Kill the Dutch with 2.Bg5!

Finally a good explanation for white. I hate getting this as white. Thanks you!!

i think destroy is an exageration, dutch players that are confortable with playing the lenningrad are gonna laught at your face after seing Bg5

tried it and my bishop got trapped. n1

Thanks, this will definitely help me with future games against the Dutch, as a 1.d4 player.

Very nice developing ideas. I have an OTB game upcoming and my opponent plays f5 in response to d4, c4, f4, g3 openings. Searching for ideas to crush him.

Thank you for this

“One of the most terrible responses to 1. d4….”

Harsh, but true. I mean, it’s not as bad as the Benoni, but it’s still bad. But at least black has some attacking chances. But if you told me that every time I played a game, I would face the Dutch, I would play 1. d4 every time. I know I have an exceedingly good record against it, and I use a couple different systems. My main is just the standard c4 g3 setup. However, the system that I prefer, but also the one that’s riskier, is the Staunton Gambit. I’ve played it OTB before, even after I reached master level, and I still do well with it. I honestly don’t know why I haven’t played it more. The fact that you give up a pawn and the computer says it’s equal just goes to show how good white’s winning chances really are. It is one of the few gambits that I think is truly justified. I have always found that it is just so difficult for Dutch players to face. I really think that white has sufficient compensation for the lost material.

As someone from the netherlands, the title of this video was mildly concerning 😅

I love my terrible Dutch. And on 2. Bg5 I follow Henry Edward Bird himself with 2...h6 3. Bh4 g5 as accepting challenges is the only way to grow, and prosper. Losses are not to be feared, only the avoidance of learning is.

What opening are you playing?? If there is a name for it, please tell me, thanks!

Just finished a tournament today and beat a guy rated 250 points higher than me. He played the Dutch against my d4 opening and the Bg5 move worked like a charm! I don't think he had faced it before and it went as well as I hoped. First time someone has played the Dutch against me OTB.

Used this to defeat the Gill Bates bot. Thanks!!!! *edited: it was not Melon Husk.

Matamu a mlaku pindo poteh iku

you got a nice voice

This guy is like the bob Ross of chess. Very calming

Toronto Assault.

Great video! I always play h4 against the dutch at some point. Glad to see it's also supported by you as well :) I think keeping the center either closed or under control helps with King-side attack if they castle short.

After closing the bishop out with E3 can't the Bishop get trapped by blacks pawns? Or am I missing something?

I'm calling Mark Esserman now!

how is the dutch bad because it doesn't open develop or prepare to develop any minor pieces? couldn't the same be said about the Sicilian? Other than that good video, just kinda confused there

What is idea behind Nc3 move? He seems doing nothing during king side attack. And we don’t push e4 anyway. Why not Nd2 as in London?

Inatructions unclear. I killed my dutch friend and his family.

Les analyses sont par trop superficielles ! Evidemment quand on a un parti pris cela nuit à la rigueur de l'exposé. C'est le problème de ces vidéos. Si je comprends bien la variante Hopton (qu'il ne nomme pas d'ailleurs !!!!) est donc une réfutation de la défense hollandaise. Alors jai fait un truc ce matin...vous savez quoi ??? J'ai brulé tous mes bouquins sur la défense hollandaise !!! The analyzes are too superficial! Obviously when you have a bias it harms the rigor of the presentation. This is the problem with these videos. If I understand correctly the Hopton variant (which he does not name by the way !!!!) is therefore a refutation of the Dutch defense. So I did something this morning ... you know what ??? I burned all my books on the Dutch defense !!!

What do you recommend against 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5? Can't play Bg5 there and transpose.

Does this work a tempo down with colors reversed?

I actually play the Dutch and have Simon Williams' chessable course on it. He also identifies ng4 as one of the most testing replies. One recommendation is to learn the french and just play e6 on move one, going into either the Dutch or French on move two depending on what white does. The main line recommended in that course is too good not to mention here: 1. d4-f5 2. bg5 - h6 3. bh5 - g4 4. e4- nf6 5. e5- e6 and the line gets crazier after that.

I believe in 2. g4. :D

I am calling Simon Williams now

As a dutch player myself(~2150), I like it when my opponents play sidelines like Bg5. I don't know if that's true of every dutch player, but my opinion is that the "main lines" involving a light square bishop fianchetto more challenging.