Beginner Chess Strategy Lesson & French Defense TIPS & TRICKS ft. Phil Gordon

Watch live on Twitch for more educational chess content! https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen In this video, I give a 1-hour chess lesson to poker pro, author, and avid chess enthusiast, Phil Gordon. Phil will be participating in the upcoming Jokers' Gambit (a charity chess tournament with the biggest poker players in the world!) and is he is getting ready for the competition! More about Phil Gordon: Phil is the CEO and Founder of Prompt.io and a pro poker player, commentator and author. You can follow Phil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilNoLimits and find out more about him through his website: http://www.philnolimits.com Joker's Gambit announcement from @GMHikaru: https://twitter.com/GMHikaru/status/1367546852032274437?s=20 Chapters 0:00 Commentating a 1200 Elo blitz game: Jobava London vs Englund Gambit?!?! 8:28 Phil joins and we analyze mistakes and missed opportunities 21:26 Talking about a beginner-friendly black opening repertoire 25:11 French Advance Variation Strategy and Traps 52:00 How to make the French Exchange Variation exciting! 59:08 Final thoughts and Phil’s homework I'm now a chess.com affiliate! Visit https://go.chess.com/imrosen to get a free trial or paid membership of premium features like beginner lessons, unlimited puzzle training, and access to their extensive video library. Signups through the link will support my content! Watch live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen Stream schedule: https://imrosen.com/schedule Support my content: https://www.paypal.me/ericrosenchess Now accepting fan mail! My mailbox address: Eric Rosen 4579 Laclede Ave 205 St. Louis, MO 63108 ♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙ WEBSITE: https://imrosen.com/ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen DISCORD: http://bit.ly/2KTDlBK TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2sFmNqa INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2HspaBa LICHESS: https://lichess.org/@/ericrosen CHESS.COM: https://www.chess.com/member/imrosen ♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙ Chess book recommendations: https://imrosen.com/book-recommendations/ London Opening 8-hour video course: https://www.ichess.net/sale/8020-tactics-london-system-im-eric-rosen-offer/ #chess #ericrosen #frenchdefense