Monday, February 19, 2024

Best Chess Strategies

Published 2/19/2024

 Best Chess Strategies

Best Chess Openings for White

In Order from Best to lesser Solid Openings

NOTE: Click on Blue Name for the main video, additional videos may be provided because of the opening being either really good, complex, or requires more in-depth study.


Italian Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3vIRzfi5pg&t=854s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efuWmK1IHQQ

Queen's Gambit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUokvI0Cz6o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXoGdCcsFI

Caro Kann for white (Trappiest!)

Ruy Lopez (Advanced Players Only)

Catalan Opening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMuvv1HksL4

Bishop's Opening (Very Strong)

Scotch Game (Similar to Bishop's Opening & the Italian Game)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-6yH2huMUY

London System  (Very Strong, played by even Grand Masters)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49H728S_VjM

Jobava London Opening  (This opening is very good!)

King's Gambit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4XtT2611I8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8LuMx1eljQ

Sicilian Defense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jyX400tAYE

French Defense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK1UNQMuBVY&t=1s

Danish Gambit

Vienna Gambit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze0BQGEGNQE

Evan's Gambit (Very good, but there is a powerful counter defence!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3vIRzfi5pg

Benoni Defense

Halloween Gambit

Blackmar Diemer Gambit

Dutch Gambit (Very Strong!)

English Opening

Nakhmanson Gambit

Bongcloud Gambit

Haxo Gambit (Much like Scotch Gambit)

Sicilian Defense (Mengarini Variation)

The Alapin vs the Black's Sicilian Defense


Best Chess Defenses for Black


King's Indian Defense (#2 / For Black or White!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XyayUs6J1M

Sicilian Defense (Strong but Complex!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65VWIFlc4C4&t=70s

Caro Kann (Great vs e4)

Scandinavian  (Strong but difficult)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up9c5bbMJvE&t=189s

French Defense (Solid)

Alekhine Defense

Dutch Defense (Very Good in Bullet Chess / 1 Minute Chess)

Stafford Gambit

Italian Game For Black

Modern Defense

Grunfeld Defense (Vs d4 - Very Difficult to Learn & Play)

Budapest Gambit (Good vs d4)


O T H E R  V I D E O S....

How to play Chess

Full Beginner's Guide

Basic Chess Openings Explained

Basic Chess Tactics

Best Chess Tactics II

How to Choose an Opening

Learning Pawn Structure

Getting Better @ Chess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxfBW41YD14

Chess Principles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXVHBv9MS9M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU2YAyB9xAM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk1Y2qvieX0

Chess Concepts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H764YiYKV_g

Positional Chess Concepts You Need To Know

10 Traps That Actually Work

Punishing Beginner's Mistakes

How to Calculate in Chess

How to Win the Middle Game

All Chess Gambits (You need to know these so you don't get destroyed by them!)

Every Checkmate

Every Tactic Ever

Watching A Grandmaster @ Work

What Openings NOT to Play for New Players

Grand Master Hikaru Nakamura's YouTube Channel (For Learning)

Gotham Chess YouTube Channel (Great Teacher)

Time Management in Chess


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