Basic Openings for Black | Sicilian Dragon & King's Indian

Basic Openings for Black | Sicilian Dragon & King's Indian | Chess with David Pakman

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In this live chess coaching session, I teach a simple black opening repertoire to David Pakman. David is a political commentator (host of the ‪@thedavidpakmanshow‬) and has recently been invited to the second edition of Chess.com's PogChamps (a chess tournament for popular streamers and online personalities). To prepare for the event, I showed him the basics of the Sicilian Dragon (against 1.e4) and the King's Indian Defense (against 1.d4).
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@treeinafield5022 3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, this is THE best and most valuable part of pogchamps. The 2-3 week period of training before and sometimes during the tournament. Pogchamps generates hours of chess lessons from multiple chess teachers that is viewed by thousands of viewers from different communities across twitch. The antics and the entertainment from the games of the actual tournament is just something extra, a cherry on the top.

@surrender9001 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. As a new chess player, these lessons have been invaluable for me.

@midhunrajr372 3 жыл бұрын

i agree

@TrevorOFarrell 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on, I dont watch the live tounry, but this was helpful for me, a 1700 KID player lol.

@atsubbie8876 3 жыл бұрын

So this was my favorite Rosen video ever. What other you tubers provide this type of deep opening analysis?

@cannastartover1720 3 жыл бұрын

Chess players 700-1200 are playing better and better, the difference is just time spent gaining points.

@surrender9001 3 жыл бұрын

"Alexa, stop it!" is the most verbally aggressive I've ever witnessed Eric. I appreciate his firm, but measured, response to Alexa's attempt at upstaging him.

@puzzLEGO 3 жыл бұрын

timestamp pls (I'm lazy)

@surrender9001 3 жыл бұрын

@@puzzLEGO 30:00 - 30:15

@puzzLEGO 3 жыл бұрын

@@surrender9001 thanks

@mphenomenal 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@GriffonksxEX 2 жыл бұрын

Eric: you need to hallucinate to see the dragon… Alexa: I’m not sure about that Lol

@atsubbie8876 3 жыл бұрын

Rosen, this type of content is fantastic!! Don’t get me wrong, I really do love the funny gambits and ooops I lost my queen. But real basic yet through analysis of basic openings - you just explain it so well. Please do more!

@Leergutonkel_ 3 жыл бұрын

totally agree here. please bring something like this more often to youtube

@Vernalobos 3 жыл бұрын

I have to agree, I have learnt so much in this video

@joewagner4593 3 жыл бұрын

Search st louis chess club. He has a lot of instructional videos there.

@aesaphyr 3 жыл бұрын

I love Eric's lessons on chess openings and theory (as opposed to the wild gambits), as you say he's a great teacher and he's so systematic and thorough.

@aesaphyr 3 жыл бұрын

@clysses S Having seen how Eric gives lessons through his twitch account, what he usually does is start with the basic theory and most common lines, then next lesson he goes more in depth with the weaknesses and particularities of the openings - usually when the player has had time to encounter them irl otherwise I guess it's all just theory for them. I saw him do this recently with Andrea Botez, he has a first London System lesson with her that's already on youtube, and last week he had a lesson with her on Twitch that went very in depth into the London System and challenges her more.

@HafusAndLegacy 3 жыл бұрын

pretty much everything ive learned in a year with black was in this video lol

@imamgiuseppe5103 3 жыл бұрын

Why a year?

@kiffy00 3 жыл бұрын

@@imamgiuseppe5103 because

@nyawho. 3 жыл бұрын

Hey im a beginner and i wanna ask for your opinions, how long after beginning when you can actually win games? Im stuck with blundering at the middlegame, i just started 3 days ago

@kbat 3 жыл бұрын

@@nyawho. I suggest learning very basic openings to put yourself in good positions, focus on not blundering middle game. Focus on being careful rather than aggressive, at lower levels your opponent will make mistakes that you can exploit. Work on endgame and principles like forking and pinning to help you win even when you're down material.

@nyawho. 3 жыл бұрын

@@kbat damn thanks dude, i might try learning again after i learn coding for high school, i got a lot of things on my hands and i love it. Once again thanks for the tips!

@houdinilinguine1073 3 жыл бұрын

Its Pogchamps season boys, we get free in depth lessons from various youtubers again

@centrelink6003 3 жыл бұрын

This is nothing like cringe “pogchamps” grow up

@astridwilde 3 жыл бұрын

@@centrelink6003 he's literally coaching him for pogchamps though 6:02

@centrelink6003 3 жыл бұрын

Astrid Wilde ok I quit chess forever now

@tamro9701 3 жыл бұрын

@@centrelink6003 grow up

@steggyweggy 3 жыл бұрын

Centre Link “Other people play chess and I don’t like it so I quit.” What a baby

@snowpants2212 3 жыл бұрын

This instructor has an egoless manner that I really enjoy

@bagggg445 3 жыл бұрын

this is why i watch eric instead of gotham chess

@kyleangelocastro9460 3 жыл бұрын

@@bagggg445 gotham isn’t like that though? It’s more sarcastic

@soulreaverable 3 жыл бұрын

@@kyleangelocastro9460 Yeah if anything Hikaru is the one that’ll draw arrows across the whole board just to flex. Not even Magnus does that.

@jacksontrollinger876 2 жыл бұрын

Thats why he's an IM instead of GM

@4Mikes4Mindset4 2 жыл бұрын

@@jacksontrollinger876 interesting

@Blandified 3 жыл бұрын

This is probably hands down the most instructional video from you, Eric! Absolutely loved it and really looking forward to more content like this.

@juanbruce5981 3 жыл бұрын

Levy said don't get into Sicilian until 2000, but he agrees that the Dragon is the only Sicilian for beginner level.

@kmjaeger1970 Жыл бұрын

Levy actually said as a beginner/intermediate don't play the Najdorf. He was fine with certain other variations of the Sicilian (like the Dragon) at that level.

@ilyayudovsky9393 10 ай бұрын

Exactly. He is firmly against most Sicilian variations for low levels but recommends Dragon and Kan.

@yeetusdeletus5714 10 ай бұрын

Yea he says just the dragon or kan, but he shows the hyperaccelerated dragon instead of the normal one cus its a lot less theoretical and sharp than the d6 traditional one

@BBeowulf Жыл бұрын

I know this video is 2 years old and it's highly unlikely you'll even see this but I'd really love it if you could make more videos like these, this is one of the only videos I've been able to easily digest and learn a specific opening, it's the best video I have watched for this purpose. I think it helped you had someone else who was a relative beginner to explain it to also who could ask questions like "What if his pawn takes here..." for example. Some other IMs/GMs will just tell you specific lines that never get played at my level with little explanation behind the moves themselves and will say something like "every other move is bad" but then not explain exactly how to punish those "bad" moves because to them it's just obvious but in some cases is a complicated (or at least non-intuitive) set of moves.

@telnarayanan12 3 жыл бұрын

The best explanation of KI and silician dragon. Thanks Eric

@tizzlebub 3 жыл бұрын

I never thought I’d learn the Sicilian dragon in under 10min! I love your pace in this video. David ask great questions too. He read my mind when he asked about what to do with the white bishop

@naserznaserz 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric! I'm back watching this video after watching it the first time around 4 months ago! Ever since, I started just playing Sicilian Dragon with black. Just that. I'm up from 600-ish rating to late 800s and sometimes venturing into 900s. Thanks for this. Watching now, I realise that half what you said didn't stick the first time, but the more I played it, the right moves presented themselves. It was interesting watching this now, and I've picked up few more tips! I'll come and watch it again when I hit 1000! Edit: hit 1,000 (2 months later) ✌️

@KillasStayFly 2 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@iskandarahmad7177 Жыл бұрын

Letsss gooo

@CarlosFloresP 11 ай бұрын

Nice!

@nickknight8065 3 жыл бұрын

This was my first ever video studying an opening for black. I couldn't have picked a better choice. So grateful for your channel, Eric!

@malachi4838 3 жыл бұрын

Around 30:00 “I see it in the same way that I see a bear when I look at 5 stars on the sky” lmao, actual gold.

@robtaylor9782 3 жыл бұрын

I've learnt more in 30 mins than in 20 years, clear easy instruction, not overloading you with umpteen moves/variations, so to get you to a middle game in one piece Please give us more like this

@TheKrazyLobster 3 жыл бұрын

The Sicilian Dragon is called the Dragon because the pawn structure supposedly resembles the Draco constellation.

@wesleywright4829 2 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah literally neither of his reasons are correct but it was funny to hear his ideas :)

@omkarpardeshi2640 3 жыл бұрын

ERIC CAN YOU PLEASE DO THESE KINDA VIDEOS MORE OFTEN AS PER YOUR CONVENIENCE, PLEASE DO IF YOU CAN, IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT TO LEARN ❤️BIG FAN.

@davidwidzisz2643 3 жыл бұрын

I support the caps. This is everything I tried teaching my chess students in two days in only 33 minutes ;).

@ThePathOfEudaimonia 3 жыл бұрын

This was one of the most instructive chess videos I've seen so far. It's great to have a good defense against both d4 and e5, with shared (and not too complex) elements. Thanks, Eric!

@peterritchie2990 3 жыл бұрын

How cool that these two guys are getting together. Eric is a whiz bang player and teacher and David, deeply absorbed in the unfolding US calamity, takes a pause and asks the questions I expect many of us would like to hear answered. Thanks from British Columbia.

@mika_the_cat2127 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most precious chess opening lessons I found on YT. Thank you.

@sleepy4x 3 жыл бұрын

The problem is, that White has not to cooperate. Against the Sicilain very often the main open Variation does not appear and you get an Alapin, Closed Sicilian, 2.c4, Grand Prix or Morra Variation. Then you can get 3. Bb5 and so on. And the main plan agaist the Dragon is not short castle but long castle with a very dangerous white attack. Against the King's Indian you can get the London, Trompowsky, Torre and so on and the King's Indian has many sub variation like Fianchetto, Sämisch, Four Pawns, Awerbach and so on. It is an ocean.... Chess is not so easy.

@Senny_V 3 жыл бұрын

You have to keep in mind that this was for a tournament for "beginner" players against beginner players, most of whom aren't aware of all the variation possible and how to counter each thing - it's as Eric Rosen says towards the end of the video, when the tourney gets closer, people will need to prepare more specifically, including what to do when someone plays something that easily counters your opening

@drawlzlolwlz5953 3 жыл бұрын

Very instructive and on the point. Thank you sir! Learned a lot.

@denverdetary5956 3 жыл бұрын

this is the collab i didn’t know i needed

@AdamBittner 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely want to see more of this kind of content! Thanks Eric!

@stephenmcshane8768 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting a video like this. I was looking for this exact content and it’s amazing coming from you

@wakeboardfan0 3 жыл бұрын

I only play the Hyper-accellerated Dragon Sicillian as my main e4 counter- LOVE to see this opening played by such a pro! Great commentary, thanks as usual Eric!

@blahblah9707 3 жыл бұрын

Hasn’t that been refuted by the popular Yugoslav attack?

@toesdoeswhoknows704 3 жыл бұрын

Blah Blah lol this idiot thinks the Yugoslav attack refutes the dragon

@blackoutgenez 3 жыл бұрын

@@toesdoeswhoknows704 i love yugoslav and have a very high winrate against dragon with it , dragon is definitely very sharp for black and they have to be super accurate against the yugoslav

@jaxx3277 3 жыл бұрын

toesdoeswhoknows actually it does. You don’t see the Dragon in any form anymore. Why? At best you’re beating someone who doesn’t know the theory but the minute you come across an opponent who does you’re done for

@toesdoeswhoknows704 3 жыл бұрын

Jaxx That’s because at top level the najdorf is better and safer, but the dragon is still perfectly fine. It’s the same reason why you don’t see the Italian or scotch at high level the ruy Lopez is better but that doesn’t mean the others are bad, they just aren’t as good

@ninjasource 3 жыл бұрын

Learned a lot. I’ve watched quite of few of your videos. This one was amazing as far as knowledge transfer and me really understanding these two openings.

@freetheorcas8509 3 жыл бұрын

Eric is such a great teacher. And I love the king's indian defence

@bmaxter 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I like how you explain the decisions behind the moves and strategy. Best informative video on chess I've come across.

@rounakbiswas2173 3 жыл бұрын

Best thing to learn against e4!!! The video we need! Thanks 💓

@topoisomerace 3 жыл бұрын

Great instructional video! Accessible and realistic with regards to the level, while being both comprehensive and clear.

@rachelsiobhanjohnson161 3 жыл бұрын

I have only just started learning chess in depth and these videos are so helpful. I love listening to Eric's videos he gives such great information and explains everything so well

@plagiats 3 жыл бұрын

Damn Pakman got the dream team coaching him! I'm so jealous ☺️ Thank you for making this content public.

@josim5290 3 жыл бұрын

If I could only afford it, too...

@blmcar004 Жыл бұрын

This is a great instructive lesson, thanks Eric

@abhinavneet9238 2 жыл бұрын

I really like how calmly you explain

@Witchblade112 3 жыл бұрын

This is extremely useful, better than any tutorials I've found on black openings!

@kayrosas1473 3 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see Eric get involved with this. I love his style and am looking forward to see his coaching lessons. Also make sure to convert David to lichess. ;)

@leadnitrate2194 3 жыл бұрын

He regularly donates to Lichess, I remember a David Pakman Arena there, so he's probably a Lichess guy

@aesaphyr 3 жыл бұрын

You are such an amazing teacher! I love watching the lessons you give. Thank you so much for sharing this content with us pretty much for free.

@kevingleave 3 жыл бұрын

I am so new and getting back in to this, but this is absolutely amazing. Thank you.

@jaimedelahoz9955 3 жыл бұрын

love this type of content eric. All your content in general, but im sure newbies to chess like me appreciate your teaching!! keep it up

@radiacto 3 жыл бұрын

This is excellent teaching. Thanks for the video!

@JonathanGonzalez-bc6gl 3 жыл бұрын

“You have to hallucinate” me high af watching this😂

@henrywebstermusic1 3 жыл бұрын

This is so useful to watch! Thank you!

@haakonhamer9122 3 жыл бұрын

excellent video! I really enjoy your teaching methods and calm speech. Ten thumbs up

@gbtennant 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent teaching - thank you

@MrTATT-he5bm 3 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful, thank you both :)

@MCRWV-bk1wf 3 жыл бұрын

I'm very much looking forward to see more of such ''basic'' video's!

@nickolasscott6417 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the video Eric

@benoittourangeau6248 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video for an experienced beginner like me! Lol. The questions were very good which lead to great teaching! This format is perfection

@mumenrider_ 3 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot! Thank you for this

@53n47 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I found this, 1:54, 15:40, 18:00, 22:50, 25:20, 26:10... few of my main problems when playing king's indian.

@Alpacastan21m Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, Eric.

@derekwester121 3 жыл бұрын

This is a very informative video. I've acually been winning games with black. It's really cool you guys are sharing the game with the world like this. Thanks, Eric.

@Hasan... 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric, this was very insightful, please do share more of such videos! Maybe a similar video with another opening while coaching Toggi?

@TheMcInator 9 ай бұрын

One of the best black openings I've been shown. Simple and pretty much universal in applying.

@hansimansi7702 3 жыл бұрын

this helped out a lot, thank you so much

@xpctechnology 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you!

@uplayulay 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks!

@spyrojoe4721 3 жыл бұрын

Such a good video well explained, very informative, easy to follow, linked this to my friends who have just started playing *blame queen's gambit xD* but im terrible at teaching/explaining, hopefully this will give them an excellent starting point to go from

@ojasdighe991 3 жыл бұрын

You're the best teacher eric and there's no doubting thay

@angusbehm 3 жыл бұрын

Big love to David after the news of Michael Brooks’ passing, which happened around the time of this stream

@KF1 3 жыл бұрын

Please do more of these, great video idea

@darkhorse2reign 3 жыл бұрын

Wild and stimulating video. I have been teaching people how to manage anxiety and depression for 25 years. Playing rapid chess makes my thinking flexible enough to withstand any of the difficult "variations" I'm presented with in my practice. Eric Rosen, you and Gotham, your teaching styles are epic. Fun to watch. Specifically. I'm yelling "E-5!" at the screen for the King's Indian "idea" at that critical juncture. And then the expansion of the King side, is another important junction i used to get "stuck" with Sicilian, and now I won't. Thank you so much.

@martin9857 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing some strategies in chess, your video is splendiferous..Keep up the good work and please make some similar videos like this one.

@duress8801 3 жыл бұрын

This video explains everything i need at this point. Thanl you so much :).

@emich34 3 жыл бұрын

these david pakman videos are actually amazing. im kind of around this skill level too and these are SO USEFUL for my game. i feel like im getting personal tuition :D

@JonathanGonzalez-bc6gl 3 жыл бұрын

This video easily the best I’ve seen on teaching black for lower ranks!

@gungusgaramoti4798 3 жыл бұрын

This helps a lot I was just memorizing moves where this is teaching ideas

@TheDeluche 3 жыл бұрын

Love David’s appreciation for chess

@matthewt3969 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific video!!

@wingy6560 3 жыл бұрын

The best vid Ive seen on kings indian thanks a lot

@BeerBrandChoco 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Eric. I use this opening now when I play black. I remember when I was casually playing in our school`s chess club, I always hate playing black but now I appreciate it a lot. Thank you very much!

@idenafshar3451 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched you now for a minute and by far no disrespect but this is the best video I’ve seen from you

@macmillerppp 3 жыл бұрын

This is so tight I watch both of them on a regular basis.

@crushedscouter9522 2 жыл бұрын

Lol bold to admit that

@jeffronas9122 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I hope Eric can be more involved with PogChamps

@Logi-Bro 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve learned so much from this!!!

@NeyoBearGaming 3 жыл бұрын

literally my favorite chess streamer and my favorite political commentator on the same team

@josim5290 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that ER made his political-view public.. You’re amazing, Eric! 👍🏿👍🏿

@treadwild1188 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@nidhaanmaheshwari7001 2 жыл бұрын

Wow now I have some decent opening with black against 1d4 and 1e4...with white I have settled with playing the catalan. Very helpful video.

@Odrox 3 жыл бұрын

The Sicilian Dragon is called that because the pawn formation h7-g6-f7-e7-d6 resembles the constellation 'Draco' (dragon)

@ericharm 3 жыл бұрын

For this reason I found it amusing that Pakman said "I see a dragon like a see a bear when I look at the stars" right after the explanation of the origin of the opening's name.

@ivantolkachev4808 3 жыл бұрын

"And I should be deploying opposition research on them" Aha! Opposition research. Pakman is putting it into the terms he's most familiar with.

@josim5290 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaaa... turns it around 🤣

@HezekiahDomowski 2 жыл бұрын

I like how this guy asks for a review. So helpful, and oftentimes, it results in exploring the alternatives white can play.

@JayonToutube 3 жыл бұрын

I just watched this today, and I was able to do 5 connect on the queenside creating a very solid wall.

@samain1804 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Great vid! I also love the hyper accelerated dragon: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6, or Black wins the pawn after 5..e5 Qa5+

@anvarjafarov3540 3 жыл бұрын

I comment on youtube rarely but this kind of videos are very good. I wach games as well of course but here I not only enjoy but also learn.

@jacklond6126 3 жыл бұрын

very helpful thanks

@connorg2587 3 жыл бұрын

Been watching alot of your videos during lockdown trying to learn a thing or two about chess.. great videos bro love how you always got a drink without fail 🤣 exactly like me

@yakzivz1104 3 жыл бұрын

This is really good stuff!! It will take me a long time to think 8+ lines ahead; however, this is a start.

@babagoexp 3 жыл бұрын

Eric thank for the lesson

@brucebutler2746 3 жыл бұрын

Superb tutorial. I felt Like I was being personally instructed.

@TheRealMattDamon 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@hiraldosternflyer7112 3 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing tutorial!

@kartikmalvia1217 3 жыл бұрын

Thanx bro the video was sooo useful I mean it from bottom my heart bro....

@ianpan0102 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Eric, I was faced with serious trouble when playing black against d4 because Sicilian Dragon was the only opening I know for black. Now I have King's Indian (fianchetto variation, super similar to Dragon as you said) under my belt too!

@natecoomer4421 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, you're a great teacher

@parallacksg 3 жыл бұрын

I need more of these type of videos

@hassansahir8227 Жыл бұрын

Very useful thank u

@Brainsucker92 3 жыл бұрын

6:41 actually IMO after 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 there is this very sneaky move Nf6 (instead of Nc6). The point is to provoke the move e5. In case of e5, you play Nc6 and the queen has to move but there are already plenty of landmines white can trigger, because she has to stay connected to the pawn. Few examples: Qe3 is met by Ng4 (picking up the e5 pawn) Qf4 is met by Qa5+ (picking up the e5 pawn) Qb3 is met by e6 (threatening Bb4) Qc5 is met by e6 (gaining another tempo on the queen)

@snekk9701 3 жыл бұрын

Brainsucker92 thank you

@dillonhall9633 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man! Love your videos. They are super helpful. I see you tutoring people from time to time like in this video and was wondering how to go about maybe getting a lesson from you?