyson Gambit pattern.
Thanks for this. The Vienna is usually my go to with white, but I just get a little lazy to go through all these lines. Would've also liked to see how you deal with Scandinavian, but, oh well. Not 100% sold on the Smith-Morra. I do prefer the Alapin. But I'll give it a try. Anyway, great stuff 👍
You can get the Vienna positions via the bishop's opening as well.
This is awesome! I LOVE your content man! Keeping it simple is so so helpful 💪
I can't believe the caro trick just worked against a 1500 blitz player 😂
I love how you invoked your inner Gotham lol
Can you do more opening videos on the Slav oder semi Slav Defense? You explained the caro kann better than anybody
bro I am also romanian and its very inspiring to see you play so well
I love the Vienna ❤ I still have some problems against sicilian, but I guess you will encounter more sicilian players as you go up in rating
against the king's indian I noticed Kd8 after Nd5 is possible. it seems to be a +2 advantage, but playing it as a +2 is extremely hard as black gets tons of development and a pretty safe king on c7. i'm wondering why you didn't show this line.
Hey Alex. Language buff here, just curious: Can Romanians and (Western) Moldovans understand each other? Also, while Romanian is very different from the Western Romance languages, can Romanians understand much of Italian, Spanish, etc. either spoken or in written forms? Thanks!
First time I've gotten chess advice and dating advice in the same video
Second game was an excellent scenario of when putting a rook on open file would get you a dressing down by the engine. The ”can't go wrong” move is wrong about 10-15% of the time. Just enough to force you to seriously question it (i.e., chew up clock). In this case it was fairly obvious. The more subtle scenarios are so infuriating.
I have a video idea for you. You can make a tier list of openings. You can even spit it for whites and blacks. And even more for beginners and intermediates if you want.
wow it turns out the bugatti has eluded me because of the vienna. unbelievable.
I give your videos likes anyway, but the color coding for every opening at the beginning is amazing
My favorite chess TH-camr
Hi Alex i wanted to ask can you make a video on how to attack and defend with the London I’m a 120 rated player and I’m struggling to pressure but defend at the same time also i want to ask what is a very good opening for black thank you and have a good day
Can you make video to the Caro-Kann opening, how to counter if the enemy moves the queen in the second move to h5?
That is a nasty trap for white in the Caro Kann--on move 5! You only need to remember 5 moves! Reached 73,000 times on lichess!
Great video, btw is the d3 caro kan gambit sound?
not really
@@AlexBanzea thanks, i will stay with fantasy variation
"my math teacher would be proud watching this...probably not.." 😅
I am 63 i love chess and i am an avarage human being. I follow danya and i really love your stream. must of us are in this rating level
Any sneaky traps against the Scandinavian ?
You can use the same trap he shows against the caro versus the scandi. They both transpose. It’s called the tennison gambit. Comes out of the Reti opening
How about french defense?
I have to try some of these moves.
What do you do if e4 c6 kf3 d5 d3 d4?
Fun games Alex, thank you so much for this video!! I was wondering what can I play against the Scandi or French? thank you!
Those were the 2 I was looking for from the start as I have good lines against King's pawn, caro, and PIRC... it's funny that the two he didn't cover were exactly the 2 I wanted.
Yeah I'm facing the Scandi extremely often as white!
can you do an english rating climb?
Alex Banzea. I love your videos but your rating has grown so much and lately I haven't been enjoying your videos as I've always enjoyed them like these older videos... I would also like to see a Smith Mora rating climb/ theory for white possibly in the near future. live long.
Me after watching video: Seems simple enough…loses 6 straight games. I don’t know where I went wrong. 😂😂
At 13:13 you could have drawn 2 triangles as you were hitting both rooks.
beautiful tork :)
@@der88wery a perfect tork with the knook
22:52 😊
This dude is pretty funny 🤣
Nice game
i love every opening that is not the london
25:52 I meant 😊
nice show how to punish a poor students.. I wonder if You could do a speed run from zero to hero in order to get some higher ranking games with the time?kind regards ;)
If you get some " Taekwondo bishop merch I am buying straight away
And by the way! I got a platinum badge on Akinator with you so 69 points more for me
Love your vedios
At 26:19 --- "Generally, if someone sees me playing like this, even I would suspect myself for using anal beads."
LOL! If I didn't know the backstory I'd be wondering WTF.
no chick is out of my league my friend
It’s been 4 days since Alex posted, should we call the police?
I’m gonna have to cancel my TH-cam Premium if this continues 😂
I’d love the Bugatti but I’m so bad at the London that it makes me hate playing as white. I can have all the Chessable courses in the world but subtlety of the different move orders in the London just have me lost.
I feel your pain. It all feels new uncharted territory after move 6 in any opening
What colour is your Bugatti tho hehe
You've got to make game sound lower than your voice, it's too loud
An average chick that I can get 😆
"Day 3 my third vidoe watching e4rating climb" My favourite part of this video is KID Or Pirc trap cuz idk what to do against KID a d they are really popular.
This is why I quit chess 🤣🤣🤣
You should do a video playing with Anna Cramling, you are both my favorite chess content creators.
Pleaaase NO!
He should become a Chess Brah 👻
Well, speaking for myself, as an experienced player with the Caro Kann, I know that *I* would never fall for the 1.e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3.d3 trap. ;)
@@Message-AlexBanzea. ?
@@Message-AlexBanzea. Is it a Chessable course on the fascinating London System?
I wish I understood more of the jokes. Is the London system like a standard joke for experienced players?
Nah it’s just a meme cause I have over 100 London system videos haha
Rambling a bit too much in that video, I think.