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Grand Prix d5
Hi everyone, What is recommended for white after the following? 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d5
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I believe the ChessMood repertoire is 3.Bb5. You can check it here: https://chessmood.com/course/sicilian-defence-part-2/episode/781
Joshua, hi!😀 This is a very good line for Black recommended in several sources against the GP, that is why we offer a more detailed repertoire where we play 3.Bb5 as Peter said. The reason you already found this move order is because you are playing strong players, congrats! 🤩
That said, we will try to find out something for you if you want to stick with this move order but give us a bit of time😅.
Personally I would recommend you to watch the advanced course https://chessmood.com/course/sicilian-defence-part-2/episode/781. This works very well once you understand it with great results.
Hi Joshua,
In WhiteMood lines we are just playing 3.f4 to get simplified positions, with easy ideas.
The e6 is a good choice for black, but very-very rare U2000 level.
If you are facing this way-too often you can checkout the advanced Antisicilian for white where we play 3.Bb5!
Good luck!
Events
I participated in the live event today . Its reserved to the pro members and I really think its worth the difference between essential and pro membership . Being able to watch a GM play the chessmood openings while explaining ideas and answering the questions that we asked in the chat during and after the game is highly instructive for me ! I had the chance to play and suggest moves and ideas in the last 3 games with GM Gabuzyan which is an extremely strong player , whose explanations are always clear . He is really fun to listen to , relax and attentive to all participants . He makes the game look simple and interesting whatever the opposition is . Today opponents were lower rated but still , even if I m 1700 , I m always wondering how to react to weaker moves and how to keep focusing on the important stuff. And that is exactly what he is demonstrating which such eloquence ! Thank you very much . 😍
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Hi Dear Denis,
Thank you so much for your kind words! That makes me smile.
I was also happy to stream together, and hope to see you during more events.
Good luck 🙂
opening
Dear Avetik sir you taught E4 C5 NC3 D6 F4 G6 NF3 BG7 BC4 NC6 0-0 NF6 D3 0-0 QE1 E6 E5 NE8 after that you mentioned that Be3 is the best reply but after Be3 d5 all cloud engine saying black is better what to do after black reply d5 kindly guide thankyou so much!
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HI Ak,
Following the Advance course suggestion you should play Bb5. In the normal one Be3 is offered
https://chessmood.com/course/sicilian-defence-part-1/episode/768 The drawback is d5 or dxe5 as explained in the advanced course. Advanced section link:
https://chessmood.com/course/sicilian-defence-part-1/episode/303
Middlegame Roadmap
Hello! I apologize if this is not the correct place to ask this question, but I was curious when the Middlegame Roadmap course is due to be released. Thanks!
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Hi I am also curious to know! Any updates?
I am pretty sure there working on it. Chessmood has a pretty small team and they try their best to provide us with chess knowledge. Be patient, it should come out sooner or later. Thank you and have a great day!
More Model Games For Black and White.and We need to focus more on 2000 to 2700. Also one to one GM consultation must be enabled for me.
We need to have more model games for Black and White. especially against london system, jobava london and Nf3 followed by g3 and b3 variation. Single fianchetto and double fianchetto, g3 and b3 variations after Nf3. Similarly for white also.. We need more model games because these games will give us an overall idea of how to play. And one thing that I have to emphasise is we need more of racing from 2000-2700 games. Because advanced players use those openings and need more of that. ANOTHER IMPORTANT thing is I need to have one to one GM consultation because even though I am paying monthly. Its been almost more than 2yrs I am into chessmood. Just to know how to continue my study and plans. I seriously need sometime with the GM to make sure that I am in the right track and proceed with my studies.
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Hi Srrenath, please use the page for this kind of personal questions regarding your account, payments and such, instead of the open forum. If you prefer, you can also send an email to [email protected] and explain your case, I am sure that something can be worked out, but a public forum is not the place to discuss private matters. Sorry but it's a joke question. Demending post with your elo 1171.. Please think next time before posting and for such chessplayers hiring indiviudal coaches.. The title, 'We need', capitals, 'I seriously need, etc comes across (perhaps unintentionally) as demanding. The GMs here (2 of them) work extremely hard and long hours. They also need to secure the future of Chessmood which takes money to run by focusing more on the larger sub2000 range for a little while, which will allow them to eventually add more resource and cater more for the smaller 2000+ group. There are about 1000 users with differing needs (actual and wants) and you are one of them. Please try to come across a little more polite when requesting things. I get that some low rated players play much stronger than their rating and also have coaching, but be a little more humble in your approach to request more advanced materials. At least by asking nicely you might have more chance of getting what you ask for, or at least a polite reply when it's not possible. There are always other sites if you feel Chessmood isn't catering to your needs and you are unable to be patient for more advanced material to appear. I'm sure there can be private lessons arranged with Chessmood coaches for additional pay. Busy GMs like Ave, Hovhannes are in great demand and certainly not cheap. Many would like to have private consultations/lessons with them. A good start would be politeness with a sprinkling of humility. Credit card at the ready is a follow up step. Hope this helps.👌
https://chessmood.com/contact
Thanks! 😀
Wanted: Blackmood Sparring Partner
Hello, I'm looking for a French Attack & Dutch Attack sparring partner. I am rated 1625 on chess.com. My name is ChessMetaMorphySis.
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Ok, friend me at bfsl123 chess.com
Chess software
Hi guys, I want to ask if you remember the name of the software that was in the recommendation section on the old Chessmood website. I think it was changing the diagrams from pdf files into electronic versions. Also, does anyone know if there is any software that allows converting Pdf files into PNG or cbv files. Manually, it takes a lot of time...
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Hi Rob,
I do not recall having this type of software in the recommendations but if anyone knows it, feel free to post it here. 😅
I do know that the mobile Chessify app allows you to take a pic of both a real board and a PDF/picture of a board with your cell phone and it converts it into a playable and exportable chess board. (Pgn and other options)
pgn file for Must-know classical games
Hello, I downloaded the pgn file for the 100 Must-know classical games course, but then there is an error when I try to upload it from a Lichess study, do you know why? I also tried to cut the file to have only the 50 1st games, as there is a limit of 64 chapters in Lichess study, but still got the error.
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Hi Luc!!
I believe that this is due to Lichess interface because it does not support the introduction of null moves. (which are present in some games to illustrate alternative variations).
With Chessbase there is no problem to open the file.
The only thing that you can do is to delete the part with null move(s) and then upload it again.😀
Dutch vs English and Reti repertoire
😃Hello! I want to summarize three important points: 1. Will there be any Dutch repertoire vs the English opening and Reti in the chessmood openings simplified section? 2. Could you consider working on a new chapter for advanced players from 1800 to +2600 Rating about Dutch and French defense? 3. Could you offer an alternative to play White with 1.d4? Thank you very much for your attention! I want these questions to be answered personally by my idol GM Avetik Grigoryan. Greetings! P.S. Although I am not currently a member, I want you to know that I have purchased some of your courses and I love them! I hope to become a Promember one day.
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1. I think that when you understand the plans of the Dutch, you don't need specific instructions against 1.c4 and 1.Nf3 as they are very likely to transpose into a position that has been already analyzed. 2. I read somewhere that they were going to record advanced sections for both Dutch and French. 3. I don't think building a 1.d4 repertoire for white will be on the chessmood table anytime soon
What Massimo said it is true. Still we are focusing on other courses first, but it we will do it. Avetik will say hi one of these days, in the meanwhile greetings Arturo!😀
Tricky Accelerated Dragon line
One that probably should be added as a small video because it is difficult to play against over the board, and/or a candidate for a reboot course: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. c3?! Bg7 7. Bc4!? Nf6 looks a problem here, but it's the best move. Now 7... Nf6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Bxd5 cxd5 10. Qxd5 Ba6! is an advantage to Black, but it's not easy to see over the board. After the 'natural' 7... d6 8. o-o Nf6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Rd1 Kc7 the engine says we're good, but with the dsb still on the board, I imagine it's easy to go wrong here. 9. Qf3 O-O 10. e5 Ng4 11. exd6 Ne5 is complications but Black is better. 9. Qb3 O-O 10. e5 Ng4 11. exd6 Qxd6 is messy looking but Black is better I tried 8... Qb6 to avoid these unclear lines to secure c6 from Qf3 ideas, but after 9. Qb3 (don't want to take it as it opens the rook on the a7 pawn) e6 (ugly) 10. Be3 (Qa3 or Rd1 is better) Qb7? (Qc7 is better) if 11. Qa3 White is much better with Rd1 and pressure on d6. Luckily White played 11. Nd2?! and went passive so I went on to win, but it could have been quite nasty for me. White was a 1600 player, so Black needs to know how to defend this. c3 lines (not a great move, but not covered) and the better 7. O-O d6 (now d6 is the right move) are hard work to play against over the board (at least to the point Black is castled and safe), and no doubt a choice of the trappy opponent looking to avoid theory.
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As for the video suggestion, perhaps instead of lines as the 7th move is fairly open, perhaps a section on when White threatens to make our smooth development difficult which would cover e5 threats in various lines, when to play Nf6 and when to play d6 first, or maybe times not to play either.
👍Thanks David, took note of it! 😀
What to do for OTB
I have an OTB tourney that is significant for me in a few days. Any tips on what to remember, do before or during the tourney/games, etc. Anything? Thanks in advance! (BTW I appreciate quick answers as it is pretty soon, but all answers at all times are appreciated!)
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Find a nice routine and stick to it.
You can solve a few easy tactics puzzles before the game. So your brain gets into chess. Then sit down on your board 10 minutes early, calm down, concentrate. I wish you good luck. Oh, and watch "Blunder Proof" if you have the opportunity. There is so much advise. Can't be more precise since I am only beginning with this course but it is gold for sure.
You will find below several articles specifically on tournament preparation: Check them out:
What are the best openings?
Everyone of us asked this question or got it from someone, right?
This article will put end to your confusion about this topic and will give you a good understanding which openings to choose.
https://chessmood.com/blog/what-are-the-best-openings-in-chess
If you have any questions, regarding to openings you play, feel free to ask in the comments section of this post.
For your success,
GM Avetik
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Very good article on a very important chess topic! Thanks coach!
I am a 13-1400 5 minute blitz player (my preferred time control, but I do usually play x1 long play tournament a year to mix it up a little.. :-) LOL!).
On Twitch chess some time ago GM Hikaru Nakamura was asked how to get to 1800 (time control unspecified) and he replied study openings & tactics. So, this is what I need to do to improve, but it is not always that easy, as the main question still exists and that is what openings should I learn and play? Practising tactics is relatively easy to do, as there are good resources online & offline to practice tactical puzzles, so what about those damn openings!?
My first ever chess coach played the French defence and so I learnt the French defence, which is all good. He hated the Sicilian defence, despite being a very good experienced coach & player and he spent lots of his time looking at non main line ways to play against the Sicilian and never played the Sicilian as black. So, he never coached me (or anyone) in Sicilian, aside to recommend the Alapin Sicilian for White as an anti Sicilian opening. This was a shame, because only now many years later have I taken the plunge to learn the Sicilian (with both colours, as I feel it is important to know & play your openings with both colours to fully understand them).
For whatever reason, I stopped taking coaching with him and started online coaching with a very good woman chess player (played for Canada in Olympiads) who showed me her main White & Black openings (1.b3 & Sicilian Accelerated Dragon) which I have started to learn and my point is if you ask a coach or look for help online or in a bookstore you will be overwhelmed with the number of openings recommended you learn & play!
This holds true with the wonderful Chess Mood opening repertoires where many openings are different to what I would normally play eg with 1.e4 c6 CaroKann I usually play the Short variation but Chess Mood (as we know) recommends CaroKann Exchange Schleter variation (3.Bd3) and that is only one example. So now I have been trying to learn & play all these new (to me) Chess Mood openings! Phew, very tough!
Right, (if you are still following..I continue :-) ...), my experience with this, leads me to my conclusion that someone of my rating should stick with (learn & play) the following classical openings eg 1.e4/1.d4/1.c4/1.f4/1.Nf3 with both colours and a main line variation of each. I feel that when myself and others of my rating level, have learnt the ideas, plans and chess principles of one mainline variation with both colours this alone will help anyone get to 1800 level (& with tactics practice).
I am actually still struggling to learn the starter course for white here at Chess Mood, let alone any of the more detailed openings. I do know that if I learn that course well, my rating will get to 1800 level. I have followed GM Avetik webinars 800-2400 and have seen that many players up to 1900 have opening weaknesses to be exploited and I am confident I can do that, but my mid & end game play needs to be better to win games to the 1800 level!
To finish this long ramble, I will just add, enjoy your opening study & play and good luck with all your chess improving. I hope this helps any others at my low level of play, as we are just as important to help, as you higher rated players! Best wishes..right mood right move :-)
Hi guys, as you know, I am a 1750-1850 rated in online chess and have found this article very interesting. Personally, I was wondering which openings fit better against 1.d4 for my hyper aggresive style.
When it comes to the Benko Gambit, I love playing it since my opponents are not properly prepared against this opening. But I also like the king's indian defence, which has a lot of variations (it is easy for me to memorize difficult lines), and same ideas with the benko gambit can be used. In addition, I took up playing the Benko variation of the king's indian 1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 c5 6. Nf3 b5? Etc. I don't like the closed variations since my style isn't positional.
Lately I have also started learning the nimzo indian, which is used by many GMs.
How do you find my options? Looking forward to reading your answers.
I am a 2100-2200 player and I want to get more tactical positions with black against English, Catalan, Reti style opening players. What openings or systems should I learn and use?
hello sir super article.I am a 1500 player and play positional chess.what are the best oppenings for white and black for me
The second question was about me :) ''I am a 2200 player, I like aggressive chess, what openings should I learn?''
I dont know whether I should play the french or 1.e5
Can you give me any advice, cause I looked at both positions and cant decide
Hi GM Avetik, Thank you for the article and for giving us a chance to ask our questions.
I have no problem with my Black repertoire. I can play 2 systems, I like them, and I trust them:
1-Slav/Semi-Slav/CaroKann
2-NID/QID/Accelerated Dragon/Taimanov
I have a problem with my White repertoire:
I am going to play 1-c4 followed by g3 Fg2 :
1c4 e4 2g3 Reversed Accelerated Dragon
Catalan
Duch g3
KID g3
Grunfeld g3
Maroczy Bind VS all Benoni/Benko systems!!
MY QUESTION:
What to do against the Slav? Going for the main lines Slav/Semi-Slav?
OR Panov Attack ( 1c4 c6 2e4 etc.),
OR delaying d4 and playing Reti with e3 , Cf3 ?
OR ...
What is the best answer to 1. - c6? if I start with 1c4
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My second question:
If I play 1d4 followed by 2c4, can I prevent all Benoni/Benko family and force black to enter the Maroczy Bind via Cf3 and not adcancing d4 to d5? I prefer playing Maroczy as White instead of playing against all Benoni/Benko family.
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Your answer would be a great help
Thank You
Hello Sir,
I am a 1600 player. My main repertoire against 1.d4 is the Grunfeld, but against weaker players I have to play for a win always, so in Grunfeld there are forced draws? So what opening should be good against it, which is little offbeat ( I think its good to use slightly offbeat systems against the weaker opponents) that can be used against them? Another question I would like to ask is that what is the sharpest variation against the Chelyabinsk Sicilian, I think its the Bxb5 sacrifice line but still I am not sure.
I'm a 1702 FIDE rated player. I'm 11 years old and my plan is to become a professional chess player.I spend about 5-6 hours everyday studying chess.My style is very aggressive, love to sac material.I dare playing very risky opening(Scandi Marshall, King's Indian, Budapest Gambit, Scotch Gambit,and stuffs like that...) I can accept allowing my opponent to equalize ONLY if he found an exact sequence.To sum up, I want to avoid mainstream theory, choosing alternative(but complicated and tricky) variation, to force my opponent to think early. What are your recommendation for me, Coach Avetik?
Hello Sir, I am a 1700 rated (lichess) rapid player. I am 35 years old and I have only 1-1.5 hour per day for chess. I am aiming to reach 2000-2100 rapid rating on liches. I have some problems when it comes to play with Black pieces. I prefer to play in positional style. As White I play a London System. But I have no idea which opening I should pick up for studying as Black against both 1.e4 and 1.d4. Could you give me an advice please? Also let me ask here a bit another question. I have an opponent, friend of mine. We play chess a lot against each other. Openings and middlegame stage we play mostly even, on the same level with the same level of understanding how to play these two stages. But I am a bit better in endgames. Could you please advice, which opening and which defense (especially defense) should I pick up against the opponent who is worse in endgames and why? Which defenses could lead to an advantage for Black in the endgame stage? And which overall strategy should I use playing such a games? I was thinking to play this way: pick up and learn some solid opening and some solid defense, then try to make massive piece trades in middlegame in order to transit to endgame as soon as possible and then to outplay the opponent in endgame stage. Is it a good idea or there is a better overall strategy for playing against equal 'opening/middlegame-' but weaker 'endgame-player'? Would be appreciated a LOT for any advices. Your answer would be a great help. Thank You.
Hello Sir, In Your courses, you didn't go into Catalan. I'm an aggressive player, 2600(lichess), 2000(FIDE), what should I play against it?
Hey there! I am a 2,1k rapid player on lichess, and my classical FIDE rating is around 1660, but overrated (I made it in around 2013). I feel that my debut repertoire has heavily stayed behind, while all the chess world has moved forward - back then I was playing stuff like "e4 e5 f4 exf4 Nf3" and winging it. Nowadays, these "trick" openings don't really work, so I am looking to build a proper building repertoire. My lifetime plan is to get the lowest official FIDE title (NM I think) and my preference is for openings that are fairly tactical, but do not require memorizing numerous lines (metaphorically speaking, inbetween London and the Open Sicilian). Hope this is enough information. Thanks so much!
Hello! I am a 1800 chess.com (1860 fide rapid, but only based off one tournament... :/) and I want to play some najdorf/grunfeld type aggressive positions. Would the catalan be a good choice? I don't mind theory at all. Would it be worth to play other openings that aren't so theory heavy?
Hello! I am around 2150 FIDE but have already achieved FM (2700 chess.com biltz). I am pretty good at tactics but I have trouble with opposite-side castling attacks. I have only played solid/positional openings (1. d4 and caro-kann), but maybe I should switch. Which openings do you suggest I take on to progress to the next level? (I can spend 3h+ everyday on chess and I aim to achieve IM in the next 2-3 years).
(e4)For white I like to play the vienna if e5, if c5 I like a3!!!!!🤯(This move is actually pretty good),we all know what to play for d5 For black if e4 then c6, d5 then Nf6(even though I'm bad at it), and if c4 then e5.
The recording of today's stream
I'm wondering why the recording of today's stream (April 8 - Racing from 1502 to 2000, part 4) only includes the first 17:50?
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Hi Randy, yesterday the youtube stream failed it seems. Sorry!!! But we have the raw video, and today we will edit and upload it. Sorry for the inconvenience!
1500 to 2000 Part 4...
I wanted to replay the sus mentioned stream I followed yesterday and unfortunately the video stops in the middle of the 2nd game after 17mn50s ?! It's unusual. Can we get all the stream please which BTW was very interesting ? Thanks😀
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Fixed already. Please check the following thread for more info:
https://chessmood.com/forum/pro-channel/the-recording-of-todays-stream 👍
Problem plz fix
I bought three courses with moodcoins by the prize i got from the best game i published but none of the course is working. plz help.
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I bought the alapin, rossolimo and sicilian sidelines course
Hi Lebuta, please use the page for this kind of personal questions regarding your account, payments and such, instead of the open forum. If you prefer, you can also send an email to [email protected] and explain your case. (Just copying and expanding a bit on the the above text will be enough.)
https://chessmood.com/contact
Thanks! 😀
Attacking plan where the king does not reside / queenside
What are the usual ideas and goals for attacking the queenside? I have several ideas and do that often with success, but I wonder if there are some ideas that I may have missed, since I find no good sources about this topic.
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I can list several of my ideas. Maybe the community can help to add further ideas. 1) Advantageous endgame. Since we are attacking the side far from the opponent's king, if we reach an endgame, we may be able to create a passed pawn far from the opponent's king. 2) Undermining the opponent's pieces. By reducing the number of potential attackers to our king, the opponent cannot successfully attack our king. If the opponent cannot attack, they lose initiative and we can then attack. 3) Inserting rooks on the 7th rank. Basically, the long way to attack the opponent's king. 4) Space advantage. As the opponent is likelier to have more pieces on the kingside, we can expand on the queenside without much trouble. Space advantage creates difficulty for the opponent to activate their pieces. 5) A path for the knight to reach the 6th rank. Often the queenside is not heavily guarded compared to the kingside. Jumping around from the queenside to the 6th rank, while avoiding the center is a plausible plan. 6) A natural way to utilize fianchettoed bishop on the kingside. The bishop is aiming at everything on the long diagonal up to the queenside rook. On the other hand, the defense in front of our own's king is quite thick for a frontal attack, due to 3 pawns plus one tall pawn. We can attack slowly on the queenside without weakening our own king's safety. Feel free to add more ideas.
Well, interesting question. I'm not an expert but I have a few thoughts besides what you already said: 1. I think you want to break in and win a pawn-preferrably one that let's you create a passed pawn. 2. If you restrict their movement enough on the queenside, and tie all their pieces down in the queenside, then you can create threats on the kingside. Since all of their pieces are on the queenside and cannot move, they will have to move their pawns. This, however, can be attacked even more easily, and you quickly shift the attack to the kingside. Just my thoughts!
New article: The Risks of Playing Chess When You Don't Want to
Is it a familiar situation?
- You LOVED chess and then HATED it on the same day?
- Once a month, you lose 100 rating points in a few days?
- You enter into a negative loop and play horrible chess?
If you said “No”, congratulations! You’re better than 99,999%.
And if you said “Yes”, today’s article will help you to get there.
You’ll also learn some funny stuff like:
✅ How they recruited a Chess Grandmaster into NBA
✅ What you should do instead of breaking your phone at angry moments, etc.
The article is just out from the bakery and is published on our Blog 👇
https://chessmood.com/blog/risks-of-playing-chess-when-you-dont-want
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Hi GM Avetik . It s so humble of you to share those not so glorious moments ! Everybody here has the chance to learn from you and with you ! I did those mistakes too, especially in short time control , bullet being the worse ( I stopped bullet after joining here ) . Thank you for your honesty , humanity and wisdom . Always a pleasure to read whatever you write on !
Maybe can try playing in 2 different profile which you don't care as much for losing rating :D Good luck.
Feedback on "Attack Like a Viking" course
Today I finished the "Attack Like a Viking" course. I enjoyed this course and learned quite a bit from it. While watching the course, I noticed a few details that could be improved upon in future courses: 1. Ending videos with "Now let's move on to the next video" feels redundant. (The next video even plays automatically.) The same could be said for starting videos with the words "In this video". 2. Except in headings, piece names aren't capitalized. For example, it's "the king", not "the King". 3. "Viking" is pronounced "why king", not "we king". 4. Vikings didn't wear horned helmets. (OK, this one is forgivable.) Now on to "Defend with Honor", which I didn't finish the first time around...
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Viking in English is pronounced as in v-eye king, rhyming with biking and hiking. V is never pronounced as a w. Old Norse is more complicated, but you normally would go with how the word is said in the language you're speaking unless you're trying to emphasise a point. I'm happy for the 3rd language speaking of English to be understandable and clear, which many speakers including those who are native sometimes fail at. Chessmood (its GMs) easily passes that test.
Turns out that "Defend with Honor" handles transitions (#1) excellently.
The initial introduction video got me cracked up! Just hilarious! Great course indeed!
Funny 😎 now please tell me what you learned from the course and will you remember to apply it in a real game? 🤣
Tactics Ninja - Discovered Check ...
8. Tactics with Discovered Check (2:13) 1. Bxg7+ Bxg7 2. Qxg7+ Kxg7 3. Nf6+ Now, what to do after 3. ... Qg3 ? 4. Rxg3 leaves us material up, but without a mate? thx.
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The mating variations are just the justification of winning another pawn with 1.Bxg7 and additionally trading several more pieces with White. Not too many pieces left after 3...Qg3 and especially the queens are off the board. And with them all black's hopes of fishing in the murky.
French - Problems with "recommended" version (3rd)
Hi, Ive been trying to play the french attack with the version that avetik recommends but I really think its clunky and I feel like White can easily ruin the plans by just pushing c4 or Nc3. Example game here: https://www.chess.com/game/live/73320469867 Sure I probably shouldnt have played Bb5 after my opponent had played b3 but then I had already advanced my light squared bishop and blocked my pawn on d5, plus wasted a move on pushing a6. Already after 5. b3 my plans are ruined in this game in particular.. It seems that white never agrees to trade bishops in this line and can too easily counterplay by playing c4, at least on my level thats what tends to happen
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Hi Niklas,
For what we saw in your game, we would recommend you to watch again the videos and the Model games on these variations, because you are not playing with the right move orders and neither are you applying the concepts explained in them.
We play a6 in order to go Bb5 and exchange our bad bishop for the good one of White's, if they do not take, we take but in your game for example you went c5 instead of following the plan explained.
Then by watching the model games you will get a feeling for the positions. Still you need to be carefull of tactical tricks and possibilites since this is what will make the bigger difference in your improvement. Did you work with the Tactics Ninja and Matador already?😀
