New video bar pause issue

Maybe outside of Chessmood's control, but on Android the control bar sometimes lingers after pause obscuring the board. Useful additions with the new bar to adjust the resolution and speed are appreciated.

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Not getting moodcoin after solving puzzles

I am not getting moodcoin after solving a puzzle correctly.Is it a bug?

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I'm also still seeing this problem from time to time.

I see,thanks.Never know making an error will not count as solving the puzzle correctly.

TemTemp omet,

We tested with your account the daily problems and we could not find anything wrong.

You must solve the puzzle right on the first attempt. Otherwise you will get no coins if you failed once. 

Try to solve all the puzzle before moving.

Trompowsky

How to play in Trompowsky if white chooses to go to long castle?

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Hi Reyan,
😀Please provide some line otherwise you can only get an ambiguous reply like: try to attack the long castle king fast while keeping your king safe… It is very difficult to reply without specific moves--- 😅

Missing advanced sections of Anti-Sicilian part 3?

While looking through the videos for the Anti-Sicilian part 3 I noticed there are a couple of lines in the 4...d4 and 4...dxe4 sections that GM Avetik mentions will be covered more in depth in the advanced section, but in the advanced section I can only see 4...Nc6 covered. I was wondering if anyone could help me find these bits if they exist or let me know if they're still being worked on.

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Yes, there are some line that will be added in the advanced section but still we haven't since they are not appearing very often. We will update it in the near future once we finish the courses that we are recording on the middlegame.

Thanks for your understanding.💪

Italian game

Any recommendations on how to play Italian game

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Well, we have an opening repertoire based on the Scotch, why don't you test it a bit and see if you like it?
The italian game is very positional, with the Scotch you get more open positions faster with clear plans of attack in many lines…
What do you say?😜

If you want to learn the Slow Italian I would recommend Anish's course on chessable

Hello Robert, before switching to the chessmood repertoire, I used to play Guiocco Piano and Evans Gambit with 4. b4 and then building a classical c3-d4-e4 pawn chain. If you want to watch these variations in practice, just go to Zhigalko Sergei's (2600+ fide belarussian GM) streams on youtube.

I would recommend the Evans gambit if you are looking to play something in the italian. 1.e4, e5, nf3, nc6, bc4, bc5, b4 it is a very romantic and aggressive approach and can get you many wins. You should be able to find free resources but if you are looking to spend money on high quality stuff, The Dynamic Italian Game on chessable is a great course based on the Evans gambit 

Rossolimo question

Hello, Show to develop in the position Alter 1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0-0 Bg7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 0-0 7.d4 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Bc6: bc6: 10. Be3 instand of 10 Nbd2. In the german rapidchesschampionship last week my opponent plays like this. It Teams some strong GM Plans it as well. White is a little better? Christoph

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10.Be3 has become quite popular over the last few years. I've encountered it several times in online games and would like to see it covered.

Hi Cristoph!
This has been discussed in the past, the move is Qb6 transposing to the course lines.
Please check the thread: ?

https://chessmood.com/forum/pro-channel/9-be3-rossolimo
 

This is a question for very advanced players, and most of our students will never get here. 
We'll cover it in the advanced sections. 
One hint: Analyze  10…c4 rare move, and then f5! 

Anti Benko early 3. dc5:

Hello, what to play after 1.d4 Sf6 2.c4 c5 3.dc5: Na6 4.a3 Nc5: 5.b4: 5...Ne6? Seems easy play for White?

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You can just play 3...e6.

Maybe "easy play" for white, but likewise for black. White clearly has given up all their opening advantage in that line.

Yep! 3…Na6 gives easy play. 
If you're advanced player and very much care about engine evaluations, you can go with 3…e6 

Tricked by moveorder Benkostyle

Hello, what to play after 1.d4 Nf6 2,. Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5. 0-0 c5 and now not 6. c4 cd4: 7.Nd4: Nc6 8.Nc3 which is discussed in Benkosection, but 6.dc5: recommenation by IM Sielecki in his KIS (Keep It Simple) 1.d4 repertoire? 6...Na6 7.Be3...

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Why not 4...c5. With the white King still on e1 you don't have to worry about dxc5 because you have Qa5+. If they play 5.d5 then you can take advantage of them not playing c4 with 5...b5!? Having said that, this sort of thing is one reason why I think it's handy to pair the Benko with either the Kings Indian or Grunfeld. So after 5.O-O a Grunfeld player could play d5 and a Kings Indian player could play d6. If you're just learning the Benko then I wouldn't recommend rushing to learn another defence to d4, but as a long term plan I think it makes sense to have openings that work well together.

Hey! 
Yeah it's a tricky variation. 
The correct way is 3…c5! 

There are many nuances, that in the future we'll add in the advanced courses. 
Key thing to remember. Whenever you see g3 - c5 immediately! 

Simplified Openings vs English

Hopefully this is a straightforward question that can be answered easily. I am using the Simplified Openings: French and Dutch Attack. I notice there is no direct course on 1. c4, Black against the English for lower rated players. It seems from reviewing older posts that we should just play the Dutch, e6 then f5? What do higher rated CM players think we should do? Will there be a course on this in the future? Thanks!

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The pawn structure of the Dutch before White has played d4 is risky and doesn't make much sense. White could play d3 and e4 later. So I think that in general you should only go into the Dutch and play f5 after white has played d4. You are fighting for the e4 square. You will lose this battle if white can still play d3. I don't play the simplified repertoire but if I was going to play it I think I would reply with 1..e5 and go for the line. 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 and play a Grand Prix attack as you know this already from the white side and this line is quite good for black. or 1. c4 e5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 Nf3 f5 and you have similar lines where you should be comfortable with the simplified repertoire knowledge from the white side. You answer 4. d4 with e4. It may seem odd that I'm recommending f5 here but the difference is the position of the pawn on e5 fighting for the center and not sitting passively on e6. That would be my advice for that repertoire and I hope it helps. The line is reasonably good for black theoretically and practically you should be familiar with a lot of the ideas and feel at home in a good fighting position. If you don't like this then another simple one could be 1 c4 e6 2 Nc3 d5 and go for a solid QGD type setup. All the best

Hi John,

Yes, the idea is to build setups we use against d4 with e6-f5. And if after 1.c4 e6 2.e4 than it transposes to the French.

Good luck!

Anti-Sicilian with 2.Nc3 g6 doubt

Hi, I have a doubt in the course Nc3 g6 where after d6 we are playing 7.e5 de5 8.nxe5 Bd7 9.Nxd7.. After Nxd7 black has Nxd7 which many have faced from white.. And Avetik sir hasn't discussed on how to play against Nxd7 from black only Qxd7 is given..

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Anti Sicilian e6 line doubt

Hi dear chessmood family I have a doubt in Anti sicilian line with e6 is that in the mainline e4 c5 Nc3 e6 f4 d5 Nf3 dxe4 Nc6 Bb5 Bd7 Qe2 a6 Bxc6 Bxc6 f5 Bxe4 Qxe4 Qd5! this line Avetik sir told he will show in advanced video course but it has not been uploaded yet.. Kindly check sir..

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Thanks Prassana, 

We took note of it. Now the team is working in other courses on middlegame but once finished we will go back to the openings.

Caro-Kann material?

Hi! Im a new CK player. Is there any material on this site for CK players?

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Hi Bill,

We do not recommend the Caro kann for Black in our Chessmood repertoire.
You can find the White repertoire with the Exchange variation on the Caro kann on the White repertoire courses.

Also the Caro kann appears in some classical games and you will find them some concepts very interesting for sure.
Have you played the Caro kann always? 

Magnus cracks vs Benko-style pressure

Hikaru went for a Benko type setup in his second game against Magnus in the Chess960 World Championship today. Magnus probably had a better position for much of it, but Hikaru kept up active play and Magnus eventually blundered. The first game was also fascinating with very complex and creative opening play. Hikaru's recap of both games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7LKH6IS1w

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NEW ARTICLE: The Game-Changer Question in Chess

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Super!

That quote in the article is from Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring =)

These articles 'inspire me to fight one more time'.

As this guy said in TED talk:

https://youtu.be/qvNyo1-AK6o

This leaves me with one big question.   How do we know what is most effective for chess improvement?

This leaves me with one big question.How do I know what is the most effective way for chess improvement?

Given that I can spare about 30 to 1 hour per day,what is the most effective method to improve my chess skills?thanks!

Sparing Games

Hello i am a 1650 player, looking for someone to play some games. I have working on the French attack. All is welcome Thanks Madison

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Attacking Like a Viking

Punish opponent's (1900) waste of tempo, keep the king in the centre, make it (want to) move, attack it, win - that's how the vikings do it, right? A miniature that could serve as an example in the course.

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Grand prix when black delays Nc6 and plays e6

I found the following variation in the pgn file: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Bb3 Nbc6 9. Nxc6 However, I can't seem to find the corresponding video in the course. Anyone who knows where it is?

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It's the Short - Gardner game.

post tourament on standard game

Hi Today is a first time on tourament and draw on position too I just analysis my game and use petroff chess mood Nc3 If you have an good idea can share with us

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French Bd3 line

Couple weeks ago, i've played in a rapid game against FM CM French Bd3 line. In 3rd section 3. ...de, video 13 it says 7...Nd5?! is not a best move, but my opponent played really fast and after we finished he said he prepared this line few years ago. Maybe this game will be useful for someone. I'll paste the link with analyses. By the way it looks like Hans Niemann played this line in 2019 :)) https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=ATcw+stxriwN/OP0XeI8RGpI+/tOnl7UQU1HXSKvYBAkYp58eEaHrevaFeZcLDir

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Very nice and instructive game! Thanks for sharing it with us!?

Dear Vladimir,

Sorry for the little late reply, I just finished with my wedding and back to work :-) 

The variation your opponent played is completely fine for white. It's playable for both sides. Black goes for a sacrifice line with compensation. As you can see your 2400+ opponent was prepared so well, and to compete against IM, GM level you will need to work a little on the openings and go even deeper :-) 

Good luck!

Caro-kan is very hard to crush ?

Why The caro-kan was so stong the position likes white storm piece on kingside black all thetimes But the black side so strong to defense and closed. https://lichess.org/41Fo81K4/white#79

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Come on Kamikaze! 😅 You had a winning position all the time…💪 You had the checkmate there too. 💥Next time you will for sure do it, but your g4 and g5 closed your attacking options! You need to open some file for attack, not close the king side. With the g6 pawn played, g4, h4. h5 nicely timed will open the position for White pieces. 
Still you had overwelmingly advantage through the game. Check out a bit the model games on the Caro kann course to reinforce some ideas.
And the most important please check the webinar on “How to win winning positions”
https://chessmood.com/event/webinar-how-to-win-winning-positions
I hope this helps but you played very well the opening and I am sure that with the Exchange variation you will win many Caro kann games very soon!! For me is one of the most easy straight forward plans with very good results.🤠🤠
Go get them!!!
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