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
Just wanted to leave a comment to boost your engagement brother. I've been studying this endgame for hours, probably closing on days at this point. And never felt like I truly could force my way through and that if I won it was more luck than skill. Your technique about the T and the rectangle in the third rank defense has been the difference maker. I can smash this end game now against the 3200 engine. And it's all thanks to that one tip. You deserve all the success in the world.
NM Robert Ramirez, No need to set this up in lichess, under the learn menu, select "practice>piece checkmates II>queen and rook mate" and it is all set up for you to play against the computer
Thanks Man, i was trying for a while and with this Video Im finally able to win against the Engine (not in 100% but often). My Blitz Rating is between 1300 and 1400
28:51: The tricky move black still has after Kf7 is Kh8. If I now take the rook, it's stalemate. I'll need to do Qh3+, after which they have to block with the rook on h6, and Qxh6 is checkmate.
WOOHOO 10K SUBS LES GOO!!! Waiting for the 100th vid of this special series you have here :) Having watched you videos since day one its a special feeling to see how far you have come =D
@Robert Ramirez : Look at 37:56 after black plays Ka2, just play Qa8+, then it will come to the b-file and then play Qb8+ and win the rook. This is much easier and simpler.
There is no straight forward method to solve queen vs rook endgame. I mean tackle any random position with perfect accuracy. The way to solve this is to reduce the initial position to next lowest distance to mate position. For example if the initial position is 10 moves to mate then the goal is to reduce it to mate in 9 moves position then to 8,7,6,5,4,3,2 and 1. If anyone interested to learn this step by step then check this ua-cam.com/play/PLVQF5gqzqrR4wXJsFGCqnZlJZatPenapD.html. In this you'll find compilation of puzzles for each distance to mate position. Currently up to 5 added.
Lost to the 1600 robot on Chess today when I had Q&B against R&N - with pawns on both sides (& later lost again with better pieces) but I had no idea what to do, so skipped straight to this lesson. Have been using your recommended Czech Pirc as both white & black &, except when I blunder, have come safely out of the openings.
A few years ago, I was walking through the park and there was a guy there waiting to play someone. He was not a hustler, just an elderly gentleman that wanted to play someone. I offered him a game and he accepted. I got the advantage and went into this endgame somehow. It was not easy at all to convert! At one point, I thought I would be stuck if he played a certain move, but luckily for me he chose another move and I figured how to win from there. I went into the public bus and it was very crowded. What is fascinating is, that standing next to me in the bus was a grandmaster that was rated around 2600. We didn't know each other at the time, but he knew my face from some tournament, and I said hello. Then I told him about my game from the park and we discussed different positions and he actually explained to me how to defend R vs R+B with no pawns (the second rank defense). This is what comes to my mind , when I see this endgame, :) P.S. I sort of forgot his advice about that defense.
A 45 min amazing video from a great Man. Thx for the upload Coach. Very helpful. But that endgame with the 3200 engine was really exuasting😓😓. Didn’t know that the rook can be that annoying against the queen
I know! Most people including myself do not know how complicated it is until you have to face it for the first time. That's why it is so important to start getting familiarized with it 💪
Wonderfull explanation!! I just learn a lot of things from here, I even don't know before this video that back rank defence can be used not only in Rook vs Rook+Bishop but also here in Rook vs Queen endgame but the difference is that there (R vs R+B) it works and you can get a draw (theoretically) but here (Q vs R) it doesn't work totally (opponent can hold a position for so long by using it but In the end he has to lose because of the Queen and king combo!) This is what just I can say after watching this video!
Thank you Robert. Really enjoying your vids, especially the ones about the Czech Pirc. Was wondering if you're planning on doing some Ponziani videos in the future.
You are more than welcome! And thank you for your feedback by the way. Regarding your question -yes, I am planning to provide you with everything you need to make it to master level including openings like the Ponziani. Even if we do not use it as our main opening, there is a lot to learn from it 👍
One thing the defender needs to remember is that there are still other lines that can make life diffucult for the side with the queen. When you make the T in a 3rd rank defense you can also go Kf8 after which kf5 and rh6 you need to know the right moves to break it. Its objectively worse and quicker to mate but if you are the side with the queen and I see you make the T the best defense is usually a worse move against a human of course because theres a good chance they dont know the right defense. Another annoying defense is harrasment which is a lot more effective if you do a 3rd rank defense on the 4th rank. where you hide in the shadow of the white king making it difficult and threatening a lot of checks and because the attackings side king is in the way forks are not possible. Not to brag but I can make life hell for the side with the queen. Objectively its lost but a good defender can really test the ability of the attacker and if you dont know your stuff probably draw by 50 move rule.
Your videos are amazing. Thank you very much. Can you do a video on playing Czech Pirc VS the London System? Any more videos on Czech Pirc would be so helpful. Thanks again.
Dry but essential stuff. I notice that I lack endgame knowledge when I am up against the higher ratings after a climb. I either get outsmarted in endgame technique or flagged (because I have to think too much). Then I tumble but not to previous lows.
Yes, dry but essential is a good way to put it! And it is true that many people ignore learning endgames to later realize that's the reason why it is getting difficult to continue to move up the ladder. The good thing is that just knowing a little will put you ahead of many people 👍
thank u so much i strart now lessons of all ends games lesson thank you agamain ; i t ell myself master your old opening kid kia colle scheck pirc; pirc etc and after i will study your new lessons of sicilienne bu im here everyday for +8hours studying and mastering old lesson and watchin your speedrun too 5min its better so thaaannkk you soooo much master
Robert, after learning the Bishop and Knight mate from your earlier lesson, I have been eagerly awaiting this lesson to learn the Queen vs Rook mate. That said, I'm still lost. From lichess's starting position it is relatively straightforward to push the black King to the back rank, creating a Philidor-like position on the c-file with my King on the b-file. But how to force the black pieces over to the g-file so that I can apply the Philidor solutions? Nothing I've tried works. Please help!
Hello Mark! If you like, share the exact position or a study for me to see what you might be having trouble with. Most likely, you had to revisit that bishop and knight mate. This one is going to require some practice too, but the best thing is that it is not wasted time. This is a great way to train our calculation skills.
@@NMRobertRamirez Hi Robert! Please check out the public study I created on lichess (on the study page, search for "methurst", it is my only public study). The first 10 moves seemed logical to me, then I got stuck and used the engine to find moves 11-22, leading to the Philidor position and ultimately checkmate. Obviously, the moves 11-22 lead to the desired result, but it is unclear to me why they are forcing (i.e., why black always chooses this line as his optimal defense, even when it appears he has multiple move choices) and the logic behind each white move (e.g., the tempi moves 16 and 20).
@@NMRobertRamirez After spending more time with the engine, there is a faster and easier to understand method of pushing the black pieces towards the h8 corner. I have added it to the study as chapter 2. Using this method, the black rook is trapped behind the black king and the Philidor position never arises.
@@NMRobertRamirez Starting with the white king and queen in the corner of the board, I have created a second public study, lichess user methurst: "Queen vs Rook mate, force to Philidor position". I have added comments with the logic behind each white move, which I think is easier to remember than trying to memorize the whole 30 move sequence! Please check it out if you have time!
@@markt9075 excellent! I was waiting to do the same and then reply to you. I wanted to add comments to my moves for you to get a better idea, but glad to see you kept working on this on your own. Brilliant!
@@NMRobertRamirez hehe thanks but ur content so appreciable too m just on 10th vdo rn of ur learning chess playlist and making notes too 😂👍 thank you very much ❤️
😅 this is one of those lessons we should revisit from time to time. As our Chess in general improves, this concepts will get easier to retain. The same happens with the B+N mate on lesson # 47.
@@NMRobertRamirez well B+N mate is very easy once you know it, I can do it vs the strongest stockfish no problem every time. Q vs R is much more difficult I think, and if even Svidler couldn't crack Gelfand's defense... I just hope my opponents won't defend as well if I ever do get it in a game, heh.
Great info for me. More of my games are going to the end game recently. I don't know these techniques at all and would never have been able to work it out.
😅 okay I was trying to say that the competition on chess.com is pretty tough. So, don't worry too much about your rating. Focus on training consistently and once you get more experienced and stronger, your rating will follow😎
2) Play games (we need to practice). I typically have my students play 15|10 and 5|5 the most. From time to time, we do longer time controls, especially if there is a tournament coming up.
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
Just wanted to leave a comment to boost your engagement brother.
I've been studying this endgame for hours, probably closing on days at this point. And never felt like I truly could force my way through and that if I won it was more luck than skill.
Your technique about the T and the rectangle in the third rank defense has been the difference maker. I can smash this end game now against the 3200 engine. And it's all thanks to that one tip. You deserve all the success in the world.
U really put in a lot of effort… that’s something worth appreciating… wish u all the best…
Thank you! 🙌
NM Robert Ramirez, No need to set this up in lichess, under the learn menu, select "practice>piece checkmates II>queen and rook mate" and it is all set up for you to play against the computer
Ahhh nice! Thank you, Mark. Let me pin this comment 😎
Thanks Man, i was trying for a while and with this Video Im finally able to win against the Engine (not in 100% but often).
My Blitz Rating is between 1300 and 1400
Super underrated channel
Just making a comment so this legend gets more engagement 😄
😅 That's greatly appreciated! Now you are the legend 😎😁
28:51: The tricky move black still has after Kf7 is Kh8. If I now take the rook, it's stalemate. I'll need to do Qh3+, after which they have to block with the rook on h6, and Qxh6 is checkmate.
WOOHOO 10K SUBS LES GOO!!!
Waiting for the 100th vid of this special series you have here :) Having watched you videos since day one its a special feeling to see how far you have come =D
Yes, it has been possible only because of people like you. Thank you and see you on lesson # 100 😎👍
@Robert Ramirez : Look at 37:56 after black plays Ka2, just play Qa8+, then it will come to the b-file and then play Qb8+ and win the rook. This is much easier and simpler.
This one was so tricky before for me waiting for lesson 100🙃
There is no straight forward method to solve queen vs rook endgame. I mean tackle any random position with perfect accuracy. The way to solve this is to reduce the initial position to next lowest distance to mate position. For example if the initial position is 10 moves to mate then the goal is to reduce it to mate in 9 moves position then to 8,7,6,5,4,3,2 and 1. If anyone interested to learn this step by step then check this ua-cam.com/play/PLVQF5gqzqrR4wXJsFGCqnZlJZatPenapD.html. In this you'll find compilation of puzzles for each distance to mate position. Currently up to 5 added.
Lost to the 1600 robot on Chess today when I had Q&B against R&N - with pawns on both sides (& later lost again with better pieces) but I had no idea what to do, so skipped straight to this lesson.
Have been using your recommended Czech Pirc as both white & black &, except when I blunder, have come safely out of the openings.
11:50 or 1.Qe4, Kg8 2. Qd5 (the same position is reached)
Thanks for all of these instructive chess lessons Robert! Keep it up!
You are more than welcome! Thanks a lot for your feedback! 🙌
A few years ago, I was walking through the park and there was a guy there waiting to play someone. He was not a hustler, just an elderly gentleman that wanted to play someone. I offered him a game and he accepted. I got the advantage and went into this endgame somehow. It was not easy at all to convert! At one point, I thought I would be stuck if he played a certain move, but luckily for me he chose another move and I figured how to win from there. I went into the public bus and it was very crowded. What is fascinating is, that standing next to me in the bus was a grandmaster that was rated around 2600. We didn't know each other at the time, but he knew my face from some tournament, and I said hello. Then I told him about my game from the park and we discussed different positions and he actually explained to me how to defend R vs R+B with no pawns (the second rank defense). This is what comes to my mind , when I see this endgame, :) P.S. I sort of forgot his advice about that defense.
What town was this in? :)
@@tomast1323 it was a city - Belgrade
Queen triangulation, T, Rectangle etc ! Look forward to your lessons. Learning a lot might have to contribute at some point.
Nice! Thank you for sharing your answer here, Carl! 👍
philidor - 18:45
3rd rank def - 23:52
You are a great teacher than you. Can you do a series about the London System or another solid opening for white that you like a lot.
Thank you! That's very kind of you to say 😎 And yes, we will certainly talk about openings like the London, Catalan, and many others 👍
A 45 min amazing video from a great Man. Thx for the upload Coach. Very helpful. But that endgame with the 3200 engine was really exuasting😓😓. Didn’t know that the rook can be that annoying against the queen
I know! Most people including myself do not know how complicated it is until you have to face it for the first time. That's why it is so important to start getting familiarized with it 💪
Wonderfull explanation!! I just learn a lot of things from here, I even don't know before this video that back rank defence can be used not only in Rook vs Rook+Bishop but also here in Rook vs Queen endgame but the difference is that there (R vs R+B) it works and you can get a draw (theoretically) but here (Q vs R) it doesn't work totally (opponent can hold a position for so long by using it but In the end he has to lose because of the Queen and king combo!) This is what just I can say after watching this video!
Thank you! And nice to see you have been studying endgames on your own. You are doing what most people don't and it will soon pay off 👍
@@NMRobertRamirez Thank you sir.😃
Today again I saw this video and learnt a lot
Thank you Robert. Really enjoying your vids, especially the ones about the Czech Pirc. Was wondering if you're planning on doing some Ponziani videos in the future.
You are more than welcome! And thank you for your feedback by the way. Regarding your question -yes, I am planning to provide you with everything you need to make it to master level including openings like the Ponziani. Even if we do not use it as our main opening, there is a lot to learn from it 👍
Wow im early for the first time lol. Great lesson as always
Thank you & glad to see you here 👍
The blunder moves confused the engine and it blundered back😂
you are the best coach ever. thank you for this master pice
38mn15sec: QA8 check., King B1,B2 or B3 QB8 Fork
wow that was so instructive
One thing the defender needs to remember is that there are still other lines that can make life diffucult for the side with the queen. When you make the T in a 3rd rank defense you can also go Kf8 after which kf5 and rh6 you need to know the right moves to break it. Its objectively worse and quicker to mate but if you are the side with the queen and I see you make the T the best defense is usually a worse move against a human of course because theres a good chance they dont know the right defense. Another annoying defense is harrasment which is a lot more effective if you do a 3rd rank defense on the 4th rank. where you hide in the shadow of the white king making it difficult and threatening a lot of checks and because the attackings side king is in the way forks are not possible. Not to brag but I can make life hell for the side with the queen. Objectively its lost but a good defender can really test the ability of the attacker and if you dont know your stuff probably draw by 50 move rule.
Your videos are amazing. Thank you very much. Can you do a video on playing Czech Pirc VS the London System? Any more videos on Czech Pirc would be so helpful. Thanks again.
Thank you! And yes, we will have more lessons on the Czech Pirc for sure 👍
@@NMRobertRamirez You are the best teacher ever! Thank you!!!!
You are a great teacher
Thanks for your guidance
Dry but essential stuff. I notice that I lack endgame knowledge when I am up against the higher ratings after a climb. I either get outsmarted in endgame technique or flagged (because I have to think too much). Then I tumble but not to previous lows.
Yes, dry but essential is a good way to put it! And it is true that many people ignore learning endgames to later realize that's the reason why it is getting difficult to continue to move up the ladder. The good thing is that just knowing a little will put you ahead of many people 👍
but is there any possibility that just left with rook and queen till the end of the game?
Absolutely! It doesn't happen often, but we have to know it for when it does 👍💪
legend
I practiced on the board and was able to fork in third rank defense
Third rank defense is best if you are defending with rook
thank u so much i strart now lessons of all ends games lesson thank you agamain ; i t ell myself master your old opening kid kia colle scheck pirc; pirc etc and after i will study your new lessons of sicilienne bu im here everyday for +8hours studying and mastering old lesson and watchin your speedrun too 5min its better so thaaannkk you soooo much master
And I thought knight bishop mate was hard
Heyy can you make a video king’s indian defense against jobava london ?
Hello! Absolutely. Have you checked lessons # 87 and # 70? The ideas from those lessons could be handy in the interim 👍
@@NMRobertRamirez Yes i did, very well lessons. Thanks for all
Why level 5 if you are proving the position is winning?
Robert, after learning the Bishop and Knight mate from your earlier lesson, I have been eagerly awaiting this lesson to learn the Queen vs Rook mate. That said, I'm still lost. From lichess's starting position it is relatively straightforward to push the black King to the back rank, creating a Philidor-like position on the c-file with my King on the b-file. But how to force the black pieces over to the g-file so that I can apply the Philidor solutions? Nothing I've tried works. Please help!
Hello Mark! If you like, share the exact position or a study for me to see what you might be having trouble with. Most likely, you had to revisit that bishop and knight mate. This one is going to require some practice too, but the best thing is that it is not wasted time. This is a great way to train our calculation skills.
@@NMRobertRamirez Hi Robert! Please check out the public study I created on lichess (on the study page, search for "methurst", it is my only public study). The first 10 moves seemed logical to me, then I got stuck and used the engine to find moves 11-22, leading to the Philidor position and ultimately checkmate. Obviously, the moves 11-22 lead to the desired result, but it is unclear to me why they are forcing (i.e., why black always chooses this line as his optimal defense, even when it appears he has multiple move choices) and the logic behind each white move (e.g., the tempi moves 16 and 20).
@@NMRobertRamirez After spending more time with the engine, there is a faster and easier to understand method of pushing the black pieces towards the h8 corner. I have added it to the study as chapter 2. Using this method, the black rook is trapped behind the black king and the Philidor position never arises.
@@NMRobertRamirez Starting with the white king and queen in the corner of the board, I have created a second public study, lichess user methurst: "Queen vs Rook mate, force to Philidor position". I have added comments with the logic behind each white move, which I think is easier to remember than trying to memorize the whole 30 move sequence! Please check it out if you have time!
@@markt9075 excellent! I was waiting to do the same and then reply to you. I wanted to add comments to my moves for you to get a better idea, but glad to see you kept working on this on your own. Brilliant!
my stockfish is broken, i'm doing every move the best move and i get over 50 moves rule
Really great content thanks :)
Very difficult when you are attacking third rank defense
Today I played against stockfish level 3 and won after forking the king and the rook
Great video as always ❤️ keep it up 😊
Thank you! Glad you liked this one. I know it is rather tedious, but it will come handy at some point 👍
Heyy 😀❤️ just wanna say ur doing great keep going 👍
Thank you! Comments like yours are truly rewarding 🙌👍😎
@@NMRobertRamirez hehe thanks but ur content so appreciable too m just on 10th vdo rn of ur learning chess playlist and making notes too 😂👍 thank you very much ❤️
@@GETSETSHOOT nice! I see you are taking it seriously. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have 👍
@@NMRobertRamirezoh thank you very much , means a lot 😀
great video, very thorough! but still, trying this against lichess level 8, i understand nothing heh
😅 this is one of those lessons we should revisit from time to time. As our Chess in general improves, this concepts will get easier to retain. The same happens with the B+N mate on lesson # 47.
@@NMRobertRamirez well B+N mate is very easy once you know it, I can do it vs the strongest stockfish no problem every time. Q vs R is much more difficult I think, and if even Svidler couldn't crack Gelfand's defense... I just hope my opponents won't defend as well if I ever do get it in a game, heh.
A lot of practice is required on Chess board to master the fork
32:37 Rook E6 it's draw?
Crossed 1300 !!!! From 700 to 1300 in 3 months 😁😁
The sky is the limit! 👍 Congratulations!! 🎉
Qs and Rs are forking hard.)))))
Ty ❤
Great info for me. More of my games are going to the end game recently. I don't know these techniques at all and would never have been able to work it out.
Great to hear, Timothy! It is true that as we move up the ladder endgames become even more crucial 👍
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And the answer of the question that was asked in the end is triangulation.
Thank you so much for sharing your answer! 🙌
waiting for whoever it was that was challenging to comment now 😀
u need 45 mins to explain 10 min sequence
Lot of practice required to Master
Triangulation - waste a move.
Nice! Thank you so much for sharing your answer, Charles! 👍
Hi!! Separate comment lol
😅 okay I was trying to say that the competition on chess.com is pretty tough. So, don't worry too much about your rating. Focus on training consistently and once you get more experienced and stronger, your rating will follow😎
I will have to put multiple replies for some reason lol
Regarding what you should do to improve, I would recommend you start by doing the following consistently:
1) Keep training your tactics (top priority)
2) Play games (we need to practice). I typically have my students play 15|10 and 5|5 the most. From time to time, we do longer time controls, especially if there is a tournament coming up.
👍👍
If anyone rated around 1200 wants to play a game (not blitz) with me. Please let me know
@owl's magic tricks .. I'm okay with that. 🙂🙂 but maybe it'll be tough for you
here, I want to
Too difficult.
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