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after posting this video

a lot of people seemed to be skeptical about

this opening called the Mexican Defense

so this is where we were trying to force

default players to play the E4 opening lines

now I didn't say that things are

always going to be moving your way

I was just trying to give you some ideas

on how you can attempt

to take a D4 player out of his preparation

and make him play the E4 lines

which he did not prepare for

which is what this video series is all about

forcing D4 players to play the E4 lines

for example let me show you something

after white plays d 4 most of your opponents

respect you to hit back on the center

with a move point to d 5

in the d 4 line

white is thinking of putting his e pawn on e 3

most of the times and his c pawn on c four eg

from here white may play something like pawn to c 4

the Queen's gambit

and then maybe let's say you play knight to f six

in this position white has many options

but the most common one is Knight to c 3

after which

he's going to play something like Knight to f 3

and then let's make a random move like Bishop to e 7

here

you will see white responding with a move pawn to e 3

now when you look at this position carefully

white pawns are pointing towards this direction

which tells you to say

in the Queen's gambit or in the default lines

white mostly prepares for a queenside attacking system

white intends to start fighting from the queen side

in an effort to make you do the same

and this is exactly what my d 4 to e

4 series are trying to solve

attempting to shift the game back to the king side

by making white play the e

4 lines yes

this will not always work in the opening stage

but we see Super GMS like Fabiano Caruana

trying to apply these ideas in the middle game

and in the end game for example

in my last video I just showed you how Caruana played

the Mexican defense

with an intention of playing pawn to e 5

if white didn't play knight to f 3

am I saying this is the ultimate

solution for all your d 4 problems

nope neither

am I saying that

if things don't go according to our plan

we will lose the game nope

the aim is just to try and make white play in our terms

we don't want to play what white wants

so without wasting much of your time

let's get started so today

we are looking at another popular opening

or defence for black

which you can use against White's first move

pawn to d 4 so the question is

how do we try to force white to play the e

4 lines from here watch

so after d 4

I suggest that you start with the move knight to f 6

and then here most of the times

you will see white responding with the move

pawn to c 4 just taking

control over the center with his flank pawn

in the last video I recommended the move night to c 6

which is the Mexican defense

or the black knight stangle

but in this video

we are looking at a different move order pawn to c 5

and

I guess a lot of you guys already know this opening

but I'm going to add a little twist to it

not what you always play so pawn to c 5 here

black threatens to exchange the c pawn

against a central pawn so

the objectively best

solution for white is to advance the pawn uh

to d 5 gaining space in the center

in point of fact

Stockfish also confirms that white should go pawn to d

5 in an effort to grab the center and to create

you know uh space for himself yeah

you will see white players do all sorts of things

like knight to f 3 knight to c 3

you know pawn to e 3 but

but those are just sidelines

that you don't even have to worry about

I mean if white decides to leave this pawn on default

just like that

we still have an option of transposing this into

a position which looks like a Sicilian defense

look after you take this pawn on d 4

it means you are going to remain with two pawns

on the center and white will only remain with one pawn

so well if white doesn't do anything

sensible with this pawn on d 4

who will take it anyways

according to the Lichess Masters database

and the Lichess database

the most popular move in this position

or the most common move uh

in this position is pawn to d5

which you will see most of your opponents playing

now this is called the Benoni defense

it can also transpose into the Benko gambit

after black plays the move pawn to B 5

for example in this position

black can also play pawn to d 6 pawn to g 6 Fianchetto

his bishop and castle short and that's what I hate

which is why I recommend that immediately

just go point to E5 now wait a second

is this a dubious defense

let the leeches database speak for itself

according to the lichess database

the percentage score of this defence

in this same position is 47% for white

and 47% for black currently

I mean at the time of this recording

and as you can see in this position

if uh black not winning most of the games

the game just leads to an eco game

the game is still eco

and let me tell you something about this move

pawn to e 5

pawn to e 5 by black invites white to play pawn to e 4

in the near future after he plays knight to c 3

yet again we are back in the e 4 lines

and the game begins to shift its

attention to the king side

from the queen side now after we play Ponto E5

White has three different options that he can take

out of which only one seem to make sense yes

white can take with n percent d text on e 6

but I'm not going to waste your time discussing

this move

cause just by looking at the Leecher statistics

you can see that black wins most of the games

after pawn text on e 6

53% of the games are won by black

because let's say if white takes on e 6

we do not take with our d pawn with

we take with our e pawn

renewing our strategy to go e 5 again

so there's no good reason for white to take

not to mention that white cannot play pawn to d

6 in an effort to lock our Bishop on f 8

I mean that would be more like

one of the worst moves of all time

for example if white carelessly plays pawn to d 6

just say amen cause it's now time to play Queen b 6

and there's nothing that white can do to

protect this free pawn right here

there is no defense so clearly speaking

pawn to d 6 is out of the equation

which leaves white with only one sensible option

knight to c 3

which you will see most of your opponents playing

in fact this is the most played move in this position

now after knight to c 3 it is in this position

where I recommend that you just close down the center

with pawn to d six

now look how beautifully arranged

your bones are on the centre

this is a very beautiful look

but again I'm not saying this is the ultimate

solution for all your problems no

no no

no the Benoni

just like any other defense

has got its own limitations as well

for example the pawn on d 6

most of the times

tends to be a weak pawn in the middle game

and sometimes even in the endgame

so that's one thing to keep an eye on

from here go and check into the lichess database

or the chess.com database whatever

you're going to find that the move

pawn to e 4 is what white plays in this position

and they are going to play it pawn to e four

the aim is just to grab the whole center and uh

you know gain as much space as they can

now just a little break

if you are looking for a serious opening repertoire

to use in classical tournaments

I have two simple yet easy to understand courses

which are very cheap on the market

I would say one complete opening repertoire for white

which is the English opening

and another complete opening repertoire for black

which is the Caro can defense

feel free to check them out

and contact me via the details

provided in the description down below

if you are interested anyways

back to the video now

I should have told you earlier that after pawn to e 5

we are now playing the check Benoni defense

and it is in this position where most black players

start messing up with the move orders

for example both bishop e 7 and pawn to g 6 are okay

but honestly speaking

I hate the outcomes of these two moves

for example pawn to g 6

when you play pawn to g 6

these dark squares will be very weak in the long run

and white always has this move in the middle game

which is pawn to f 4 which is why in this position

I do not play pawn to g 6 or bishop e 7

what I like doing is

I like putting my queen's knight on the d 7 square

and I'll show you the logic behind that watch

so in this position I recommend the move knight b d 7

now are we not blocking the light squared bishop

where do we even intend to put this knight

simple

we are trying to put this knight onto the g 6 square

instead of putting the pawn on g 6

and you're going to see how advantageous that is

so let's say afterward plays Bishop d 3

the most popular move in this position

I recommend that to just play Bishop e 7

creating a small room for the queen's knight

so that it can later on go to the g 6 square

and in this position believe you me

you won't see many advanced players going knight to f 3

they go knight to e 2 in an effort to prepare for uh

the f 2 pawn push for example

night G e 2 is what they play most of the times

I recommend that you just relax and play night f 8

before you castle

because you want to put your knight on g 6

go into the lichess database

you will find that Castle Short is the top played move

after which you should play knight to g 6

now hold on in this position

you may check

in both the Masters and the lichess database

you will confirm with me that black wins

over 50% of the games with this defense

guys I'm not drunk or crazy

what I'm showing you is very true

it is very real

and it happens in most games of advanced players

look at the lichess database here

black wins over 50% of the games

and I'm not talking of lower rated players here

I'm talking of the 22 level players

up to 25 or whatever

these games are real and they do happen

you can see that I left out the options

of the lower rated players

so that I can give you much confidence

to play this opening

since it happens against the 2200s

the 25 hundreds anyways

let's move on

so in this position after you play night to G6

just be ready to see this move

pawn to f 4

cause that's what they play most of the times

and it is the most played move

anyways according to the Lichess database

and also in the Lichess Masters database

watch pawn to f 4 by white is the top play move

now wait a second now you guys

this is the key here

whenever you see this pawn to f 4 by white

it's high time you take it

okay pawn to f 4 equals to E

takes on f 4 again point to f 4 equals to E tax on f 4

the moment you let white come to the f 5 square

it's high time you pack your bag and go home

cause you're going to have a very hard time defending

on the king side

so I suggest that whenever you see pawn to f 4

just take that pawn and life goes on

so E4 F4 is what I recommend you should play N8

E4 F4 is mostly played

and I'm only showing you the top moves

now in this position why do most black players lose

here is why most unprepared black players like playing

knight to G 4 with an intention of coming back to E5

which is okay but I think it's just not good enough

and then what I do not recommend is to take on F 4

because by doing so

you are helping white to develop his idol bishop on C1

and also improving his position

an alternative move which you can try is knight on e 5

because this will be more like a great outpost

for this knight but here is a little twist

that I want you to add to your own repertoires

Knight d 7 is what I recommend you should play here

our plan is very simple

we just want to put this knight on the e 5 square

this knight on g 6

serves a big purpose of guarding the h

4 square and also watching the f 4 square

and we are going to be glad

if the white takes our knight on g 6

because we are going to take back with our h pawn

opening the way for the Brook

are we blocking our light squared bishop for good

nope Knight e 5 is what we are planning to do

and by playing the knight back to d 7

we are giving space for the f pawn to move

for example if Knight takes on g 6

just say amen and take back with a h pawn

now you know what at the time of this lesson

according to the Lichess database

black has never lost any game in this position

again if you don't believe me

here is what I'm talking about

now I respect some opinions from certain individuals

who like saying that most players on lichess

are weak players

but I was going to agree with that if at all

all the lichess players are trained by lichess

and if all of them come from the same amateur country

in terms of chess so

please

don't insult people based on which platform they use

you will find strong players even on lichess

such as Magnus Carlsen Daniel IM Rose

and even Ikaru does play on lichess most of the times

so in my opinion

it is a good platform just like chess.com

players are all the same

now that is just a different topic

which is not part of this video

okay so after H text on g 6

what you will see

most of your opponents playing is Bishop f 4

I don't know why Bishop F 6 is what I recommend

you should play in this position

cause you are trying to sit on a beautiful outpost

d four and from here

we have started following

a game between Kevin Ganaro versus Rashdan Fadil

which was played on lichess

the black player was a 2392 rated chess player

which should give you more confidence

to play this as well so after bishop f 6

White took on d 6 which is a blunder by the way

because of the next move bishop d 4 check

forcing the white skin to go to the h 1

now in this position the plan by black is very simple

if this bishop wasn't on d six

black would have taken on h 2 with check

and after king takes

the only move black was going to play the queen h 4

checkmate

because the king cannot go back to the g 1 square

that is covered by the bishop

and if the queen comes to h 4

the king cannot escape

which is why black in this position played Knight e 5

blocking the vision of this dark squared bishop

now in this position

Rook takes on h 2 and king h 4 is possible

which is why white took on e 5

renewing the threat and after Bishop takes e 5

you can now see how many

attackers are pointing towards the king side

what did I tell you in the introduction of this video

when white plays d 4 or the Queen's Gambit

he wants to make you start fighting from the queen side

so by playing pawn to e 5

you now shift the game towards the king side

queen to f 3 was played by white

Rook takes on h 2 with check anyways

not that the king cannot take

because there is a bishop here

that's why white played king g 1

queen h 4 intending to go rook h 1 next

which is checkmate

and that's why white played Queen takes on f 7 check

out of desperation black plate king d 8

a computer move very good

queen f 8 check king c 7

Knight b 5 check a desperate move

king b 8 checkmate is now unavoidable

because there is rook h 1 coming

and the f 2 square is covered by the queen

with this defense imagine black won in just 20 moves

how beautiful was that

now in the next video to prove my point

I'm going to challenge

one of the higher rated chess players

so that I can try to beat him in the same style

just to demonstrate how powerful this opening is

therefore thank you for watching my video

and I hope you Learned a lot in this video tutorial

if you don't believe in this defense

well that is fine not every defense is for everyone

but you can just give it a try

and see how it works for you

so until next time bye bye

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