1:32 vienna gambit taken but missplayed by white 4:02 gambit taken and well played by white 4:59 punishing defending the e5 pawn 7:05 black correctly give up the e5 pawn 9:22 Nc6 copy cat variation 16:05 3.Bc4 d6 16:54 3.Bc4 Nf6 18:44 3. Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 21:10 interesting middlegame tactic after Bg4 24:53 Ng4 26.43 promising position for black! 27:40 3. g3 (fight over d5 square) 28:48 Black saved his bishop pair 30:13 3. f4 30:44 2. ... d6 31:44 vienna gambit denied. D6 defending the pawn 32:17 vienna gambit denied. Nc6 defending the pawn 33:20 vienna gambit denied. Bd6 defending the pawn 34:18 vienna gambit denied correctly 35:08 correct play follow up Nc6 38:36 correct play follow up f5 41:12 correct play follow up Nxc3 44:01 draw by repetition

@tiernanmcfadden9379

3 жыл бұрын

Absolute legend for this lad

@xlmz9433

3 жыл бұрын

This.

@cookiekilbane5989

3 жыл бұрын

legend cheers!!

@shepardcd

3 жыл бұрын

Absolute legend. This should be pinned or added to the description.

@zklakay8509

3 жыл бұрын

GG

This guy obviously did his homework and preparation for the lecture seriously. Once again proof that you don't need a high rating to be a good teacher. Nice flow to the presentation and delivery. Good job dude!

@Hebii69

Жыл бұрын

what a backhanded compliment, need to work on your social skills buddy

@adham4687

Жыл бұрын

@@Hebii69It’s literally not backhanded

@benjaminsmythe8967

Жыл бұрын

@@Hebii69 Spoken like a true 800.

@user-mh6vu3kw2z

9 ай бұрын

@@benjaminsmythe8967 looks like magnus carlsen is in the chats

finally an opening video at a pace I can actually take information in

The opening music for these videos is so funny, it sounds like some hard rap beat is about to begin and then it's just a dude teaching chess

@kirklurkpu4470

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It's an old music intro, so it sounds cool back in 2013.

I love the Vienna game. Makes for so many interesting positions and most players don't know what to do.

@sheeperskipps

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@ddandymann

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it works brilliantly at my level, around 1100 elo, because I know all the lines fairly well but my opponents usually don't which always gives me an advantage.

@yourwrongloserhaha

Жыл бұрын

@@ddandymann i am one of them lol… that’s why i’m here

@khytron06

Жыл бұрын

@@ddandymann it works really well even in 1800+ but in copycat variation you might wanna learn what to play if opponent doesn't play Qf6

I needed this... as a 900 rated player, I’ve chosen the Vienna as my opening for white. I appreciate this upload. Lol

@PieEater

3 жыл бұрын

Nice that'll put people way outta your comfort zone especially at the low level

@chriswilson1968

3 жыл бұрын

I like the Italian or the English. London is cool too. Black is always Sicilian or Nimzo

@tomking8552

3 жыл бұрын

Gotham Viewer?

@pretentious_a_ness

3 жыл бұрын

same

@GHA172

3 жыл бұрын

I still play the Vienna at 1600-1700 exclusively - offers tricky lines, gambits and is a bit more aggressive than the London.

I love this tutorial! It's been hard to find an openings video that explained things not like a Chess 100% glitchless speedrun, but rather a well-explained walkthrough. I've learnt a lot of the Vienna Opening with this and can recite up to like move 29 of a branch of this theory. Thanks a lot!

Mr Risko, you just make my evening much much much more enjoyable ! From the start to the finish, A +++

Beautifully explained Nick. Loved watching this!

Excellent job-well done Nick!

Thanks. I love playing the Vienna. Great posting.

Fantastic analysis. Nice and thorough.

That was super helpful, much thanks. I've been plateaued in the 1100s for a while now and looking to understand some other openings besides my routine Ruy Lopez, so this is helping me branch out and hopefully rank up.

This was so in depth! Thank you so much

Very clear and thoughtful presentation! Thanks

it's amazing how one seemingly small move can change the entire game

My friend, that was a very instructive dive into the Vienna. No picking out the most obscure lines, no clickbait. Just real-world-applicable positions and their best moves. Thank you kindly for uploading it. Oh, and your name sounds like an 80s action movie B-lister. :)))) Love it!

Great video, you really stepped up my Vienna Game!

Gracias homie. This is amazing and you’re the only one who did it. Good work bro.

Thank you. No silly jokes. Just serious chess teaching. You are awesome.

@aryanraj768

Жыл бұрын

whats wrong with silly jokes?

@boxofcans461

Жыл бұрын

Gotham doesn't make silly jokes 😢

Really enjoyed this!

Excellent explanation - thanks very much

In the line where black accepts the gambit (a deep error), we should look at Qe7 instead of Ng8 initially. It’s a bad move but white can punish it immediately with Qe2, Ng8, Nf3, d6?? and Nd5! Wins on the spot! So black can lose realistically lose in the Vienna gambit after 6 moves. Also in the copycat variation black can play Nd4 after Qg4, which after Qxg7, Qf6 and black isn’t so bad here.

@nicholasrisko2465

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for mentioning these lines! Definitely forgot to put those in as their own items.

@rebeccamasse1557

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasrisko2465 you’re welcome and that line comes up at lower and intermediate level chess fairly often. d6 seems natural but Nd5 comes like a sledgehammer!

@stevemansfield8530

3 жыл бұрын

In the copycat variation, ...Nd4 definitely needs analysis. Fritz 11 doesn't even mention it (maybe newer releases of Fritz do) but it's not a move to ignore, if nothing else it is a psychologically clever reply to Qg4 by White.

@matthaeus5373

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevemansfield8530 surely after 4. Qg4 Nd4 you blunder a pawn after Qxg7 Qf6 Qxf6+ Nxf6 then Bd3 which defends the pawn? If black tries to fork the king and rook and greedily take the rook there’s Qxf7#

@sigurdh.s8320

2 жыл бұрын

@@rebeccamasse1557 That’s perhaps the most beautiful line in the Vienna gambit imo. After …d6. Nd5, Qd8, you can even «sac» the knight, forking the king and the queen. Queen can’t take because you take on d6 with a discovered check, and the pawn also covers e7, so black loses the queen. Or you can just win the rook by taking on d6 before you jump in with the knight.

thank you alot for this great lesson! :) I love playing the vienna

Me, an 850, here trying not to lose a game in 10 moves

Thanks, man and greetings from Vienna!

Great topic and lecture!

13:47 Very easy development for white ( ...and a full rook ;) ). Great stuff - thank you.

Such a great guide! As a beginner I'm really interested in how to play against Andersen's defence, which is 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5

@elijaharsenault

Жыл бұрын

i know this is really late but you can make a chessable account and take the “short and sweet vienna game” course that goes over all the main lines

@stijnroosenboom3771

8 ай бұрын

Best practice against the Anderssen defence continues with Nf3 for white and follow up with Na3 in order to kick the bishop from the diagonal. If the option occurs to take the dark squared bishop you should.

Thank you Nick.

It’s crazy that 1 opening has this many variations and theory

@raktimamchiforthe4thtime445

6 ай бұрын

It's chess

Good analysis thanks

Thank You for this walkthrough

Good teaching!!!

Amazing video. Thanks for making it :)

Excellent presentation and discussion. Thank you. I look forward to more of your chess lessons .😇

the viena game is simply my favorite, Not many play it which makes it a nice surprise in turnaments.

Wow great video thank you!

I'm 800 Elo and have a friend about the same level who I play with a lot, and he plays 1...e5 probably 90% of the time, and I have tried this opening on him quite a few times since watching this lecture, and won them all, thanks!!

I win so many games with the Vienna gambit. It’s so good

Thankyou for the guidance Keep the good work Saint Louis chess club kudos 🎀 in good luck from India!

Excellent lecture.

This is so good classical explanation with master and good classical chess music 🎶 👌👍👍👍 Long well all of you 🙏

Thanx a lot fornthis video, a great guide for me as 1400 player.

Nice detailed presentation Steady pacing unlike some KZreadrs that rush through lines

great video, thanks

Im 1500 Viena and Rousseau gambits are the love of my life. But lately i started to get opponents which actually know what they are doing so i came to review the lines

What an opening🐐

29:44 If black plays Nf6, Bg5 would be a mistake because: Bxf2+ runs into Kxf2, Ng4+, Ke1, Qxg5 and engine gives -2.6. But great video with in depth explanation, well done.

Your the best teacher on KZread

@prince1636

6 ай бұрын

I agree

Extraordinary!!

This is interesting opening

Thank you

that line that begins around 20:55 when Black plays Ne5 and white sacs the queen is fascinating, I'd love to get that on the board. 2 rooks and 2 bishops vs a bad knight, bad queen and a rook would be a very wild middle/end game

The video was really great and comprehensive! I've been watching it again to keep learning different positions. One position that wasn't covered was 2....f4 by Black, protecting the E5 square. Should this be treated conceptually similar to the 2...d4 opening where White should look for a lead in development? Or is there another continuation which is winning for White.

17:00 probably also important to note that Nf3 in this position runs into Nxe4, and if white plays Nxe4 there's d5 forking the bishop and knight. Doesn't win for black but gives them a slight edge. People at the 1500 level still fall into this

I’ve been playing the London a lot on white but I don’t really enjoy it too much so I’m thinking of switching it up and play the Vienna.

Sir, can you point to videos where you explain openings with the c3 knight after black has moved only one square up?

For the Vienna Game, I like F4, Fx4, NF3, G4, BC4, G5, 0-0, Fx3, Qx3. White is down material but has an amazing position

@alfacedolidl6236

Жыл бұрын

That does not make sense.

11:09 i literally had the exact same position BUT it doesn´t win the queen... my opponent put his knight on f6 attacking my queen.. i just took his queen, he took mine and then i recaptured on g4 and was up a full piece.. he resigned regardless.. so thank you very much for this great video

Nice 👍 choice

I'm also the same rating now wanting to learn the opening how did it turn out

In the Vienna Gambit, you looked only at lines if black plays Qf6 after white Qg4. What does white do when black plays g6? That's the move I encounter most.

Vienna Game (Positional Variation)- 27:30

21:56 there is a very interesting situation there. If Black doesn't capture the knight with the rook, instead moves the queen to e7, computer evaluation shows +2.2. However, the only moves that don't send the evaluation into negative territory are discovered check, then come back with the knight and repeat, basically resulting in a draw! How does White win from that position?

nice

I love how you broke down both sides, several options, just everything about your presentation. Almost every video I watched so far goes from white's perspective only and ignores the possibility of you ever having to defend.

At 30:25, 4...f5? is very strange, when 5. exf5 has to favor White. Surely 4...g5 was intended.

oh my god, another hot chess nerd, SLCC is really hiring the finest of them

Wow didn't know Morata could play chess!!

Omg can I please redo yall's music

Great breakdown! After playing the Vienna Gambit and they play pawn to D5 and you both take pawns.. I've heard play queen to F3 before as well but I still don't really understand it.. Especially since even if knight takes knight on c3 the engine recommends taking back with a pawn anyways

@liljackypaper

3 жыл бұрын

Well I guess if they play pawn to d4 attacking your knight you could then just take their knight rather than moving your own knight.. Maybe that's part of it?

@xLunochod

3 жыл бұрын

@@liljackypaper A bit late, I know, but from what I gather the idea behind Qf3 is to put pressure onto black with an attack plan to avoid ending up in a position where black has 10 different moves that are all viable and hard to prepare for. It also gives white an easier plan of attack, which helps players that are not as refined in positional play or prefer attacking style chess

@sigurdh.s8320

2 жыл бұрын

The idea is to put immediate pressure on f7. And if black castles short, you often slide your queen one square over to g3, x-raying the king, aiming for a quick attack.

at 25:33 what if the knight forks the queen and the rook?

3:13 Why didn't the knight on f3 take the pawn on e5, instead of taking it with d4 pawn

This is my favorite opening, even more so that people accept the Vienna Gambit and I have made a massive in-depth lichess study for the Vienna Game

@prathmeshmehrotra634

Жыл бұрын

Could you link the study pls? Would be very helpful

@nopeyt3387

Жыл бұрын

@@prathmeshmehrotra634 Still discovering new lines and adding on bit by bit.

@keyavik2345

Жыл бұрын

@@nopeyt3387 can you link it now please?

@adoniskarim7958

Жыл бұрын

Please Can you give us the link of the study sir?

@super_dino341

Жыл бұрын

Could you please link the study?

I haven't watched the video till the end when writing this but in the copycat variation black usually plays g6 after after Q move. And it's unclear why it is bad in this case

at 6:35 maybe Bishop D4 was better move no?

23:20 if they don't move their king, Rf5 but they would probably move their king because its a sensible move

at 6:30, why not Q - h4 ch? if p - g3, Q - e7, Same for B - g3 Dis. ch., Q -e7.

@2:00 What if black plays Qe7 pinning the pawn. I'm around 1300 and my opponents keep playing this.

@24:23 why is Rd2 worse then the suggested Rb1? Rd2 protects the b2 pawn the same and preps white for Rb6 (pinning black’s knight if black went b6). I’m sure I’m missing something but I don’t see it.

@sigurdh.s8320

2 жыл бұрын

My guess is to prevent Ra1+. Might not want to allow the rook to harass your bishop/pawns from behind? But looks completely fine to me.

6:12 why is queen to e5 not an option here? Edit: now that I look at it again its probably cause the other option is much better

6:40 can't the bishop go to d4 to win the queen?

FYI, I'm a 1,200 rated player with very little opening experience. Here's my input. 2:05 - This needs a little more weight. You aren't just developing normally, this is an absolutely crucial knight move to cover Qh4#. If you make absolutely any other move, you're suddenly in a horrible position. 6:50 - The only thing I've come across not covered is Qe7 to defend the pawn. The best move against this is to move the knight up to Nd5, attacking the queen and threatening the classic fork on C6. After Qd6 (only move), you take the pawn with your queen, force a queen trade, and black has to move his king manually out of check to avoid the fork. 16:00 - I've played the copycat a few times. Just remember that if they respond with Nf6 to attack your queen, giving up the pawn and letting you capture, THEN capturing the knight you put on D5, you need to remain VERY careful of the bishop protecting against checkmate, as well as protecting the G2 pawn. This is overwhelmingly winning for white, as long as you DO NOT take the knight with your E4 pawn. After scooping the free rook, you need to bring the queen back (with Qg8 to prevent a queen trade that allows him to save the knight) to diffuse the checkmate, protect your rook, and liquidate pieces. If they pressure your bishop in any way, you'll immediately lose the game, and if they take the G2 pawn you will lose your rook and probably the game. (I'll update this for my own sake as I make my way through the video)

@hawkmore

3 жыл бұрын

@BlueScreen In the queen trade? Your queen. You attack it with the knight but don't take it as he'll move

@hawkmore

3 жыл бұрын

​@BlueScreen Ahhh Knight isn't BAD, but pawn is better. That's so you can jump your knight forward next turn to threaten a knight-rook fork both ways. You'll be immediately threatening a fork after the queen trade so black will have to prevent it, and when you can jump your OTHER knight forward threatening a fork the other way, and his only defense is to move his knight to the rim to guard against it which is obviously good for white.

This opening makes me wanna talk about a parents love in an orphanage

3:02 is this not a missed opportunity to bishop b5 if they pawn to c6 bishop to c4 then most times I see pawn takes on e5 push pawn to d4 against almost always they take on d4 then bishop takes f4 of they're greedy and take knight on c3 bishop to e7 check if they take with king bye bye queeny if not you still have a ton of options including putting queen on e file moving knight up and discovery check while putting queeny in danger with knight and again bye bye queeny?

its amazing how i can watch this at 2x speed and absorb all the info still.

When folks face me online in chess, as white, I open with the Vienna the most. It is easy to remember and the moves seem natural anyway. If I'm black and my opponent opens with the king's pawn, I play the Karo Cann. I just don't know a whole lot of openings.

@21:18 i can just hear Eric Rosen saying "oh no my queen!"

Started using Vienna at 900 jumped straight to 1100

*sigh* no one develops their peices when i pin the pawn they just unpin it with the queen

@smackastan5697

3 жыл бұрын

Good. Then you can simply take it since there is no longer the threat of u development. If you queens after you take the pawn, take with your bishop

@benbrookhart2076

2 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about d4 dxe5 Qe2 Qe7 in the accepted line? Just play Nd5 and the queen has to defend the fork and the e pawn and you’re up a lot rnb1kbnr/ppp1qppp/8/4p3/3P1p2/2N2N2/PPP1Q1PP/R1B1KB1R w KQkq - 2 8

Which software/website is he using?

@MRProgressor

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like Lichess

13:16 what will I do if black decide to retake with the knight on c6?

@honeywafer3135

3 жыл бұрын

oh nvm, then Qf7 checkmate

Why he took the rock and pawn istead of the queen

@37:15' "this position should be fairly equal". You gotta be joking: White is a pawn down, and that passed & extra e4 pawn is extremely dangerous. And of course instead of the mechanical 18...0-0 Black can simply play 18...Rf8 and keep his king centralized, which looks like being close to winning. The generic concept is allowing one white rook on the seventh, centralize the king further and create an unstoppable pawn duo by ...g5 and ...f4. Instead of 10.Be3?! white can play 10.Ne2 which is a better move, although I do not think white can claim an advantage.

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Why not Bd4 discovered check and win the queen after? instead of bishop takes g7+?

@adittyasinha6647

3 жыл бұрын

Queen blocks the check on e6

What elo rating range is the Vienna good against? Like obviously it's good against low rated players..but is it good in the 1700-1900 range?

@agent5866

3 жыл бұрын

It is a good opening for intermediate players and players of all ratings

@neal3914

3 жыл бұрын

According to what I’ve read it’s good at all levels except master level

@sigurdh.s8320

2 жыл бұрын

Hikaru plays it in blitz sometimes. Even played it in the Rapid tiebreaks against Wesley So in the latest Fide Grand Prix (although Wesley got a completely winning position very fast lol). So it’s good at all levels, really.

@user-oz3uj9xu7n

2 жыл бұрын

Open chessbasd... many gm's Played it

this should have a kabillion views. I'm on my 5th ⌚

I will have to start trying this out