Chess openings – Catalan Opening
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Chess openings – Catalan Opening
Chess openings – Catalan Opening
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I sent you an email some time ago asking you to do a zoom class for my club. I wondrr if your available
Really great video..
thanx, you have a natural ability to make guys like me [even] understand this opening,i still have to go over it 1/2 times or so[the hazards of a miss spent youth!??] to get it down, but it does work,and for this i thank you…..before i 4get!?
indeed interessting oppening! seen it used by kasparov , as always -GOOD VIDEO- helped me out ! Thanx for your time and work , best wishes!!!!
Thank you! -Dereque
Thank you for the encouraging words 🙂 -Dereque
Thank you!! -Dereque
Interesting opening! You make studying chess easier for us beginners! Kudos to you sir and keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for this video, Dereque. As already mentioned, you have a great way of presenting the openings to a beginner player: you don't overload the presentations with too many complexities and alternative lines, but emphasise the main ideas.
The Catalan looks very cool, especially that I'm a D4 player anyway 🙂 (my favourite opening so far has been the English).
lol this must be the 10th chess channel i`m subscribed too. thanks for the analysis
Thank you!
Thank you for the encouraging words! I prefer d4 as well 🙂
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Thank you! -Dereque
please keep making videos!! these are fantastic!
My morning cup of coffee and a Dereque video. Awesome way to start the day. Your videos have been very instructive and has given my game the extra bump its needed. KEEP EM COMING!!!!
Wow, that's a great turnaround! I hope you continue beating him 🙂 -Dereque
I will, thank you! -Dereque
Thank you 🙂 I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! -Dereque
Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for subscribing!!
You said that the position is great for anyone who is willing to do some homework. Any tips on where to get started on doing that homework? Btw, these videos are awesome, especially for someone who is a visual learner like me
Thank you for the kind words about the videos! Depending on your level there are various books written about the Catalan Opening. "Play the Catalan" by Nigel Davies is fairly easy to digest. If you want something really detailed Avruk's Grandmaster Repertoire Vol. 1 also contains a lot of Catalan positions but very little verbal commentary.
In fact, in theory after the moves you mentioned the position is already a Catalan after 3.g3. But 4.cxd5 is almost never played. Taking on d5 probably makes it a little too easy for that c8-bishop to deploy itself. 4.Bg2 followed by O-O would be stronger, though it would certainly require more work on your part since in many lines it's -Black- who ends up capturing on c4.
Dereque, what a quality video man. This is Blake D. I play this opening and looked it up to find some reinforcement on a few lines and came upon this. Didn't know you made stuff like this but this video is done really well.
Love theses videos, theres a few i like, i do quite enjoy the itallian game.
Thank you! Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos! 🙂
Thanks Blake! 🙂
Willing to play for the first time against the catalan. Nice intro. Greetings from mexico city
Great vid man, I want more!!! 😀
@2:29 if white does Qc6 attacking the rook instead of moving down, then would black do Rb8?
Is it better for white or black there?
Great video.
Never mind, oops.
Thank you for the compliment! It appears you found the answer to your question 🙂 –Dereque
@mirrodin82: Thank you! More are on the way… 🙂
@eurabio: Thank you for stopping by and thank you for the kind word! –Dereque
At 6:39, you mean the rook on d8, not on h8, right?