3 Chess Openings for White - For Beginners!

In this video I show you 3 chess openings for white! In this beginner video I cover the basics of the Sicilian Defense, the French Defense, and the Italian Game (from white's point of view).

[richbratten]

For a beginner like me this was a lot of material but was also easy to follow, well explained. Just being exposed to the many common combinations of moves at the opening is helpful. I’ll need to re-watch a few times to internalize.

[busterhyman]

Most of us click into here to try to figure out this game. That you chop it into digestible pizza slices (pardon, lunch time) illuminates those most important shadowy areas we need to see clearly.

We all appreciate your dedication and efforts to teach. I salute you with both hands.(south Florida ).

[garyl]

For a beginner such as myself, your instruction videos are by far the best I have found. The explanations are very clear, the pace is good - great learning experience. Thanks!

[viktorvondoom]

Best explainations I have found so far. Most channels go way too fast (for me as an ELO around 600), or 'put on a show' by not explaining things calmy but in a more 'entertaining' fashion. I definitely prefer it the way you explain it. Thank you!

Edit: point of improvement could be to add timestamps in the video, for example for the variations. But the video itself is great!

[mluckynikko]

Thank you! You are a very good teacher! I love that you get to the point you’re clear and concise!

[sbooder]

It is not a problem that there is a lot to take in as one can watch the video again and again to become familiar with the openings/responses. But even better is your delivery, nice and calm, with good articulation. I really love your lessons. I find some videos too frantic to watch (no names), and even though I could watch them again and again to grasp the concepts, I still have to deal with the frantic tone and delivery, for me that is just distracting. Keep up the good work, and thanks.

[markrodman]

I just read about 10 of the comments, and I agree that you are an excellent teacher, especially for noobs such as myself. You provide info that is really kind of hard for us to find. I am struggling with openings a good bit, so these are very helpful for me, as you present the info in bite size chunks, and very clearly so. Also, it is hard to know what to look for because there is SO much info out there that it is overwhelming, and, for me, I kind of don't even know what to look for most of the time. You give clear topic titles, and then that is what you talk about. Very nice to not have information overload. Thank you Nelson, and keep up the great work!

[korymangum]

you've got a real knack for teaching! your videos are a big help for me as a beginner. thank you!

[timrichardson]

I second coco loco comment, you have helped my game out alot with your teaching, thank you so much for all you do, i hope you really understand how grateful i and a lot of other people are that someone like you takes your time and energy to help others like me, thank you once again, sincerely another fan of yours from south florida.

[tennisCharlzz]

Can you do a similar video to this one but open with d4 instead of e4? I think a series of beginner videos that have the most common White openings would be nice. It might be nice to summarize e4 vs. d4 openings, and which lead to easier learning or are more aggressive, e.g., the pros and cons of each e4/d4 you teach (let's assume the most common 3 of each), and how you would rate these based on different criteria (ease of learning, attack potential, etc). This would be aimed at ELO 1000 or less.

[Podobed]

I just wanted to say thank for this video. It's well presented, I love target audience notification- and it made sense. I'm not new to chess but I'm starting over after almost 10 years from not playing after hitting a plateau and getting frustrated with trying to learn from books that take way to much for granted. I'm starting with the basics all over again so this was great

[SuperFatPuppy]

Thank you for this. It's really helpful that you laid out the 'why' instead of just the 'what'. The openings are much easier to appreciate now. Thanks!

[jillstebbings-xoid]

Thank you Nelson. Your videos are perfect. As a beginner, other people’s videos are usually far too fast to understand what they are talking about. Sometimes, on a few occasions, I pause the film and go frame by frame to get all the moves. Jill. x

[deviongants]

Great video I'm learning alot about strategies and how to actually think about the games in more of a infstacated way thx gave you a thumbs up and keep them coming

[allmyinterests]

Finally a good video for beginners (aswell as the video on blacks openings). You learn all the essentials and basic knowledge of the most important openings without getting overwhelmed with dozens of variations in a 20min video (per opening!). Kudos to you Sir!

[ladizlaus]

Really pleasant and clear explanation! (I’m starting from the beginning of your videos)

[johnnybee]

Your videos are very good, you speak slowly enough to let the information soak into a person's brain. Most chess videos I have watched go through the moves with lighting speed as though they were in a race and the chess novice learns absolutely nothing. I would prefer to listen to one video that explains one opening at a moderate speed than a video that speeds through ten openings at blazing speed in which I gain no knowledge. Keep up the good work and may the good Lord take a liken to you.

[armandofelipe]

Out of All the learning -chess videos I have seen, this is by far! The only one I could really follow and learn something. Great job! And excellent teaching skills by pacing yourself to show all potential opponent's moves. I am Learning alongside my daughter. Thank you very much!

[paulmmcneff]

I’ve watched a bunch of your videos and enjoy learning chess from you! I just watched this one and it’s my new favorite. I like your approach to focus on one common opening and the 3 common responses. It helps me understand strategy to be on the look out for opportunities to attack and vulnerabilities to defend. Thanks for the videos Professor!

[MiataBRG]

Really helpful thanks. Would be great to see some more of these please 👍