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Anti Sicilian 3.g6
Hey GM Avetik and chessmood family what to play after 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.f4 Nf6 7. Nf3 0-0.Now what is the best plan for white? Plz GM Avetik Grigoryan, grandmaster's team and chessmood family explain the plan in detail.
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Black wants to use their strong bishop on g7, applying the TV concept and complete their queenside development in this structure which resembles the Rossolimo. On the other hand, we will go for O-O and try to strike in the centre. Take a look at these two variations from my personal analysis which I have played in my games and correct me if I am wrong somewhere.
1st: 8. O-O Ne8 black is applying the TV concept and is trrying to bring the Knight to e6 through c7 as in the Rossolimo 9. h3 b6 10. e5 Nc7 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Bd2 Nc7 2nd: 8. Qe2 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 here black is getting rid of our strong knight giving away their most problematic piece10. Qxf3 Nd7 again TV concept 11. O-O e6 12. Be3 Bd4 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Ne2 targeting the d4 weakness.
I hope I explained the position preety accurately. Waiting for your comments and new ideas on this position.
May be this helps..
Download the file from here https://icedrive.net/0/20EDW9bI7G for an better view.
The lines mention below are not fully accurate, they are just to illustrate some plans.
Feel free to ask any opening doubt or other help.
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Hi Skipper,
great to try with your YT channel. One suggestion, don't reveal the solution in the title or in the description.
Welcome 2021!
Happy New Year dear ChessMood family!
May all your goals be achieved and all your plans be fulfilled this year!
What challenges do you have on your way?
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Chess doubt
Hello I'm dhruvil. And I wanna ask that in the starter course the part crushing Sicilian with Nc3.It contains 3 parts. But I wanna know that after 1.e4 1.c5 2.Nc3 2. g6 after g6 what to play? Which part of crushing the Sicilian with Nc3 should I look to play against 2.g6 or share me the link of video which contains 2nd move g6 in the Sicilian defence. Plz GM avetik grigoryan help me or any of my friends. Plzzz
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Hi man, here is the link of your question. You have to play d4 here!
https://chessmood.com/course/6-anti-sicilian-with-nc3-part-5
Nc6 allows Qxh8 and Nf6 allows Nf3 Nc6 Qa4 d6 e5 lines
Review your year like you review your games!
Hello ChessMood Family!
Here we are at the end of another year! This is the time of year many of us reflect on how the last year has gone, and plan for the next year to come. I feel it is important to do this every year, not because we want to completely change who we are, but because we should look at what we did right and wrong over the last year to make the next one better. (We do this in our chess games to improve, and just makes sense to do it in our lives as well!)
2020 has been a wild ride for many of us. For me the year started with tremendous promise. (See my 2020 post here https://chessmood.com/forum/main-channel/2020-vision ) I had just come off a big year in 2019 of major life choices and changes and was ready to go to the next level. But then "life" happened...
I have found life rarely goes as planned, but it is much easier to adapt when you have a plan (Just like chess!). In January I made a deal that would land me a promotion with a raise, a bonus, and the freedom to travel monthly for chess tournaments. To say I felt on top of the world would be an understatement. I was set to get the bonus in February and the promotion in May, but then the world caught fire...
My bonus kept getting pushed out for reasons beyond my control (I finally ended up receiving it in July!) and with the global pandemic, the promotion has been pushed indefinitely...
Since my long term goals weren't really effected by these work situations, it really didn't bother me much, outside of the inconvenience it caused for planning during that time.
Also in January, I planned out a full schedule of chess tournaments I planned to play in 2020. In total it would of been close to 200 rated games. Alas, this also didn't happen, and also through no fault of my own. This bothered me more then my work situation, as it did impact my long term goal, but since I didn't have any control, I have kept the right mood and focused on what I do have control over. Early in the year, Coach Avetik recommended that all of us use the time we have while locked down to improve our game, as many others out there will not, and it will help us take a giant leap forward, and so this is what I have done instead of playing tournaments.
I made 2 significant changes to my chess study this last year that have helped accelerate my understanding of our game. The first is I started meeting with Coach Nicolo regularly, and the second, I found a dedicated study partner to meet almost every day in Abhi. These 2 have pushed me to grow to new heights of chess understanding, and have greatly improved my confidence at the board, as well as my results!
This year didn't come with out a few personal growth opportunities as well. I have found this year I am easily distracted. Not only while playing chess (Though this happened frequently as well) but in all areas of my life. I noticed I had 11 chess books on my study table, and all of them were only partially read. On my nightstand I also had several personal growth books not completed. There are several ChessMood courses I have also not completed as well.
I also found this year that had lapsed in my care for my own health. I used the pandemic to justify eating poorly and to stop other physical activities, and as a result reached a point that it needed to be addressed right away. Before anyone gets concerned, just know I have already addressed this over the last 10 weeks and I am well on my way to better health. (I have lost 45 lbs, or over 20 kilograms, already)
So this year has been a roller coaster, as I am sure it has been for many of you as well. Some of my major goals set at the beginning of the year were not hit. I didnt hit 2200 FIDE ( I only played 5 FIDE rated games, so I dont have a rating yet), I didnt play 200 rated games ( I only played 9 OTB rated games total) and I didnt teach 100 new people to play chess (I taught 15 new players before the club was shut down for the year) I did, however, send more then 1000 people to ChessMood (and a few of them even joined!) as well as beating Coach Avetik in a game of chess (Although I won on time in a losing position during a simul, so not sure if this counts LOL)
Looking forward to 2021 (I am sure all of us are ready for 2020 to be over haha!) I have decided to take a different approach to goal setting this year. I have decided to focus on the things I can control in my work instead of being focused only on the results. I am not saying the results don't matter, but I realize that if I do the work, the results will follow.
I once heard you will hold your self more accountable to your goals if you put them down in writing and share them with the world, so here is my list of goals for 2021:
1. I will review and complete all video courses in ChessMood as if I was brand new to the site.
2. I will complete ALL of the books I have started before starting any new ones (16 books total)
3. I will eliminate possible distractions from my work and study to improve my concentration.
4. I will continue my health journey by continuing to lose weight and improve my sleep so I have enough rest.
5. I will seek out my coaches weekly to continue my growth
2021 will be a great year! I look forward to another trip around the sun with all of my brothers and sisters here at ChessMood, and I hope you all have a plan for the year to come as well!
Right Mood - Right Move
GM Jay
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Thanks for sharing Jay. Congrats on progress and good luck with further growth in chess and life.
Super!
Great to hear and thank you for sharing Jay!
Staying healthy is very important to me....nothing is possible in life with poor or bad health.
So I wish you and everyone here in the Chessmood family good health in 2021 so we all can achieve our goals (COGRO)!
Cheers
Ovi
Hi GM Jay
Thanks for sharing your 2020 review here and for our brief chats during the webinars.
Best wishes for 2021 & take best care
Richard
Endgames
More endgames would be suitable for the chess lovers
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There are more endgame courses being added regularly.
Abra cadabra Gambits
Hey, champions and future champions!
I'm going to record a course which we'll name Abra Cadabra gambits :)
We'll play against all dubious openings after 1.e4, like Latvian and Elephant gambits.
What else would you like me to cover there?
And do you like the name?
"Crushing Abra Cadabra Gambits"
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Love it - we had a laugh in Friday's session noting it's also the name of a popular 80's song.
'Abracadabra, I wanna reach out and grab ya' (to which we can change it to: I wanna reach out and grab ya pawn - I think we can use artistic licence to use ya as a shortening of your rather than you).
Also to borrow from Joker in The Dark Knight 'How about a magic trick? I'm going to make this pawn disappear. Ta-dah! It's, it's gone!'
I guess the question is which gambits? Ones I can think of in the repertoire lines:
Elephant (more dangerous in 10 minute chess than you'd think I knew a 2000 rated player who used it).
Latvian (certainly dangerous in the hands of a caveman)
Blackmar-Diemer (a very popular one touted as crush all your opponents, and dangerous too if you don't know it)
Sicilian wing gambit/deferred
The fred [e4 f5] (certainly lower rated players will get that)
The damiano defence [e4 e5 Nf3 f6 - since the e pawn is taken] (simply deal with)
e4 e5 Nf3 Bc5 (already covered in the Scotch but worth repeating - especially if Black tries Qh4 ideas which don't work if dealt with correctly)
Scandinavian c6 and maybe rarer e6/e5 (as mentioned Friday)
Grob g4 gambit maybe (is it really an abracadabra gambit though or is that pawn compensated if you take it)
Ps.
It's usually written as all one word (abracadabra), although there evidently is a rapper who is called the two word version.
Not sure if its a gambit line specifically but 1. f4
Also agree about the ones posted above Latvian gambit is not truly bad as such I think.
I like the title Abracadabra Gambits very much, it sums up perfectly the nature of these funky systems.
The Stafford Gambit has gained an Online Cult following due to the efforts of Eric Rosen, so you should give that high priority as our members will be seeing it a lot: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6?!?!
By the way Quality Chess Publishing has just released a book on The Elephant Gambit for black, so we can expect to see this a lot more too at the amateur and club level. http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/1/388/the_exhilarating_elephant_gambit_by_michael_agermose_jensen_and_jakob_aabling-thomsen/ 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Bd6 is the line the Elephant Gambit authors are going for.
One or two members were also concerned about 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6?!, while The Smith Morra Gambit Accepted should be revisited I think, since 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nf6 is sort of letting White off the hook, surely we should have a reliable way to take this pawn and retain good winning chances.
I almost forgot about another online favorite, the so called Gibbins Weidenhagen Gambit: 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4?! https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/the-gibbins-weidenhagen-gambit
Then of course what dubious gambit list would be complete without including the notorious BDG (Blackmar Diemer Gambit): 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4?! or 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.f3?! or 1.d4 Nf6 2.f3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.Nc3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpMfI-HMyxg
Good luck with what should prove to be an exciting and eagerly anticipated project. :-)
Edit: Add these to the list 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5?!?! and 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Ng4.
The russian game and the Stannford gambit when Petroff occures, in order to beat Eric Rosen.
The name is superb and I love it!
couldn't be better :D
Brilliant
I just saw this after I posted about the stafford! I'm seeing that one a lot haha.
The name is amazing :D
Hey guys!
Okay, we'll call it "The Refutation of Abra Cadabra Gambits" :)
Deal :)
My question actually was about gambits with 1.e4, which you face playing our ChessMood openings.
Please take a look, did I forget anything, or are there any other things which are bothering you?
Also, do you know if 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Bc5 does have a name?
As mentioned in the main article, 5... Qh5 in the Scandinavian could be covered here or in the Scandinavian course as there are a few tricks to navigate.
May I add:
Owens
Defence 1.e4 b6
Borg 1.e4
g5
St George Defence 1.e4 a6
... and
North Sea
Defence 1…g6 2.d4 Nf6
This course is super helpful to me.
I lost to all kinds of gambits all the time. Yesterday was Elephant and Stafford.
Another gambit that appears in the repertoire and should be mentioned in the accelerated dragon course and/or here is the Zollner Gambit:
7. Be2 O-O 8. f4 d6 9. O-O Qb6 - now the main move covered in the course is 10. Qd3, but there is also the dubious gambit 10. e5?!
In Winning with the Dragon, GM Ward (then an IM) gives the following 'refutation':
10... dxe5 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Nf5 Qxb2! 13. Nxe7+ Kh8 14. Bd4 Qb4! 15. Bxe5 (15. Ned5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd4+ 17. Qxd4 Nf3+ winning, or 15. Nxc8 Rd8!) 15... Qxe7 16. Qd4 Nh5 17. Bxg7+ Nxg7 18. Bd3 Be6 with an big advantage to Black in Hazelton-Ward, London Lloyds Bank 1985
This was before engine analysis in 1994. The engine agrees so far giving Black a full pawn ahead. However, 18. Bf3 is better with more complications - after 18... Be6, the idea is 19. Rab1 with pressure on b7. 19... Rfd8 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Bxb7
Black is still a little under half a pawn better according to the engine, but there is a lot going on here in all those tactical moves, so would be good to go through it.
First time I've seen this gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 c6?! The Gunderam Gambit.
If 3. Nxe5 Qe7?! with the idea being 4. d4 f6 5. Qh5+?? g6 6. Nxg6 Qxe4+
Perhaps it's best not to take the pawn?
e4 f5
Duras'Gambit
Benko gambit refused
Is there going to be a course about Benko gambit refused? Because often it is not accepted... thank you
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Hi Claudio,
Chessmood course covers it! ;-)
Hi Claudio
We can play 4-,g6 and make the opponent "show his cards".
Now it should transpose into something known
In section 5, 4.Dc2 the move 4.Sf3 is mentioned in the introduction, along with 4.a4 and 4.Sd2, but there is no recomendation against it.
It has been mentioned though, that the Benko course will be revised
Puzzles
Puzzles is the best way to have our mind fresh in quarantine
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No more than 15 minutes a day coach Avetik dixit????
The best games of December and the prizes
Hello ChessMood family, hello champions and future champions!
Welcome to the "Best games of December" competition.
Under this post, we invite you to post your best games that you will play this month.
The Prize fund is 350K Moodcoins which is equal to 350$.
The 1st prize - 150K
The 2nd prize - 100K
The 3rd prize- 50K
The 4th Prize- 30k
The 5th Prize- 20k
Good luck with your games and keep the Right Mood!
#ChessMood
#Right Mood - Right Move
P.S
Here are the winners of November.
1st- Michael Larsen
2nd- T K
3rd- Abhi Yadav
4th- Piotr Urbanski
5th- Khokan De
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Hi Chessmood team . i have a suggestion : please share the link of 5 selected games each month , so other users can also find games and enjoy
https://lichess.org/ViX6k31b
No time to breathe for Black :)
Nice won endgame with black
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5866345980
Winning against Sicillian 2...Nc6 when Black allowed to take Bc6
Crushing the Carro Kan in a romantic era playing style. I say this because still I make a lot of inaccuracies and sacrificed half of my army. But in the end I proved that Knights and Queens can make an irresistable attack. All started when I sacrificed my a1 rook. I had calculated almost 10 moves ahead. Really enjoyed the game after move 23!
Saving a completely lost position.
Queen Sacriice and the art of checkmate
Cool Game!
https://www.chess.com/game/live/5869705110
Attack & Attack
https://www.chess.com/game/live/5869840175
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/oLsVMt3A/black#0
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/w9HGzQ4H/white#0
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/tMHc3iC6/white#0
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/GCs9ltui/white#0
Indian Game
https://lichess.org/hXNdzIS4/black#0
https://lichess.org/RrsTKCym
https://lichess.org/SoT0ZhtuM2th
Won a good game with black pieces against higher rated player in 5+3 format,
https://lichess.org/DbWTHoqQxYmp
Won a interesting match against 2100 rated player with white pieces in 5+3 format,
https://lichess.org/v2xVTkyZWbUK
jiltedbishop vs. Mateojackson | Analysis - Chess.com I had a nice rossolimo game with a sacrifice!
Miniature :)
Beating FM in Caro-Kann. Not without mistakes, but with unusual queen side pawn storm and exchange sacrifice.
A short beautiful game against the Philidor defence. 91,8 accuracy
The fault of being over ambitious against ChessMood openings
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosyan!
https://lichess.org/8xcVrFLk
Chess: FahadRahman vs Kadatskiy_Alexander - 5886029528 - Chess.com
Tactics
https://lichess.org/vNONtyZI#0
Winning with Anti-Sicillian in Bundesliga 2!
Perfect Game!
https://www.chess.com/game/live/5893500655
Rossolimo Attack
https://lichess.org/hrDzhAjB/black#2
Rossolimo Attack
https://lichess.org/bV1inDkZ/black#0
Rossolimo Attack
https://lichess.org/KxOP5q2z/black#0
https://lichess.org/rIgc6YnN
Well if this is not interesting at all than idk what you call it ????
https://lichess.org/ZASyHHYg
Nice Lisitsyn gambit with white against the Dutch Defense
Forgot opening but won by luck
https://lichess.org/2gM576AT#10
Winning with ChessMood openings!
https://lichess.org/emBG84rPnRET
Nice checkmate with minor pieces
Nice checkmate with minor pieces
https://lichess.org/RnTTg7dm
https://lichess.org/Bi11ogOO
Mateojackson vs. Saul_Over | Analysis - Chess.com
https://lichess.org/xeeXTe9M
Complicate and they will blunder ~Mikhail Tal~
Wonderful checkmate combination: https://lichess.org/sWSKIJCJZGkZ
Attack,Attack & Attack!
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5916332318
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/hxvxyo59#4
https://lichess.org/APn5EJMq
https://lichess.org/vFu4TcAv
Attack Against Caro-Kann!Fantastic idea Qc2-Bg6-Qd3-Ng5-Qh3!and checkmate in very strong GM Mustafa Yilmaz Elo 2630! https://www.chess.com/live/game/5918369704
https://lichess.org/f8QxtRzH
Rook sacrifice with black in Accelerated Dragon
King extraction and checkmate with black
Opposite castling attack in Accelerated Dragon
https://lichess.org/qn3mNTfrlhZM
My opponent played French with 1...e6 and 2...c5. I premoved Bd3 when I saw e6 and I lost d4 pawn but at the end I won the match with a nice attack
French Defense:
https://lichess.org/9JwlLmEf/white#5
Queen's Pawn
https://lichess.org/O86gof8B/black#4
https://lichess.org/X5Nz1wPs
https://lichess.org/XBgz1PaS
Tough fight in Benko
https://lichess.org/shlVTTcF#18
Boom! Win! Win!
https://lichess.org/Xj0mxomhhyhv
Crossed 2300+ rating in lichess rapid! I am so happy today!
https://lichess.org/coSDGRNge3I8
15 Move GP win.
https://lichess.org/UQkqUY8F9HvL
https://lichess.org/1vB4UHHn
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/0m2h6bch#5
Indian Game
https://lichess.org/AIKVUfcA/black#10
https://lichess.org/Mi8n1cxe
https://lichess.org/ynT1917nFSwU
Happy King + Queen Maneuver with Kd7 and Qg8
https://lichess.org/rVrJL7XNyf3o
https://lichess.org/2cVQE5AH
https://lichess.org/ONkunQf4
Queen sacrifice
https://lichess.org/BoSX7bsRmuIW
I have just been chess mood pro member for just few day and started to learn the carokann course. I am playing in an online tournament (Penang Closed 2020) and successfully Crush Caro-Kann with chess mood opening. Brilliant two rooks sacrifice with nice finishing. Most important, I would like to thanks chess mood for providing such a nice opening to make me success in this game.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5946619808
Endgame rook dance!
https://lichess.org/InbYViXk/
https://lichess.org/8gm1fTqjXV9R
Pirc Defense
https://lichess.org/1BwLQVW3#3
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/mc8C60rJ/black#1
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/7WEMQWNG#0
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/XnqiKzoM#0
Saving a hopeless position while rook down. Ngl it is really unbelievable
Benko Gambit with 11...Qb612. a4
Won the the exchange for a pawn, but immediately gave back the exchange for a deadly attack.
https://lichess.org/Zzq0AVa2D1JS
Queen's Pawn Game
https://lichess.org/aVaz5wm9/black#6
Sicilian Closed
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5965217722
Pirc Defense
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5964658533
https://lichess.org/JwozzlJr
My Fav Game
No Counterplay
https://www.chess.com/game/live/5972449257
https://lichess.org/0vIwD3iF
Surprise in the French defense: 7...Qb6!? Didn't find the right continuation, but managed to win after long grinding fight !
https://lichess.org/QirjA3nU
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5868013655
playing black against Bird - getting strong knight vs. bad bishop
Very Nice Game!
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5981849504
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/T8VdBwvX/black#6
French Defense
https://lichess.org/J4xRybx5/white#7
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/L1QwBQDB/white#8
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/in1T4861/black#3
Caro-Kann Defense
https://lichess.org/azylX4QK/white#5
https://lichess.org/g4e3QJQdx2nC
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/4oMuKpLD#15
English Opening
https://lichess.org/mlJhVDOX/black#6
Caro-Kann Defense
https://lichess.org/d5Thh4tB#4
Playing in a rare variation of the benoni. Nice tactics and beautiful final combination. 95,8 accuracy only 1 inaccuracy 0 mistakes 0 blunders. I am playing with the black pieces.
This might also serve as a model game for Caro-Kann. I can add it there if you think it's worthwhile.
https://lichess.org/PQbE2EM885wP
https://lichess.org/lQ1LAIvv/black#60
Training Game with the Nimzo! :)
Crushing the French defense with style
Sicilian Defense
my game that look special to me
https://lichess.org/Z81Jjinb#0
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/Q53fM9JM#0
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/KOd10EDZ/black#0
King's Pawn
https://lichess.org/cjGSIJ5x#1
Indian Game
https://lichess.org/HEiww9yg/black
Grand Prix - 1978 vs 2200 1-0
https://lichess.org/EpPdkijt/white#53
https://lichess.org/gIDZmGHR
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/5sKotpsT#5
https://lichess.org/fM0OgBs8
https://lichess.org/D6CRRmNhJ6uM
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/NPJnp7QP#0
Sicilian Defense:
https://lichess.org/WrOJSRuS/black#0
https://lichess.org/QE4DE40o
Caro-Kann Defense
https://lichess.org/p9tSh3wh/white#0
French Defense
https://lichess.org/C4cW5AV4/white#0
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/Jlsn5Ypx#7
Sicilian Defense
https://lichess.org/NcwEEJMh#8
A smooth win in the Chessmood Grand Prix!(Side Line)
A smooth win in the Chessmood Grand Prix!(Side Line)
I posted this game under "Model Games with Chessmood Openings" but I thought this was a good game so I posted it here as well.
Almost perfect Modern Maroczy bind game.
Almost perfect attack in Caro-Kann chessmood style. Spoiled it a little bit on 23rd. move should've sacrificed a rook.
https://lichess.org/550Hzu8GohS0
my best game in which i found a checkmate in 6 and won the game on lichess!
https://lichess.org/SUvCtbEmYOJj
total domination in positional way
https://lichess.org/msmA123PzivA
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/SyUJwHiX#0
https://www.chess.com/live/game/6046067272
The Game which helped me to cross 2500 which was my 2020 Goal. Thanks GM Avetik and GM Gabuzyan
I played my best game using a Chessmood opening against a 2485 rated player on lichess during today's Bundesliga tournament. Chigorin would have been proud of my knights!
Any feedback would be appreciated! He mixed up the move order on me, any feedback would be appreciated.
I was white, the opening was the Grand Prix, 2.. Nc6, with 3. Bb5
Ben_ChessMood vs josepapi: B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional • lichess.org
My game today (CRR vs Golodion 1-0 Sunday 27/12/20) in the ChessMood lichess arena battle where I beat someone 400 points higher than me!
Crushing
the French: https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/6071772996?tab=report
Slow maneuvering chess
https://lichess.org/I73sYkOjflFM
I havent played this line in a very long time, but the final attack was swift and fun!
https://lichess.org/sY5nGJ7h/black#64 beautiful queen trap :D
https://lichess.org/Y2NhiBriEQjw beautiful queen trap 2, but not accurate :D
Sicilian Defence
https://www.chess.com/live/game/6080904243
https://lichess.org/rhXvLLSDInJR
https://lichess.org/qHCAE9KS2y4F
Wanted to play it as white but accidentally game started for black pieces and I had to play this mess without prep, My opponent lost because of simple blunder.
https://www.chess.com/game/daily/283762150
Another Petrosian style Exchange Sacrifice
Another exchange sac just after my previous game . Well I did three winning exchange sacrifices in a row.
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/gSjbtA08#0
Lucky rook trap. I did not calculated that but after Kg7 I realized it's rook traP
https://lichess.org/mAdDcOTecHBm
Passive gp I won. Coach explained in typical openings mistakes with GP that never play a4 against a6 because you always have Bd5 and I played like this and won without efforts.
https://lichess.org/1xpkzFvSeKUP
https://lichess.org/zBfGirNg1Cl7
Trapped higher rated opponent's queen using chessmood opening-Sicilian closed.
https://lichess.org/XVimx3HYYlJC
Stalemate-A very interesting game against higher rated player.
https://lichess.org/aFiLBSHdDKNy
A nice win.
https://lichess.org/MWgnlC7nJBbF
Crushing
Alekhine’s Defense 1: https://lichess.org/9o2bt6Pb/white
Crushing
Alekhine’s Defense 2: https://lichess.org/P2zkm6er/white
Don’t play
careless against Alekhine’s defense: https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/6022258011?tab=report
Playing on the
edge in Alekhine’s defense: https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/6009341877?tab=report
Ending the year with a bang! Opponent 2300? No worries! They can be crushed by the Benko too!
Passive Nd5 Queen Trap but yeah I became slow in checkmating him
https://www.chess.com/live/game/6095221476
Won a short game with Grand Prix Variation against Sicilian Defence Closed
https://www.chess.com/live/game/6084683612
Beated a strong Gm with a little opening trap!
A nice win with the Chessmood Grand Prix!
A convincing win in the symmetrical english!
last day of the year - some mistakes, but nice finish
https://www.chess.com/live/game/6104780690
Caro Kann e6 attack. I purposefully gave the pawn on b2 for attack.
https://lichess.org/qgcwR7o08U VS
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/1s3rpHA4#0
Scotch Game
https://lichess.org/grXUz6SM#0
Trapped opponent's queen in the dragon. Happy new year everyone!
https://lichess.org/493zv4OOwd9l
https://lichess.org/haEXXz0S
Hello Champions and future champions, hello ChessMood Family!
Happy New Year!
Hopefully, you'll make all the goals you have for 2021.
Thanks for the games, you have posted!
It's great to see your growth.
The 1st prize goes to K H - https://lichess.org/lQ1LAIvv/black#60
The 2nd prize goes to Michael Larsen - https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/6071772996
The 3rd prize goes to Kourosh A - https://lichess.org/BoSX7bsRmuIW
The 4th prize goes to Wenstin - https://www.chess.com/live/game/5946619808
The 5th prize goes to Aayush Shirodkar - https://www.chess.com/game/live/5869705110
Thanks, everyone for the games!
See you in January!
My game entry, I beat someone 400 points rating higher than me & I still didn't win a prize?!
Now all I can do is move on & see if I can better this (I'm sure I can), so :- Right Mood, Right Move. Happy chess & best wishes all!
Download
Can you do something like: download the whole course in full HD at once?
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Then you could cancel your paid membership!
Hi Pavol,
I think the courses are meant to be watched online, not downloaded
Dear Pavol,
I would love to provide everything for free.
However in that case, the ChessMood would not exist.
We would not be able, to pay technical team, support team and Grandmasters, for creating the courses.
And we would not be able to bring 2700+ Grandmasters to ChessMood, which we're doing now.
If we provide, the option to download, then the reasons for the subscription will be lost.
Hopefully, it makes sense.
If, as you say, you like the webinars better, here's some good news: they can be downloaded. I believe Youtube provides offline save option to premium members.
Modern Maroczy Part 49 4:23~
At this moment, it was said that 13.f4 will hang the e4 pawn. However, after Ne4 or Bg7 white again wins a piece with Qd4.
Fortunately SF found this amusing tactic(move 16) after 13.... e5 14. fe (back away will cause white to lose e pawn for real) Ne4 15. Ne4 Be4 16. ed Bc2!? and white has trouble holding the bishop on d4.
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Alekhine Defense
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Is the Alekhine Defense course more difficult than other courses?
After the game ..
Both images made my day but the 4 pawns attack is also a very interesting variation. Take a look at Bronstein's game with the 4 pawns.
Draft file
Can someone explain to me how to use the draft file?
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I might be able to, but I am not sure what a draft file is. Do you have a link for a more direct description? Or can you elaborate what it is? I am wondering if you are calling it something else from what I am use to.
SVESHNIKOV via Sicilian 4-knights move order- Good or Bad?
Hi Chessmood friends,
Some Sveshnikov players use the Sicilian 4-knights move order to avoid Rossolimo:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.Bg5
Early e6, gives Black better chances vs Closed Sicilian and Grand Prix attack etc.
Question: Is there any theoretical problem with 2.- e6 ? Is it safe for Black?
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It is a pretty safe method of transposing but you might have to study a few other lines unrelated to the Sveshnikov like 4... Nf6 5.Bd3 or 4... Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3/6.Nxc6.
Guess the Move software
First the intoduction. I am a strong beliver that (classical) game should be studied in great detail. One should understand the moves, store the paterns in the memory, not just remember the moves. Studying one game for the whole day brings more benefits than studying ten games.
There are some really nice games in the ChessMood courses, especially in the middle games section. What I like, is to first download the raw pgn file of the game and run through it by myself guessing the moves and thinking how would I play in a certain position.
For this reason I was looking for a software that has such feature. There are some websites like Chess Tempo and Chess Games that offer it, but you have to subscribe/pay.
Then I found a free to download software: fredm (google.com). It allows you to do exactly that I have just described. You can choose the side (White or Black) and then you guess the moves in the game. For each move it records: your move, engine preffred move and the move that was played. It also gives you a score of your guesssing.
Has anybody used such software or perhaps something similar?
What do you think about this method of learning the games?
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I think its the best method of studying games myself.
Chessbase has this feature where the rest of the notation is hidden
You can even do it with just a book and board and cover the moves up with a piece of card.
I love the Guess The Move program from Fred Mellender. It works very well and it visually shows you what move you did, what the engine "best" was, and the text move. You can save positions to a PGN/CB review file, but while I have saved them to it, I haven't opened it, I think it wouldn't be very organized. So when I for example went over Rubinstein-Duras 1911 game, I just took screen shots whenever I found something interesting or unexpected for later study (screenshots attached).
It's much less opinionated than ChessBase, which sometimes says "CLEARLY white is winning" and I have no idea why :)
Guess the move if done properly is just as good as using a live board. I use lichess studies though. All you have to do is upload the PGN and then turn on interactive learning. If you're the creator you have to press the test button or you will see the answers when you are doing the homework.
On that: I believe the best way to learn is to hold the pieces in your hands. So using a board either to look at the pgns or to do your suggestion is always the best way to do it. If you are doing the guess the move, or as I call it from chess life "Solitaire chess". You should put a timer on. Probably best is a 120 min clock, or if you want to practice the new FIDE time controls 90 30. However this is a great idea.
Openings PGN Homework
Hi guys!
So I have been working on something for a while now, and it's not even remotely complete. However, I thought it was a good idea to use the PGN's as a homework assignment as suggested IN the PGN's. I have been doing this in a private lichess study. I have done enough work that I feel I can enlist some people who are hard working to help me complete it. I think I will accept maybe three or four people. The people that assist me with this can clone the study when it is done and even separate them into smaller studies if it makes it easier to digest. The point of this is to have a way for us to study together and get to know each other while assisting in getting us PGN's that can help us better understand the material presented.
I only want serious people who will help me edit this consistently at least weekly, recommended every other day, and preferably daily. I have done a lot of work so far, I completed the Alekhine one today because I noticed the Alekhine one didn't have a PGN. I also will see if I can do another one I find that may not have a PGN. This is full pro analysis so pro members only.
I may accept more than 3-4 if they really want in and convince me they will work on it often. I believe I am about 30% complete with the entire opening repertoire. A lot of it is entering moves and then double checking validity within completed moves by learning along with the videos. If you would like to you can contact me here. Tell me your lichess handle and expected activity. Please no trolling by coming in and messing up the PGN standard. I am merely putting in the suggested continuations with no analysis. I believe in the idea of this homework and will take it seriously. So trolling is immediate expelling. If you are inactive for more than a week I reserve the right to dismiss you. If no one accepts this, then it is like the chicken who baked a cake. I will eat it all.:-) I hope we work together on this soon.
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How did this game end?
Unfortunately, I was on the losing side of this game (against 2610 GM), but it should not discount the fact that white wrapped it up in a pretty neat way.
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I think White won.
31.Ng6+ Kh7 (31...Nxg6 2.Qxg6 with a mate on g8 to follow) 32.Nxf8+ Kh8 (there is at minimum draw with repetition) 33.Qg6!! (threat of a mate on h6) 33...Nxg6 34.hxg6 Rxf1+ 35.Bxf1 Ne6 36. Nxe6 Qxe6 37.g7 Kh7 38.g8Q#
Wow, that's a cool one :) 1.Qg8+ Nxg8 2.Ng6+ Kh7 3.Nxf8+ Kh8 4.Ng6+ Kh7 5.f8N#
Wow, wow, wow!!!!!
Did he play it?
This is a nice idea to make a composition :)
very beautiful ending!!!
Starting out with Modern Benoni
Hi everyone and GM Avetik.
I have played modern Benoni for few years. I really love the imbalance in position of Benoni and I really enjoy sacrificing pawns or exchange for initiative and some long term positional advantage. I still remember I play the Benoni against former woman world champion GM Zhu Chen in a simul exhibition and success hold till the last to walk out of the playing hall. I was inspired by the game and I plan to make Benoni my main weapon. I have played quiet a number of Benoni Defense in my classical games and I faced some troubles with some theoretical line. Therefore, I would like to seek for suggestion about books, video course or methods for me to start learning seriously about the Benoni defense.
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Hey Wenstin!
Modern Benoni is my love! :)
I love this opening! However, it's very complicated, and it's concepts are complicated - where to go to the kingside, when to the queenside, where to exchange the bishops, where to go with b5, when f5.
However, if you're 2200+ , it might work good.
I would recommend to check out Marin's Modern Benoni. It's a good one.
Also ,GM Ivan Ivanisevic has a very interesting book. It's not really Modern Benoni. It's delayed Benoni.
But there are lots of very-very interesting stuff.
The Marshall Gambit in the Semi-Slav: Good or Bad?
Hi Chessmood friends,
To avoid the boring and Darwish Exchange Slav, some Semi-Slav players use the triangle move order (d5+e6+c6) to reach the Semi-Slav. Therefore, The Marshall Gambit in the Semi-Slav Defense cannot be avoided:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2
My Question: Is it bad for Black? Is it a dynamic equality?
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It's too dangerous for black, I recommend to escape this line. I used to start with e6 and c6 too but then I stopped playing it because of e4. Nobody plays this among strong players
Kourosh, this is one of the most complicated lines in the theory :)
It seems that in the modern theory Black survives, but they should have a better memory than the computer has :))))