suggestion: include that there is a model game in your titles Chess Is SO MUCH Easier Once You Understand THIS[Model Game] for example. I almost didnt click this video expecting something ive heard a million times before but so glad I did im a huge believer in the Lasker Method of learning [every lesson can be comprehensive simply including the entire game not just fragments] for my personal database.
@@journeytograndmaster I mean no disrespect and I’m not finished with the video yet but so far the tips you gave. Which absolutely do work! I’m over 2000 but still like videos like this from time to time seeing different perspectives
@@journeytograndmaster the most common tips I've heard were to do lots of tactics, and avoid blunders. They worked, I've gotten to 1800 elo but it gets repetitive after a while
Studying some old Lasker games. He often suggests attacking strong points, esp. in the center. Seems so logical, but in an actual game, with nerves and excitement, we often don't do the common-sense thing, and we get attracted to sidelines and "tricks".
I have found that sticking to basic principles, as you have shown here, has been very helpful when my opponent tries an opening I am unfamiliar with. Thanks, very nice video.
Great channel! Thanks for all the lessons, very much appreciated. Bought the Chessnut Evo because of you and I have to say that it is pretty dang cool.
I try to follow your advise about not memorizing Openings. I try to develop all of my pieces before doing anything. I find a lot of online players play strange openings, so sticking with the basics helps.
It really depends on the lines. Some lines are essential to learn as they’re designed to combat the opponents typical ideas against yours. Deviations often don’t necessarily prevent those lines from being played either or at least the key ideas behind them. So whilst I do agree one should not rely solely on openings lines it’s still an essential part of the game to better understand whichever openings you’re playing and a guideline on how to best coordinate your pieces for a longer term advantage and traps are also part of that too. Many GM’s also agree with this and have stated it.
@@journeytograndmaster yeah absolutely. I was also going to say that the main thing is understanding the important lines you’re studying which I think isn’t entirely possible for players say under 1600 level.
I've noticed Hikaru uses same tactic. Often people will sacrifice a piece just to force a king move to prevent castling. With this method same result, but still get to keep your piece in the game. I like it :)
I only really play the cow. It's a losing opening. I am playing the long game in my improvement. I will get good at survival with such a bad opening, and one day I will learn a good opening and my learned survival skills of fighting on the back foot from the terrible cow, finally combined with a good opening, will make me leap forward in elo
@@vlnow you can get the same practice playing good openings but playing against players 200-300 stronger than you. The cow is legit a waste of time if that’s your goal
Thank you again for your excellent videos. There are several very succesful chess channels out there already, but I like your transparent and easy to understand style. For sure your channel has a lot of potention! Just a personal question: would you think a 55 year old chess player (me), now only elo 1600, can still reach the 2000 level?
Thank you! For me it is not easy to find the Perfect time to attack the King, last Game I attacked to early and only could bring it to a draw by repetition 😢 I had a clear winning position, than a loosing position 😂
Another fire video🔥 I have a doubt if you don’t mind, how do I connect plans with calculation because in my games I always get confused to make a plan or follow the 4 step system, clarifying this will help me and others alot😊
thank you! I have a plan (normally you find it in the late opening-early middlegame) so you can guide all your thoughts. You have a goal. And then you have a 4-step formula as in instrument to help you achieve that goal as well as make sure your opponent does not destroy your plan. I hope it helps :)
Your Bishop x F1 was NOT the best move 18:43 , I think you should have moved the knight on E5 to F3 with check....His position crumbles faster with my move
thnx for the nice video! at the beginning you are sort of contradicting yourself, though. you say it does not matter what opening one plays and then you say you should play an opening where you understand the ideas. so it does matter what opening one plays as hardly anyone will understand the ideas of every opening. in order to truly understand an opening’s ideas, quite a bit of opening work is required.
thank you and sorry for the confusion. I meant that the opening choice does not matter, so you don't have a lot of headache choosing the "right" one. But once you choose something, it's crucial to understand the ideas of whatever opening you decided to play.
Hmmm... "choose one or two openings that fit your style.." For amateurs, is this really the most important consideration? After 1 e4 d5 2 exd Qxd 3 Nc3 Qd6, which I play more than a hundred times a year, and my opponents might see once every five years, I know all the ideas. He knows mostly the ideas from the Spanish, Sicilian, French, Caro Kann etc. Yes, yes, I know Fischer laughed at Bisguier, when he played the Scandi, but at amateur level its sound enough, and GIVES HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE all the time. Surely, this is a more relevant consideration than "style" at the amateur level?
He means play openings which get you positions you enjoy playing. When i started chess I played the scandi as black because it worked well for the way I played. Today I prefer slow games in the caro kann where I attack a baclward pawn all game and win in the end game due to the weakness. If i was an attacking player then I would want to play something else. Openings are for different people, you may be positional, you may be attacking and tactical. Sp if you are tactical player you need an opening which will help you reach tactical positions. If you are a positional player who hates tactics you wont want to play certain openings.
That's more or less what I meant as well. Don't overthink the opening choice too much. Choose what you like and what works for you and go from there. Understanding and mastering the key chess principles is far more important.
i am a beginner, that becouse i think the start of chess is boring, the openings. and iam overthinking and make blunders over and over and over again. i dont think i will ever reach 1000 🤣 any good tip, what should i think about when i play, it's not my woman 🤣
I totally get you. Watch any of the videos where I play the whole game and explain what to think about from start to finish. It will be very useful for you.
no problem, I have plenty of advanced videos. Take a look at this one, for example: ua-cam.com/video/nCQ5puJ3KPo/v-deo.htmlsi=FkMWADlRbKVfCS20 You will learn so much new stuff
@English-2day, it's not about the courses (I actually only have one paid course now). I just try to provide value to people. And most people struggle with fundamentals. It just does not make sense for them to go further before they master the core principles. These will give them the most benefit. If they do find the content useful, than maybe they will be interested in my paid course to dive even deeper. That is why I only talk about it in the very end of the video.
Thanks for your opinion. I always try to find the right balance. I actually did a poll recently, asking exactly that and the majority says otherwise :)
@@dudewithgreenhat fair enough. What is a good indicator then? Average view duration also improved recently. In fact, Analytics says that people rather leave when I make a lot of moves, or calculate a lot of variations. But when I just talk, they listen.
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@@jaylenlenear3944 1000 to 2100
suggestion: include that there is a model game in your titles Chess Is SO MUCH Easier Once You Understand THIS[Model Game] for example. I almost didnt click this video expecting something ive heard a million times before but so glad I did im a huge believer in the Lasker Method of learning [every lesson can be comprehensive simply including the entire game not just fragments] for my personal database.
interesting perspective, thank you! Could you tell me what you expected to hear that you have heard of a million times?
@@journeytograndmaster I mean no disrespect and I’m not finished with the video yet but so far the tips you gave. Which absolutely do work! I’m over 2000 but still like videos like this from time to time seeing different perspectives
sure, I guess I understood your comment correctly. I was just asking to know what I should avoid saying in my videos :)
@@journeytograndmasternothing. Everything you say about chess is completely useful.
@@journeytograndmaster the most common tips I've heard were to do lots of tactics, and avoid blunders. They worked, I've gotten to 1800 elo but it gets repetitive after a while
Studying some old Lasker games. He often suggests attacking strong points, esp. in the center. Seems so logical, but in an actual game, with nerves and excitement, we often don't do the common-sense thing, and we get attracted to sidelines and "tricks".
So make your goals to focus on the key principles and ignore all the tricks and see what happens :)
Great explanations, many thanks!!
You are welcome!
I have found that sticking to basic principles, as you have shown here, has been very helpful when my opponent tries an opening I am unfamiliar with. Thanks, very nice video.
Absolutely! Thanks :)
Some good points!
thanks!
Great channel! Thanks for all the lessons, very much appreciated. Bought the Chessnut Evo because of you and I have to say that it is pretty dang cool.
Wow, thank you so much! :)
Amazing master class. Very instructive. Thank you and thanks to Chessnut for supporting you.
Thanks a lot!
I try to follow your advise about not memorizing Openings. I try to develop all of my pieces before doing anything. I find a lot of online players play strange openings, so sticking with the basics helps.
Absolutely! Happy to hear it :)
Thank you! 🙏 your tips are actually very useful and something new that I’ve heard in a while ❤❤❤
Happy to hear it :)
It really depends on the lines. Some lines are essential to learn as they’re designed to combat the opponents typical ideas against yours. Deviations often don’t necessarily prevent those lines from being played either or at least the key ideas behind them. So whilst I do agree one should not rely solely on openings lines it’s still an essential part of the game to better understand whichever openings you’re playing and a guideline on how to best coordinate your pieces for a longer term advantage and traps are also part of that too. Many GM’s also agree with this and have stated it.
That's exactly what I meant when I said that you should understand the ideas of the opening instead of trying to memorize everything :)
@@journeytograndmaster yeah absolutely. I was also going to say that the main thing is understanding the important lines you’re studying which I think isn’t entirely possible for players say under 1600 level.
But your bishop is completely pasif, how about that?
Well, you can't always get everything you want :) But you should still try your best!
I've noticed Hikaru uses same tactic. Often people will sacrifice a piece just to force a king move to prevent castling. With this method same result, but still get to keep your piece in the game. I like it :)
After watching your video, my elo is going good. Thanks.
Happy to hear it!
I only really play the cow. It's a losing opening. I am playing the long game in my improvement. I will get good at survival with such a bad opening, and one day I will learn a good opening and my learned survival skills of fighting on the back foot from the terrible cow, finally combined with a good opening, will make me leap forward in elo
so if you know it's a very bad opening, why do you play it in the first place? :)
@@vlnow you can get the same practice playing good openings but playing against players 200-300 stronger than you. The cow is legit a waste of time if that’s your goal
@@journeytograndmaster I've used the cow twice. It keeps things of kilter. I won't try again in case someone studied.
Thank you again for your excellent videos. There are several very succesful chess channels out there already, but I like your transparent and easy to understand style. For sure your channel has a lot of potention!
Just a personal question: would you think a 55 year old chess player (me), now only elo 1600, can still reach the 2000 level?
thanks! I hope I will be able to fulfill that potential :)
Do you mean online or fide rating?
Is there a chance for me to become a titled player? I started to excessively played chess rn and im 19 years old
@@cristeveladra-uw1kw of course, you are not old at 19 years :)
It's just a question of time and resources you have to dedicate for chess
Thank you! For me it is not easy to find the Perfect time to attack the King, last Game I attacked to early and only could bring it to a draw by repetition 😢 I had a clear winning position, than a loosing position 😂
Try to have at least two more attacking pieces before you go all in
@ thx i will try it in my next Game 😊
Thank you for your demonstration
You are welcome!
Whites dancing knight was hilarious! 😅
Indeed :)
He nvr go straight to the point
Could you elaborate on that please?
Another fire video🔥 I have a doubt if you don’t mind, how do I connect plans with calculation because in my games I always get confused to make a plan or follow the 4 step system, clarifying this will help me and others alot😊
thank you!
I have a plan (normally you find it in the late opening-early middlegame) so you can guide all your thoughts. You have a goal. And then you have a 4-step formula as in instrument to help you achieve that goal as well as make sure your opponent does not destroy your plan. I hope it helps :)
Your Bishop x F1 was NOT the best move 18:43 , I think you should have moved the knight on E5 to F3 with check....His position crumbles faster with my move
Bxf1 is indeed the best computer move. But Nf3 is also good enough obviously.
Thanks this was pretty instructive. I'm about 1800 ELO
You are welcome!
thnx for the nice video! at the beginning you are sort of contradicting yourself, though. you say it does not matter what opening one plays and then you say you should play an opening where you understand the ideas. so it does matter what opening one plays as hardly anyone will understand the ideas of every opening. in order to truly understand an opening’s ideas, quite a bit of opening work is required.
thank you and sorry for the confusion. I meant that the opening choice does not matter, so you don't have a lot of headache choosing the "right" one. But once you choose something, it's crucial to understand the ideas of whatever opening you decided to play.
Thanks for sharing. A informative video. I'm sure your opponent would defeat me!
thanks! What's your current rating?
Hmmm... "choose one or two openings that fit your style.." For amateurs, is this really the most important consideration? After 1 e4 d5 2 exd Qxd 3 Nc3 Qd6, which I play more than a hundred times a year, and my opponents might see once every five years, I know all the ideas. He knows mostly the ideas from the Spanish, Sicilian, French, Caro Kann etc. Yes, yes, I know Fischer laughed at Bisguier, when he played the Scandi, but at amateur level its sound enough, and GIVES HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE all the time. Surely, this is a more relevant consideration than "style" at the amateur level?
He means play openings which get you positions you enjoy playing. When i started chess I played the scandi as black because it worked well for the way I played. Today I prefer slow games in the caro kann where I attack a baclward pawn all game and win in the end game due to the weakness. If i was an attacking player then I would want to play something else. Openings are for different people, you may be positional, you may be attacking and tactical. Sp if you are tactical player you need an opening which will help you reach tactical positions. If you are a positional player who hates tactics you wont want to play certain openings.
That's more or less what I meant as well. Don't overthink the opening choice too much. Choose what you like and what works for you and go from there. Understanding and mastering the key chess principles is far more important.
i am a beginner, that becouse i think the start of chess is boring, the openings. and iam overthinking and make blunders over and over and over again. i dont think i will ever reach 1000 🤣 any good tip, what should i think about when i play, it's not my woman 🤣
I totally get you. Watch any of the videos where I play the whole game and explain what to think about from start to finish. It will be very useful for you.
Blablabla
You don't find what I am saying useful?
Same old blah blah blah BS. Activate your pieces. Castle early. Yadda yadda yadda. Now tell us something we DON'T know.
He sells his courses, you must understand his logic.
no problem, I have plenty of advanced videos.
Take a look at this one, for example: ua-cam.com/video/nCQ5puJ3KPo/v-deo.htmlsi=FkMWADlRbKVfCS20
You will learn so much new stuff
@English-2day, it's not about the courses (I actually only have one paid course now).
I just try to provide value to people. And most people struggle with fundamentals. It just does not make sense for them to go further before they master the core principles. These will give them the most benefit.
If they do find the content useful, than maybe they will be interested in my paid course to dive even deeper. That is why I only talk about it in the very end of the video.
You talk too much!
What else is he supposed to do
Thanks for your opinion. I always try to find the right balance.
I actually did a poll recently, asking exactly that and the majority says otherwise :)
@@journeytograndmaster that might not be representative
People who voted are naturally gonna like your video style
Or else they'll leave
@@dudewithgreenhat fair enough. What is a good indicator then? Average view duration also improved recently. In fact, Analytics says that people rather leave when I make a lot of moves, or calculate a lot of variations. But when I just talk, they listen.
@@journeytograndmaster good for you sir