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Against Modern Defense

What is the best way to handle against Modern Defense as white? In recent I have faced many defeats against this line. Coach can you make a course about crushing Modern Defense in near future? Please.

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Maybe you can try to go for grand prix attack and the reason you lose ofcourse should not be in openings you could have went wrong in middlegame or endgame. So,Therefore try to position your pieces correctly and try to be aggressive in these kinds of lines as black does not care about their centre and we have most often pawns on e4 and d4

Hey! 
Have you watched the course? 
https://chessmood.com/course/modern-pirc 

NEW ARTICLE: The Journey Into the Scandinavian Defense Jungle

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I liked the article, do not get me wrong, but I wanted to add a little bit more of research establishing the origins of this line. That is why since I knew the history, I am going to share it here with you to complement the article.

I used to play the Scandinavian too, and at one point I relied to Tiviakov's Chessbase Fritztrainer, a must have if you play this line since it is authored by Tiviakov's himself, even if it is old and new theory comes up all the time.

In the first introductory video, he explains why he started to play this line. The first time that he encountered this line was in the game Tiviakov Almeida, played in Catalonia, at the International Open of Solsonés in the year 2005.

I am including two games here in this post for your information. The first one, is the game played with the Qd6 line, were Tiviakov is surprised and decides to play this line after this encounter.

The second game is the game against the rival that GM Max Illingworth mentions in the article, which was played a year before, also in Catalonia but with the Qa5 line, for the sake of exactitude.  

I also checked the book Secret of Opening Surprises 6 where in the page 123 Tiviakov writes about his game with Almeida. He literally says:

“Everything started in August 2005. I was playing in an open tournament in Solsona (Spain). I was White against Cuban player Omar Almeida, and after a mere 11 moves I was lost. Luckily for me, my draw offer on move 12 was accepted by my opponent.”

After the game he writes in the book regarding this experience:

“Well, this was a very useful experience for me. I thought, if I can get a lost position with white so quickly (and I have to admit that I had even studied this variation before as White) then why could the same thing not happen to other strong players?! So I decided to work on this line to incorporate the Scandinavian Defence into my repertoire.”

And this is it, I just wanted to point out this, since I knew this story and I thought it was important to have it right. No hard feelings towards the author, do not get me wrong!

Best regards and good luck with the Scandinavian adventures, maybe I will pick it up some day again, the sales video is very good and made me wanting to play it again, but at the moment, sorry… I am devoted to play what Avetik sensei tells me to… ;-)

That's interesting Arnav, maybe he is one of Avetik's pupils too... ;-)

I liked the article very much. I am not a Scandinavian defence player, using it only in blitz and bullet games, and that's why I found this variation very interesting. After 1. e4 d5  2. exd5 Qxd5  3. Nc3 I knew Qd6 move from Carlsen's games but a6 move took me aback.

A very interesting article indeed, and a nice advertisement for the Scandinavian Defence. To be clear though I think the Scandi is best suited for Rapid & Blitz, admittedly there was a time where you could catch out a lot of players with this defence but since then it has gotten a lot of theoretical attention and the Scandi Boat has sprung a few leaks in a number of places. Don't get me wrong it's not refuted by any means, but in all main-lines Black is under strong pressure, be it the traditional main-line 3...Qa5; Tiviakov's 3...Qd6 or Bartholomew's 3...Qd8 (The most underrated, and most reliable of the bunch I think). I should also note that Duda and Naka have used the Scandi quite successfully in Rapid Chess, incorporating a double fianchetto setup but White players clearly have not been studying there 'Classical Games' :-) as Bobby Fischer in his game against Karl Robatsch (1962) already provided the Blueprint for the ideal setup that white should be aiming for here. Perhaps this Fischer vs Robatsch encounter could be Game 93 in Commented Classical Games :D, and I would be remiss if I didn't add that this beautiful game featured in Bobby Fischer's - My 60 Memorable Games. 

Now I'm about to really blow your minds! Did you know that In ChessBase Magazine #167 Sergei Tiviakov himself did a Video analysis on the 3...Qd6 Scandi, concluding that it was no longer playable!! During his presentation he cites one of his black games vs. Kiril Georgiev from 2015 as a key reason for the demise of this line, and advises the viewer to look up the game in a database for further details. However, Tiviakov either got the opponent wrong or this game never actually made the databases because I never managed to find it, for what it's worth he said the game continued like this:  1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nc4 Qc7 8.Qf3 Nb6 9.Bf4 Qd7 10.Nxb6 axb6 11.0-0-0 e6 12.Bc4! Tiviakov also mentions the following encounter with Guseinov from 2015 as another reason he gave up this line:   1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. h3!

I would be curious to know if GM Max Illingworth has really discovered The Strongest Scandinavian or is this just more old wine in a new bottle.

Sorry for another long post Avetik, I did my best to keep it on point :)

A question about Benko Gambit course

Hi sir!I have a question about Section 4 5.f3 move.I can't find an advanced video course about it.But you said I can find a advanced video course about it.Also I can't find 4.Nd2 at Qc2 section.

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The video is probably not released yet. I believe Avetik recommends 5...g6 and continue in  playing Benko type structures as a starter. 

We'll update the Benko course with Adv. sections soon. 

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Keep it going! 

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Sir is it ok if my account were register to  pro members in abroad..coz i dont have any credit cards or paypal to pay....

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It requires drivers license and i cant get it becoz of the lockdown...

Can you clarify the question, please?

New Course -Modern Pirc

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We hope you are enjoying the courses Pirc Defense and Czech Pirc. 
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What Will be the other recommendation versus the modern...a plan with Be3 or f4 or....

Doubt in Rossolimo

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0-0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Rel 0-0 7.d4 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Be3 Played by Caruana and This Line Has Good Results for White.

Sir,How should we continue there?

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This question has already been asked and answered here: https://chessmood.com/forum/pro-members/nightmare-for-rossolimo

Also guys its okay to do some of your own research, get a database and keep it updated. Try out this free resource to get you started:  https://theweekinchess.com/twic

I for one would investigate GM Anton Guijarro's approach, he's a serious theoretician:   

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Hello, I'm a celebrity and I don't have access to the proforum today. If there is a technical defect. How can I see how long my promoter membership will last?

Christoph

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I am unable to access the Pro forum as well.

The same for me. I don't have access to the proforum

Sorry guys, we have a technical issue, we're working on it.
Sorry for the inconvenience. 

@christoper, we are soon launching the new website, where you'll see everything. 
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Promember Account

Where can I see how long my primium account lasts and how can I prolong it?

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Can you do pro with moodcoins?

I wanted to know, could you go pro by getting 29000 moodcoins?

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thanks!

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. e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5.Bd3 Nc6 Plans for white needed

Hello, it would be great if you could give ideas and sample games for the position after 1. e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5.Bd3 Nc6 in an Advanced Section. The ideas with a3 and b4 do not convince me and I do not necessarily want to dive into the universe of the open Sicilian, so that 6th Be2 and 7.d4 are not necessary. Thanks in advance 

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Hey Christoph. How much is your rating? 
And what you didn't like in a3 b4 idea? 
You can just go for a search in ChessBase database, and dive deeper, if you want, or find other ideas. 

true @ChessMood_. I am not working on finding anything special in openings bec the way u presented material is crushing 2300 players lichess and I always dominate with white pieces.Also @GM_Hovhannes_Gabuzyan is crushing 2900 elo field so this means openings are rocks. Another point is @GM_Avetik_Grigoryan's win against a Candidate Challanger proves the power of Chessmood Openings. So I think when GMs are working for us in finding novelties and working on openings then all we have is to copy it.

I think i read somewhere that if you want to achieve your goals then just copy what successful people did. There is no need to invent something if u are in starting phrase! For example- we born and we learn to speak by hearing sounds of words. If it's in hindi kid will learn hindi and if it's in english then same he will learn english. So, my approach is follow successful people that's it.

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How do good players remember their opening repertoire?

Hi Chessmood friends,

Knowing ideas behind chess opening is important, and I can learn them from Chessmood videos. 
 

But It's hard for me to remember what I have learned after a few days. 

 Any advice for firmly fixing chess openings to memory? Softwares etc?

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Try to not skip the streams, my friend, and solve the quizzes.
The 1st one is ready. https://chessmood.com/quiz/attack-with-scotch-game 

Thank you

Do you have already the pgn opening of chessmood? 

wow!thanks Skipper Chess.

GM Avetik, once in an article you mentioned how big a GM's repertoire is(it's like endless) now my Sicilian Pepertoire is also as big as yours!!

Help with 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.Bb5+ as black

After 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.Bb5 check what does chessmood recommend as black? what are the ideas we should go for? My opponent tonight plays 3.Bb5 check and its not in the course. He likes to take on c6 if ...Nc6 is played or exchange the bishop if  ,,,,Bd7 is played

 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.Bb5 Nc6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 spoiling pawn structure or

 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.Bb5 Bd7 4.Bxd7 Qxd7 5.d3 and if 5...dxe4 he is happy to go into an endgame with 6.dxe4 and 6...Qxd1

thank you

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Hello, Kayode,

very interesting question. I had no clue there is such an early check in the position too, it is such a rare move, but you have nice game, Larsen - Zu Chen (1998) in the database, where the legendary GM won with beatiful king attack. If I can advice you, play 3....Bd7 and go into the endgame, black should not be worse in any case:

1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. Bb5+ Bd7

(3... Nc6 4. Bxc6+ (4.exd5! Qxd5 5. Nf3) 4... bxc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qb6 8. Qf3 g6 9. Nge2 Bg4 10. Qf2 Bg7 11. O-O c4)

4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d3 dxe4 6. dxe4 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Nc6 8. Nf3

(8. c3 Nf6 9. Nd2 O-O-O 10.Kc2 e5!}     

Nf6 9. Nc3

(9. e5 Nd5 10. Ke2 e6 11. Bd2 O-O-O)

9... O-O-O+ 10. Bd2 e5! and black is OK.

Hello. Nice Question. I will try to recommend a position that I would prefer, as in general black is not gonna be worse after BB5+ . I think black should play with 3... Bd7 4.Bd7+ Qd7 5. D3 Nc6 6. Nf3 E6 and then play with 0-0-0, as there is no light-squared bishop on c8, it's easier to make a long castle, and develop bishop on D6 and Knight on E7.

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Comment your Fav. Chess Players

I decided to make this topic so we can talk more in our community. Not only about studying chess but also about legends too.

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 Player= Bobby Fischer. 

Fav. Game= Game of the century.

A Suggestion

I think that you should create a server on chessmood like chessmood's private servers where you can play games Instead of using chess.com or some other website you can play games when you stream  and also chessmood members can play against each other!

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This is a bit difficult but, you guys are truly amazing and can do it!

Yes, nice idea but it's also expensive to handle make this kind of playing website. But soon I am sure they will do it for us.

Of course, it's a good idea. 
If you have developers, who will do it for us, go ahead :) 
Otherwise it's very expensive. 

Daily Puzzle 5 June

I think yesterday's puzzle (R vs B+P) has 2 solutions.

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No I think there was only one solution, and the one given was incorrect since Black could have under-promoted to a rook thwarting the stalemate and leaving the result in doubt. Kf6 instead of Kh6 had to be correct. 

Thanks Kevin

Nightmare for Rossolimo

Hi everyone Happy evening. I have a small doubt in rossolimo course in section 2 c3

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0-0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0-0 7.d4 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Be3- immediately attacking the c5 pawn and this move has been recently played by anand and caruana in tata steel 2020

What to do against 9.Be3 guys?

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Avinash, Be3 is comparingly a new move, doesn't give much. 
Dubov showed in his games how to play. 

But anyway, we will add it in the advanced section. 

Attack the Carokann

Hello! I started with Chessmood few weeks ago and managed to go trough some of the opening analysis. I am impressed by the excellent work of our GM-s  but naturally, I have also some questions. So lets start with the CK: One of my friends, very strong Fide Master and notorious adherent of CK defence, played me last weekend in quick games an interesting line: 1.e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Ne2 e6, leaving Bc8 at home. I reacted logicaly 7.Bf4 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9.0-0 Ne7 10.Nd2 Bd7, and here I tryed it either with 11.f4 or 11.Qc2, following our model plans,  but with some sensible defence  ( 0-0, sometimes f6 and e5, sometimes f5 and transfer of the knight to e4) black allways succeded to hold his symbolically worse position. Later I had a look to my database with engine on, but I did not find any serious way to endanger black position. Is this just a limit of this line or do you have any idea to keep the initiative for white side? Thx for your kind reactions!

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Excellent question Martin, I have been wondering this myself and started a thread about a month ago to bring it to the attention of the ChessMood Team [Thread Here:  https://chessmood.com/forum/main-channel/caro-kann-advance-section]. To be honest I haven't checked back on this line for awhile, White has more space but black is very solid with no weaknesses, and it is hard for White to make any meaningful progress. Perhaps white should try to probe the queenside at some point with a4, or even slowly prepare to advance on both wings, the danger though is in becoming too ambitious and overextending your position.

Lets hope the combined ChessMood team can eventually find some more promising ideas and concrete lines to combat Black's resilient setup. I'm curious where your FM friend found this idea, as thankfully to date this setup is still quite rare at Master level in comparison to some other more dynamic approaches.

Thank you, Kevin, we will see. :) I hope they will find something soon... We keep in touch! ;)

Very nice discussion!! 
Yeah, with this line we had troubles. White has clear advantage, but it's very unclear how to develop it. 
Black also should wait passively... Very strange position. We tried different ideas, but we are still trying. 
One of our coaches recently got access to a super computer. Hopefully, he will find something. 

how is the situation for chessmood in Corona times

I like chessmood very much and i think the founders deserve a good business..

My question is: are the founder businesslike satisfied

Keep  up the good job and stay healthy

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It means a lot to us. 

It's very tough to run all these without investors and cover all the expenses ourselves. 
But ChessMood stays on his legs and we do our best to push forward. 
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