Loved the presentation. Knights are superior for blockading pawns. Because they jump, they are easy to get into position and easy to save when threatened by another pawn. (Plan your escape if there is a nearby threat.) Blockade enemy doubled pawns and they will be sitting ducks for a long time. Blockaded pawns can crush the effectiveness of bishops trying to control a long diagonal. Even sacrifice your blockading knight to gain time to get your own pawns to the queening square in the endgame. Knights are the soul of the game.
Over my checkered chess career (like that pun? 😀), I have learned that of all the pieces on the board, the Knight is the one piece that, after your opponent moves it, you have to actually stop and say to yourself, "Now, where can it go next?" Yes, all pieces have the innate ability to go somewhere next, but those pieces' next moves seem much more obvious than the Knights'.
Good video. The areas that I would suggest are: (1) pawns; (2) pawns; (3) pawns! (4) what to do after the opening? Say after the first 4 moves you articulate here. Then what? The usual advice is head for the centre, look for weak pawns, follow the path of your pawns, and so on, but we hardly ever get advice like -- if you choose X opening, this is where you want to take the game if you can. I'd try and show a couple of robust openings and where you want them to go to make them work; (5) the question of bishop colours and whether you should choose opposite coloured pawns, etc., is confusing. Always helpful discussion would be good.
Strategies for winning an endgame when a pawn up. Alex Banzea says that an extra pawn is always a win, but if there is still a pair of rooks on the board then not always?
Nice, thanks for the suggestion - yeah there is a funny saying "all Rook endgames are draws"...not entirely true but it does speak to how complex and hard to play Rook endgames can be. Maybe that's what Alex Banzea was referring to 😎
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Me too
Also make video on magnus carslon style what he thinks how he play his moves
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Thanks for fixing that lag issue from the video I watched on the “Queens.” Is it possible to redo that video? You lost me from around minute 8:00 on.
Loved the presentation. Knights are superior for blockading pawns. Because they jump, they are easy to get into position and easy to save when threatened by another pawn. (Plan your escape if there is a nearby threat.) Blockade enemy doubled pawns and they will be sitting ducks for a long time. Blockaded pawns can crush the effectiveness of bishops trying to control a long diagonal. Even sacrifice your blockading knight to gain time to get your own pawns to the queening square in the endgame. Knights are the soul of the game.
great content. I learned some useful information. Thank you!
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nicely done! looking forward to your next episode
How to calculate forcing moves please make video
Dang this was great! Thanks!
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Great video. Thank you for sharing that.
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Over my checkered chess career (like that pun? 😀), I have learned that of all the pieces on the board, the Knight is the one piece that, after your opponent moves it, you have to actually stop and say to yourself, "Now, where can it go next?" Yes, all pieces have the innate ability to go somewhere next, but those pieces' next moves seem much more obvious than the Knights'.
Good video. The areas that I would suggest are: (1) pawns; (2) pawns; (3) pawns! (4) what to do after the opening? Say after the first 4 moves you articulate here. Then what? The usual advice is head for the centre, look for weak pawns, follow the path of your pawns, and so on, but we hardly ever get advice like -- if you choose X opening, this is where you want to take the game if you can. I'd try and show a couple of robust openings and where you want them to go to make them work; (5) the question of bishop colours and whether you should choose opposite coloured pawns, etc., is confusing. Always helpful discussion would be good.
Graet Video Sir!
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Pretty cool!
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What's the next video going to be...? 🤔
What is your chess username
That's something that might be revealed in upcoming videos... 😉♟️
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Strategies for winning an endgame when a pawn up. Alex Banzea says that an extra pawn is always a win, but if there is still a pair of rooks on the board then not always?
Nice, thanks for the suggestion - yeah there is a funny saying "all Rook endgames are draws"...not entirely true but it does speak to how complex and hard to play Rook endgames can be. Maybe that's what Alex Banzea was referring to 😎