One thing I would add from GM Igor Smirnov is that the h-file opening isn't especially dangerous if you have a bishop on g7. White can play Qh7+. You play Kf8 and they're stuck. If they triple on the h-file, ok, but they just committed all three heavy pieces over like 7 moves just to overrun one bishop that only ever moved once, and it's not hard to evacuate the king in about 3 moves. Therefore if white can't trade off the fianchetto bishop (ex: exchange sac by answering Bh6 with Bh8, or not even an exchange sac if the rook has left f8) an open h-file usually won't be enough for white
also I know this isn't your newest video and you may not see this but I just wanted to say thank you for this kind of stuff and thank you for getting to the point and not making us watch 5 minutes of fluff that no one wants to see. You're helping us all get better and we appreciate it.
I love these sort of "reinforcement training" videos you've been putting out lately! Beneficial to players on any level. Often times when I find myself stuck or losing a bunch of games in a row, I know it's time for a Nelson video to patch up a hole or two. Thanks for all your hard work buddy!
I get that you can't react the same way as every position is different, but that simple concept of watching out if a pawn storm can fork you, probably even if it's forking two of my pawns, is very good to keep in mind! Thanks Nelson!
Great straightforward explanation that I haven't seen anywhere else so far. So far my pawn storm technique has been - just shove the pawns up and hope for the best. Love the explanation of the forks.
Thanks once again chess vibes. You make some of the most interesting and instructional chess videos on the whole of UA-cam. And the 'outro' music is unparalleled 😃👏
The point behind a pawn storm is to trade of the pawns. So simple yet most teachers fail to state it as such. Thank you! This video really helped the concept click in my brain!
I usually don't comment, but to me this particular video was simply excellent. Taking a single concept like King side pawn pushes and explaining so well and easy the ideas and traps behind an idea. I was trying to integrate these to my game at around the 1100 level and was constantly getting blocked like your first example, so now I have a checklist of things to kind of look out for.
My personal experience is that in case of opposite side castling , if one player tries to open H file or G file by playing the move H4 , its best to blockade it with H5 and then go with attacking moves in the centre as well as king's safety in the upper ranks because if an enemy pawn reaches 5th rank then it will have advantages if it becomes a passed pawn later or en passant advantage
Hey Nelson thanks for doing these videos, what about a guide to teaching new players the game? (Idk if that's something you do) or a guide on when to know if you're pushing to hard into an option, like if I'm pushing everything I have into his queen let's say they play the Scandinavian defense, mises kotrc variation and dont retreat their queen to d8. I find I end up chasing the queen too much and do worse because of it. (I even try to chase it with a new peice each turn to advance my development) Edit: also I'd love to know when I should close a position down and when I should open it up like against the french for example, and should I attack the queen side if we both castle king side? Or vice versa. And should I immediately attack the queen side as soon as I think they're castling queen side?
Yeah, and White has to know in the Sämisch it's usually better to first play g4 and then h4 if you castle queenside. (I know that from experience, not studying main lines.) And always play Ne2 before that - a move you anyways have to play, so that you can develop. Like this if you play g4, you can not only prevent h5 for black - obviously - and also can easily play Ng3 without the pawn being blocked. That is crucial if your opponent happens to allow you to play h4-h5 yourself, because then you get the perfect attack. In reality, that's what you want to do. If you can do it, then it's another question. Depends on how your opponent understands the principles.
Thank you for this tips, I get pawn storm many times by opponents ended up force checkmate. This could be a helpful tip if im going to castle early and I use nimzo indian defense so I figured on how to use from your guide. Your tips are helpful hopefully I could learn from you well
How does one pawn storm a fianchettoed kingside once they play h4? You showed why it’s a good defense and I totally agree haha, so good it usually ends my attack. Any ideas or principles? 😊
I was wondering if there was a idea like b4 for black where if white took with the knight you would gain a tempo with the rook and create a open file. And if doesn't take attack whites knight with another pawn move and begin your very own pawn storm
The whole point is not letting the rooks have an open file... So by taking that, you'll get an extra pawn, but you have the constant risk of rooks controlling the whole file
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I have a question: I understood that pawn storms are very time consuming and can be dealt with in a variety of ways. So, is a rook lift a better way to involve your rooks in the attack? Or should the rook focus on a pawn break in the center?
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When I okay a g6 structure which is basically every game, I respond to a pawn storm by playing h6 immediately and then g5 when the opponent reached the pawn to h5. My bishop isn’t blocked out and the attack is slowed for sure and maybe stopped. Also the bishop protects the king, and this idea is then followed up by f5-f4 and starting a same side king attack
@@bluedonkey180 whether you play h6 intending g5 when white plays h5 or h5 yourself completely depends on the position. Both techniques are viable in themselves, as is doing nothing and allowing white to capture on g6 (for example, when white does no longer have a dark squared bishop while you have Bg7).
@@bluedonkey180 yeah but capping the while pawn storm in a way closes off the line of attack for the rooks. Without the rooks you cannot easily break the KID in the short term because only one bishop really is effective (which I just don’t trade off and can slide back to h8) and the knights take a while to get there.
It also is a trade off in attacking in the first place because any move has trade offs. I opt to stop white’s attack by confessing some king safety (again I have a knight and bishop to cover squares near my king) but also gaining space in the process. Also the g5 square is covered by the knight so it’s not easy to break through with a move like f4 because the g5 pawn is supported twice
I'm seeing a lot of confusion on this but it's called a fiancetto (pronounced "fee n cheto"). This is when your bishop takes the second rank and the second rank and takes control of the entire diagonal on the board, corner to corner.
I get angry when I castle before my opponent and they immediately pawn storm, especially moves before they castle themselves. A lot of the time it works and it's so annoying how they get away with it. I even try opening the center but it usually doesn't work. This sort of play is so lame, mindlessly shoving their pawns down my throat like a baboon.
This time the white king and queen are red. Couple of vids back it was just the king. There’s a secret message in there for sure. Nelson, are you signalling for help? Are you being held to make UA-cam content against your will? Two red rooks next video for yes, two red knights for “I’m safe”. 😂 No but seriously this was very helpful. All your content is top quality, but I find pawn play particularly tricky, so this was great 👍
@@ChessVibesOfficial I really want to believe this is you. But for the sake of your fans, I think the two red knights will put a lot of our minds at ease… Let us know you’re ok 😉
One thing I would add from GM Igor Smirnov is that the h-file opening isn't especially dangerous if you have a bishop on g7. White can play Qh7+. You play Kf8 and they're stuck. If they triple on the h-file, ok, but they just committed all three heavy pieces over like 7 moves just to overrun one bishop that only ever moved once, and it's not hard to evacuate the king in about 3 moves. Therefore if white can't trade off the fianchetto bishop (ex: exchange sac by answering Bh6 with Bh8, or not even an exchange sac if the rook has left f8) an open h-file usually won't be enough for white
I have heard that great advice from Igor Smirnov too.(This was still a great and very helpful video though so thank you chess vibes)
Just here to say thank you for helping me improve
also I know this isn't your newest video and you may not see this but I just wanted to say thank you for this kind of stuff and thank you for getting to the point and not making us watch 5 minutes of fluff that no one wants to see. You're helping us all get better and we appreciate it.
I love these sort of "reinforcement training" videos you've been putting out lately! Beneficial to players on any level. Often times when I find myself stuck or losing a bunch of games in a row, I know it's time for a Nelson video to patch up a hole or two. Thanks for all your hard work buddy!
Glad you like them!
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I get that you can't react the same way as every position is different, but that simple concept of watching out if a pawn storm can fork you, probably even if it's forking two of my pawns, is very good to keep in mind! Thanks Nelson!
Great straightforward explanation that I haven't seen anywhere else so far. So far my pawn storm technique has been - just shove the pawns up and hope for the best. Love the explanation of the forks.
Thanks once again chess vibes. You make some of the most interesting and instructional chess videos on the whole of UA-cam. And the 'outro' music is unparalleled 😃👏
The point behind a pawn storm is to trade of the pawns. So simple yet most teachers fail to state it as such. Thank you! This video really helped the concept click in my brain!
Thank you for making videos that truly help beginners like myself.
I usually don't comment, but to me this particular video was simply excellent. Taking a single concept like King side pawn pushes and explaining so well and easy the ideas and traps behind an idea. I was trying to integrate these to my game at around the 1100 level and was constantly getting blocked like your first example, so now I have a checklist of things to kind of look out for.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your explanation style is SO strong Nelson keep it up!
Well done Nelson!! Always explained in layman's terms so easily understandable for learning player like me. Great accompanying videos!
Glad it was helpful!
this really helped me understand pawn storms i thought these were used to create weaknesses that could be later used
Instructional content as always Nelson! 👍
My personal experience is that in case of opposite side castling , if one player tries to open H file or G file by playing the move H4 , its best to blockade it with H5 and then go with attacking moves in the centre as well as king's safety in the upper ranks because if an enemy pawn reaches 5th rank then it will have advantages if it becomes a passed pawn later or en passant advantage
I have watched most ur vids- this among the best
Hey Nelson thanks for doing these videos, what about a guide to teaching new players the game? (Idk if that's something you do) or a guide on when to know if you're pushing to hard into an option, like if I'm pushing everything I have into his queen let's say they play the Scandinavian defense, mises kotrc variation and dont retreat their queen to d8. I find I end up chasing the queen too much and do worse because of it. (I even try to chase it with a new peice each turn to advance my development)
Edit: also I'd love to know when I should close a position down and when I should open it up like against the french for example, and should I attack the queen side if we both castle king side? Or vice versa. And should I immediately attack the queen side as soon as I think they're castling queen side?
hi cuber
@@ChingChongCuber hey
Great explanation. Appreciate the tips.
Thx a lot Nelson for sharing. Very instructive and helpful👍
Glad it was helpful!
Yeah, and White has to know in the Sämisch it's usually better to first play g4 and then h4 if you castle queenside. (I know that from experience, not studying main lines.) And always play Ne2 before that - a move you anyways have to play, so that you can develop. Like this if you play g4, you can not only prevent h5 for black - obviously - and also can easily play Ng3 without the pawn being blocked. That is crucial if your opponent happens to allow you to play h4-h5 yourself, because then you get the perfect attack.
In reality, that's what you want to do. If you can do it, then it's another question. Depends on how your opponent understands the principles.
Thank you for this tips, I get pawn storm many times by opponents ended up force checkmate. This could be a helpful tip if im going to castle early and I use nimzo indian defense so I figured on how to use from your guide. Your tips are helpful hopefully I could learn from you well
9:46 is there g4 then h5
Helps me very much thank you very educational!!!
Thanks I needed this. I always blundered while facing a pawn storm
This is great man you explained tho point of the strategy, liked n subd bro
very instructive, as always!
Great video. So much to learn. Thank you.
this was really helpful
Nice video, what the name of the music at the end???
How does one pawn storm a fianchettoed kingside once they play h4? You showed why it’s a good defense and I totally agree haha, so good it usually ends my attack. Any ideas or principles? 😊
I was wondering if there was a idea like b4 for black where if white took with the knight you would gain a tempo with the rook and create a open file. And if doesn't take attack whites knight with another pawn move and begin your very own pawn storm
You are a good teacher, thank you :-)
Can you make a video specifically for attacking King's Indian position?
8:52 why doesn't black just take the h5 pawn with the knight?
The whole point is not letting the rooks have an open file... So by taking that, you'll get an extra pawn, but you have the constant risk of rooks controlling the whole file
Another great video brother
I started playing chess 2 weeks ago , Watching this guy helped me to reach 1350 Rating with only 2 weeks~ ! This guy is a rly great guy to learn from , he Simply has a video for everything , If you just need anything else , go to the guy who screams "SAC THE ROOOOOOOOOOOK" and u will become 1350 easily
I have a question: I understood that pawn storms are very time consuming and can be dealt with in a variety of ways. So, is a rook lift a better way to involve your rooks in the attack? Or should the rook focus on a pawn break in the center?
Newbie to chess here what is a rook lift?
I don't financially support the channel but I love NELSONS'S content so I 'pay' by tapping the like and commenting.
It helps with the YT algo so he gets increased exposure that turns into views which he can monetize.
THAT IS THE LEAST ANYONE CAN DO
SO HELP A GUY OUT IT COSTS YOU NOTHING !!!
Thank you for making this vid, really helpful for a beginner like me understand the concept of pawn storm
Great Video!!!!
love the work.
Thanks very helpful video
Very informative thanks
Useful content thank you
When I okay a g6 structure which is basically every game, I respond to a pawn storm by playing h6 immediately and then g5 when the opponent reached the pawn to h5. My bishop isn’t blocked out and the attack is slowed for sure and maybe stopped. Also the bishop protects the king, and this idea is then followed up by f5-f4 and starting a same side king attack
Thanks for the heart Nelson!
H6 and g5 opens up your king so much
@@bluedonkey180 whether you play h6 intending g5 when white plays h5 or h5 yourself completely depends on the position. Both techniques are viable in themselves, as is doing nothing and allowing white to capture on g6 (for example, when white does no longer have a dark squared bishop while you have Bg7).
@@bluedonkey180 yeah but capping the while pawn storm in a way closes off the line of attack for the rooks. Without the rooks you cannot easily break the KID in the short term because only one bishop really is effective (which I just don’t trade off and can slide back to h8) and the knights take a while to get there.
It also is a trade off in attacking in the first place because any move has trade offs. I opt to stop white’s attack by confessing some king safety (again I have a knight and bishop to cover squares near my king) but also gaining space in the process. Also the g5 square is covered by the knight so it’s not easy to break through with a move like f4 because the g5 pawn is supported twice
Why not use the knight to block the H pawn and set up a fork on the rook and bishop
So good 👍 please make a video about benko gambit
Why not black horse on h5?
Anyone notice how sometimes when Nelson moves a piece he does these huge sweeping motions with his mouse, lol. Example at 9:00
Haha J, if you mouse slip your pawn one square forward instead of two enough times, you'll understand why I have a habit of doing that sometimes =P
I also noticed that and I'm happy to learn the reason why Nelson does that!
So stacking pawns can be okay.
Thank you again
I have a doubt
Without moving pawn how that white camel came out
I'm seeing a lot of confusion on this but it's called a fiancetto (pronounced "fee n cheto"). This is when your bishop takes the second rank and the second rank and takes control of the entire diagonal on the board, corner to corner.
I'm pretty sure that it's spelled fianchetto. It's an Italian word, and he is pronouncing it correctly.
That’s not right, he’s pronouncing it correctly.
Excellent account.
Anyone else notice that the white king and queen on Nelson's chessboard behind him are red?
I was wondering who would notice that =P
u're the best
I get angry when I castle before my opponent and they immediately pawn storm, especially moves before they castle themselves. A lot of the time it works and it's so annoying how they get away with it. I even try opening the center but it usually doesn't work. This sort of play is so lame, mindlessly shoving their pawns down my throat like a baboon.
How to avoid pawn push it's irritates me
😂
Clear as mud...
This time the white king and queen are red. Couple of vids back it was just the king. There’s a secret message in there for sure. Nelson, are you signalling for help? Are you being held to make UA-cam content against your will? Two red rooks next video for yes, two red knights for “I’m safe”. 😂
No but seriously this was very helpful. All your content is top quality, but I find pawn play particularly tricky, so this was great 👍
Haha this cracked me up! I was wondering how many people would notice the gradual takeover by the red pieces 😉
@@ChessVibesOfficial I really want to believe this is you. But for the sake of your fans, I think the two red knights will put a lot of our minds at ease… Let us know you’re ok 😉
Legend
Your plan is totally cooked after h6 it's +10 for white
Every game is different... Hope I cleared out all your confusions .... Hmmm
You da best
No it is not open to the rook is blockt buy the pond?
where did the cringy intro music go i liked it lol
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First to view… 😁 yeah…
Second!
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Moving on the rim is grim
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