French 3...Nc6

Hi! I can't find 3...Nc6 line, is not it included in the course?

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Hey Nika! 
I will add it in the advanced course. 
Check it out game Grigoryan - Hambleton. 

Second title in correspondence chess.

Dear pro members I just now heard the good news I qualified for the second title in cc. The Correspondence Chess Master title. Great thanks to the Grandmasters of chessmood who helped me greatly with my repertoire. The videos was of great assistance.

I believe I found my own voice.Also watch this space my target is the IM cc title.

Loyd 

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Way to go!!!

Great!!! 
Congratulations. 
Such successes are ChessMood's real success, not the number of students we have. 
Keep the COGRO! (Constant Growth) 

Final Misteries

I've gone through the game between Beliavski and Karpov, URSS Championship 1973.

The final after last move Bf7+ in FEN format is this:

5k2/4Rb2/6K1/8/6pB/5r2/4p3/8 w - - 0 1

Any ideas as why does the black win? I don't see how.

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Game 173

Final position:

6k1/5pb1/8/1p2nq2/1P1p3Q/3P2PB/1B2P2P/6K1 w - - 0 1

after Bh3

What is the theoretical behind white winning?

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I think white is 2 or 3 pawns ahead. +2 = winning

New Course- Petroff Defense

Champions,

I have started to record a new course. How to play against Petroff Defense.
The 1st section is ready
https://chessmood.com/course/petroff-defense
Enjoy

Yours,
Avetik "Petroff Crusher" Grigoryan

P.S Until we don't finish with all sections, please don't write about of Nc5 line or what if Black goes 0-0-0 :) 

At the same time feel free to ask your questions about the uploaded section.

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Hey Champions! 

The 2nd section of Petroff Defense is uploaded. 
https://chessmood.com/course/petroff-defense/episode/1206 

Learn it now, so tomorrow I will upload the 3rd section too.

COGRO! (Constant Growth)   

Hey %FIRSTNAME%, 

The 3rd section of Petroff Defense is uploaded. 
https://chessmood.com/course/petroff-defense/episode/1213 

A very interesting structure, try to get inside of the structure. ​​ 

COGRO! (Constant Growth) 
Yours, 
Avetik "Petroff Crusher" Grigoryan 

Hey, champions!

The 4th section of Petroff Defense is uploaded. 
https://chessmood.com/course/petroff-defense/episode/1221  

40 minutes of material to learn. Keep COGRO! (Constant Growth) 
​ 
Yours, 
Avetik "Petroff Crusher" Grigoryan 

Hey, champions. 

Today I've recorded 2 more sections of Petroff. 
One we edited and just uploaded. The line where black plays 8...Qe8 interesting move. 
https://chessmood.com/course/petroff-defense/episode/1235  

Learn it today, as tomorrow we will upload another section too :) 
Yeah, lots of things to learn. But this is the way to grow :) 

Hey, champions! 

The b6 section is also uploaded. 
https://chessmood.com/course/petroff-defense/episode/1239  
This section is my favorite. 
But before you watch the course, try to find what to play in this position? 
White to move. 

Yours, 
Avetik "Petroff Crusher" Grigoryan 

Hey Champions! 

I've recorded one more section, where I cover Black's 0-0-0 plan. 
It's a very big variation, however, I recommend there a line for White which is very practical and strong at the same time. Bd3 with Qe2! The idea you will discover in the course. 

https://chessmood.com/course/petroff-defense/episode/1251 

Hey Champions! 

The last section of Petroff Defense is uploaded. 
https://chessmood.com/course/petroff-defense/episode/1256 ​

Hey, champions! 
The 1st advanced section of Petroff Defense is uploaded. 
There is more info about 3...Ne4. 

https://chessmood.com/course/petroff-defense

"Crushing the Pirc" course is uploaded!

Dear friends, we just uploaded the "Pirc course".
https://chessmood.com/course/10-crushing-the-pirc 

If you have any questions, feel free to post them here.
Regards, 
GM Avetik 

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Thank you for your hard work!

Nice!!

Welcome guys! Thank you too! :) 

When will the Bf4 part be uploaded

Ok.. I have taken a peek here after I lost in my own home cooked Pirc as white against a 1900 today.

I see the Grand Prix set up is recommended (my home preparation involved a flexible 150/Austrian attack opening setup as I felt best!?!).

I have to say I was a little surprised to see a Grand Prix setup vs Pirc, but I look forward to trying to learn it and trying it out!  Right Move Right Mood...COGRO! :-)

Hey Champions!
2 sections are added in the Pirc Defense course
https://chessmood.com/course/11-crushing-the-pirc

Keep the COGRO! (Constant Growth)

STLChessClub

Just saw an Eric Rosen streamed lesson on the Sicilian using the same line as ours!  1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.dxc using all the same lines!  It even uses the same words “crush the Sicilian with 2.Nc3!!!  The others are catching up!

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Hm..... 

Eric Rosen's video was recorded May 30, 2017. That was before ChessMood.

Chess mood

Am grateful for all the course and really would like them to be unlocked thou i can afford pro fees and other fees i really want your help here thanks 

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Sure! 
If you can find a guy, who will pay all salaries to Grandmasters, technical team and all 15 people, we will do what you ask :) 

Hi guys, does someone know: If I unlock a course with chessmoodcoins, will I get the advanced section and the pgn file as well or not? Because I have 35000 mood coins and I want to buy the Antisicilian part 2 in the future.

Question About french bd3 with 11 gxf3 (advanced)

What is the best white can do after 11 gxf3-Nd5!

12Nxd5-Qxd5 13 0-0-0 Bd7 and maybe black is ok

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Yes, looks very balanced - white has some play but must surely have few winning chances with those ugly pawns + black's B pair, and no attack seems likely which is why we accepted those doubled isolated pawns.  Maybe Be7 is even better than Bd7 as a B on f6 is really powerful and takes away a purpose to Rg1.

The position is very unbalanced. 
Yeah white has weak pawns, but Black's king is not safe.
For example if you play Kb1, and Black goes 0-0-0, then After Rd3 you start very strong attack. 

How to beat the London System ?

How to beat the london system 

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Quite large question:) 
In the course playing against d4 sidelines, after trompovsky, the 2nd section gonna be betaing London system :) 

First, you have to understand that you can't expect to win straight from the opening (unless your opponent plays dubious). Your goal is to develop your pieces, castle and fight for the center. The real fight comes in the middlegame and maybe in the endgame.

Against the London System You can play the Grunfeld setup with d5, Nf6, g6, Bg7, b6, Bb7, c5, Nc6. It's pretty easy to learn and your plan is Qc8-Ba6, then advancee on the queenside.

The other setup I recommend (and i play) is 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Bd6
5. Bg3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 then Bb7 and don't let White play e4.

Then there is 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 and if you play Nf6 (Benko which is recommended here, or any others) apart from d5 you can play 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 hitting b2.

Hope this helps and if you have questions email me or write here.

Puzzle Books

When we do chess puzzles in a book are we supposed to time ourselves and if we don’t solve the puzzle by that time look at the solution, or stay concentrated on that puzzle until we physically come up with the solution? What is the correct way? I myself always want to solve it myself without looking but many puzzles escape me.

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I was thinking it was better to try and if you can’t solve it move to another and always return and try it again. Rather than looking up the answer trying to understand.

Follow Jacob Aagard's advice to always write down the solution with all variations on a piece of paper. After completing the book you can match your answer with the given answer and put some greater attention to the wrong answers at the end of the book. You should have a strict mindset while solving to be more concentrated. REMEMBER DOING 5 PUZZLE CORRECTLY IS BETTER THAN 100 PUZZLE CASUALLY.

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 Nxf3!?

I played a Blitz today, my opponent played 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 Nxf3!?

I followed the opening of Anti-Sicilian with Nc3!? Part 2 to play.

And we learned everything about knight take the bishop.

but how about Nxf3

Yes,black will not have bishop pairs,but our bishop on b5( a6 b5 is coming) and queen on f3 (block the f pawn and can't support d4)also not good.

I don't have clear plan after Nxf3.

I won by Qd1 then push d4 plan and played against isolated pawn in this blitz.

But Qd1 is not good move sure, we lose too much tempo.

Anyone have good idea about this line?

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ah I got the answer from video

3. Anti-Sicilian with Nc3!? Part 2 Advanced Section - 4...a6

still thx!

Suggestions on how to play the Sicilian Defense: Closed 3.Nf3

I am finding nearly all my games as black ending up in a closed Sicilian.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3

Am I right in thinking your courses currently don't cover this opening? I have been searching through them.  Any tips or further resources you can point me to would be appreciated

Thanks!

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Something else I thought I'd get your thoughts on , I'm having to select little bits to concentrate on, as I'm finding learning these lines is taking a lot of time.

I've been wondering whether to learn to play one of the white lines as black and white, ie petroff defence, scotch , french.... I'd be interested what you thought of this, could potentially give me a deeper understanding of it , while reducing the number of courses I'd need to learn?

One observation is that for newer members , a learning plan would be useful :)

Hi Thomas Sanderson

I suggest that you after 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 playes 2...Nc6. After 2...d6 white can play 3,Nf3 (or 3.Nge2) and 4.d4. Maybe black can play 3..e5, but it is a different structure than we normaly play. There are some lines in the game. 

The opening repertoire can be used for the rest of your life, so don't worry that it will take some time to learn. 

Maybe you can play through some of the pgn fast, so you can start blitzing the ChessMood opening repertoire. Read the artikel "Golden Method to Increase Online Rating in Chess" in the forum. It is a good artikel that will help you to learn the opening repertoire and make you a better chesspalyer.

/Kim Skaanning

I've just discovered this position in one of the videos:

Monthly Webinar with PRO Members: Typical Mistakes

https://youtu.be/jaj3GsAlLVg?t=2026

Sicilian part 2

Hey GM Avetik (and PRO community) - what do you recommend after 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Qc7 4.Nf3 (looks best) a6.

Played against me the other day, and I got no advantage.  There are few games in ChessBase databases, and engine says equal! 

Nigel

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Hey I think I can answer to your question.Here I anylize that postion and after Qc7  Nf3 e6 0-0 a6 Bc6 Qc6(that is the reason other way pown stractur will be crushed) play d4 aand you have advantage in this position.Olso if I can some how help you please like my post so I can get some Moodcoins!Thanks very much!

Cool - thanks Avetik and Suren - will do some work on it.

Question on Anti Sicilian 2.Nc3!? course Part 5

Hi, for the Anti Sicilian with 2.Nc3!? course part 5, i was worried about 9...Nxd7 move after the 8...Bd7 move in the main line. I used to play it as Black which usually the games follow 10.Bb5 Bg7 11.Bxc6 bc6 12.Qxc6 Rc8 13.Qf3 Bxc3+, and i was usually quite happy as black to get the pawns doubled on the c file. Is there anything better for White after 9...Nxd7 move?

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Hey! 
After Bb5, instead of taking on c6, it's better to play 0-0 and Rd1! 

Wathching 1 min 34s was enough to win !

Winning a game with Black (G15/10 on chess.com) after watching  the conclusion of the course  " Crushing All the Sicilian's Sidelines"  .  Iam not a Sicilian player. The game is short. But I was happy to navigate through the opening with one move : d5

https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=UCC0VF56ilQmRf3QLrT75mMQXTkcR1pXBZD7qYVkGSm0UXzy/3Tmu/r1mWgwcfEU

analyse done w/o a computer. 

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Hehe :) 

Anti-Sicilian Open (Part 1)

In the Anti-Sicilian Open (Part 1)  I'm curious how you would continue if black developed Nf6 before g6, Bg7. 

This is how I continued kinda going with the theme of our opening but should I have pushed e3 instead of Bc4? Can I exploit my opponents position if he goes Nf6 before g6, Bg7? Attached is a screen shot of what I'm referencing. Thanks!

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4

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Kevin, from your last FB photo, I guessed you are working on this. 
Bro, you can play Bc4, 0-0 and transpose to our course. 

But why Black doesn't start with Nf6? It gives additional option e5!? and Bb5 check, and then e5!
Both are very dangerous for Black. 

Wishful thinking solutions?

I am suffering from this?

Any ideas?

I try to calculate but at some point my intuition and wishful thinking bothers me

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Right Calculation technique - is one of the hardest parts in chess. 

Question on Benko Gambit Section 3 - 5.e3

In the line of 5.e3, after 5...e6  6.Nc3 exd5 7.Nxd5 Bb7 8.Nxf6 Qxf6 can I know how should black play in order to get the initiative in this position?

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Koek, about this line, soon will be an advanced section. 
But for now, you just play Be7, 0-0 and d5. 

Petroff - Advanced Section

First off I really enjoyed your Petroff course, and it was clear to see how much time and effort went into researching and refining the various lines. Now I would like to make two requests regarding the Advance Section: 

1) I think it would be useful to illustrate in the following line: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.0-0-0 Nf6 10.Bd3 c5 11.Rhe1 Be6 12.Bg5 d5 13.Qf4 Re8 14.Re5 Qc7 the differences why 14...Qc7 works tactically but 14...Qd6 or 14...Qb8 which control the same diagonal do not. 

2) In the following line where the course only considered ...Bg4 continuations, would it be possible to upload a short clip/clips explaining the most effective setup to employ after: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.d4 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 Nbd7 [8...c5; 8...Nc6] 9.Re1 Re8 Intending b6 and Bb7 a setup much favoured by Chinese players. 

Thanks so much for your tireless dedication.
 

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Hey Kevin! 
Thanks for your nice words. 

1. It's impossible to cover all the moves, Kevin. Especially here when there are almost no games played. 
Qc7 makes sense, so Black wants to play Ng4. 
If Qd6, then even simple Rde1 is killing.
If Qb8, then Bf5. 

Anyway, after Qc7, the tactic with Bh7 was not working. 

2. These lines are very rare lines, but in the future will be covered.