Basic Openings for Black | Sicilian Dragon & King's Indian | Chess with David Pakman

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[treeinafield]

In my opinion, this is THE best and most valuable part of pogchamps. The 2-3 week period of training before and sometimes during the tournament. Pogchamps generates hours of chess lessons from multiple chess teachers that is viewed by thousands of viewers from different communities across twitch. The antics and the entertainment from the games of the actual tournament is just something extra, a cherry on the top.

[berat]

Rosen, this type of content is fantastic!! Don’t get me wrong, I really do love the funny gambits and ooops I lost my queen. But real basic yet through analysis of basic openings - you just explain it so well.

Please do more!

[surrender]

"Alexa, stop it!" is the most verbally aggressive I've ever witnessed Eric. I appreciate his firm, but measured, response to Alexa's attempt at upstaging him.

[Blandified]

This is probably hands down the most instructional video from you, Eric! Absolutely loved it and really looking forward to more content like this.

[HafusAndLegacy]

pretty much everything ive learned in a year with black was in this video lol

[houdinilinguine]

Its Pogchamps season boys, we get free in depth lessons from various youtubers again

[BBeowulf]

I know this video is 2 years old and it's highly unlikely you'll even see this but I'd really love it if you could make more videos like these, this is one of the only videos I've been able to easily digest and learn a specific opening, it's the best video I have watched for this purpose. I think it helped you had someone else who was a relative beginner to explain it to also who could ask questions like "What if his pawn takes here..." for example. Some other IMs/GMs will just tell you specific lines that never get played at my level with little explanation behind the moves themselves and will say something like "every other move is bad" but then not explain exactly how to punish those "bad" moves because to them it's just obvious but in some cases is a complicated (or at least non-intuitive) set of moves.

[naserznaserz]

Hi Eric! I'm back watching this video after watching it the first time around 4 months ago! Ever since, I started just playing Sicilian Dragon with black. Just that. I'm up from 600-ish rating to late 800s and sometimes venturing into 900s. Thanks for this. Watching now, I realise that half what you said didn't stick the first time, but the more I played it, the right moves presented themselves. It was interesting watching this now, and I've picked up few more tips! I'll come and watch it again when I hit 1000!

Edit: hit 1, 000 (2 months later) ✌️

[tizzlebub]

I never thought I’d learn the Sicilian dragon in under 10min! I love your pace in this video. David ask great questions too. He read my mind when he asked about what to do with the white bishop

[telnarayanan]

The best explanation of KI and silician dragon. Thanks Eric

[snowpants]

This instructor has an egoless manner that I really enjoy

[nickknight]

This was my first ever video studying an opening for black. I couldn't have picked a better choice. So grateful for your channel, Eric!

[omkarpardeshi]

ERIC CAN YOU PLEASE DO THESE KINDA VIDEOS MORE OFTEN AS PER YOUR CONVENIENCE, PLEASE DO IF YOU CAN, IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT TO LEARN ❤️BIG FAN.

[juanbruce]

Levy said don't get into Sicilian until 2000, but he agrees that the Dragon is the only Sicilian for beginner level.

[ThePathOfEudaimonia]

This was one of the most instructive chess videos I've seen so far. It's great to have a good defense against both d4 and e5, with shared (and not too complex) elements.

Thanks, Eric!

[robtaylor]

I've learnt more in 30 mins than in 20 years, clear easy instruction, not overloading you with umpteen moves/variations, so to get you to a middle game in one piece
Please give us more like this

[malachi]

Around 30:00 “I see it in the same way that I see a bear when I look at 5 stars on the sky” lmao, actual gold.

[peterritchie]

How cool that these two guys are getting together. Eric is a whiz bang player and teacher and David, deeply absorbed in the unfolding US calamity, takes a pause and asks the questions I expect many of us would like to hear answered. Thanks from British Columbia.

[wakeboardfan]

I only play the Hyper-accellerated Dragon Sicillian as my main e4 counter- LOVE to see this opening played by such a pro! Great commentary, thanks as usual Eric!

[kayrosas]

It's nice to see Eric get involved with this. I love his style and am looking forward to see his coaching lessons.
Also make sure to convert David to lichess. ;)