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Hello man 👋🏻 tell me should i learn Sicilian openings my rating is 1200 elo which opening is best for black and white for intermediate

I play the Sicilian about half of my games as black. My opening accuracy is usually better than 90%, but still struggle in the middle game. I think these plans and ideas will help a lot, so thanks for another great video! Loved the choice and analysis of that Kasparov game. Being able to play moves essentially automatically is a big advantage for several reasons. I'm still not when castle pawn moves are good, and knowing when and how to take is critical here. Your video on that helped, but it's tough balancing offense and defense. Also still make exchange calculation mistakes, fundamental as that skill is. Coming away with key weaknesses to work on is a valuable lesson in its own right. Thanks again.

I took a free preview of Rowson's 7 deadly chess sins. But I think I am going to get your Crime and Punishment course next month. You verbalise ideas better and have a better microphone.

16:10 - would the c5 break be decent (after a6, b5, Bb7, Rc8 maybe) in this position, or to slow?

In minute 22.11 puzle 5 ,if black 1..........,Ke8, 2.Qe4+,Kf7 3.Qf5+,Ke8 ,it 3 repetition right Sir Or 2.Qxh7+,Ke8 3.Qg6+,Rf7 4.Qe4+,Kf8 ,And white run out of check and black hide in their pieces

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Rh1+!!

Another enlightening video 👏💯 great idea to study blunders,madey a book on blunders 💡as early as chess begginers we spend so much time on puzzles and mate in so many moves,and blunders go under the radar😔I think a study of blunders may be important too

Hey Can! It would interesting with a video that focuses on the aspects of going from online chess to actually playing OTB. Me and I know many others who started playing online find it difficult to adjust to OTB chess.

After black c4 white not force to take c4 Sir,in minute 14.09 Sir 1. Kf1 ,c3 2. Bc1,Bb5+ 3. Kg2 ,Rxd1 4. Rd1 ,Nc5 Or 1.Qe2 ,Bc5 2.Kf1 ,Bb5 3.Kg2 I think this line white loses after 3.........c3

That feeling when I also chose Rc4 (?), lol, 22:40

Dr Can, you are a great teacher, please keep up the good work for us to learn more! Re: Homework - I see Rh1+ deflecting white king. If Kxh1, this allows black Nxf3+ and the black queen will capture the white knight on the next turn (knight & pawn for rook) and be safe while still keeping an eye on our black rook on b8. If instead Kg2, the other black rook can enter the action with Rb2+ and will wall-off the white king with similar result (Note e3 is covered by black knight) and white would have to block with knight or queen, or do Kxh1 with similar result as mentioned previously. If instead, Kf2 in response, Rb2+ forces white knight to block, but then Rh2+ will force white king to back rank and Nxg3 or Bxf3 become serious threats to force a back rank checkmate with rook on h3 (Note that doing this offers up our black queen as bait but we have initiative and are weaving a mating net around the white king with the other 4 pieces).

Pawn d4 is the best option, it’s a forcing move. I also considered pawn to g5 but that becomes complicated, keeping it human and keeping it simple is what you taught us in the last video.

20:00 The xray with this position on the K screams for attention. It's screaming "spend time with me." This is the kind of prospect I don't mind investing too much time on. If you struggle with time management (and ffs I do!), be sure to use value of a prospective move as a hepful guide. I too have always been less than thrilled with tactics training (puzzle solving) for various reasons. Of course, that's not to say I ever thought they're of limited value. They unarguably offer great value. A big change I implemented to improve my willingness to invest time with them involved changing my mindset/approach to them. I stopped grinding through a big chunk of them as a default way of interaction. I think quantity is well-suited for beginners (i.e., to build basic pattern recognitions). Afterwards, I now believe it's best to milk them for insight and deeper understanding. The way to do that is to realize it no longer should be about quantity but instead quality. That involves taking lots/plenty of time with each puzzle. 1. Start by getting youself invested in the position by thinking about how it possibly came about. Consider if it's roughly the same position you experience playing a certain opening. Now quickly fantasize about this being a real (classical) game that you have played up to this point. Do this in an effort to transform your involvement/attitude with the puzzle into something more game-like. 2. Before doing any analysis, calculate the respective material count. Then go look at every single piece/pawn (yours and your opponent's) to fully understand the subtleties at hand. Is mate in play, whether imminently or in a couple of moves? Are there pawns in enemy territory that offer prospects for promotion, whether imminently or in a couple of moves? What is en prise, including pawns? And all the other baseline things you would be commonly checking in a real game (xrays, batteries, en passant, etc.). Leave nothing unobserved. In doing this you will get quiet close to simulating the typical mindset in effect for a real game. It should be obvious why there's real value in doing this. 3. Now it's time to start assessing candidate moves and all the respective variations. 4. When you have settled on your top pick and before playing it, step through (either on paper, just mentally...or best, via a spreadsheet that links to the probem and that you can use to build out categories for sorting and reviewing purposes) the exact details of all the aspects/things that have led to your decision. This is crucial as it provides for accountability. But more importantly, it provides the ability to suss out where (and WHY! 😊) your thinking has failed (for missed problems). And, sure, you can use it to revel in your brilliance for those you get right. 5. Be absolutely happy (exalted even) when you get a puzzle wrong. No one knows/remembers everything about chess. The objective for tactics training isn't about getting puzzles right. It's really about probing for weaknesses. Whether an unknown or a long-forgotten concept. But for some personality types, that can prove to be an unwelcome exercise. If you're worried about losing puzzle rating points, that could be an indicator that you're not getting the most out of your tactics training. A slight change in perspective could yield substantial benefits. I've now got to the point that I rarely do more than a half dozen problems during any one quality session. I currently choose to do quality sessions 80/90% of the time. But not always. It's of course fine to do sessions where you just grind a bunch of problems out...blitz mode. Just as a change of pace.

Another great lesson. Thank You. The personal side of chess play typically doesn't get the attention it deserves, cigar smoke aside. As my learning has progressed and I've gotten older I've begun to appreciate more deeply the critical influences from my personal strengths and weaknesses. Most of my focus these days is on impulse suppression and patience, something I often have in short supply. Homework: I considered ... Qxf4; gxf4 (not recapturing the Queen, say gxh4, looks like disaster) Rb2; looks good for Black. If Black takes the Bishop, ... Ng3 is one move from mate. White can instead check on e8 or a8, but has no further checks. This gives Black the tempi needed to complete a mating net. Pulling the White Queen back to f2 does nothing. Or if after ... Rb2; Qa3, then Re2 with ... Ng3 to follow. Apologies in advance for any oversights. ;2)

@12:50, I chose dxe5 because after ...dxe5 the Black Queen is not on an open diagonal toward my King (she is blocked by her own pawn). For the homework, I am not good enough to figure out whether the advance or the capture is better. I am not sure how to figure out whether cxb6 or c6 is better if White's plan is to double (or triple) on the a-file. If White's plan is to check on e5 to trade the Queens, then double on the e-file, my assumption would be to advance the c-pawn so as not to end up with blockaded doubled b-pawns. In general, I would only choose to double the b-pawns if the attack on the Black King were going to be quick and successful.

Inspiring self introspective!

Congrats on improving by leaps and bounds from your earlier days using good training techniques. homework spoiler - no engine Black has an additional bishop and there is still a lot of material on the board. However, four (!) black pieces are attacked, therefore the next several moves by black will likely be forcing and decisive or else the game will be lost. Qc5+ and Rb1+ can be immediately discarded. They only leave hanging pieces. Rh1+ Kf2 Rb2+ Ne2 Qxg3# wins so white can't go for that line and must take the rook after Rh1+. Rh1+ Kxh1 Nxg3+ Kg1 Qxf4 Re7 (trying to counter-attack) Ne2+ (then Kh1 Bxf3#) Kf1 Qxf3+ Qf2 Ng3+ Ke1 Qxc3+ Qd2 Qxa1+ and white is lost. Rh1+ Kxh1 Nxg3+ Kg2 Qxf4 fxe3 Rb2+ Kh3 Nf5 Rg6 Rh2# is another winning line for black. Therefore, white will simply have to give up material such as the queen, etc, and the game is won for black. edit: move typo

In puzzle 7, it took me about 8 minutes but I was able to find the beautiful Bh4 Rg2 Rh1+ Rg1 Qh2!! which leads to Ke1 Qxg1+ Kd2 Qc1# any other defense is a forced check-mate.

I agree..this is great teaching..

Very informative, the sacrifices I found very difficult to see until you explained them, but this has shown me that if you consider the forcing moves even if they don't look worthwhile, then sometimes you can find something truly beautiful! The homework position for me was just utter kaos on a board but then I tried to apply what you'd shown and looked at the two king positions first, then the piece activety and realised that the white king only had a few squares to move too and felt that black had a stronger position due to his activety, so rather than defending I looked at attack first and the forcing moves and came up with kxg6 then no matter what white plays I can't see how he stops Rb7, which creates the matting net around the white king and then finally Rh8# not sure if this is the correct way of looking at the position as the first move of the sequence kxg6 in itself isn't forcing a single move response but the follow up with Rb7 seems hard to answer for white, I'm sure there will be some great answers on how this position should be played, but looking at a position and now be willing to let my queen be captured so that I can create such an attack is just something I've never been willing to do before, even if I've got this completely wrong your tuition is enhancing my overall play, so thank you once again for sharing your knowledge, another fantastic video 👍

Homework.. Devouring the free pawn on a6 is tempting, but I like bd4 too. If they take, the queen takes back with check allowing you to grab the b4 passed pawn too. Wait, what if they don't take? If they see it and block with the knight, Bd4 Ne5, we can't take the knight with the pawn without opening the door to losing our light squared bishop. If we *don't* take the knight, our f pawn is hanging and the bishop has to step down to guard it. We've helped black move a sleepy knight into a monster position at the cost of making their bishop bad. What if they don't block with the knight or take and just leave the bishops in a staring contest? Our queen is stuck defending it and the b passed pawn can slide forward. I don't see a clear way to turn this into a king attack so I'm leaning to no, don't do it. Then again, I'm incompetent, so maybe don't put a lot of weight in that. Loading it up in the computer, 3q1r1k/4nnbp/p2p2p1/3P4/1p2NPP1/7P/8/3QRBBK w - - 0 1. Stockfish likes bd4 much more than bxa6. Damn, I got another one wrong. :|

Excellent. Very honest and illuminating. Thanks.

Dr kan is great 😂

Dr thanks again, I was wondering if you made a video about how to analyze our games? so we can begin asking ourselves these very same questions about our playing styles. Peace love and good chessvibes from Michigan!

Amazing games ❤ but I can’t believe im the exact opposite of your play style the tactics you put up were so simple for me but I have a hard time thinking about my opponents weaknesses and exploiting them can you make a video explaining the way to think to find opponents weaknesses and exploit them thanks ❤

Homework: Nxg3 looks good because Rxd6 allows Rb2! after which Rh1# seems unstoppable

You played like Capablanca/Karpov but forgot to convert like Alekhine/Kasparov!

Super instrcutive,and now i know the openings ive been looking for as a positional player...Mastering Positional Sacrifices by Merjij van delft,brilliant book to have on your shelf,also the complete manual of positional chess Vol 1 & 2 by kontantin sakaev & konstantin landa.Many thanks Dr Can...

Awesome!!!

Knight g3 and after rook d6: rook b2 threatening rook h1

4:00 looks like b6 followed by c5 here. Queenside advance seems thematic. *oh, I see. Cool video

Hello 👋🏻 dr. What is Woodpecker method and bulldog system and x ray method can you explain me

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your way to explain is too intuitif for me ,thanks from Morroco

Dear Sir...gr8 instructive video...my question where we have london system like structure as in time stamp 5.58 where the white's dark square bishop is outside the pawn chain, is it ok to release the tension by cxe5? it seems not correct to me but I am not sure of why???

Is Qe2 a bad move?

Interesting video! But there are a couple of subtle things about moving f, in particular: a) King exposure issues may not become relevant (or evident) for 10-15-20 moves, so it is easy to underestimate danger because it is not yet imminent. b) Stockfish tends to overvalue f moves because it defends impeccably. Humans do not. From a strictly practical perspective, the higher duty of vigilance leads to extra risk for mortals.

In minute 12.46 if black a6 1. .........., a6 2. Rxb7, Be7 3.Ndf3,Qc5 4.Rb1 ,0-0 5.Rb1b6, I Think white slighly better They enter all pieces in Sir please refute this line Sir

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thank you for these metacognitive course

More of this please! So much emphasis seems to be on memorising openings, but as you rightly say the why is much more important! I find openings study to be dry and theoretical and thus boring, I find it hard to motivate myself to learn openings. If they were explained like this I would be much more engaged. Please do more! 👏🏻🙏🏻

Very good! One of the best chess´ channels

Thank you Dr. Can, another great video! Please keep them coming, your teaching is treasure! Re: Homework - white queen has to keep an eye on g5 or it will be mate and also keep an eye on f2 pawn so it's a little overloaded... so d4 will displace that piece with at least 4 outcomes I see: If Qxd4, black mates Qg5#. If Qf4, g5+ is a brutal fork winning white queen. If Qe8+ Kh7, there is no perpetual because g6 blocks and now there is a wall in front of white king. If Qe5 to keep an eye on g5, black moves Qxf2+ and wins a pawn at the start of a king hunt...

Thank you Dr. Can, another very instructive video! Re: Homework - imo taking on b6 seems bad because black will just recapture and blockade white's doubled pawns which will become easy targets and hard to defend. I think advancing c6 makes more sense to get the protected passer. One plan might be to get the rooks and queen behind the passed pawn and ram it down black's throat. The white bishop can stay near the king for defense, since it's mostly out of the action right now. An exchange of queen could start first with Qe5+, but I think it would make more sense to keep the queens on the board to help drive white's attack.

08:05 I'm usually cognizant about trading on my own terms. I got it wrong this time because I'm still not sure when doubled pawns are strong. But my first choice was Bb6 or Re8 or Nd7->c5->xe4->xf2 if white's mouse dies. "Occupy outposts with pieces, not pawns." I want my N to move in, not just visit...how do I convince my opponents to quit kicking horses? I still screw up trade orders sometimes. Still miss too many forks. What's worse: committing blunders, or forgiving them? 12:10 I learned chess just before computers did. It took 6 years to learn there's more to the game than calculating. Using the pin to attack the Q to gain a tempo to maneuver the N to the f6 outpost was natural long before I knew those words. (Btw, I'd keep the Qs. [Connect black's isolated pawns, let 'em pass, AND give his R an open file? "For free" ain't a good enough reason to turn all his weaknesses into strengths.] I admit I didn't know what the best move was. I wasted time considering a N sac on h5 then Rg3+ and Qd2. I lost for fancier reasons?) 14:10 and black to move. How on earth did I get into this mess? Never mind. Up 2 pawns with the bishop pair, but my whole army is asleep. White hopes BxNe7...Bxe7 Qxc7+, winning the rook and everything else. Is the disappearing Qs trick still on the table? No? Well, what can black do? ...Rc8 stops the shenanigans for the price of an isolated pawn. a2 is lollygagging across the board from the action anyway; will it really miss its head? Ok move, but time is free. ...0-0 gives up c6 pawn after BxN. ...Kd7? Can my man defend everything and prove castles are outdated? My Q is lazy. After Ra1c1, what can she do? c5 is falling and c6 is next. Castles aren't outdated yet. I'm missing a resource. I know this because it's a puzzle. My Q has to wake up, but I have no checks. ...Qb4? Qa6, still coming for that Qb7+ fork. Qb6...Qb4, is it a draw by repetition? I gave up on my Q too quickly - one day I'll learn to check new move orders before new lines. 1. Bg5 Qb4! and timing is everything. Also, no chance I'd find that with a timer going. Why was Qb4 so hard to find? I didn't discard it initially, I just didn't consider the possibility. 15:22 The R endgame trade down was natural. Just like we drew it up, complete with the pretty R sac for the cherry on top. 18:06 What threat is white facing? Re1, pinning the N to the Q, and winning a piece with f3 and/or Bg5. Black is lucky if he only loses a tempo. 20:30 Consistency!? We haven't met, which extra dimension are you from? Yeah. You were beautiful, but divorce is inevitable, and I only play 10 minutes max, no bonus time for no one. 21:32 I got the right answer for the wrong reason. I thought it would isolate the pawns. It would. But I didn't take the N invasion seriously. I'm still not sure why it's a big deal after NxNd4. This might be the biggest lesson for me so far, but don't discount tactics. "The Art of Awakening Pieces." Heard, understood, and acknowledged. 24:16 "Ya really can't go wrong by lining up your R with the opponent's Q." -Simon Williams's dad, I think. But I understand the mental lapse: it's not about material count - it's my K pawn! (I can only count to...FOUR. My five year old insists it's quality music.) 25:15 1...Nxc6 2. Qf2/g2/h2...Ne2+ and thank ya kindly. Ok, you went Ng3 instead of Ne2+. Please tell me my way good too. At least I didn't win a rook. Oh wait! You came back to check on that move. Whew. What are these "plies", again? I thought we're supposed to run 'til our vision gets blurry and hope for the best. 27:57 The biggest problem with chess is you have to think, and thinking is hard sometimes. I would like it if our rooks could trade places - if we shake hands, does that make it a legal move? Re4 or Re5. Centralized as centra can be lized. Maybe Re3 is better, because ...Rd3 cuts off Kh3, and my K prefers his options unlimited. Which square? I want to push c4. I don't want to allow ...c5 forcing doubled pawns. Re5...f6 gxf6+...kxf6 and suddenly his K has opinions. Rc6...f6 and the position is complicated. I think the R is fixed on f6, the white k has just enough help to defend, and we can eventually trade or push the b pawn. I don't like thinking if I can help it, but it probably does win. Re4...same thing? ...Rd3 Rc4. Your move, hot shot. Re3 doesn't work. We don't want our rook behind those pawns. Re5 or Re4? Again, we don't want our rook behind those pawns. We know our pawns are marching, and we know the K can't stop it, and we know our opponent isn't a gentleman who'd agree to let our rook hop fences like we all know he's physically capable of doing quite easily even if he is 35 or so. That is not middle aged, and that is the lesson I hope we've all taken away here.

Pulling no punches! Great video, Dr. Can. Your emphatic delivery makes it memorable

And with that said...homework: guess what? The white queen is tied down to defend Qg5# checkmate so that d4 will force Qf4 and here comes the pawn fork on g5. Not only did I learn not to tie down my own queen BUT ALSO how to take advantage of my opponent’s tied down Queen. You have a real gift to make it easily understandable! 🎉

Homework: ... d4. The White Queen has two defensive tasks: guarding White's pawn islands and preventing mate on g5. It's too much. If Qf4, then ... g5+ wins the Queen. If Qe8+, Kh7; Qe4+, g6; Qf4, g5+! (or Qg4, Qxf2+; Qg3, g5+; Kg4, f5+; Kxf5, Qxg3 and wins ... or Qe5, Qxf2+; Qg3 g6, etc. and wins). If Qe8+, Kh7; Qe7, Qxf2+; Kg4 (Kh5, Qxf3+; Kh4, g5+ loses the Queen, etc.), g3+; etc. with various lines chasing the King with possible captures on f3 or d2 or Queen trades leading to a won endgame. Caveat emptor! My visualization limits were tested here. ;2)