YouTube Chess Instruction

[andrew martin]

Discussion on Mamedyarov-Gelfand from the Candidates posted today plus an appraisal of 'The Sniper' 1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Nc3 c5!?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie0338gC ... ideo_title

[andrew martin]

The Sniper is now filling the diaper at the following link:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHk4rByqIO8

[matt_ward]

Andrew very good commentary, and I think I will start looking at playing The Sniper.

Matt.

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[Colin Patterson]

Andrew - the You Tube material is excellent. Well done. It seems wrong that we get these for free, but I'm not going to complain. I'm also very happy to start the ball rolling here with a few suggestions;

i The Hort-Antoshin variation of the Dutch appears to be a very obscure sideline -
1.d4 f5
2.g3 Nf6
3.Bg2 d6
4.c4 c6
5.Nc3 Qc7
i.e. Black omits e6 to prepare a central e5 break instead.

Is it any good? How about playing it with colours reversed, which I believe is not unknown? Is there any established theory? I can't say I've noticed much coverage in opening manuals.

ii I've always regarded Parr-Wolstencroft 1938 as amongst my favourite games for Frank's dazzling display of tactics. Nice story about the tapestry too. No doubt it's been analysed to death, but I would love to see it presented expertly on a platform such as this.

iii Of all the world champions, Max Euwe seems to be the least highly regarded and I'm embarrassed to admit I'm not even aware of his style of chess, having never delved into his games. I may even be oblivious to a well known masterpiece or instructive gem that he played. At the very least, I would imagine there is a good game that typifies his style and edifies those of us who have paid him scant regard.

[andrew martin]

A couple of new takes uploaded today :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCK9I_sWA2s

including as requested by Colin , an old Euwe masterpiece.

The new Petroff vid has had to be uploaded for a second time thanks to the picture and voice being out of sync. Will be up soon.

[Colin Patterson]

Many thanks Andrew for the Max Euwe game. I don't think I've seen a more camouflaged counterattack!

[andrew martin]

Fans of the French, avert your eyes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnAfT17q ... ideo_title

[Paul McKeown]

Fans of the French, avert your eyes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnAfT17q ... ideo_title

Great game, great commentary. Thanks!

[Jon Mahony]

Andrew very good commentary, and I think I will start looking at playing The Sniper.

Matt.

Don't look too closely at it - I was able to beat Charlie Storey in a simul, playing that system against me

...mind you, it might have been something to do with his Queen blunder, rather than anything been wrong with the system

[andrew martin]

1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Nc3 c5!? is certainly an interesting system and nowhere more so in the line where White takes on c5: 4 dxc5!?. Contrary to Charlie's opinion I think 4..Qa5 is best there, but that is a subjective view.

As I said on the vid 4 d5 is a stiffer test,as the Schmit Benoni is not for everyone. Look what happened to Korchnoi against Karpov!

[Geoff Chandler]

Excellent!

I've just watched 3 and the Euwe one was just perfect.
(The Sniper and the French was also very good).
Clear,entertaining and instructive.

I have seen so much chess dross on YouTube it prompted
me to poke fun at them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcSaJ_f0 ... re=related

I was inspired by a mixture of things I had seen and heard.
Some of the chess stuff on YouTube is really dire it's so refreshing to
see a good set of instructive vids done by someone who knows what
they are talking about and enjoys what they are doing.
I'll be passing on the links.

(You asked for suggestions:)
I've spent years trying to get modern players to look at the games
of the older masters like Euwe, who usually comes top in these
'Who was the weakest World Champion' online polls.
(A weak World Champion...)

Some seem to think any game played before Fritz 1
was first plugged in are not worth looking at.

So more of these (please). Janowski, Mieses, Burn, Yates, Bogolyubov...
(I'd be interested to hear how you actually pronounce 'Bogolyubov.')
Players whose names you usually see attached to a lose v Capa, Lasker and Alekhine.

Perhaps an entertaining game or two played by some of British Chess's
lesser known untitled players or a junior.

[andrew martin]

Thank you Geoff, for your kind remarks. I will definitely post the occasional historical portrait, coupled to a game. I do actually think this is what a lot of people like.

[John Upham]

As I said on the vid 4 d5 is a stiffer test,as the Schmit Benoni is not for everyone. Look what happened to Korchnoi against Karpov!

By coincidence there is an update on the Schmid Benoni by John Emms on http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/10/index.htm