HONOR THE JEROME!! Intermediate Opening Tier List: Part 2

GM Hikaru Nakamura and IM Levy Rozman use @tiermaker to create Part 2 of a Chess Opening TIER LIST from the point of view of an intermediate player (1200-1800).

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0:00 Intro
0:05 Catalan
2:42 Chigorin Defense
4:05 closed Sicilian
7:10 Crab
8:15 Danish Gambit
10:24 Dragdorf
10:40 Dutch Defense
14:07 Elephant Gambit
16:00 English
17:40 Englund Gambit
19:32 Evans Gambit
24:06 French Defense
26:37 Fried Liver
29:50 Giuoco Piano
32:16 Grand Prix
37:02 Grob
37:58 Gruenfield
40:35 Hillbilly Attack
48:05 Hippo
51:29 Jerome

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[eg]

Hikaru beating a GM with the Jerome is legendary

[speedbird-rodm]

Here are the time stamps...

0:05 Catalan
2:42 Chigorin Defense
4:05 closed Sicilian
7:10 Crab
8:15 Danish Gambit
10:24 Dragdorf
10:40 Dutch Defense
14:07 Elephant Gambit
16:00 English
17:40 Englund Gambit
19:32 Evans Gambit
24:06 French Defense
26:37 Fried Liver
29:50 Giuoco Piano
32:16 Grand Prix
37:02 Grob
37:58 Gruenfield
40:35 Hillbilly Attack
48:05 Hippo
51:29 Jerome

[g.caampued]

“When I was barely a GM”
Yeah like when he’s 9yrs old. No big deal

[arratay]

After this episode, it has become very clear that you guys need a ‘for the memes’ tier. Not openings you should play, but the lols are definitely there.

[TT-iviz]

"stop tryna be edgy just put a pawn in the centre" lol

[TimetoCheckmate]

The Hippo is named the Hippo because you don't have a single piece on the 4th rank, so its like a Hippo laying in the water and chilling. BUT BE CAREFUL. If a Hippo goes wild, it can kill you instantly. The same can happen to an opponent who don't know how to face the Hippo.

[hopefulbloom]

*_= OPENING TIMESTAMPS FOR 1200s-1800s (PART 2) =_*

*+ Legendary Openings +*

- (White, d4) Queen's Gambit
19:32 - (White, Giuco Piano Game) Evan's Gambit
- (Black, against e4) Caro-Kann Defence
32:16 - (White, against the Sicilian) Grand Prix Attack
4:05 - (White) Closed Sicilian
- (Black, against e4) King's Indian Defence [KID]
- (White) Ruy López [Spanish Game/Opening]
- (Black, against e4) Sicilian Defense
- (White, e4, e5, Nc3, Nf6) Vienna Gambit
- (White) Alapin Sicillian

*+ Solid Openings +*

- (White, e4) The Scotch Game
- (White, d4 & Bf4) London System
- (Black, against d4) Nimzo-Indian Defense
- (White, against the Sicilian) Smith-Morra Gambit
- (White) Nimzo-Larsen Attack
- (White, e4, e5) Ponziani Opening
- (Black, against e4) Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon
2:42 - (Black against the Queen's Gambit) Chigorin Defense
- (White, Nf3) Reti Opening
- (White, e4) Petrov's Defense
- (White, against the Sicilian) Rossolimo
- (White, d4, Bg6) Trompowsky Attack

*+ Legit Openings +*

8:15 - (White, e4, e5) Danish Gambit
0:05 - (White, d4) Catalan Game
- (Black, against d4) Two Knights Tango
- (White, against the Sicillian) Marshall Attack
- (Black, against the Queen's Gambit) Albin-Counter Gambit
- (White) Advanced French
- (Black, against e4) Pirc Defense
- (Black, against e4/maybe anything) The Black Lion "Setup"
- (Black, against the Queen's Gambit) Slav Defense
24:06 - (Black, against e4) French Defense
11:37 - (Black, against d4) Dutch Defense
- (White) Stonewall
40:35 - (White, against the Caro-Kann) Hillbilly Attack
- (Black, against e4) Sicllian Defense: Nadjorf

[rarespopescu]

Maybe you can do a tier list with all the sicilian variations

[ABCD-xyvs]

Levy being amazed of Hikaru beating the GM with the Jerome is hilarious

[jadonplox]

52:36 Jerome gambit legendary confirmed

[jefftaylor]

The only downside of the Evans Gambit is you can only initiate it once you’re in the Italian Guioco Piano or however it’s spelled

[willforrhall]

Is there ever a time Hikaru doesn't " kinda agree"

[KevinWood]

I play the Jerome and it's VERY hard to find the best move after Qh5+. Ke6 is the best move for black and VERY HARD to find!! This is BY FAR the most common line played....

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7
5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ Ng6 7. Qd5+ Ke8 8. Qxc5 d6
9. Qe3 Nf6 10. O-O

White then pushes f4 and keeps constant pressure on the king side

[juanmartingomez]

Hikaru’s and Levy’s bromance is inspiring

[mohdnajib]

The content like this are massively helpful to the casual and beginner chess player like me...I'm forever grateful for this. Thanks Hikaru 🔥

[Cabbrickk]

Alternative title: "Levy talks about airlines for an hour"

[ellyazar]

I love how the thumbnail for Jerome has Aman on it. He deserves the credit! Never thought it would be this deadly. Im gonna start Jeroming from this day forth. It is all what Jerome ever wanted.

[lopezlion]

I tried the Evan's Gambit for the first time because of the video today. And all I can say is HOLY SHIT. Dude got blown off the board, I never got such dominating center before. First gambit I ever tried. Definitely deserves it's spot on this list.

[raiyannaushad]

WDYM LEVY I PLAY THE DUTCH AND I NEVER LOST A GAME

[nielslach]

love how Hikaru calls the giuoco piano the "gucci piano"