Learn to Play Chess Openings: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide

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Welcome to the ultimate beginner's guide to chess openings! In this guide, we will explore the fundamental chess opening principles that will help you establish a strong foundation in chess openings. By understanding these principles, you can gain an advantage over your opponents right from the start.
In this video lesson, we will discuss key concepts such as controlling the center, developing your pieces quickly, castling your king early, seizing the initiative, and understanding your opponent's moves.
Chess openings lay the foundation for a successful game. By adhering to these fundamental chess opening principles, you can enhance your chess skills and gain an advantage over your opponents.
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► Chapters
00:00 How to Play Chess Openings (Beginner's Guide)
00:13 1st Rule: Control the center
00:24 Eg-1: Why control the center?
02:18 Eg-2: Importance of the center
04:20 Eg-3: When you don't control the center
06:21 Eg-4: Queen's Gambit Accepted (giving up center)
09:01 2nd Rule: Develop (minor) pieces quickly
09:14 Eg-1: Not developing minor pieces
11:15 GREAT NEWS!
11:58 Eg-2: Pawn sacrifice for a quick development
13:57 Puzzle of the day: Find the best move
14:07 Eg-3: Gambit style for a quick development
15:44 3rd Rule: Castle your king early (in 5-10 moves)
15:53 Eg-1: When you don't castle early
17:28 Eg-2: Preventing your opponents from castling
18:04 Tip: Do not overeat pawns in chess
19:44 Eg-3: Cons of delaying castling
21:25 4th Rule: Seize the initiative
21:41 Eg-1: Creating little threats along the way
23:30 People crack under pressure
24:28 Eg-2: Seizing the initiative early in the opening
26:26 5th Rule: Ask "Why they played this move?"
27:20 Eg-2: Thinking about your opponent's plans
28:02 Eg-3: Do not react quickly to your opponent's moves
28:43 Summary of chess opening crash course
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@GMIgorSmirnov 9 ай бұрын

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@mitchelltj1 10 ай бұрын

Of all the chess streamers, these are simply the most clear and concise lessons! Thank you GM Smirnov!

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

🙏🏼

@cookdislander4372 7 ай бұрын

Awww no the gothamchessers are gonna come after you lol

@powercore9000 6 ай бұрын

@@cookdislander4372 im one of em, i like his content tho

@gilesembleton 4 ай бұрын

i agree

@user-nk6dc2wk6p 4 ай бұрын

@@cookdislander4372 is gotham a gm? hes just a magnus dickrider hes channel is trash without magnus..

@peterbrown6224 10 ай бұрын

My guess is ... Nxa2+ and after its capture, ... Nb3 ++ Igor, your tutorials are first-cless. Thank you.

@learningisfun2108 7 ай бұрын

Nice! I would not have seen that in a month Sundays.

@anandsatheesan9017 10 ай бұрын

Knight takes pawn A2, (Check and forced to trade) then followed by knight to B3 mate 🎉

@oledorrs 10 ай бұрын

@13:59 mate in two, the best move 4 white should be Kxa2 check - Rxa2 Kb3 checkmate

@user-chessdaf67 10 ай бұрын

Igor, for me you are the best chess teacher. God be with you.

@barrybecker3706 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video!! Thank you so much!!!

@mrjwx 10 ай бұрын

This is a very good choice for a video GM Smirnov. I have learned some openings, but I am certain this will help me in them and expand my repertoire.

@pedroelmacho 10 ай бұрын

Hi Igor, indeed, as someone said below, from all the chess streamers I follow, yours are the most clear and concise videos. Thanks for sharing !!!!

@speedking434 10 ай бұрын

thank you Igor, for all your work and free content

@MichaelClerk-xd6ft 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, thanks!

@albertdeckel9429 10 ай бұрын

Great lesson! Thank you!!

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

► Chapters 00:00 How to Play Chess Openings (Beginner's Guide) 00:13 1st Rule: Control the center 00:24 Eg-1: Why control the center? 02:18 Eg-2: Importance of the center 04:20 Eg-3: When you don't control the center 06:21 Eg-4: Queen's Gambit Accepted (giving up center) 09:01 2nd Rule: Develop (minor) pieces quickly 09:14 Eg-1: Not developing minor pieces 11:15 GREAT NEWS! 11:58 Eg-2: Pawn sacrifice for a quick development 13:57 Puzzle of the day: Find the best move 14:07 Eg-3: Gambit style for a quick development 15:44 3rd Rule: Castle your king early (in 5-10 moves) 15:53 Eg-1: When you don't castle early 17:28 Eg-2: Preventing your opponents from castling 18:04 Tip: Do not overeat pawns in chess 19:44 Eg-3: Cons of delaying castling 21:25 4th Rule: Seize the initiative 21:41 Eg-1: Creating little threats along the way 23:30 People crack under pressure 24:28 Eg-2: Seizing the initiative early in the opening 26:26 5th Rule: Ask "Why they played this move?" 27:20 Eg-2: Thinking about your opponent's plans 28:02 Eg-3: Do not react quickly to your opponent's moves 28:43 Summary of chess opening crash course

@TheDyermian 8 ай бұрын

Igor- I just want to say that of all teachers for chess, you are the best because you explain very well the principles. Thank you sincerely.

@roberthawes3093 10 ай бұрын

Your videos are consistently excellent. Thank you!

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

@mikekeenan8450 10 ай бұрын

All good principles, albeit sometimes in conflict with each other (acknowledged in the Rousseau Gambit example, but also the case in the King's Bishop's Gambit example since White forfeits the right to castle in return for other advantages). A couple of others I picked up from the books I learned chess from: In Al Horowitz's _Chess for Beginners_ he recommends most of your points. He also recommends playing 1. e4 as White and 1. ... e5 as Black if White has played 1. e4 (he doesn't say what to do as Black if White does something else). He reckons that you learn the principles of development more quickly in king pawn openings. For the rank beginner I'm inclined to agree, though soon enough players will figure out that playing something else can really mess with your opponent. There was a little booklet called _Chess for the Beginner_ (probably originally published in the early 20th century based on the notation used; author uncertain since I no longer have it). In that book the author recommends that you develop your knights before their respective bishops (I think Horowitz also recommends this) but also that you develop _both_ knights before developing your queen's bishop. Makes sense, because it puts priority on developing the kingside and castling quickly. Another one from that latter book was "never pin your opponent's king's knight before they have castled, particularly if you yourself have already castled on the kingside". No explanation is given but this is probably also a good principle for the beginner, since it has the potential to expose you to a dangerous attack on your castled king.

@thedspenguin 10 ай бұрын

the video we've been waiting for... and for free?! stonks.

@fayskelley 3 ай бұрын

Thank you ! 💕

@hou3455 3 күн бұрын

What an interesting video and and friendly teacher!

@user-ny6cf5cq2v 2 ай бұрын

great job!

@RobertSmith-pw1cl 10 ай бұрын

Exceptionally clear and concise explination of opening principles. Thanks!!!

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@LauraSsnchez-ug7tt 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful chess. Thanks.

@wazsam2723 10 ай бұрын

Best chess teacher ever!

@saritachoudhary9173 Күн бұрын

This vedio is very helpful to every beginners and intermediates. I really appreciate you

@kripeshlama6827 10 ай бұрын

Loved the video grandmaster

@felipejco 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot teacher Igor. Your videos and explanations are great even for non English speakers.

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@moshecallen 10 ай бұрын

I'm an intermediate level chess player (~1200) and this is still good stuff.

@Dan_Moller 10 ай бұрын

I got from 1200 to 1700 quite fast following Igor.

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

Nice to hear

@Bethsaida-rj5gd 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 for this video and slowing down a bit while explaining these moves. More videos like this please - A bit slower in explaining what black and white are thinking about while making these moves. Much love 💗 Igor!

@davidsmookler5757 8 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thank you!

@GMIgorSmirnov 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@georgevossinas9684 8 ай бұрын

Thank you GM Igor for the great videos and principle highlights. I'm a big fan 👍

@GMIgorSmirnov 8 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

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@alexlex5792 10 ай бұрын

How to improve calculations? Any techniques, exercises, or comes in time just by playing?

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

@@alexlex5792 Check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9mJgJipl8CWhnU.html for improving calculations in chess

@user-wc8st9rm7o 10 ай бұрын

wow love this🤩🤩 was about to quit chess but his vdieo changed my mind thanks a ton!🤗🤗

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

Wow great to hear!

@bettinabalazs3900 6 ай бұрын

you are a fantastic teacher! Thank you Igor:)

@GMIgorSmirnov 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@BobChess 10 ай бұрын

I am a strong intermediate player and even these tips help me a lot! Sometimes, I just dont follow the principals. Thank you❤

@MasterSergius 7 ай бұрын

I'm a strong newbie player and I see this really helpful

@alandouglas2789 10 ай бұрын

Great video

@carolszoo 9 ай бұрын

You are my favourite chess teacher

@deviongants3724 9 ай бұрын

That was a good video. Keep it up thx thumbs up 👍

@GMIgorSmirnov 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Cassandra_Pratiwi 5 ай бұрын

Thanks guys i like your video❤

@GMIgorSmirnov 5 ай бұрын

❤

@Zyrexia 10 ай бұрын

this video came in clutch

@paulgaither 10 ай бұрын

15:50 - "You want to castle in the first five moves, or at least the first 10 moves." Meanwhile, GM Igor Smirnov also teaches us the London. There were games I have seen that - at least felt like - castling didn't happen, or happened near the end of the game as an attacking move to connect the rooks on the King side.

@mychalfisher2061 7 ай бұрын

My issue is I’m usually too fearful of losing pieces. Seeing that being willing to trade pieces is often the best route to victory. Great lessons in here

@sepfms 7 ай бұрын

Superb lesson that reminds me of some great moves for both modern Scandinavian and the Scotch gambit 🎉

@GMIgorSmirnov 7 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@kuyadong6791 10 ай бұрын

Black to move 1. Nxa2+, Rxa2/Nxa2 2. Nb3#

@ssg_minerogical8501 10 ай бұрын

hey igor can u do vids on basic openings itd be fun to watch u already cover on how to play against classic openings and traps etc but id really love to watch a vid on carokan it could be a 30-45 min vid

@fayskelley 3 ай бұрын

“ … dozing on their original squares …. “ So funny. Always a fresh quip. Brilliant. Thank you !!! 💕

@robsingleton70 9 ай бұрын

do you have a video that discribes indian defence?

@valvennis 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Igor..

@randyreal5871 10 ай бұрын

Cool👍

@p7sc7l26 10 ай бұрын

Puzzle: Nxa2 and after white is forced to recapture there comes Nb3#

@onesmuskiio3883 10 ай бұрын

Good video

@Martin_Ditzel 10 ай бұрын

Puzzle 14:02 ... Nh7+ sacrificing kNight on h7, whether White takes it with the Rook or the kNight. ... Ng6#

@bobrobertv.ortega1894 7 ай бұрын

5:10 what if black plays pawn c5? what's the best thing to do in that situation?

@front331 10 ай бұрын

Hello Igor. I just purchased your opening bundle and it's very impressive with a lot of content in it, so it looks great and I'm happy. I have one question though, in the practical part of the laboratory (theory and games), do you have a preference on what program or browser to use to open and view the files? I use Mozilla Firefox and all of the content are in text doc form and a bit hard to read or follow. I've considered copying and pasting into a word doc and change the font and make a book out of it for myself. I was curious if you had a better solution. Thanks. 👍

@GMIgorSmirnov 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the question. Here is a video FAQ that will help you. chess-teacher.com/knowledge-base-rca/how-to-open-pgn-file/ If you have any problems, please contact our support at support@chess-teacher.com

@front331 10 ай бұрын

@@GMIgorSmirnov Thanks, I've dowloaded ChessX to view all of the games though I'm having a difficult time getting used to ChessX with its settings like move method (I prefer the click option instead of scroll), game list, notations. I just have to learn to work with ChessX.

@vanilla7207 10 ай бұрын

I used to just rush the center and found the opponent was developing more because of my moves. This was the best video you ever! Many other youtube chess videos emphasize on center control but the examples here really help explain incorrect trades and moves that will hurt you more. Many Thanks! Valuable video for me!

@adrianodomingos8230 9 ай бұрын

This lesson was so good, that I Will replay the video to learn all

@GMIgorSmirnov 9 ай бұрын

Great!

@NicolasFernandez-lq4hq 10 ай бұрын

I would say: Na2+ if he takes with the knight Nb3#, if he takes with the rook the same

@brendonbradley1600 10 ай бұрын

Nd3+ > BxNd3 > NxBd3+ > King Moves > Discovered attack and pick up the rook. if they don't take, they still lose a rook.

@chessarchitect812 10 ай бұрын

Puzzle Answer: Nxa2+, Rxa2,Nb3#. 2nd variation: Nxa2+, Nxa2, Nb3#.

@charliesutcliffe101 10 ай бұрын

GM Igor! How do I get a photographic memory??

@prashantkumar-sf2un 10 ай бұрын

Pls make video on how to avoid knight forks

@dificulttocure 4 ай бұрын

19:35 - what if black plays pawn to E6 ?

@robertdawson4502 8 ай бұрын

I'm 63 years old and have been playing chess since I was 9 years old. My problem is that I do not see many moves that will help me win games. What course would you recommend that would help me see these moves better?

@mannycastel5997 3 ай бұрын

nxa2 check ,even rxa2 or nxa2 +nb3check mate

@DIABLO_MMXXIV 10 ай бұрын

Black to move, Knight takes A2 check, white Rook takes Knight, Knight to B3 check mate

@JohnnyBrokholm-kl4ze 10 ай бұрын

Nxa2+, Rxa2 - Nb3 mate

@roblovestar9159 10 ай бұрын

19:34 "And there is no way for black to defend it...[the checkmate]". How about Ka6, which defends the pawn. The queen is still pinned or rook is dead. Checkmate averted.

@chandrasekarannarayanaswamy 10 ай бұрын

Na2 + followed by Nb3#

@mannycastel5997 3 ай бұрын

nd3 check,bxd3 + nxd3 check ,k move either kb1,kb2,kd1,kd2 white is losing because of open check

@roi2671 10 ай бұрын

😮

@PorkinsRevenge 10 ай бұрын

answer to the puzzle: knight d3 sacrifice the first knight check. white can only take with bishop, or king d1. if bishop takes knight, then other knight d3 check again. forcing king d1 or king d2 doesn't matter which.. knight f2 reveals rook check along d file. king has to move, followed by knight takes rook. still works if bishop doesnt take first knight. because king still has to move to D file giving the revealed check when knight takes f2 revealing the rook check and attacking the h1 bishop

@PorkinsRevenge 10 ай бұрын

in initial knight sacrifice king can also go d2 but again still gives the reveal check by rook on d file

@ZeRo-bu5mg 10 ай бұрын

Nxa2+, Black forced to Take, Nb3#

@PorkinsRevenge 10 ай бұрын

@@ZeRo-bu5mg Ah it sure is!

@hc2774 10 ай бұрын

The Queen Gambit example shows why I avoid this opening as black 🙂

@salkinfamilychiropractic3142 6 ай бұрын

the first two examples nobody play like that d4 is most often responded to by ...d5 or Nc6

@deepakprakash6507 8 ай бұрын

17:27 but black can use castle move

@ohyeahohyeah1071 10 ай бұрын

Isn't it a bit risky to castle too early though? I mean, if I castle too early, my opponent might relocate all his pieces to attack the side on which my king is castled, and if we both haven't already our development, he might develop differently to attack faster (for example, if I castle kingside, he might fianchetto his queenside bishop instead of moving it out through the centre). Unless I already have a ready attack right after castling, this might actually backfire; so I want to ask, how early is too early?

@peterbago4574 10 ай бұрын

In my opinion Castling is only one move, And brings your king safety so it is worth it. Unless you have a quick attack you can do yourself, it is better to castle. Only thing to watch out for is not to castle into danger.

@pixelpriestess 8 ай бұрын

In the very beginning of the video (01:10), the black bishop could have taken the white pawn at e4 tho ..

@pettym3 10 ай бұрын

14:00 Nc5xd3

@rodrigodiazdevivar5129 9 ай бұрын

Black plays Knight to C2, threatening the rook and protected by the bishop

@Gabriel-wq4ln 7 ай бұрын

I'm not even a begginer but this video has so much valuable concepts, thank you!

@GMIgorSmirnov 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@davidpetker8475 10 ай бұрын

Puzzle: people are talking about the knight when bishop is in threat, Move is Bd3 3x protection & if white takes lock your knight with the capture of his bishop b4k takes back

@tim.martin 10 ай бұрын

Nxa2 nb3 is checkmate.

@kartikshroff5694 7 ай бұрын

Nbd3+ Bxd3 2. Bxd3

@nickyangelo 8 ай бұрын

don't over eat. So basically fast and prepare a big meal for yourself. As the 48 laws of power says detest the free lunch. Prepare your own feast

@nickyangelo 8 ай бұрын

nc5 to nd3 check opponents king trapped d1 d2 nd3 to f2 checked by back row blacks rook nf2 takes whites rook h1

@shbruz9940 10 ай бұрын

can you teach me endgame

@JayPixx 10 ай бұрын

Teach yourself by practice. A. LOT of practice

@XEONFX23 8 ай бұрын

Would love to see from black perspective

@kevinwellwrought2024 10 ай бұрын

Openings are easy to teach and easier to learn but not middle and endgames!

@innocentleonard1957 7 ай бұрын

move Any Knight to d3 works with the check if capture with the bishop, we recapture by the other knight with a check, if the queen move to b1 or c2 then we folk the rook and our bishop pin the king if is at b1. we get the rook for free