Defensive Chess Openings Videos

In today’s chess video on chess openings for black, we will be discussing the third part of my favorite opening in the world, the Philidor Defense and will be covering another one of the so called, Philidor “counters”. In this a scary variation against the Philidor, what should we play… or is it just doomed? […]

Learning opening theory is important, but sometimes it isn’t a realistic venture, especially when dealing with particular openings or defenses that you don’t see frequently. This series explores easy to remember ways to get past the opening phase of the game and in a good solid battle in the middle game against a variety of […]

Jonathan Schrantz teaches the Scotch Game, an underestimated opening that releases tension in the center early. Besides two notable games, the Goering gambit and the Dubois-Reti defence are also covered. 2015.12.28 Magnus Carlsen vs Peter Leko, Pearl Spring Chess Tournament (2009): C45 Scotch game Garry Kasparov vs Etienne Bacrot, Sarajevo (2000): C45 Scotch, Mieses variation

Almost every single beginner chess game begins with the King’s Pawn Game (1. e4 e5) but many player fall for the same traps and tricks in the opening. Master the basic plans and tactical ideas with this three part course on the most popular opening that everyone needs to know to improve at chess! Part […]

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Part II: Buy Anish Giri’s course on the French on ChessAble: The French Defence appears on the board after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5. It is solid and yet an ambitious opening. World No.10 Anish Giri has been playing this Defence right since he was a young talent and over the years he has had many […]

The Grob is terrible. It is a dubious opening leading by force to a position that is -1 for White. Here I show you exactly what you need to refute it. Here’s how to refute the line without any necessary extra sidelines to know. 1. g4 neglects the center, forces White to fall behind in […]

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The Reti Gambit is an aggressive approach to attack someone playing the French Defense. It starts out with 1. e4 e6 2. b3 and allows white to maintain control of the action throughout the game. If you hate playing against the French Defense this is the opening for you. For more videos on chess openings […]