3 Beginner Chess Openings You Can Play With Black!
14.10.2023
In this video I teach beginners how to start out the game with the black pieces against white’s most common openings moves. You’ll see the Queen’s Gambit, Ruy Lopez, and Guioco Piano.
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Two Thumbs Up, Great Content, Good Presentation. Video and host recommended for individuals intended.
This video really helped! I like how there was some clear theory behind each line, but not an overwhelming amount of theory; after all I am a beginner.
around 1:34, if the bishop doesnt take, do we push the b7 pawn to kick the bishop out? Just wanna check wut to do, thanks lad. Ima watch more of ur tutorial vids
Awesome video! Question about the third example…in your example they castled and then brought the pawn to G5 but what to do if they move bishop to G5 instead of castling?
I too appreciate the tempo you exercise while teaching chess. It is paced to allow slower players to follow along and actually learn moves. Many who teach try to dazzle us with their verbal footwork and instead of learning we are tasked with catching up. I enjoy your videos.
Thanks for this lesson. I've been very interested lastly in learning how to play black, because I feel its a more difficult side to play vs playing white. So, I've been learning how to play with black very heavily lately as I really enjoy playing black over white.
I like this video because I'm not a complete beginner but, as a teacher myself, I wonder how it works for people who are actually complete beginners. He assumes that you are familiar with a lot of concepts that he might not have explained before: coordinates, pressure (he uses this one all the time), trading, queenside, chess lines, transpositions, pins, doubled pawns, controlling squares, connected rooks, good and bad squares, gambit. I haven't actually watched all the previous videos in this playlist, but judging from the titles it doesn't look likely that he has explained these concepts in those videos.
Come on ya’ll Gotham chess is just approaching chess differently. He’s doing it like a YouTuber, where as the brother is approaching these videos like a teacher! 2 different audiences. Weird that you just used your comment to say something negative
This was soooo helpful thank you!! A lot of times I’ll watch something that says “don’t do that; it’s a blunder” but they never explain why You’re a good teacher
Two Thumbs Up, Great Content, Good Presentation. Video and host recommended for individuals intended.
The last trick was mind blowing👌
This was quite complicated
Bro I that silly trap there was fun to see continue making content
Thank you for your videos, they are very very good. I teach many things on the channel, learning from you
This video really helped! I like how there was some clear theory behind each line, but not an overwhelming amount of theory; after all I am a beginner.
thank you man, i get caught out a lot by this
Both ur beginner openings involve sacrificing a queen. Might not go well. Lol
Thanks
i always loose with black xD
But why not take to the center?
what do you do against the fried liver
5:27 My opponent moved the d Pawn to d4 actually, giving the King an escape route. What do I do then?
you recommend e5 vs e4?? lol
If I was the opponent, even before seeing this, I would’ve had it . And no, he’s not better then Gotham chess
around 1:34, if the bishop doesnt take, do we push the b7 pawn to kick the bishop out? Just wanna check wut to do, thanks lad. Ima watch more of ur tutorial vids
Awesome video! Question about the third example…in your example they castled and then brought the pawn to G5 but what to do if they move bishop to G5 instead of castling?
First time seeing your vids! Subbing for sure!
I'm only a 620 Elo, but I can tell this video has already helped improve my game quite a bit, thanks!
I too appreciate the tempo you exercise while teaching chess. It is paced to allow slower players to follow along and actually learn moves. Many who teach try to dazzle us with their verbal footwork and instead of learning we are tasked with catching up. I enjoy your videos.
So looking at this I'm thinking you set them up for the fried liver attack.
Thanks this is more clear 😊
Jérôme, its time to do your thing
Thanks for this lesson. I've been very interested lastly in learning how to play black, because I feel its a more difficult side to play vs playing white. So, I've been learning how to play with black very heavily lately as I really enjoy playing black over white.
What is the black opening called? Is there a name for this opening?
I like this video because I'm not a complete beginner but, as a teacher myself, I wonder how it works for people who are actually complete beginners. He assumes that you are familiar with a lot of concepts that he might not have explained before: coordinates, pressure (he uses this one all the time), trading, queenside, chess lines, transpositions, pins, doubled pawns, controlling squares, connected rooks, good and bad squares, gambit. I haven't actually watched all the previous videos in this playlist, but judging from the titles it doesn't look likely that he has explained these concepts in those videos.
Plz say the names of the openings , I really enjoy you other vids I’ve seen
Thanks for this lesson, very easy to follow but still informative.
Pawn to d6 always sounds like a rhianna lyric to me lol
Amazing video!
Problem is they never do the exact moves your doing
This video greatly helped me
I'm glad I got some moves right but this helps alooooot
Do you have some advice how to remember all of this? (Meaning all of the theory of chess?)
thanks, you're a really good chess teacher!
Why pawn to a6? 1:38
Come on ya’ll Gotham chess is just approaching chess differently. He’s doing it like a YouTuber, where as the brother is approaching these videos like a teacher! 2 different audiences. Weird that you just used your comment to say something negative
this is sexy
what about if white's queen moves to a4 and checks black's king ? in the queen's gambit.
This was soooo helpful thank you!! A lot of times I’ll watch something that says “don’t do that; it’s a blunder” but they never explain why
You’re a good teacher
'which is a great start to the game… if you're black' doesn't sound ideal out of context.
Thanks!
this was so helpful, thanks nel!
Again great video. Exactly my learning level. Not too detailed not too soft. Perfect. Go on lik this, please!
Great move if your "black"
scandinavian sidelines?
Thank you so much
This really helps! I've playing chess for only 4 years, And I didn't know any openings. Thanks a lot!
"This is a great start to a game if you're black"
Me, a white person: ☹️
I watch him more than Gotham chess