Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Today we're going to look at 10 different starting hands + opening rounds. These are 10 "random" games I found featuring players between 400-600 Elo. We'll look at some common mistakes, distractions, and try to figure out the best opening plan.

I want to do the same next week with "midgame scenarios" - so feel free to send me some game links on BGA (sorryimlikethis).

0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Game 1
10:28 - Game 2
19:14 - Game 3
30:30 - Game 4
40:40 - Game 5
49:26 - Game 6
1:01:33 - Game 7
1:11:02 - Game 8
1:21:13 - Game 9
1:34:34 - Game 10