The Best Opening Ideas from the 2026 Chess Olympiad

In this video, we go through the most exciting opening ideas from the Olympiad. We look at Keymer’s new idea against the 5.Nc3 Italian, a huge novelty in the Scheveningen Keres Attack, theoretical changes in the Anti-Meran, and more! Thumbnail: Emilia Castelao (@emiliadoeschess) Follow Me for More Updates: Instagram 📸: instagram.com/felixblohberger Twitter/X 🐦: twitter.com/gmblohberger Website 🌐: felixblohberger.com Check out my Opening Courses here: Nimzo/Ragozin Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-re... (Referral Links Disclaimer) My King’s Indian Repertoire: https://shop.chessbase.com/en/product... Full 1.Nf3 Repertoire for white: https://shop.chessbase.com/en/product... ChessEver: https://chessever.com/gmfelix Rochade Europa (GER): Mit dem Code „felix15" einen exklusiven 15 % Rabatt auf alle Digital- und Print-Abos der Rochade Europa im Shop (https://rochadeeuropa.de/shop) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Early h4 in the Reti with d5, c6 and Bf5 9:20 Team Uzbekistan´s Bishop´s Opening Prep 15:25 Rossolimo 3...e5, 4...Nge7!? 19:50 Queen´s Indian 7.Re1 ...h6!? 28:32 Keymer´s Novelty against the 5.Nc3 Italian 35:00 Big theoretical changes in the Anti-Meran 40:15 e4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 Bb5 e6!? by Theodorou 45:40 Huge Novelty in the Scheveningen Keres Attack 54:36 Ruy Lopez 6.d3, 10.Ba2!? 58:19 Christiansen´s Jänisch Gamble against Caruana 1:02:43 Honorable Mention: Giri´s idea against 1.d4 1:03:41 Self Advertisement: My Najdorf Repertoire held up against Gukesh Thank you for watching! 🎉