how to learn and win chess games without opening theory

Hey guys,

I compiled 5 of the most crucial strategies needed to think your way through the opening/early middlegame stage of the game, and I discuss each one in some detail. I know the thought of learning opening theory makes chess daunting, but hopefully in this video I can help make some of the more complex parts of the opening/middlegame more easily understandable.

Video Link:
https://youtu.be/cpnZj5QwMUM

This was one of my more comprehensive videos I've ever made, so let me know if you have any feedback ,and hopefully you can walk away from this video feeling like you learned something!

-Nick

Hey guys, I compiled 5 of the most crucial strategies needed to think your way through the opening/early middlegame stage of the game, and I discuss each one in some detail. I know the thought of learning opening theory makes chess daunting, but hopefully in this video I can help make some of the more complex parts of the opening/middlegame more easily understandable. Video Link: https://youtu.be/cpnZj5QwMUM This was one of my more comprehensive videos I've ever made, so let me know if you have any feedback ,and hopefully you can walk away from this video feeling like you learned something! -Nick

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Seems to me that it can be helpful to encounter advice like this:
“... For young, inexperienced players, this attack [(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5)] is ... not easy to defend. I've seen this position appear hundreds of times in junior games, and Black often goes astray immediately. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen the player with the black pieces losing a rook, or even worse! ... even after [the good move, 4...d5,] Black has to be very careful. ... for now I'm going to recommend [3...Bc5]. ..." - First Steps: 1 e4 e5 by GM John Emms (2018)
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7790.pdf

Seems to me that it can be helpful to encounter advice like this: “... For young, inexperienced players, this attack [(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5)] is ... not easy to defend. I've seen this position appear hundreds of times in junior games, and Black often goes astray immediately. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen the player with the black pieces losing a rook, or even worse! ... even after [the good move, 4...d5,] Black has to be very careful. ... for now I'm going to recommend [3...Bc5]. ..." - First Steps: 1 e4 e5 by GM John Emms (2018) https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7790.pdf

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