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Hello
can we have access to the courses offline when traveling (download)?
thanks
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opening
sir how to play against carokann with white in this variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 e5 and in this variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 and in this variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Qb6 .
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2. Avetik_ChessMood - DonRodrigue
Attacking problem
I have a HUGE problem with making/planning attacks, despite watching the attack like a Viking course. The thing is my attacks are very rash, and I don’t exactly bring all my pieces. Here is a link to an OTB game that I played yesterday: https://lichess.org/study/3Vm1xfKp/fcCSGxCn . I would be grateful for some commentary/advice on the my attack, and also how to improve my attacking skills in general. Thanks in advance!
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Dear Vedant,
This is not a type of support we can provide here, as we have thousands of students, and analyzing the games is a coaching approach.
However, my big advice is to watch commented attacking games, which would support a lot!
Scillian opening
hi sir how to play against this variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 d4 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Ne2 d3 and this 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 a6
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Hi Arjun!
Scotch opening
sir how to play against malaniuk variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+
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Hi Arjun!
Attack with Scotch Game - A GM Repertoire for White
IMAGE 8th Anniversary
Has anyone actually taken a good look at the 8th Anniversary image yet?
The eight is correct, but everything else?
The board is 7 x 9!
No knights, two queens (or maybe two kings)?
Please, stop using AI. It degrades an otherwise excellent site with even more excellent courses.
Anyways, lots of gratitude for the 8 free days.
🙏
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i agree! thanks for this comment
also the timer is not the same for me , there are two timers
well Pawn Bishop they can def hire a designer to work for em like they did for developers
@Pawn Bishop
I can completely understand that this isn't important to you, and probably not to many others. But there's a growing group of people who are bothered by these AI images.
And even those who aren't bothered by them are subconsciously starting to associate these images with the slob that floods all our social media.
All I'm trying to say is that if you use AI images for a promotion trying to attract new customers, the effect can be quite disappointing.
Honestly, if you'd never heard of ChessMood and didn't know that their courses were simply excellent, would you click on an image for a chess course with NINE pieces in a row?
I honestly believe ChessMood deserves better!
Blackmood VS Nimzo-larsen (nf3 b3)
I have recently encountered a tricky move order.
- Nf3 e6 2. b3
In the course GM Avetik recommends 1.b3 d5 and then 2 Bb2 Bg4 and forming stonewall but in this move order our bishop is blocked by the e6 pawn. How should we continue?
Regards
Ansh
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Here you can switch to normal Dutch as well, which is always playable.
With f5-b6-Bb7.
Thank you
Hello the team, Hello Hovhannes
I watched several Hovhannes Gabuzyan cours for the 8th Anniversary.
Each course was a piece of pizza : generous, crunchy, and full of details. As a beginner at chess, these courses are really precious.
I really want to thank you very much for the free access during 6 days.
Have a nice day.
Isabelle
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ChessMood turn 8 today!
Months ago, after not sleeping two nights in a row, I went to my wise 75-year-old coach.
He carefully listened to all my troubles, inner conflicts, and angry thoughts. Then he dropped a golden nugget on me:
"Avo, it doesn't matter if you 'fail' or 'win.' What matters is who you become during the journey, and how big your heart is at the end of it."
Today is the 8th Anniversary of ChessMood...
I can't be objective about my own heart, but I have a strong feeling it's become a much better one.
I want to THANK each and every one of you who, in any way, big or small, had a contribution.
In ChessMood and in me.
You might have sent a message, a book recommendation, an idea, some advice, or just a thank-you note, without having any idea how you touched ChessMood and me.
Or you might have done big things, and you know.
I'm grateful. Deeply.
And 8 years is just the beginning. Many, many more to come.
Happy Birthday to ChessMood, and an elephant-sized THANK YOU again
Love You
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Happy Anniversary ChessMood! Congrats Coach Avo and team.
Happy birthday Chessmood! 🎂
Congratulations !
we love you too avo
I am improving in chess all thanks to chess mood. I was stuck for 10 years and couldn't find anything which was very effective. Chess mood is a game changer
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHESSMOOD!
omg I love ChessMood so much it has helped me grow from 1200 to 1500 lichess when I was really stuck. I should have found this earlier
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHESSMOOD BTW
Happy birthday Chessmood!!!🎂
Thanks for all your efforts so far! You created something special! Congrats and wish all of you much success for the future!
Question for Black against London system
Hello everybody
in the symplified openings section
“Playing against London system / Attacking the London system”
Avo stresses the fact that my Black Knight from f6 has always to move Ne4,
but all all the times there is no White Knight on d2.
How to go on when White has played Nd2 and I move Ne4, should I do that?
best regards
Joachim
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Hello Joachim,
As far as I can remember, the course recommends striving for e5 with a knight on c6 most of the time, which comes up also in positions when the knight is on d2. In this case you can achieve e5 much more easily so that the knight doesn't have to jump to e4. Also if White has already played c3 as in your picture then Ne4 wouldn't make sense anyway even if it were possible as Ne4 relies on the b2-pawn being undefended. At first glance I see no reason that it shouldn't work, as Nc6 will probably transpose somewhere in the course. It's a great course.
yakshit
do any body need help
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French defense - Blackmood
Hi everyone. In the video https://chessmood.com/course/blackmood-openings/episode/3899 , after Bxb5, axb5, coach Avetik says there is no hope for c4 or a4 after Nd7 and Nb6. In my games, my opponents usually try playing some b3, qd3, nd2, and c5. While this kind of maneuver is slow, I find it very annoying once he plays c5, and I have difficulty stopping this idea. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.
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In that case, after so much effort, even if White plays c4, after many trades, they are being left with the bad pawns on d4 and a2.
During the stream games, we have had such a structure several times, and it's almost always totally good for Black.
Effective Addition to Opening Courses
Dear, Chessmood Team and Coach Gabu
When I look at the U-2000 opening they have puzzles after every video to train the line they just learnt. It would be really nice if we could do the same for the 2000+ openings because I feel like it is more useful in the 2000+ to refine the line after watching the video and also pretty cool for reviewing. Thank you!
Sincerely, Pawn
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Hey Pawn Bishop,
We might have such a training one day as well, advanced courses are much more complicated and bigger, and it may take hundreds of hours just to create this type of training.
BlackMood
What are some lines that will be covered in Advanced French and Dutch courses that are not in the Black mood course ? Just so I can self-study as now that I have crossed 2000 this is more important.
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Experiment with Rating Range on French/Dutch
Would it be possible to test a series for a new rating range? I prefer the French/Dutch openings (and I heard Avo say the same thing) and was wondering if we try a rating range of say 1800-2300. I would like to see how ‘experts’ and weak master handle our systems since I am on the cutoff cusp at 2000 rating myself.
Worth a try?
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Hey there,
The idea is interesting - we might give it a try, need to discuss :-)
Thanks!
I am very disappointed in the decision not to at least extend the 1500-2000 openings to just 2-3 extra sessions to reach 2300 (even 2200) with the French/Dutch opening repertoire. Not even as an experiment? (The new event starting in a few days is 1500-2000 again).
I want to see how these openings hold up against stronger opposition. I do not think they do, at least not with the lines suggested.
I will be moving on from the openings suggested here, though I do think the rest of the site is worth the price of admission.
It is difficult to sit on the cusp of 2000 with my opening indecision being the reason I came to this site many years ago. I am not a fan of defending the Marcozy as black with a fianchetto. In the Benko, there are too many lines for white (many sites show these) that are basically forcing black to play with e6. This does not give us that Benko luxury ride of endgame pressure down the a+b files.
Grand Prix Attack main courses?
Dear ChessMood instructors, I am currently watching the “WhiteMood Openings-course”. I like this course very much, but I am looking forward to go deeper into the theory.
In the course Avetik says that the additional theory is explained in the main course. Unfortunately there is no such course as the Grand Prix Attack. Is it because there is no continuation for this line or did I oversee something?
Thank you very much in advance
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It’s worded as the Anti Sicilian Parts 1-5 in the Step by Step Section.
anti-sicialian part-3 problem.
After 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 in the course you guys covered the move 3…d5 but what happens when black doesn't play d5 and in the Nf6 line, with or without d5, black can just play Ng4 and after h3 Nh6-Nf5 and if g4, then Black plays Nc6-Nd4, trading the f3 knight and our king side is very weak. There is also a possible idea with f5! where if we play g5 then e5, we would just close the kings side and no attack would happen there. What to do in these scenarios?
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I didn't get the question very well, but in this structures if Black doesn't play with d5, we usually develop with g3-Bg2 - later on playing with h3-g4-Nce2-Ng3.
BlackMood opening - Dutch attack - White castles on the Queen side
I found BlackMood openings easy to learn and very useful for my level of play. I play BlackMood openings whenever I play black, and I am trying to learn all the details of the opening.
I have a question on Episode 7 (Can white castle to the queen side) of Section 11 (Dutch Attack vs normal development).
The question is in relation to the part dealing with white having played Bd3.
Background: According to the episode, white cannot play g4, as after black plays fg4, the Black Rook will be attacking the white Knight. After, black plays Nc3 to take the Bishop, black can win the knight by Bf3.
My question: When the pawn on f5 and knight on e4 are lifted h7 can be taken with check by the B which is on d3 supported by the queen on c2. Will this help white’s attack on our King? (After, Bh7+,if Kf2; Qg6+, Ke7; Qg7+, Ke8. Bg6+, Rf7; Qf7#. If after Bh7+, Kh8, the King will be vulnerable to attack on an open file.). Have I missed something? Advice from GM Avo will be much appreciated.
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please type all the moves or send a photo. This should be the position wher we begin to calculate and have your question
Bg6 is a typical sacrifice, and even if it isn't, g6 and creating weak squares isn't a good thing, Nf6 instead of g6, at the very least we will have enough material for defense to go for a good endgame instead of attacking power
According to the episode we can win a pawn in the following way after the attached position. 1. …,Nxc3; 2. Qxc3, fxg4; 3. Rxg4, Rxf2.
What would happen if white if after Nxc3, white plays bxc3?
I believe, white will have doubled pawns and the B file will be exposed, but a pawn will not be won.
Also, fxg4 will not be possible as Bxh7 can happen?
Am I correct?
Also, if white plays gxf5, and we reply with exf5, the f5 pawn can be taken by the white Bishop, protected by the Queen. So, we will have to defend the pawn.
Am I correct?
Have I missed something?
French Attack
Hello again, I am right watching the "BlackMood Openings-Course" and enjoying it very much.
But today I noticed the ranking of this course just reaches the 2000 and I wondered why? I thought French attack is for all levels, as said in the course. Also I noticed that there are no additional courses for this opening, which I don't understand, because it should be the favourite opening according to the BlackMood course.
I think it would be ideal that to have a course, where you learn the absolute basics and one where you learn deeper theory. It might be possible, that I just can't see the additional course, because I am not a Pro Member. Nevertheless I thought it would be useful to give this Feedback. Still, thank you for all your effort!
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I think the BlackMood Openings course is the basic course, which gives you all you need to play the French/Dutch repertoire under 2000 rating. For people who are above 2000 and want to play this, I believe an Advanced French course and an Advanced Dutch course are being recorded (I think there was a forum post asking for questions about French and Dutch for the advanced course some time ago)
How to stay motivated?
i just got 1300 On chess.com a week ago. I know It’s not a huge achievement.
i was 1200 before joining chessmood two months ago.
when I won the game, I cried. i have been studying everyday. reviewing my own games. if it took me so much effort to get to 1300, 1400 seems like a mountain to me. The thought of that made me lose motivation, and I actually stopped studying for a week, I also stopped playing as I didnt want to go below 1300 again, which I know I will…
I would like to begin the climb again, perhaps.
how should I stay motivated?
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Hey, Eric
For me usually when I reach a new milestone I feel even more motivated than before to study and improve. But I get why you would think this way. I am thinking the problem might be burn out where you studied too much and now don’t feel like doing anything. But, after a week of rest you should be good to come back to working on courses, and as for fear of dropping rating chessmood has two great blogs which I will post down here.
Blogs -
https://chessmood.com/blog/detachment
https://chessmood.com/blog/the-rating-obsession-ruining-your-progress
Hey Guys,
Pawn Bishop shared the good links!
Rating is a number - stay tuned on your growth :-)
