Powerful Chess Opening for Black Against 1.d4
162K views · Feb 26, 2025 · Education
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@GMIgorSmirnov · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned
🧱 Build a solid Slav setup against 1.d4 — FREE Masterclass: <a href="https://chess-teacher.net/masterclasscta">https://chess-teacher.net/masterclasscta</a><br>The Slav is great, but you’ll also learn how to handle other openings without memorizing everything.
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@mceky89 · 1 year ago
"It's going to confuse everyone, yourself included". Trust me, I don't need obscure lines to achieve this.
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@KidNoah2012 · 1 year ago
"Finally my Slavic accent is going to be useful for this video"🤣 Classic Igor.
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@BlunderBunny · 1 year ago
“Yeah, that’s what I meant” 😂 You know us so well!
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@nicholaschettle5580 · 1 year ago
Your last 2 videos on Capablanca and Tal were truly instructive! Two of my favourite players! Thank you for your channel!
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@Edouard7800 · 1 year ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnILGpernbA&t=508">8:28</a> his joke got me 🤣
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@OvejaGD · 1 year ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnILGpernbA&t=89">1:29</a> depends on who you hate more 😭🙏
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@oluwaponlekudehinbu3100 · 7 months ago
The semi pregnant part threw me off... haha. Great video again
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@newyorkslim2001 · 1 year ago
Love it -- particularly the witty asides -- Your complete battery of lectures is impressive -- you're a beast!
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@ultimate_askeladd · 1 year ago
This just made me smile, the perfect video I have been looking for against d4 players
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@ZDTF · 1 year ago
THE CRASH COURSES ARE BACK
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@manaschaturvedi-su8cc · 1 year ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnILGpernbA&t=436">7:16</a> you are my coach
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