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@goaheadntryhard7387

Жыл бұрын

To let you know I'm doing great currently I have won the last 3 of my games and I beat someone with 100 more rating points than me and my goal for this year is to reach the 1000 rating my problem is that I can't calculate in an efficient way

@jamesrodriguez8830

Жыл бұрын

Is this really free?

@walterkhan6678

Жыл бұрын

Your website doesn’t have SSL certificate . I am not able to open it.

@walterkhan6678

Жыл бұрын

Your website doesn’t have SSL certificate . I am not able to open it.

@anissikder8952

9 ай бұрын

Ok

I get frustrated playing the london system because they always take the bishop even when I move down, and they always move their white bishop down to take my knight on F3 and it throws my game plan off. Also the Queen coming to B6 frustrates me as well, throwing me off while I"m trying to learn how to play my game plan. I've watched so many London games from many different GM's and they all play differently and still win while one wrong move of mine sends me to purgatory lol. Anyone got a shoulder to cry on...

@jamesbrown8520

Жыл бұрын

Adjust your game plan. If they take the dark bishop and allow you to open up the h file a lot of the times you can set up a good attack on h7, especially if they castle that side. At beginner level its not always the best move to play on memorisation because like you say people make mistakes and deviate leaving you unable to capitalise on their mistakes. Analyse all your games and it will give you a much better idea of how to do this as it is tailored to your game and shows you the best move in any position you reach. Hope this helps

@geethuvarghese9103

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Patience...😂

@damiondifranco2967

11 ай бұрын

And if they do Qb6, try to throw your queen on b3 and let them trade and open your A file the same way.

@stephenhunter3993

9 ай бұрын

Improve your queen side castle prepairedness.

@GeorgeNikolis125

8 ай бұрын

that happens because you did not prepare adequately your plan and you just learnt the traps

When we started playing chess roadside in our post student era as unemployed youth, I can remember, we used to play this opening without knowing it's name. We called this opening as 'Temple' Opening looking at its temple-like pawn structure.

Puzzle : rook a7+, Queen takes,rook a5,exchange queens on A6,rook a6#

Of all the youtubers. . . This channel is so calm, informative and delightful to watch. Great work.

Useful traps. All we have to do is Remember it. Can we have traps in kings Indian defence,Pirc,kings Indian attack. Thanks

Puzzle Solution: 1. (W) Ra7 - (B)Qa7 2. Ra5 - If black captures white's Queen, Qa6 then Rook captures the black's queen (Ra6) and its mate. if black moves the rook at Rb7, capture it by white queens Qb7 and its mate. Black's queen cannot capture it since it is pinned !!!

Awesome video man. I just started learning about two weeks ago.. still not sure what to study but just been gathering how people think about the game in different positions so far.

Great video! Excellent breakdown of the London. I'll watch this a few more times to absorb properly but this is some well thought out stuff!

1. Rxa7 Qxa7 2. Ra5 Qxa6 3. Rxa6 mate

@nickbarlev6860

Жыл бұрын

exactly!

This video is so inspiring. Thanks for the traps

I was impressed by the Greek gift + tethered goat Queen sliding over from a4 to h4, something I'm not alert to enough. Thank you very much, I know that you put a lot of effort into these.

Really excellent stuff. Thank you

Sir. U r a Gift to Chess

GM,I won all my games today with the London system.i just learnt it today.its really sharp

PUZZLE: Rxa7+, Qxa7, Ra5, Qxa6, Rxa6#. If Queen doesn't take Queen on a6, and the Rook moves to b6, then cxb6+, Kb8, Qxa7#.

@nayankalita8417

2 ай бұрын

Firstly, white cannot take on b6 with its c pawn. It must take on b7.

Awesome thanks for sharing 👍 😀

Thank you for session

17:28 If you re-capture the pawn on b5 with the white bishop, using the pinned pawn on the a-file, you allow black to capture your knight on b1. If you re-capture with your Rook, you unpin the pawn and black will take your b5 Bishop. So black kind of forces you to trade your white squared bishop for the Knight on d7. So after the pawn re-capture on b5 you sort of release the pressure you had on black? I'm not sure though. The position ends equal i think with white's knight on e5. But white's bishop is gone and that is quite an important piece.

@reaperxapollo1439

Жыл бұрын

When he takes the opponents rook, he takes it with check allowing him to move his knight from dnager

Just love the way you do these videos, perfect in every way :)

@GMIgorSmirnov

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

► Chapters 00:00 Top 5 Chess Opening Traps in London System 00:56 Trap-1: Mainline of the London System 01:59 Exploiting Black's weakness 05:25 White's nasty checkmating attack 06:23 Trap-2: If Black tries to push e5 09:12 Trap-3: Deadly kingside attack 10:56 GM Smirnov won 3 games with this trap 12:45 Trap-4: If Black develops Bg4 earlier 14:10 Reversed Cambridge Springs Trap 15:38 Trap-5: If Black plays symmetrically 18:58 Puzzle of the day: can you find the win?

@rookie902

Жыл бұрын

06:19 can we just f5 to block the checkmate. Even next Qh4 we can Qg6 once again n defend the chatemate. n maybe move our rook away the next turn to strength the defend? But it is still a great move

@borissbelchoff5137

Жыл бұрын

​@@rookie902I'm kind of a newbie myself to the London system but I think you're right. Also, I was thinking that after Qe4, Black could move his pawn up ...g6 blocking White's queen from a quick checkmate and making a bolt hole for the king. Then: Qh4 Kg7, Qh7 Kf6 and Black's king has wriggled out and is suddenly threatening White's knight. Am I missing something here? Nevertheless it appears that Black's king is naked and trembling out in the open surrounded by enemy pieces, and probably can't look forward to a bright future.

@borissbelchoff5137

Жыл бұрын

I mean, my heart rate increased just watching the video.

Excellent Sir

At 3.07 min I think that e5 is protected from duble attack with c6

Very interesting and knowledgeable! I've been playing London system, but I haven't known that here is so much traps and motives. Just a small question - 12:28 what about playing B:g5 instead of R:f4? I think that B:g5 and next N:e5 and white have rook against knight and better position but can't checkmate black easily. Am I right or have I missed somtehing?Very interesting and knowledgeable! I've been playing London system, but I haven't known that here is so much traps and motives. Just a small question - 12:28 what about playing B:g5 instead of R:f4? I think that B:g5 and next N:e5 and white have rock for knight and better position but can't checkmate black easily. Am I right or have I missed something?

Thanks a lot bro

How does one deliver the ‘nasty checkmate’ with the rook and bishop as referred to between 3:15 and 3:25??

19:05 Puzzle: took b8. If king takes queen c7 is mate. If black decides to take back with bishop, rook f8 pinning blacks rook to the king again. If black decides to move their rook again off the b file to take, queen b7 is still mate, and if he decides to play anything else, rook takes on b8, king takes back, and queen c7 is once again mate

@willow6618

Жыл бұрын

Sadly this loses to Qd6+, forking the king and rook, and for any non-check, black can either advance their pawns or force a draw via queen checks, the only winning move is Rxa7+, and after Qxa7 (only move), Ra5, then Qxa6, followed by Rxa6#

@AA-wb6qz

Жыл бұрын

Black has no bishops.

@doncherf2610

9 ай бұрын

And Q can't get to c7. I think you mean b7 but it's confusing to follow.

12:28, explain what to do when black plays the move Rf5. I got exact same situation except Knight was on e8, but opponent played Rf5 and I couldn't figure out what to do, but eventually got my saced pieces back but no mate.

Whenever i use this system, my formations get disrupted after i put my dark square bishop there. And then i suffer a bitter defeat

15:38 - you commend me for my patience? 😀 But watching was effortless, I enjoyed every minute of your video, the content was outstandingly informative for a beginner like myself, and presented in such a clear and captivating way. Many thanks for uploading sir. If I had more leisure time, I would register for your masterclass.

Alex thank you for your videos. I have a question on this videos segment where you state the similarity of whites position to a reverse Slav. I do not see why black cannot play QA5? The white queen is unprotected...and black is protected by his knight. Peace, Mike

Very usefull traps but can we have traps on colle opening and kings indian? Ty

Thank' u

@6:19 after sacrificing the biship, f5, Qh4, Qg6 stops checkmate I think (knowing me, I'm probably missing something lol)? Still not the most comfortable spot and you won a bishop

Beautiful! Thank you.

at 6:18 black can move either pawns in front of king and stop mate, right ??

Very very nice

Puzzle: Rxa7, Qxa7, Ra5

Awesome

Looks like Rb5 works also as does Ra5.

Great to see all comments are about The Game and not about the cat in background

This is soooooooooo good

You are the best chess youtuber hands down. Your content is incredibly informative, you present that information in a very logical and easy to consume manner, and you take into account the bad moves that nearly all players below 2100 will fall into and you give that relevant information the proper focus and detail that it deserves. I specifically appreciate the way you are able to show us all of the different lines without making it confusing, they're just natural continuations and alterations to the greater game.

4:13 the black queen can move to c8

What happens if the king doesn't capture and moves to h8? 5:46

Very interesting video. However nowadays 2.Nf3 is hardly played and 2.Bf4 is played

not covering the another black set up black plays inverted blackmar deimer ?? ie like chigoring defense lol

Now I know why most of players used this variation.Especially in blitz

Theory of Everything solution (short version): Swap from Newton "real/necessary" universe over to Leibniz "contingent/not-necessary" universe as our fundamental blueprint of the universe. This includes Leibniz calculus vs Newton calculus. Anywhere Leibniz and Newton thought different. All of it. Full swap. Gottfried Leibniz "contingent/not-necessary" universe just lacked 2022 quantum physics verbiage (just match up definitions) and Hamilton's 4D quaternion algebra (created 200 years after Leibniz died). Lastly, the first number is NOT 1. It's 0. First four numbers are 0, 1, 2, 3 ✅. First four dimensions are 0D, 1D, 2D, 3D ✅. Ask someone to start counting. I bet they start with 1.

Puzzle: 1. Rxa7 Qxa7 2. Ra5 if. 2. .... Qxa6 3. Rxa6+ White win. If 2. ...... Rb7 3. c6xRb7 + Kb8 4. Qxa7 white win

I will start playing the London system just to try these haha

In the final challenge: Rxa7 - Qxa7 Ra5

Hi Igor, here's my solution: Rxa7 Qxa7 Qxa7 ra5# Thanks for your videos. I enjoyed it.

@jimkyle8008

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Ra5 at the end isn't checkmate because the Black King can move to b6.

@josethomas3389

Жыл бұрын

@@jimkyle8008 First move Rxa7, Qxa7. If white Qxa7, then black king would be able to move to b6 after capturing the white queen on a7. So the best move would be to add another piece to the attack, Ra5. If black queen captures the white queen, then Rxa6 mate. If black does Rb7, then Qxb7 mate, as the black queen is pinned by the white rook on a5. The trick to the puzzle is to add extra attackers when you have a pin, before recapturing.

@ems3832

Жыл бұрын

Wrong, francis.

@pauloribeiro2038

Жыл бұрын

Rxa7 Qxa7 Ra5 and black is hopeless

i like the cat 😊

..."the sheer volume of arrows"... 😊

Puzzle: 1. Ra7 Qa7 2. Ra5 Black has no defense.

Rook of f5tob5. Create a battery of rook and attack at the last column

Sir your chess game is very good isee also your game

I didn't know this was called the London System. I play my pawns and knights in a similar way. I was just trying new things in games. I've seen the set up many times on the black side, where you have pawn-bishop-knight-pawn or some variation. What is this system called? I need to learn how to defend against it better.

@bipindahal2712

Жыл бұрын

Kings indian I guess

this is beautiful

Shout out from ph

F5rook to b5 then trade and checkmate

Hello sir how are you?? ❤️

Rxa7, Qxa7, Ra5, Qxa6, Rxa6#

How this position ever possible ? Unless if it's virtual ? Theoretical ?

rf4

The puzzle: Ra5 mate next move

I like video chess london sistem

You re a gift to cheese, and chesse is a gift to me,,))

Puzzle Queen to b5

R×a7

Most people take the bishop on g3 in my games. I'm only 1000 elo, and I win 80 percent of the time when they do

what is the cats name?

What's the correct solution for the puzzle at the end?

@Martin_Ditzel

Жыл бұрын

1. Rxa7+ Qxa7 2. Ra5! Qxa6 3. Rxa6# .

@frankbeerbaum5593

Жыл бұрын

and after 2.Ra5! Rb7 3.dxb7+ Kb8 4.Qxa7#

@sandeeptiwari5189

Жыл бұрын

Just mate the king

@AkshayParulekar-cm7hx

Жыл бұрын

@@frankbeerbaum5593 no 3. Q×b7 # (Black's queen is pinned)

Ra7-Qa7 Ra5-black loose

Rd4 the queen any way qh2 is mate and rook take queen so qh2 is mate.. thanks sir

@jamessweatt985

Жыл бұрын

Can you start with Rd4? I know Black is up 3 pawns, but would be happy to take a draw via perpetual check. (Qf4, then Qf1 or f2, repeat)

@LooseToots

Жыл бұрын

Rxa7, Qxa7, Ra5, Qxa6, Rxa6# is the correct answer

@ytmndman

Жыл бұрын

@@LooseToots Does Rd5 work?

@jamessweatt985

Жыл бұрын

@@LooseToots Correct. I suppose Black can stall mate another move or two with Rb7 instead of Qxa6.

we should one trap in only one game right

First trap is like 20 moves in. Not even a trap.

Ra5!!

Your cat is very cute 😀

look at the cat!!

Re5 Is quite disturbing If he tried to take with the rook or the queen it's a mate

@mohammedghanem9469

Жыл бұрын

Ra5 is also winning

white goes rook b8 check black plays rook e8xb8 white plays rook f8 if black captures queen b7 checkmate if it plays anything else than rook f8 x b8 black plays king b8 and takes the rook white plays queen b7 checkmate

White Rk F5 to b5

@jamessweatt985

Жыл бұрын

Same as my reply 4 comments above. If you make this nonforcing move, can't Black save a draw via Qf4, then Qf2 or f1 repeated?

@jomishbabu

Жыл бұрын

@@jamessweatt985 Right So next🙂 1. W R take porn A7 check 2. B Q take rook 3.W R to F5 Check mate in a few move

Rf5 to d5 Q to f4 K to g8 Now whatever black plays... next comes Qa7

Rxa7

Is that a real cat? It never moves.

5th trap is mistake sir

Rxa7+ wins though after qxa7 , Ra5 bye-bye

Is not there like 3 solution to final puzzle? 😂😂 Rxa7 wins ra5 wins and even rfb5 wins. And even qxa7 qxa7 rxa7 ... Ra5#

@adambelos2157

Жыл бұрын

Last one is not mate there is b6 😅

RxR RxR any other move by black would-be mate next move R to f8 - Q to F4 RxQ any move by black R to f8 black cannot stop mate RxR KxR as long as Black rook is not at B8 next move is mate Q to B7 This is how I would finish.

@jasonkobos3850

Жыл бұрын

what if the black queen goes to b6 instead of f4? looks like black can hold that.

Sir i am black to win play with whIte

Try with chess engine...another result

Wtf i watched the first trap, and as black I could play f5 and Qg6. Im a beginner. I’m actually disappointed.

Lonfon system BORING

answer is white Qb5-black Qd8-Rd5 ,...

@LooseToots

Жыл бұрын

you actually have mate, Rxa7, Qxa7, Ra5, Qxa6, Rxa6#

with the London system i always end up in a good middle game but i don't what to do after that but now💀

Rxa7