Chessnut GO | Noob vs Noob UNPLUGGED #9 | Jaenisch Gambit | Casual chess & jazz 😌♟️🎵
#chessnut #unplugged #jazz #ruylopez #jaenischgambit #confidence
🔥 Chessnut Store (Affiliate Link): https://www.chessnutech.com?sca_ref=4294516.IoYAy1V8Gt
🔥 Or use my coupon code for a discount on checkout: CHESSNOOB64
CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like to unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵
I had a free time this morning on my Tuesday morning off, and so decided to record another Noob vs Noob UNPLUGGED video! When using an electronic chess board with Chess.com, I usually use my Chessnut PRO (which is a full-sized wooden tournament board, and is set up as a side-table next to my work desk when I'm not playing chess! 😆) with the absolutely brilliant Chrome browser extension Chessconnect. However, it's kind of a hassle to set up the multiple cameras so for this video, I'm going to demonstrate the Chessnut GO! With it being a much smaller portable board, it fits very well on my work desk!
The first game against Random Noob was somewhat disappointing. I had Black and they started with the Center Game, played an odd Wayward Queen, and then abandoned the match. Don't be that guy!
As that didn't really count, immediately started a second game after putting the pieces back on their starting squares. Once again, I had Black and White led with the Ruy López Opening (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5), to which I responded with one of my favourites, the Jaenisch Gambit (3... f5)! White countered with the Dykhoff Variation (4. Nc3), which is one of the ways of refuting the Jaenisch.
My opponent played really well, including finding a brilliancy down this line. I often find myself quite distracted when recording with a 3D board as I'm monitoring two separate cameras, and the screen recording. After White played the brilliant move (9. Nxe5!!), I'd convinced myself that I'd made a mistake, but actually, my position was fine. I continued to play accurately and White blundered with their passive backward knight move (11. Nf3??).
It's interesting what negative self-talk does to you. I didn't really recognise that I was in a winning position until a couple of turns later. In my mind, I intellectually recognised that my opponent had played some not-so-good moves but I didn't feel it.
Actually speaking out my observations during the recording helped. By around turn 12, I recognised that, "hold on, I've the bishop pair, queen, and rook attacking the white king's position"! Needless to say, there is no way that can't be good and this helped me override the self-doubt. Turn 14, White abandoned the game (don't be that guy!) in a dead lost position [-M5]. With a clearer mind after the game, I recognised that the position was much better than what I had believed and calculated during the match.
Usually on analysis, I discover that there were bigger flaws than what I noticed in game. Today, it was the other way around; I'd played better than I thought with an accuracy of 94.7 according to the Chess.com analytic engine!
Game: https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/2tyqLcqfmQ
Note: the Jaenisch Gambit is featured in one of the chapters in my new book, "Become a Chess Assassin! Learn to play the best chess opening attacks".
