Memorizing your Openings Using Anchor Games

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[Arthas]

"If you have a proper opening repertoire - by which I mean the Capital of England is not part of it" 🤣🤣🤣 Love your hate of the London. Ty for the great vid Andras! 😃

Side note, that story at the end was super cool!

[chessematics]

Your channel is the most underrated channel on YouTube

[simonbinder]

This is where "Know Thy Classics" comes in handy.

[pasadenapsych]

Brilliant. Combines the fun of going over great old games with a device for remembering openings. Exactly why I'm here! Thanks!

[cobeferraro]

Why isn't Andras a he is the best!

[sharonjuniorchess]

As a beginner getting my head around a particular opening I found a collection of miniature games sorted by opening with various traps very helpful in getting me used to the sort of moves that were necessary when playing that opening. That helped to build up my memory and understanding of that particular opening and some of the variations & traps. Repetition is key.

[Grandcapi]

That is very good advice. Years ago when I still played e4 and the opponent played the Sicilian I replied with the closed silician because I had seen the games Spassky x Geller (candidates) and Spassky played the Closed Sicilian, I instantly took the games as models. The same thing happened with the Dragon, after seeing Ljubojevic x Miles (1988 if I am not mistaken) when Miles gave a beautifull lesson on how to play the Soltis Variation.

[gm]

Doing this for my whole opening repetoire now. One game every other day. Practicing recollection in analysis for my anchor games in an opening. 3 down in the Evans so far.

[TheBigGuppy]

It's like Andras is reading my mind and knows my problems and then he makes a video. :) I started playing 1 d4 again recently after playing 1 e4 for 31 years. My repertoire is based in the Catalan. I'm having trouble remembering my way through Open Catalan positions after the early ...d5xc4. The only game I can remember is Alekhine vs Euwe game 16 1937. Alekhine played Qa4+ then took the pawn back. That's also what I have been playing in blitz. I need to find some sharper lines I can remember. Thanks a lot for the video. Have a great weekend. CEBchess.

[reubenr]

What you say clicks for me.

There's a game between GM Munoz Pantoja and GM Stella that I remember in full and it has helped me to understand how to play the Lasker Scandinavian from the black side. There's a cool maneuver where Munoz centralizes his rooks before shuffling his king to the other side that I have used successfully in other openings too

[leo-umyt]

hello andras. I have my first OTB tournament coming up this weekend. I usually play like a coward but I discovered your channel and I am inspired to try and attack. Wish me luck 😊

[Mike-cptj]

Andras your 3 courses on development/king safety etc is very good building good habits, like Hellsten's trilogy I am working through. Although 1.d4 player now I am working through Saric's open sicilian - already seeing big gains in calculation/feel for initiative

[torrubirubi]

I am learning one of his books in Chessable and I think it is probably the best book on strategy their. I discovered today his channel and I am planning to watch all videos, their are incredibly instructive, thanks Andras.

[jW-zurw]

What is an easy way for finding good anchor games online? Should I just search for Super GM games in my lines?

[nicoterradas]

Hi, Andras! Awesome video, as always. What do you think of the Grunfeld? It is, much like the KID and Nimzo, a pretty complicated opening move-tree to master. Any videos on the Grunfeld in mind?

[kwhd]

Very enjoyable show, but fun fact, did you know that Wesley So was forfeited in a US championship for writing down the move before playing it in a game against Var Akobian. Apparently So was doing this every move and Akobian complained to the arbiter, the arbiter then issued So with a warning which So later disregarded and suffered the consequences.

According to Fide rules, writing down the moves before making them is considered 'note taking' and therefore a fair play violation. Your immaculate gentlemanly friend was fortunate that his opponent was unaware of the rule violation and allowed him to engage in this curious practice.

[daniellevin]

I believe Nick DeFirmian is an American grandmaster not Dutch.

[Bassboin]

Thanks for all the videos, you're a great teacher

[better-chess]

Brilliant advice to keep in mind these days when people are trying to drill in thousands of variations with Chessable for example.

[RedGaming]

I think ending a video with a side story is fun as people who’ve got what they came for can tune out if they want and the rest of us can enjoy the show. 😊