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I get many questions about chess openings for beginners, intermediate, and advanced level players. In this video I share what openings I think work best across the rating ladder. London, Stonewall, Sicilian, Caro Kann, and many others are featured.

0:00 Intro
0:35 FOR BEGINNERS (LIKE 1100)
7:16 FOR INTERMEDIATE (LIKE 1800)
13:29 FOR ADVANCED (LIKE 1800+)

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19 Comments

@manisolanki9013 5 years ago

And once you become a Super GM, it's time to play the Bong Cloud.

@nikk-hk4pv 5 years ago

I am convinced levy has a folder filled with faces of him for thumbnails

@waffleisyummy 5 years ago

I have never played a single game of chess, so this feels like I’ve sat down in the wrong lecture in college but am too nervous to leave so I just sit and listen

@nxghtingalx 5 years ago

cries in 800

@HG-bp8lh 5 years ago

When you see that the first opening is for 1100s

cries in 280

@GLu-tb1pb 5 years ago

best 2700+ opening:
e4
ke2

it has a 0% loserate

@aussierule 5 years ago

Beginner White : London System (0:40), Stonewall (1:53), e4 principles/Fried Liver (2:37)
Beginner Black : Kings Indian (4:18), Scandinavian Defense (5:32), Sicilian Dragon (6:34)

Intermediate White : Gambits (7:23), Vienna/Vienna Gambit (8:10), Closed Sicilian (8:45), Advanced Caro-Kann (10:08)
Intermediate Black : Caro-Kann (10:28), Dutch Defense (11:04), Traxler+Sneaky stuff (12:23), Stafford Gambit (13:12)

Advanced White : Straying away from/not allowing mainline theory, applying pressure (13:43), Trompowsky (14:11), Catalan (14:59), English Opening (15:18)
Advanced Black : e4 e5 sidelines/g6 systems (16:18), Nimzowitsch/2 Knight Sicilian (17:10), e6,b6 setups (18:02)

@anrizald 3 years ago

this is for me

Beginners
00:38 White --> London System
02:00 White --> Stone Wall
02:37 White --> e4 Nf6
04:34 Black --> King's Indian Setup
05:35 Black --> Scandinavian Defense
06:34 Black --> Sicilian Defense (Dragon Sicilian)

Intermediate
08:10 White --> The Vienna Gambit
08:31 White --> Vienna Copycat Variation
08:50 White --> Closed Sicilian
10:31 Black --> Highly recommended: Caro-Kann Defense
11:06 Black --> Against any but e4, The Dutch
12:26 Black --> Traxler
13:11 Black --> Stafford Gambit

Advanced
14:10 White --> The Trompowsky Attack
14:43 White --> Trompowsky Raptor Variation
15:00 White --> Catalan
15:20 White --> The English
16:20 Black --> e4 e5 (Ruy Lopez or Italian) play g6 system
17:17 Black --> trickier sicilians, not main line (Nimzowitsch, Two-Knights Sicilian)
18:05 Black --> e6 b6 setups

thats it!

@patchinko2 3 years ago

My personal favourite is the King's Indian Defense. There's many ways to use it, the opening creates a great defense for your King, and it's overall just a great setup to play off of.

@HejneMiro 5 years ago

12:15 "Who has the advantage? Me. Because you're watching my video." Very Finegoldesque , Levy

@milocavaliere8828 5 years ago

that thumbnail alone earns a like.

@alexandrebergeron6412 5 years ago (edited)

Me : at 900, complete beginner
Also me : thinks he has big brain by only watching and playing the 1800+ openings

@cannedmushroom7951 5 years ago

5:18 I have doubts

@pescator 5 years ago

"like begginers", nice it's for me

gothamchess: begginers are for 1100

me being 500 :(

@vyzme 5 years ago

Levy: For advanced people only.

Me A noob at chess: Yes, that's easy.

@youdontknowme5980 5 years ago (edited)

8:15 Vienna opening (intermediate)
10:37 Caro-Kann (intermediate)
15:00 the catalan (Advanced)

@anonymouskitten4715 3 years ago

Playing the vienna gambit at the 600 level is like bringing a sword to a knife fight

@kingscrusher 5 years ago

Excellent video Gotham :) I am learning a lot from you :) I think you are becoming the major force of Youtube, and a great credit to you for your huge consistent efforts and passion. I guess you may be a fan of British Grandmaster Julian Hodgson - he won the British chess championship a few times with the Trompovsky as a key weapon of choice. I am also a fan of the Leningrad Dutch but had a heartbreaking loss with it once and didn't play it so much after. Your analogy with the reversed Closed Sicilian is encouraging. I am also a fan of the Vienna game :) We do seem to share some favorites. Cheers, K

@ZaiyeProject 5 years ago

“English opening relies on your solidity and long term strategic planning” Oh.. maybe that’s why I suck at the English. Been using it since I was 1000 and now at 1700 I still have no idea what I’m doing😂😂😂 I take it I only win because my opponent also has no idea what I’m doing.