The truth is you will eventually have to learn the correct responses to e4 e5 openings so avoiding them is pretty dumb you need to learn what the ideas and common traps are in all the stuff that arises from 1.e4 e5 and get better. I am currently ~ 1560 and I've been trying all sorts of openings but the problem is we usually will have many more chances during the middlegame to come back which we don't spot because we aren't good at tactics. Im currently focusing on just getting really good at tactics. Let's see where this goes...

In what way learning d5 followed by Na5 so hard for black in the 2 knights defence ?

Enjoyed your video. I am at 1100 elo. My highest was 1330. Trying to get to my high and beyond. Struggling a bit. Not sure whether to just grind it out or play in on line tournaments. I play Jobava London and Scotch as white. Pirc and Accelerated Dragon as black for the most part. Have had mixed success. Trying to cut down on blunders. Any recommendations on how to progress faster? I appreciate your videos. Have learned some tactics from them. Thanks.

Two Knights Defense is perfectly good. You just need to learn how to deal with the Fried Liver. If you like tricky lines, counterattack with the Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit or the Traxler Countergambit.

9:05 Upon getting this common JoLo position several dozen times now, it's definitely better to take pawn with B (which SF recommends). Originally, I was strictly relying on dxe5 (which was probably recommended by a video I watched that started me using the JoLo opening). And it's playable...certainly. But precisely because of the temp Q sac you show later, Bxe5 increases the odds of that happening (to near certainty) because the assault on c7 remains. Black will take B with N...thus Qxd5 remains available. Otherwise black has some other moves after dxe5 that can avoid this trap. Don't risk them weaseling out of their mess. Insist on going up a minimum 2 pawns.

How about 1.d4, d5 2.Nc3, Nf6 3. Bf4, a6? ( Jobava London )

2 knights against the Italian game is still a good position its just complex. So much counterplay

From the graph it looks like you played very well for a few days and gained a lot of point, then stopped playing as much and then slowly got back to your normal level.

My #1 tipp is: If e4 don't play e5 (I also recommend the Caro-Kann) because there's a TON of openings you don't have to learn and don't play d5 against d4. I recommend either 1.d4 Nf6 to go into the King's Indian Defense or if you're intermediate you should also get away with 1.d4 c5 the Old Benoni Defense.

bruh just learn theory againts fried liver

“avoid theory” in the kings indian? lol

Avoiding openings because of win rate is not a good advice. You should _learn_ the openings where you have a bad win rate, not avoid them. Unless you're one of those players obsessed with their rating (you know, the kind of player that starts spamming draw offers when in a losing position, because they somehow think their rating is connected to their value as a person), then sure, go ahead.