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Great content! As a chess beginner it brings me much joy to know you have over 100 lessons I have yet to watch and learn from! It's like someone telling you your favourite TV show has 100 seasons, oh boy
Mr. Ramirez, want to thank you for these videos. So many videos from others about openings (don't stop making your own, they are really good too!), but few talk about what happens after except for specific lines (opponent plays something not shown in the video, then what???). Showing us how to play strategically is the way to really get better, and you are the absolute best at it! You show the key concepts, and have us use our own brains to apply them. Having taught math from middle school to college I know how to spot a great teacher, and you are it!
Homework thought process: a) gxf5 closes the file for the f-Rook and creates a rather weak pawn. b) Bxf5 develops a piece that can retreat in case it's attacked. c) Rxf5 moves the Rook away from its ideal square. My answer is b) Bxf5 is the best move.
I feel that white is better -better knight ranks -traded bishops off and kept knights (center is locked) -Connected rooks -More presence in the center -Pieces are more coordinated -rook on semi open file From blacks perspective his bishop and queen are well coordinate but not his rooks and it will take at least 2 turns to connect them. He has a rook on a semi open file but so does white. Edit: I also just noticed white has a knight outpost on e6 as well
@owl's magic tricks that's an interesting approach, but in this specific case, gxf5 is more accurate because we prevent the white pieces from occupying the e4 square 👍
@owl's magic tricks it is not a problem since the center is locked. If the center is locked, our opponent will not be able to attack our king through the different lines. Also, our fianchetto bishop is on g7 acting as a pawn to protect our king.
Based on the knight outpost on e4, I get that gxf5 prevents a White piece from going there better than Bxf5 (though that kind of does prevent with lots of trades for pieces that go there and Nf6 can help) but having a pawn guard it is cheaper and keeps pieces on the board. It's a tradeoff there between attacking that outpost and the tradeoff of the isolated h pawn and less developed pieces since White is ahead in development. And the fear of exposing the king though here we want to push the pawns to attack and the Bishop can block like the g7 pawn. I see why gxf5 is better but I'm sure in a blitz I'd end up doing Bxf5 :{
@@dragadeyt you got it exactly right! I have to say I have done Bxf5 many times. I think it is a good idea for you to try them both and then see which one you do better with 👍
1. White. 2. Knight (blockader), 3. Bishop (develops an undeveloped piece, feel the pawn weakens the king and leaves the dsq bishop open to being pinned. But I do know it is a KID so pushing pawns is a part of the plan).
first time my mind is totally twisted in this course till this lesson.I nvr had seen board the way you are making me see it . thanks for the efforts but Have to see this lecture again in order to digest it .
14:20---It's tactics like this which consistently elude me. Of course in Rapid one shouldn't expect brilliancies but it would be nice if one didn't blunder away two pieces in the space of four moves, turning a won position into a losing one. This happened in a recent game. As GM Huschenbeth sez, "Tactics are the foundation of everything else." If you don't see stuff like that in real time WITHOUT PROMPTING you can hardly become an Expert, let alone NM or higher. Great viddy BTW, perhaps your most instructive one yet on the middlegame (which probably matters more than anything else). Cheers!
#3 I would probably take with the bishop to develop a piece and let the room and pawn protect it. I feel taking with the pawn leaves a lane open and the dark square bishop loses its post and whites light square bishop becomes more powerful and I see some really bad exchanges for black in the future…again just my opinion
Position 1: I’d rather white for the spacing, black looks cramped, not sure anything else affects my decision. Position 2: Rook, to either goto Ra4 or double up rooks on e file. Position 3: bishop because it is least active, definitely not pawn because opens king up.
I guess it’s been a month everyday i watch ur video. And yesterday I finished this lecture. And today i played 4 match i won all 4 bcz of this vid. Idk how to thank u. It’s been 1month i play this game i wanna say i reached 1100 bcz of u. And inshalllah i will finish all ur videos soon and tell u how i improved thank u again. ❤
I’ve not been studying recently and I wasn’t as sharp as I was a few months ago as a result. Feeling the frustration I came back to some of your old strategy videos and sure enough I just had a game that was actually strategically interesting rather than me just either winning through luck or getting my ass kicked! Thanks RR
position Nr. 1 : White looks scarry but black is completly playable ( you have even the ability to get a better center ) position 2 : my logic to take here with the knight is: where it stands now it has no future, also a knight in the center is always a pleasure ! ( also it cannot get kicked out easly ) i was blown away as you said '' you take with the bishop '' position 3 : i would take with the pawn.
ANSWER: although gxf5 preventing his knight on e4 outpost more controlling the center , but i think my pieces coach is under develop compared to him plus my king is expose the pawn that protecting my king is now open. i guess this is a double edge sword move.base on that i think i will keep it consistent base on what i learn i will move Bxf5 and continue the plan. GREAT VIDEO SIR! i have question , instead of white play d5 he takes the pawn on e5 what is the typical plan for black if he takes with a pawn on e6 to e5 and whats the plan if he take with a knight.
For #2, Bxe4 since K or R would block the Bishop. It seems improved moving to e4, and more backup for d5. Rook could take e4 for a rook lift but doesn't have anywhere to go yet because Black's bishop and queen control g4,g5.
In my opinion, of all the chess videos I've watched, these are the most informative for me. I'm not sure I can retain this info but it is well laid out.
#1. I think I'd rather be Black. White's knights' next move spaces are being a bit controlled and would need adjustment to go to light squares. Black has more opportunities on it next moves, even despite the Bishop's slight constriction in its own territory. #2. Knight, I think is best, as it could then swing over to g5 and be protected. The Bishop might work if you want to also sac it on g6 to expose the King for future attacking. #3. Bishop first choice, so it can retreat and leave half open file. (Pawn 2nd choice)
In position #1 I prefer White: 1) The black bishop is a bad bishop. 2) The knight on e4 has an excellent square. 3) White has space advantage on the queen side. 4) White has a rook on a semi-open file. 5) The white pieces are in active positions
In position 1 I rather white because his pieces are more active and his knight on E4 is pressuring the dark squares and black's bishop is quite passive
Hey Robert and thank you for your amazing instructive course! Bravo for making the effort in pronouncing the Pirc in a better way :) but still if you want to get it perfect here's a tip: The way you said stienitz was fine. So take the "tz" and use that to say Pirc the correct way = pirtz. Thats how you will get it right. And thank you again for eveything you do with such clear and positive energy!
You are welcome Yuval! Thank you for taking the time to share your answers and also for the tip and all your support in general. It's great to see you continue to enjoy these lessons 👍
0:59 with out looking ahead. White looks better as he has the break coming on c5, space advantage, and outpost potential on e6. Also doesnt look like black bishop has much to target at the moment vs whites knight. Black king also weaker with f7 diagonal open.
0:57 id rather be white. White has a good position, 2 active knights controlling important squares. The rooks are connected. The queen is relatively active and the king is safe. Kreover, white's attacks are concentrated to the rght side of the board, i.e the kings side. Black will have a hard time defending. Its bishop practically controls only one square. Its knight is passive, its rooks are not connected and the queen is passive. Black's f8 rook has a semi open file, but this also exposes the king Positon 2 1:05 i think taking with rooks a bad opton because black can play Rf4 and after the exchange, black will have a passed pawn and white will have to move the knight. I dont think Bxe4 will achieve anything so i think i will capture with the knight
If you could pause for one second longer before revealing the solution, I'd be grateful. Aside from me being petty, I enjoyed the lesson and I will be subscribing as soon as I am done with this comment.
gxf5 is the correct move , according to me .It controls e4, sets a pawn roller , enhances kingside attack ( black pawn structure pointing kingside attack), opens g file for attacking king in long future may be . What more can be expected from a single move.
For #1 White has more space, and is fully developed with connected rooks. Black has less space, and doesn't have the rooks connected. Black's pawn structure is aimed at the kingside where the White king is, but Black doesn't have many pieces there yet. White's pawn structure is a littler harder to tell since b4 looks like it's doing a queenside pawn storm but otherwise it looks like White should be doing a kingside attack too and has more pieces on the kingside already. So: White.
Okay, without peeking I'd say white. Black's position seems cramped, and white should be able to launch an attack on the king side. #2. I would take with the rook, to involve it in the king attack, for example on h4. #3. I think I would take with the bishop, to activate it and control some key squares such as d3, e4, h3.
1st Question White or Black? I choose white since white has a opened position with more space with more active peices to attack and safe king 2nd Position With knight knight will occupy more squares since it is in center, it's like a outpost 3rd position Ahh it's tough if we capture with pawn it's opens the position of the kings of we capture with rook they simply attack with pawn and go back, if we capture with bishop it is one of the worst piece in the board he can simy attack with pawn and kick out, after thinking I think bishop because after Bxf5 of he play g4 weaking his king side but attacking our strong bishop we can all the way bring the bishop back to d7 and simply activate it
Great job Jp! Thank you so much for providing such a detail answer. It helps me a lot 👍 The only thing I would like to point out is that in the homework position (same as # 3) it is more accurate to do gxf5 since we prevent any white piece from going to e4. We are not so concerned about our king safety because our g7-bishop acts as the g-pawn and protects the king. Hope this makes sense and again -thank you💪
In #1 i will love to be white because of extra space in queen side 2 active knight controlling centew In #2 i will like to take with bishop In #3 bishop
0:59 1) I would feel more confident playing with white because of the space advantage and the pushed pawns at the queenside (maybe a break like c5 is will be possible). Also white has a well posistioned knight at the center whereas black has a bad black squared bishop that is being blocked by its own pawns. 2) Maybe Knight takes to support a c5 break and eye the g5 square. 3)pawn takes to go for f4.
at 11:20 you say Bf5 is better than Rf5 but thing is, white has the threat of Qh6 followed by Ng5. Bf5 would lose on the spot - I checked with an engine and the only defense is for black to play g5 as a clearance defensive sacrifice (as it opens the diagonal and the bishop now protects the h7 pawn). The computer says it's +3 for white at that point. also at 24:48 white has Rc2 protecting the queen, didnt check with an engine this time
Hello! You are totally right. Thanks a lot for bringing that up. I thought Nh5 followed by Qd7 would take care of it, but it doesn't. Great catch and again, congrats on studying these lessons the right way 💪
Robert, I'm a big fan of your videos. On this video in particular I would find it more useful to see a link to the game you suggest practicing or the PGN to import.
For #3 Bxf5. taking with pawn would lead to the h pawn being isolated and less cover for the King. Taking with Bishop improves it, controls the b1-h7 diagonal as well. Taking with Rook is ok but doesn't improve it as much as taking with Bishop, and it blocks the Bishop's control of h3.
Which pieces to play is a hard desicion, but I think, I would go with white. My reasoning is: the position is closed and white has two Knights, seems to be more active and has a space atvantage.
Preguntas: #1 Jugaría blancas, tienen dos burros, además la reina está en un cuadro blanco y el alfil que les queda a las negras es oscuro #2 Tomaría con el burro porque un burricol centralizado es la mejor opción (luego vi que esta no la respondí bien) #3 comería con alfil porque "comer desarrollando no puede estar mal", dicen los del ajedrez callejero
1. white (space & black's dark bishop looks bad & knights seem to have better prospects) 2. bishop (easier to avoid pins & not sitting duck if black tries to fight for e4 i guess) 3. bishop again (from playing KID i think that's the piece the computer usually says is the best to recapture with)
Absolutely! Regarding the book, take a look at my book recommendations in the description of this video. The one about Carlsen and Kramnik are really good.
#1 I would take white, #2 I would take with the bishop preventing Bf5, and #3 i would take with pawn removing outpost on e4 and maybe playing f4 later or attacking down g file
Excellent! First of all, thank you for actually providing your feedback. It helps a lot. And congrats on being one of the few to understand the importance of gxf5 in position # 3 💪
I would probably be white because the queen is developed. The pawns stop the knight from moving to good squares and those knights restrict the bishop's movement In position number 2, I would take with the knight so it can get on a more active square and has more squares to go to
i would rather be white on position 3 because there is a possible outpost on e6 the opponents bishop is on the same color as his own pawns and white has a lot more space
#2 with the knight because I'd like to continue moving it to g5 and then forking the king and queen. That knight can not move forward to any other position so it will be more active
At 13:53 isn't the rook trapped? g3 attacks the rook. If Rg3 then Qxg3. If Rg4 then hxg4. If Rh4 then gxh4. If Rxe4 then Kxe4 Bxe4 Qxe4. (if you don't see the forced checkmate)
Excellent question! g3 is certainly getting that rook in trouble, but after g3, they can do Rxe4 followed by Bxh3 and Black has some compensation. That's why the move White played is more accurate.
Robert, I've become a HUGE fan, and am learning so much from your videos. Great voice, and great way of explaining. Question: at 24:20 why doesn't white take the pawn en passant at b7? The only way to protect from promotion is to move the bishop at d1 and there are no open squares except e2 leaving c1 hanging. Then protect the pawn at b1 with a knight to b4? This would be troublesome for white, no? Thanks, and if you're ever in St. Louis, I'd love to buy you a beer! Cheers! Edit: Never mind, I just found the answer way down in the comments. Yes, I too confused the rule on en passant. Mea Culpa!
No problem, but I probably got all 3 wrong. Your posts are great teaching tools by the way. I have just started watching them. Really useful and instructive.
We finally have a strong and well organized opening course for White and one for Black. With these and the FREE beginner to master level playlist from this UA-cam channel, it’s all about consistency over an extended period of time 😎💪 ⬇
Course on Black Opening (Counterblow) www.chessable.com/ramirez
Course on White Opening (First Strike) www.chessable.com/firststrike
Free Playlist (beginner to master level) rb.gy/hw61wt
All the Endgame Knowledge I have rb.gy/zels9y
All the Strategy Knowledge I have rb.gy/g1iqro
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Thank you, Jordan! I truly appreciate your kind words 🙌👍
How utterly pleasing these instructive chess appraisals are. Indeed, you should be eventually rewarded with a thousand more of subscribers.
Great content! As a chess beginner it brings me much joy to know you have over 100 lessons I have yet to watch and learn from! It's like someone telling you your favourite TV show has 100 seasons, oh boy
This was such a great lesson. I know it was nothing to do with the main topic, but when the king defended itself, that was a really cool idea too.
I struggle a lot with the middle game. This video is a blessing. Thank you, sir ❤️❤️❤️
You are more than welcome! Great to know you found it useful 😎
Me too
Mr. Ramirez, want to thank you for these videos. So many videos from others about openings (don't stop making your own, they are really good too!), but few talk about what happens after except for specific lines (opponent plays something not shown in the video, then what???). Showing us how to play strategically is the way to really get better, and you are the absolute best at it! You show the key concepts, and have us use our own brains to apply them. Having taught math from middle school to college I know how to spot a great teacher, and you are it!
Thanks for the tip to check out this lesson.
Each presentation demonstrates something new for me.
these vids are really helpful. the general knowledge that i’ve gained has been great. 1200 and improving. 👍👍 keep it up!!
Homework thought process:
a) gxf5 closes the file for the f-Rook and creates a rather weak pawn.
b) Bxf5 develops a piece that can retreat in case it's attacked.
c) Rxf5 moves the Rook away from its ideal square.
My answer is b) Bxf5 is the best move.
Thanks a lot for sharing your answer, Xavier! 👍💪
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Thank You sir.
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Excellent video. Your content is brilliant for learning important chess concepts. Kudos to yourself for putting content like this together.
Your channel is a true gift for someone like me who loves this game and seeking constant improvement. Thanks for all the great content!
final Nc2 move is amazing 🔥
incredible knite end game idea
I feel that white is better
-better knight ranks
-traded bishops off and kept knights (center is locked)
-Connected rooks
-More presence in the center
-Pieces are more coordinated
-rook on semi open file
From blacks perspective his bishop and queen are well coordinate but not his rooks and it will take at least 2 turns to connect them. He has a rook on a semi open file but so does white.
Edit:
I also just noticed white has a knight outpost on e6 as well
Thanks a lot for sharing your answer 🙌👍
Very strong lesson. Thanks Roberto. You've put my chess understanding to a new level. Keep it on with strategy lessons
You got it, Vasyl! It means a lot to know you are finding some value in these lessons 👍💪
Hello guys! Do not forget to provide me with the answer to the homework exercise I left at the end of the video 💪
@owl's magic tricks that's an interesting approach, but in this specific case, gxf5 is more accurate because we prevent the white pieces from occupying the e4 square 👍
@owl's magic tricks it is not a problem since the center is locked. If the center is locked, our opponent will not be able to attack our king through the different lines. Also, our fianchetto bishop is on g7 acting as a pawn to protect our king.
Based on the knight outpost on e4, I get that gxf5 prevents a White piece from going there better than Bxf5 (though that kind of does prevent with lots of trades for pieces that go there and Nf6 can help) but having a pawn guard it is cheaper and keeps pieces on the board. It's a tradeoff there between attacking that outpost and the tradeoff of the isolated h pawn and less developed pieces since White is ahead in development. And the fear of exposing the king though here we want to push the pawns to attack and the Bishop can block like the g7 pawn. I see why gxf5 is better but I'm sure in a blitz I'd end up doing Bxf5 :{
@@dragadeyt you got it exactly right! I have to say I have done Bxf5 many times. I think it is a good idea for you to try them both and then see which one you do better with 👍
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1. White. 2. Knight (blockader), 3. Bishop (develops an undeveloped piece, feel the pawn weakens the king and leaves the dsq bishop open to being pinned. But I do know it is a KID so pushing pawns is a part of the plan).
I learn so much in these game reviews! thanks
Glad to hear, Ferdinand 💪 Thanks to comments like yours, I try to go over the entire game whenever possible.
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What to do (and I do) in MG:
Give check with queen
Queen captured by knight
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first time my mind is totally twisted in this course till this lesson.I nvr had seen board the way you are making me see it . thanks for the efforts but Have to see this lecture again in order to digest it .
14:20---It's tactics like this which consistently elude me. Of course in Rapid one shouldn't expect brilliancies but it would be nice if one didn't blunder away two pieces in the space of four moves, turning a won position into a losing one. This happened in a recent game. As GM Huschenbeth sez, "Tactics are the foundation of everything else." If you don't see stuff like that in real time WITHOUT PROMPTING you can hardly become an Expert, let alone NM or higher. Great viddy BTW, perhaps your most instructive one yet on the middlegame (which probably matters more than anything else). Cheers!
#3 I would probably take with the bishop to develop a piece and let the room and pawn protect it. I feel taking with the pawn leaves a lane open and the dark square bishop loses its post and whites light square bishop becomes more powerful and I see some really bad exchanges for black in the future…again just my opinion
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Position 1: I’d rather white for the spacing, black looks cramped, not sure anything else affects my decision.
Position 2: Rook, to either goto Ra4 or double up rooks on e file.
Position 3: bishop because it is least active, definitely not pawn because opens king up.
Thanks a lot for sharing your answers 🙌👍
I guess it’s been a month everyday i watch ur video. And yesterday I finished this lecture. And today i played 4 match i won all 4 bcz of this vid. Idk how to thank u. It’s been 1month i play this game i wanna say i reached 1100 bcz of u. And inshalllah i will finish all ur videos soon and tell u how i improved thank u again. ❤
I’ve not been studying recently and I wasn’t as sharp as I was a few months ago as a result. Feeling the frustration I came back to some of your old strategy videos and sure enough I just had a game that was actually strategically interesting rather than me just either winning through luck or getting my ass kicked! Thanks RR
You are more than welcome! 👍😎 Nice to see you back 💪
Really great video. I’m a candidate master (mainly based on tactical ability) but still learning so much from your video lessons. Many thanks!
position Nr. 1 : White looks scarry but black is completly playable ( you have even the ability to get a better center )
position 2 : my logic to take here with the knight is: where it stands now it has no future, also a knight in the center is always a pleasure ! ( also it cannot get kicked out easly )
i was blown away as you said '' you take with the bishop ''
position 3 : i would take with the pawn.
I had no opening black at now I am in love with PIRC for the rest of my life.
ANSWER: although gxf5 preventing his knight on e4 outpost more controlling the center , but i think my pieces coach is under develop compared to him plus my king is expose the pawn that protecting my king is now open. i guess this is a double edge sword move.base on that i think i will keep it consistent base on what i learn i will move Bxf5 and continue the plan.
GREAT VIDEO SIR! i have question , instead of white play d5 he takes the pawn on e5 what is the typical plan for black if he takes with a pawn on e6 to e5 and whats the plan if he take with a knight.
For #2, Bxe4 since K or R would block the Bishop. It seems improved moving to e4, and more backup for d5. Rook could take e4 for a rook lift but doesn't have anywhere to go yet because Black's bishop and queen control g4,g5.
In my opinion, of all the chess videos I've watched, these are the most informative for me. I'm not sure I can retain this info but it is well laid out.
Nice! Strategy+ Tactic and understanding of requirements of the position!
Awesome instructional content…thank you!!!
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#1. I think I'd rather be Black. White's knights' next move spaces are being a bit controlled and would need adjustment to go to light squares. Black has more opportunities on it next moves, even despite the Bishop's slight constriction in its own territory.
#2. Knight, I think is best, as it could then swing over to g5 and be protected. The Bishop might work if you want to also sac it on g6 to expose the King for future attacking.
#3. Bishop first choice, so it can retreat and leave half open file. (Pawn 2nd choice)
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Thank you for this lesson, I'm watching your videos one by one, thanks for your efforts it's appreciated.
1 black looks nice; 2 take with bishop to protect knight from rook sacs; 3 idk probably pawn no g4 with tempo and develop knight next
In position #1 I prefer White:
1) The black bishop is a bad bishop.
2) The knight on e4 has an excellent square.
3) White has space advantage on the queen side.
4) White has a rook on a semi-open file.
5) The white pieces are in active positions
In position 1 I rather white because his pieces are more active and his knight on E4 is pressuring the dark squares and black's bishop is quite passive
The pawns shape gives me anxity
Amazing instructional. So glad I've found this series.
Thank you very much , earlier I used to get annoyed by that c and d file pawn but now I know how to handle it....
You are more than welcome! 👍😎
Hey Robert and thank you for your amazing instructive course!
Bravo for making the effort in pronouncing the Pirc in a better way :) but still if you want to get it perfect here's a tip:
The way you said stienitz was fine. So take the "tz" and use that to say Pirc the correct way = pirtz. Thats how you will get it right.
And thank you again for eveything you do with such clear and positive energy!
1)white is better
2)take with the rook
3)take with the rook
You are welcome Yuval! Thank you for taking the time to share your answers and also for the tip and all your support in general. It's great to see you continue to enjoy these lessons 👍
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0:59 with out looking ahead.
White looks better as he has the break coming on c5, space advantage, and outpost potential on e6.
Also doesnt look like black bishop has much to target at the moment vs whites knight.
Black king also weaker with f7 diagonal open.
0:57 id rather be white. White has a good position, 2 active knights controlling important squares. The rooks are connected. The queen is relatively active and the king is safe. Kreover, white's attacks are concentrated to the rght side of the board, i.e the kings side.
Black will have a hard time defending. Its bishop practically controls only one square. Its knight is passive, its rooks are not connected and the queen is passive. Black's f8 rook has a semi open file, but this also exposes the king
Positon 2 1:05 i think taking with rooks a bad opton because black can play Rf4 and after the exchange, black will have a passed pawn and white will have to move the knight. I dont think Bxe4 will achieve anything so i think i will capture with the knight
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If you could pause for one second longer before revealing the solution, I'd be grateful. Aside from me being petty, I enjoyed the lesson and I will be subscribing as soon as I am done with this comment.
#1 white is better
#2 capture with knight
#3 capture with bishop
gxf5 is the correct move , according to me .It controls e4, sets a pawn roller , enhances kingside attack ( black pawn structure pointing kingside attack), opens g file for attacking king in long future may be . What more can be expected from a single move.
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#1 white, #2 knight, #3 pawn, #4 4:00 locked pawns target.
For #1 White has more space, and is fully developed with connected rooks. Black has less space, and doesn't have the rooks connected. Black's pawn structure is aimed at the kingside where the White king is, but Black doesn't have many pieces there yet. White's pawn structure is a littler harder to tell since b4 looks like it's doing a queenside pawn storm but otherwise it looks like White should be doing a kingside attack too and has more pieces on the kingside already. So: White.
Okay, without peeking I'd say white. Black's position seems cramped, and white should be able to launch an attack on the king side.
#2. I would take with the rook, to involve it in the king attack, for example on h4.
#3. I think I would take with the bishop, to activate it and control some key squares such as d3, e4, h3.
Know what? I'll take it from Lesson 52 instead. Apparently I have some "weak squares"...
Just re-visited this lesson. Nice refresher.
1st Question White or Black?
I choose white since white has a opened position with more space with more active peices to attack and safe king
2nd Position
With knight knight will occupy more squares since it is in center, it's like a outpost
3rd position
Ahh it's tough if we capture with pawn it's opens the position of the kings of we capture with rook they simply attack with pawn and go back, if we capture with bishop it is one of the worst piece in the board he can simy attack with pawn and kick out, after thinking I think bishop because after Bxf5 of he play g4 weaking his king side but attacking our strong bishop we can all the way bring the bishop back to d7 and simply activate it
I want these types of questions these questions are improving me a lot
Great job Jp! Thank you so much for providing such a detail answer. It helps me a lot 👍 The only thing I would like to point out is that in the homework position (same as # 3) it is more accurate to do gxf5 since we prevent any white piece from going to e4. We are not so concerned about our king safety because our g7-bishop acts as the g-pawn and protects the king. Hope this makes sense and again -thank you💪
0:59 I would rather be White because as said in lesson 74 iirc there are pawns in center and the knights will be dominating the bishop.
In #1 i will love to be white because of extra space in queen side 2 active knight controlling centew
In #2 i will like to take with bishop
In #3 bishop
#1 White because all pieces are active, rooks connected whereas black is losing on time
Thanks for your valuable tips dear
0:59
1) I would feel more confident playing with white because of the space advantage and the pushed pawns at the queenside (maybe a break like c5 is will be possible). Also white has a well posistioned knight at the center whereas black has a bad black squared bishop that is being blocked by its own pawns.
2) Maybe Knight takes to support a c5 break and eye the g5 square.
3)pawn takes to go for f4.
Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts 🙌 Good job by the way! 💪
like white but have to bring queen. move the knight to h2 and bring the rook up and slide it over, q d2
Thank you for sharing your answer, David! 👍
at 11:20 you say Bf5 is better than Rf5 but thing is, white has the threat of Qh6 followed by Ng5. Bf5 would lose on the spot - I checked with an engine and the only defense is for black to play g5 as a clearance defensive sacrifice (as it opens the diagonal and the bishop now protects the h7 pawn). The computer says it's +3 for white at that point.
also at 24:48 white has Rc2 protecting the queen, didnt check with an engine this time
Hello! You are totally right. Thanks a lot for bringing that up. I thought Nh5 followed by Qd7 would take care of it, but it doesn't. Great catch and again, congrats on studying these lessons the right way 💪
Very nice middlegame strategy boss.
In the 2nd position, I would have immediately recaptured with the Knight, but I understand the logic of taking with the Bishop first.
Hey Robert thanks to your class that I managed 1850 . My best.
Congratulations! Keep training consistently and you will be hitting 2000 soon 💪😎
Robert, I'm a big fan of your videos. On this video in particular I would find it more useful to see a link to the game you suggest practicing or the PGN to import.
Thank you very much for this! More videos like that would be great!
There are more to come for sure! 👍
Thanks for the guidance, great work sir
For #3 Bxf5. taking with pawn would lead to the h pawn being isolated and less cover for the King. Taking with Bishop improves it, controls the b1-h7 diagonal as well. Taking with Rook is ok but doesn't improve it as much as taking with Bishop, and it blocks the Bishop's control of h3.
Thanks a lot for sharing your answers, Dhananjay! Let me know if you saw the correct answer for that one 👍
@@NMRobertRamirez yeah I saw you said that later in the video as the other reason being to save the knights for taking the output.
@@dragadeyt excellent! 👍
Would be nice to have some FEN positions in the description of the video if appropriate.
I was eagerly waiting for the next video.. First comment and like for this video
Hello Vinoth! Nice to see your comment 😎
Thanks excellent explanation... My favourite chess site.. Just found it.. Thank you..
Welcome aboard! 👍😎
Which pieces to play is a hard desicion, but I think, I would go with white. My reasoning is: the position is closed and white has two Knights, seems to be more active and has a space atvantage.
Thanks a lot for sharing your answer! 🙌👍
Preguntas:
#1 Jugaría blancas, tienen dos burros, además la reina está en un cuadro blanco y el alfil que les queda a las negras es oscuro
#2 Tomaría con el burro porque un burricol centralizado es la mejor opción (luego vi que esta no la respondí bien)
#3 comería con alfil porque "comer desarrollando no puede estar mal", dicen los del ajedrez callejero
Hola David! Muchas gracias por sus respuestas 🙌👍
#1 white because the pieces are a little bit more active. Pawn to h4, Neg5 threatening checkmate. Blacks bishop has no squares to move to
Your videos are amazing Robert! Thank you 😀
You are welcome, Rahman! Glad you are enjoying them 👍
1. white (space & black's dark bishop looks bad & knights seem to have better prospects)
2. bishop (easier to avoid pins & not sitting duck if black tries to fight for e4 i guess)
3. bishop again (from playing KID i think that's the piece the computer usually says is the best to recapture with)
Thanks a lot for actually sharing your thoughts. It helps a lot!
nice video ! this will help combat that nagging feeling of getting frozen in the middlegame , kindly suggest a good book for the middlegame
Absolutely! Regarding the book, take a look at my book recommendations in the description of this video. The one about Carlsen and Kramnik are really good.
What an amazing class
#1 I would take white, #2 I would take with the bishop preventing Bf5, and #3 i would take with pawn removing outpost on e4 and maybe playing f4 later or attacking down g file
Excellent! First of all, thank you for actually providing your feedback. It helps a lot. And congrats on being one of the few to understand the importance of gxf5 in position # 3 💪
I am from India and love your lectures
18:09. White has checkmate in 2 moves. Ng5 then Qxh7#
Interesting idea, but the e7-bishop can take on g5 👍
I would probably be white because the queen is developed. The pawns stop the knight from moving to good squares and those knights restrict the bishop's movement
In position number 2, I would take with the knight so it can get on a more active square and has more squares to go to
Outstanding lecture. Thank you
a) gxf5 or b) Bxf5 but not c) Rxf5. BTW
Robert is defo the best chess teacher
i would rather be white on position 3 because there is a possible outpost on e6 the opponents bishop is on the same color as his own pawns and white has a lot more space
In which video I can learn about the Pawn structure you talk about? 3:19
#2 with the knight because I'd like to continue moving it to g5 and then forking the king and queen. That knight can not move forward to any other position so it will be more active
huge respect🙌
very good content , nice video thank you!!!
At 13:53 isn't the rook trapped? g3 attacks the rook. If Rg3 then Qxg3. If Rg4 then hxg4. If Rh4 then gxh4. If Rxe4 then Kxe4 Bxe4 Qxe4.
(if you don't see the forced checkmate)
Excellent question! g3 is certainly getting that rook in trouble, but after g3, they can do Rxe4 followed by Bxh3 and Black has some compensation. That's why the move White played is more accurate.
Robert, I've become a HUGE fan, and am learning so much from your videos. Great voice, and great way of explaining. Question: at 24:20 why doesn't white take the pawn en passant at b7? The only way to protect from promotion is to move the bishop at d1 and there are no open squares except e2 leaving c1 hanging. Then protect the pawn at b1 with a knight to b4? This would be troublesome for white, no? Thanks, and if you're ever in St. Louis, I'd love to buy you a beer! Cheers!
Edit: Never mind, I just found the answer way down in the comments. Yes, I too confused the rule on en passant. Mea Culpa!
White's pawn would have needed to be on c5, not c6 to take en passant (as though black's pawn had moved to b6, not b5).
Good lesson my teacher
1: Black; 2: knight; 3 Bishop
Thank you for actually sharing your thoughts, Mark! It helps a lot 👍
No problem, but I probably got all 3 wrong. Your posts are great teaching tools by the way. I have just started watching them. Really useful and instructive.