You can now...check out my Caro course! www.chessable.com/the-caro-kann-simplified/course/171080/
@cameronmckenna6939
Жыл бұрын
I got your ck course. It's great😊
@richardevans560
Жыл бұрын
If it is as good as your London Course it will be an essential buy.
@earntheweekend3731
Жыл бұрын
Started playing 10 months ago. After 6 months I was hovering around 500 with no signs of further improvement. After watching your videos I've gone past 800 in blitz and rapid. My win rate with black is much higher than my white. The Caro Khan is so solid. Feel like 1000+ in rapid is really achievable. Thanks for all the great content, its been invaluable
@POWERUPE
Жыл бұрын
Yeah Alex is wonderful, when I first started I was at 800 and started watching him (Caro - if Caro doesn't happen just I just play by intuition and try to get back into structures similar to the Caro lmao and if I get white I play the Jobava london) and now I'm 1200 after 1 month. Do more puzzles on lichess, and keep watching his videos and you'll be gucci. Keep up the great work you'll break through 1000 in no time
@disclaimer5911
Жыл бұрын
@@POWERUPEthat jobava London is like a cheat code. I learned the basics yesterday and i jumped from 340 to 504 without any trouble. I'd say it took two or three hours. I'm still a noob but i had no idea how to win or even attack with white until i watched alex videos. my goal is 1400.
@Tocinos
Жыл бұрын
thanks, I'm already GM just by reading the title
@animeink5822
Жыл бұрын
Lol, i wish it was that easy. 😁😫
@Kyle-ys3cv
Жыл бұрын
Consider this: is your name one syllable or two?
@Tocinos
Жыл бұрын
@@Kyle-ys3cv Kyle gang
@boxofcans461
Жыл бұрын
Alex should add ( as an international master) in all video titles
@cookiemonster-nk3xb
Жыл бұрын
Pretty cute comment..Alex will whip the snot out of you.
@kaidoChess
Жыл бұрын
Me a 1400 Opponents: 15 moves of theory Alex opponents: Bishop to J19
@Rbench07
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Alex! Breaking down the moves and why you do them really helps out. Good stuff man! 👊
@niveleur1917
Жыл бұрын
My brother is a real estate agent in Portugal, but he is a pretty good one in case you are interested 😆 Great video as usual, got love the Caro. Looking forward to the course!
@billagap3213
Жыл бұрын
I think the most challenging variation against the caro kann especially in those levels is the panov attack. I myself have trouble many times against the panov. Great video as usually 😊
@tobiasfuchslin511
Жыл бұрын
love the Caro overdose! Great lines, well explained!
@happysolutions1555
Жыл бұрын
I started playing this and it works!
@МиколаМатешко
Жыл бұрын
Had a game against 1500 with exact same position as on 12:58 when Alex encourages us to come up with a plan! I wish I saw this video earlier
@artunlimited7254
Жыл бұрын
17:41 The upcoming sequence was so smooth sir
@AlrightLetsGo111
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Alex, this is a very good learning video.
@SomeRandomGuy777x
Жыл бұрын
Love the simplicity in your videoes. Im just wondering. Would you consider sharing pgn txt or alternatively linking the games in your video dedcription? (Going forward... not asking you to renovate all your videoes xD) It would make it a bit easier to look at the variations in the lines for us. Not to mention I know at least a handful of other chess-tubers does it.
@kevinespina3289
Жыл бұрын
KEEP THESE VIDEOS COMING! PLEASE AND TY! BEST CHESS CHANNEL!
@rama4913
Жыл бұрын
Whoops ..... he stalemated you, what a hero!! Too funny. Great video, thanks! I play the Caro-Kann too, so it's really helpful. But seriously, his strategy to stall the game paid off. Let's say you're playing a 15 minutes game and your opponent still has 12 minutes on the clock. He/she can make a move until there's only a few seconds left. Some players can't stand to have to wait that long and will leave or even resign. Others will blunder out of boredom ....
@johnobrienii1156
Жыл бұрын
@AlexBanzea "You deserve the wooden spoon." 😉 The easiest way to pre-move ladder mate: 1) Never make a second Queen against a lone King. Underpromote to a Rook. 2) Place the Rook in the corner of the rectangle the Queen has the lone King cornered in. (The square diagonally adjacent to the Queen.) and 3) Alternate the Queen and Rook as you did the two Queens. The simple difference: The over-powerful Queen remains shielded by the Rook while protecting it, and the Rook continues to shave the rectangle file by file without also taking away diagonals from the lone King (like an over-powerful Queen) which allowed the stalemate pattern of the last game in this video. I love your videos. You are helping me make SO much sense of The London, The Jobava London, and the Caro-Kann especially. I feel more confident playing either Black or White, and more confident that my ELO both can and will improve in general. Thank you.
@franklinamaya5257
Жыл бұрын
I love the Caro videos! I’d love to see more videos of you playing white maybe like a Queens or Vienna gambit.
@meathead919
6 ай бұрын
I wanted to say the video length is very good. 1 hour, a bit more a bit less, is perfect in my opinion. Please don't go for shorter videos.
@johnsonut
Жыл бұрын
We all knew what was going to happen in the final game, but it was worth sticking around to see it!
@koolaid1445
Жыл бұрын
When does the Caro course come out, we need it!
@walterbrownstone8017
Жыл бұрын
I love the Caro Kann because it's just so easy to play. No stress for the first 10 moves. I play the Botvinnik-Carls every chance I get because of it's similarity to black in d4 openings including the London. Did you know white can transport the Caro into the London?
@LatteEsportsLeague
Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the course. Something that you do well is explain the winning strategies in the middle and end games once we've gone out of the opening. Other courses don't really cover that well. And even though the london is an opening I don't play, your course on the london really explained all those important pawn ideas in great detail. Can't wait to see what you add for your caro course. That said, what do you suggest we play vs D4 or other stuff?
@DrasticSkuba
Жыл бұрын
Man fixed his hair going into game 2. He's getting serious
@captainrantman3892
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Alex, After watching this I soloed 95% of Chess worldwide
@blevyzgos
Жыл бұрын
Alex, thanx for one more very educational Caro video. When we will be able to buy Caro course on Chessable?
@ThePrudentOwl
Жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, thank you for the excellent videos. It would be great if you could show us an opening for black when white starts with D4. Many thanks
@robertcombley3561
Жыл бұрын
Check his play lists for the Slav and reversed London.
@TheDestroyer7102
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Alex for these amazing games, really helpful! The ending was hilarious lol😂
@SichererSpass
Жыл бұрын
the introduction was so unexpectedly i laughet my ass off :D "i am only 23" :D Nice Vid, thx for explaining. I really improved my Chess game with this Tipps :)
@jessecharity5179
Жыл бұрын
In game 2 when you paused to ask for the next move, i saw Ba5 attacking the queen and rook. I am also 500 rated and make terrible moves constantly haha.
@dealingdoom7515
5 ай бұрын
thank you so much your lessons they have helped me finally to break over 1000 rating im at 1069 and still climbing again thank you very much
@kumarkinghabbo4125
Жыл бұрын
Good job Alex...but i wish you have done repertoire for black opening against D4 from white too..pls consider that. Tq
@rgth3167
Жыл бұрын
i wonder if i ever thought i was doing good but i was actually a part of a stream teaching how to crush scrubs like me :)
@nickjohnson1178
Жыл бұрын
Alex why dont you play with the increment anymore?
@walterbrownstone8017
Жыл бұрын
When opponent played fantasy I was sure you would immediately play Qb6 but you played e5. Maybe Qb6 leads to a queen trade which is better avoided?
@leszekebertowski3419
Жыл бұрын
Hi all of Alex fans. To those of you who have been following his course on London. ….Do you think that is good to pay for his London course without video or only with it? ( full course)Not sure which one to buy …btw great stuff as always!
@AlexBanzea
Жыл бұрын
You don't need the video! (disclaimer: you might end up buying the video because the course is just too good) Play safe.
@bogdansimonescu1709
Жыл бұрын
I want to thank you Alex for explaining the bad exchange variations. i felt that it helped me a lot to punish them better. Very instructive.
@thespyer2k
Жыл бұрын
Been watching you to try and get better at the Caro but I just suck at it lol. At around 1000 and WR on white is like 59% but black all the way down at 48%
@DavidCastro-oi8gy
Жыл бұрын
I can watch these caro kann videos all day everyday 👍
@antearaya2408
Жыл бұрын
I was suppose to attend my other studies after doing chess for 4 hours, and then i see a new Alex Banzea video, i guess there is always time to do the other studies later... Or something.. Lol.
@NaveenKumar-uk7et
Жыл бұрын
Super video sir😊, sir i request make one video on hippopotamus opening sir
@irelyonshaft4990
Жыл бұрын
Yo Alex can you cover a repertoire for d4 for black
@DudzTravelVlog
8 ай бұрын
You and Daniel is the best teacher in chess.
@HatimEssev
Жыл бұрын
can you put back the increment ? that was more instructive in the endgame
@ThunderBasketball22
29 күн бұрын
Just remember... Tartakower, FUCK ENDGAMES.
@zzbeast2443
Жыл бұрын
I think we can all agree you make it look so easy 😩
@SimenStaabyKnudsen
Жыл бұрын
Nice! So do you run caro-kann against Queens pawn D4 as well?
@SimenStaabyKnudsen
Жыл бұрын
Do you? Or do you go for something else? Thanks
@rc4828
Жыл бұрын
2:30 why didn't you play bf4 ? We should play bf4 after e4 in advance variation right?
@influentia1patterns
Жыл бұрын
Building opening repitoir for black… If E4, caro Kann. If D4. Maybe reverse London? If C4, ??? Ideas?
@AlexBanzea
Жыл бұрын
1.c4 c6 then reversed london
@ulyssesluciano6307
Жыл бұрын
Let’s goo Alex posted
@willzang3000
Жыл бұрын
im 500 and its amazing to watch. but i feel like being 500; i lack the understanding to defend against attacks and unusual moves. one day, i will crush. but i am far from that day
@wawos17
Жыл бұрын
Grazie Alex
@therealyoku
Жыл бұрын
alex, its time the world chess championship has concluded, king ding is on top and its time to climb with the ruy lopez
@McCaffreyPickleball
Жыл бұрын
Why not BA5 at 13:30? Win the exchange?
@carlkligerman1981
Жыл бұрын
Amazing how in every moronic chess chat room (which I REALLY enjoyed during the WCC, I mean the Ding chilling meme just never gets old, right?/s) everybody seems to be in the top fifth percentile of players isn’t it?
@Pieter_Holland
Жыл бұрын
How do you make chess look so easy :)). Cause I think it’s pretty hard 🤣
@ItIsYouAreNotYour
Жыл бұрын
36:22 What if he did N3ne4 you take the castle, and he goes Ne4d6 check, losing your queen? EDIT: Never mind, you semi covered it, but after you castled.
@williamh694
Жыл бұрын
Chessable C-K course ETA?
@michigan53105
Жыл бұрын
Subscribed!🎉
@jonathansampson7450
Жыл бұрын
COMMON ALEX BANZEA W
@nelsonli9246
Жыл бұрын
What is the cute trick at 56:45 if rook c1?
@cosmic_looper
Жыл бұрын
Rook takes f2
@randallbsmith
Жыл бұрын
@@cosmic_looperI guess the point being black wins a pawn?
@KB-yo8zk
Жыл бұрын
You're videos all ways about against e4 but I stuck against d4 and English players
@pabloelite7
Жыл бұрын
40:57 LMAO
@juanroaguilo
Жыл бұрын
Mi name is Juan. I love the Caro Juan 🥹❤️
@MateMilinkovic-yy3zm
Жыл бұрын
your not crushing anyone with the opening. Your an IM playing 1400s and they end up better in the opening slightly but your the better player so you end up wininng later on in the game. So basically if you play people 500 points or more below your level your going to crush 95 percent of the time.
@exoendo
Жыл бұрын
why do you have a giant wooden spoon on your desk is my question
@Martin_Neal
Жыл бұрын
My guess: it symbolizes a consolation prize.
@solmyr42
Жыл бұрын
How would white exploit the position in 47:50?
@NapoleonDynamite69
Жыл бұрын
I'm still stuck on why the pawn can't take the knight on g6 on the first mate
@NapoleonDynamite69
Жыл бұрын
Lol
@dlucas2331
Жыл бұрын
Leaving a comment to bump the vid.
@_Orhan_
8 ай бұрын
😂
@NotSoNarrowCast
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Transylvania Castles are overpriced, blood stains everywhere
@Xyzwvut
Жыл бұрын
First XD
@TexasBoy1157
Жыл бұрын
Why do you have to use the Lord's Name in Vain all time. You sent my wife scurrying angrily up the stairs and I have children in the house. I hate wearing the stupid headphones. Your content is awesome apart from that. Don't include blasphemous poison as the price of hearing your videos.
@michaelmassaro4375
Жыл бұрын
Nice Move Checkmating with the Knight that was really Cool 😎 ♟️💯
@kovpas
Жыл бұрын
That last game made me laugh so hard. Thanks for a great series Alex!
@petercofrancesco9812
Жыл бұрын
it "drew" a laugh from me too
@kovpas
Жыл бұрын
@@petercofrancesco9812 this thread is a bit stale now
@georam7253
Жыл бұрын
I just played a game exactly the same position as this last game and got a stalemate in the same position, with only King left. Inspirational stuff!! I would normally have resigned, always learning!
@georam7253
Жыл бұрын
I wish I could share a screenshot!
@aberrant322
Жыл бұрын
HAHA I thought he was gonna say im 23 and NOT a virgin....
@Sunyatasattva
Жыл бұрын
That ending was epic! 😂
@AlexBanzea
Жыл бұрын
06:13 In case White takes the knight, we will take back with the pawn (opening up rook's path towards White's king) which is leading to checkmate because the b6-bishop covers the g1-square. Should have showed that on the board, sorry for the confusion!
@gutyourtrust
Жыл бұрын
But then White can go f3-knight to h2 to block, no? I think you will still find mate quickly.. Queen to h4 maybe ?
@oshkoshislington8513
Жыл бұрын
@@gutyourtrust how about ROOK sacrifice
@dragonore2009
Жыл бұрын
I just had one of the best Caro-Kann games of my life. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. c3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. Bc4 b6 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Nf4 c5 15. Qe3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxc4 17. b3 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rfd1 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Rac8 21. Rd1 Rc7 22. Ne2 Rc5 23. b4 Rg5 24. g3 Bf3 25. h4 Re5 26. Rd7 Rxe2 27. Rxa7 h6 28. Kf1 Rd8 0-1
@GeorgeSmyth
Жыл бұрын
I have been beta-testing Alex's course and can say without reservation that when it becomes available it will definitely be something to grab and spend a LOT of time working through.
@stewartadamson9465
Жыл бұрын
That's great George but, the real test is whether it will make me better😂
@michaelmiky11
Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to get it tbh
@felixstolz4619
Жыл бұрын
Loving the London course, and looking forward to picking up the caro kann when it drops. Do you ever play the HA Dragon? My chess teacher gave me it as an opening to learn, and it seems like a pretty fun position to play, it would be awesome to hear your take on it/see you play it in a video in the future
@janicobrackenmillioniarely1617
Жыл бұрын
Caro vs the ha dragon top black openings
@CollinsWorldz
Жыл бұрын
Alex you have no clue how much you are helping me out. Currently now 1500 elo playing viena and caro. Much love ❤
@ddist0rtt
Жыл бұрын
"Are you going to touch the bag of skittles? of course not' me: (spits the mouthfull of skittles out)
@banzaiburger9589
Жыл бұрын
All that and a bag of Skittles. Another high value instructional video from Alex. 🙏
@SomeRandomGuy777x
Жыл бұрын
Very instructive. Its just so funny when you start talking about "risky, shouldnt have done that, loq at dis position, iz so bad" and stockfish is like: "are you high? Its a dead draw" 😂but yeah ik, 1400 elo, not stockfish.
@MrYvano
Жыл бұрын
We are on May, already. So when the Caro-Kann course will be released ? I am dying to study it.
@me1337je
Жыл бұрын
That ending 👌🏻😅
@joesurdkimdayanon7871
Жыл бұрын
Nice you have another follower, your Karu is very good. keep posting.
@JVick_1231
Жыл бұрын
When is the chessable course coming out?? I’m over here checking every day! Lol
@RoyLGamer
Жыл бұрын
I think i heard Eric Rosen squeal in excitement at the end of the final game.
@ED-xz3kk
Жыл бұрын
Until you do a kings' gambit rating climb I don't believe anything (seriously!)....ok the Caro Khan stuff has been great, I do appreciate the videos.
@preetammajumdar6119
Жыл бұрын
The ending lol😂 Love watching your videos❤
@kingskingsmanship
Жыл бұрын
I got no benefit to most changes because the wins require players to not see the "right" move. The games I need to win, they see everything!
@jamespaguiligan5828
Жыл бұрын
“We say no to endgames. Remember Tartakower: f!?# endgames. We don’t do that here.”
@onii-chan2811
Жыл бұрын
I just got crushed using the opening 💀
@joaopedropereira5523
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a skill issue. Jk, it's normal to get crushed in a new opening
@Molb0rg
Жыл бұрын
Sad sad story, bro))
@NapoleonDynamite69
Жыл бұрын
It happens when trying new openings. Play casual or against AI/FRIEND. You got this
@sadigov
Жыл бұрын
did it hurt? 😅
@justcallhoward
Жыл бұрын
Great job! Excellent content! Thank you for being so thorough. I appreciate your calm demeanor
@ashbash9103
Жыл бұрын
I really love this style of videos. You're teaching an opening by demonstrating how to use it and what ideas are available in it, instead of just showing the moves. That's high quality content!
@paulmagoto8994
Жыл бұрын
Very good KZitem channel. Thank you
@derwincrisologo4938
Жыл бұрын
Best part of his videos are his analogies
@davidbatchelder85
Жыл бұрын
you are so enjoyable to listen and learn from, your humor is just great
@shabadjotsingh1648
Жыл бұрын
Great Video! When can we expect your Caro course to be out?
@kevinwalden4288
Жыл бұрын
your caro and london series is simply the absolute best and most informative series on youtube imo. and I've watched a looot of different creators on these two openings
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