Pawn Structures Explained by GM Yasser Seirawan

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  • @hacker0351
    @hacker0351 4 роки тому +275

    yasser is a definition of peace and kindness

    • @rossgeller422
      @rossgeller422 4 роки тому +2

      As well as bob ross

    • @mike62mcmanus
      @mike62mcmanus 4 роки тому +9

      Until you steal the last of his jelly beans and he becomes unhinged, I know his kind.

    • @MM-vw1ck
      @MM-vw1ck 4 роки тому +4

      Except for the minority attack part

    • @boatsandhoes4381
      @boatsandhoes4381 3 роки тому +2

      Piece and kindness

    • @user-ev8op
      @user-ev8op 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/LnQLf-CYnIk/v-deo.html

  • @Seercho
    @Seercho 4 роки тому +55

    I would give a decent amount of money to see Seirwan playing chess with Dark techno playing in the background

  • @rupen42
    @rupen42 4 роки тому +94

    This is the most important chess lecture anyone can ever watch. Yasser explains things so well and the subject matter is so crucial.

  • @MrJHDK
    @MrJHDK 4 роки тому +24

    This guy's manner of speech is hypnotic. Draws you in completely.

  • @calcober
    @calcober 4 роки тому +192

    I’m a simple man, I see Yasser and I drop a like.

    • @dago6410
      @dago6410 4 роки тому +3

      #me2

    • @ausar3852
      @ausar3852 4 роки тому +4

      Top dog teaching us fans

    • @FatherTau
      @FatherTau 4 роки тому +1

      Well said. :-)

    • @joejitsu034
      @joejitsu034 4 роки тому

      Definitely simple. To repeat a comment that’s on every.fucking.video

    • @user-ev8op
      @user-ev8op 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/LnQLf-CYnIk/v-deo.html

  • @Zenitself
    @Zenitself 2 роки тому +10

    This great master is the Uncle Iroh of Chess.
    In case you don't understand the reference - there is no higher praise. This man is an international treasure.

  • @ThePhilosophyOfX
    @ThePhilosophyOfX 4 роки тому +285

    Yasser is our friendly neighborhood chess uncle.

  • @younesbensouaneupdates6845
    @younesbensouaneupdates6845 4 роки тому +85

    Save our bob Ross of chess

    • @user-ev8op
      @user-ev8op 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/LnQLf-CYnIk/v-deo.html

  • @ExecuteOrder.66
    @ExecuteOrder.66 4 роки тому +88

    Everyone: What to do with passed pawns?
    Yasser: *P U S H E M B A B Y*

  • @maxstormhamburger3688
    @maxstormhamburger3688 3 роки тому +20

    Thank you so much for making this Grand Master-thinking and intuition available for free on the internet: It honors and promotes chess to so many thousands. The laid-back style and hearing you describe your thought process in many situations is a gift to chess-pretenders like myself. Chess = Life

  • @doubled5659
    @doubled5659 4 роки тому +260

    If I was an old lady, I would like to be with him. Luckily I'm 21 years old man.

    • @NoahHornberger
      @NoahHornberger 4 роки тому +17

      he means to see a true gentleman in any age range is rare. but I would have just said something along the lines of 'I wish you were my father' in order to not be 'quite' as creepy

    • @patrickmiele8759
      @patrickmiele8759 4 роки тому +1

      hahahaha

    • @josephhaas6373
      @josephhaas6373 4 роки тому +5

      You mean unfortunately?? lol

    • @DevanshGuptaChess
      @DevanshGuptaChess 4 роки тому +1

      No Homo

    • @c-schachtrainer5281
      @c-schachtrainer5281 4 роки тому +1

      Be cautious. If I had a daughter I would warn her first not taking a narciss as partner.
      This has nothing to do with a great teaching video. Seirawan is a great teacher having delved deep into the game.

  • @FredPlanatia
    @FredPlanatia Рік тому +2

    This is golden, and actually very entertaining too. Yasser with his deep knowledge of chess struggling to erase an arrow, or, I was grinning at 10:35 when, after chastising chess authors for using descriptive phrases such as 'the rook is powerful', Yasser is saying "Thanks to my very powerful rook..."

  • @BillCypher95
    @BillCypher95 4 роки тому +53

    I love this so much! Strategy always seemed like a some sort of remote knowledge that suddenly appeared in the minds of great players, and this lessons, as basic as they are, made me really think about this concepts and start to have a glimpse on what strategy is, making me much more conscious of it! And also Yasser is just great and a pleasure to listen to. Keep'em coming brahs, I'm sure this might not be the most successful videos and people prefer when something absurd happens or high energy streams (which are great don't get me wrong), but this are to my eyes the greatest videos you have and the one's I appreciate the most.

    • @MrSupernova111
      @MrSupernova111 3 роки тому

      Agreed. This video has real knowledge that players can use in their own games. Most of what you see on youtube or twitch is pure entertainment and in my opinion of low value. I do watch some chess for entertainment but its important to separate what is of real value and what isn't. This video is one of the most instructional chess videos I've ever seen in my years of watching chess videos on youtube.

  • @alexhoffmann9648
    @alexhoffmann9648 4 роки тому +20

    What a privilege it is to enjoy this lesson. GM Seirawan is a fantastic teacher, thank you!

  • @JR-ix9cu
    @JR-ix9cu 4 роки тому +9

    Yasser's enthusiasm for the game is infectious

  • @tuulymusic3856
    @tuulymusic3856 2 роки тому +3

    No exaggeration, Yasser is one of the best teachers I have had the pleasure to witness.

  • @FloppsEB
    @FloppsEB 4 роки тому +8

    These lessons are awesome. When I can learn something elementary and basic, that I didn't fully understand, that's a great teacher and a great lesson. Thank you Yasser and Chessbrahs! This is brilliant free content, and this playlist is going in my bookmarks for sure! Looking forward to the next ones

  • @nimazolghadri9254
    @nimazolghadri9254 4 роки тому +11

    It feels like I’m watching and listening to a chess book. These videos are incredible, thank you!

    • @user-ev8op
      @user-ev8op 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/LnQLf-CYnIk/v-deo.html

  • @mrmonster8242
    @mrmonster8242 4 роки тому +2

    Yasser is just a gem to the chess world! Amazing stories and very clear explanations of chess principles.

  • @ogdenphotographics
    @ogdenphotographics 2 роки тому +2

    Yasser is the best and most importantly a kind and a natural born educator!! God bless you Yasser

  • @egregiousarts6088
    @egregiousarts6088 4 роки тому +2

    This is mind-blowing! More Yasser, please!

  • @mbigras
    @mbigras 3 роки тому +3

    I love that he questions the idea of powerful or strong. What does that even mean? It means this move controls more space! Key insight!

  • @glum_hippo
    @glum_hippo 4 роки тому +29

    Wow, that cookie anecdote certainly didn't have much of a payoff.

  • @Chefo9292
    @Chefo9292 4 роки тому +4

    Very informative. Gives a whole new perception to strategy

  • @Rubinovitsch
    @Rubinovitsch 4 роки тому +6

    Big like, Yasser has wonderful teaching skills. I'm a fan instantly!

  • @TheLucferreira
    @TheLucferreira 4 роки тому +11

    This is the best chess lecture I have ever watched, amazing!

    • @antoniobreaux1584
      @antoniobreaux1584 4 роки тому +1

      Lucas ferreira try Saint Louis chess club lectures

    • @TheLucferreira
      @TheLucferreira 4 роки тому

      @@antoniobreaux1584 very good lectures too. I learned a lot with them.

  • @bennettdavid904
    @bennettdavid904 4 роки тому +2

    I needed this! So helpful!

  • @Lassssikko
    @Lassssikko 4 роки тому +6

    I remember watching Yasser explain these things ~23 years ago in chessmaster 4000 turbo teaching program. That was a huge revelation back then. Yet here I am and I still feel I can learn more. Damn need to hire him as a coach :P

  • @MegaFighta
    @MegaFighta 4 роки тому +1

    really enjoy these. thanks so much Yasser!

  • @chessstudy8362
    @chessstudy8362 4 роки тому +2

    I like that! Hope more learning videos will come soon...
    *You Are Doing great job I appreciate that*

  • @bryanferrier659
    @bryanferrier659 4 роки тому +1

    Fantastic video Yasser, thanks for the lesson.

  • @undefinedname8467
    @undefinedname8467 4 роки тому +2

    So good. I cant wait to see more.

  • @korvmedmos979
    @korvmedmos979 4 роки тому +4

    Wow, such great masterclasses! Love it

  • @TheUltimateSay
    @TheUltimateSay 4 роки тому

    Extremely helpful and well put together

  • @meathead919
    @meathead919 4 роки тому +13

    Yasser is the Socrates of chess.

  • @andrekershaw6244
    @andrekershaw6244 2 роки тому

    Yasser is a terrific teacher. Such a blessing to be able to access this kind of high-quality instruction for free!

  • @richaragonzales1355
    @richaragonzales1355 4 роки тому

    Probably the best breakdowns I've ever heard
    Wish I was just learning these concepts for the first time

  • @beschess
    @beschess 4 роки тому +2

    Yasser you are great ches player and more then this you are great person you can give a chess lecture for players from elo 800 till 2600 you are capable to understand who is your audience and let them understand your thoughts. keep going and thanks from Israel

  • @kjlh9
    @kjlh9 4 роки тому +3

    Such high quality content. Gotta love Yasser

  • @shcottam
    @shcottam 4 роки тому

    Sometimes i dont feel like he knows how to communicate these ideas well but as i watch it becommes clear that he is so perfect at explaining these ideas that its hard to get him until he ties things together. He really breaks things down simple enough so i can fully understand his lessons.

  • @ThePhilosophyOfX
    @ThePhilosophyOfX 4 роки тому +2

    Another unforgettable lesson, Thanks Yasser.

  • @mikhails5483
    @mikhails5483 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! Everyone loves GM Yasser. Just a suggestion- since it’s a series with the other videos on Elements, why don’t you link these videos to each other in the description??

  • @marianonocetti377
    @marianonocetti377 4 роки тому +1

    A great class from Yasser as always!!

  • @jslime
    @jslime 4 роки тому

    KEEP THEM COMING!!! Instant thumbs up.

  • @AbrEvig
    @AbrEvig 4 роки тому

    Excellent. Thank you very much!

  • @dennisnizzle2851
    @dennisnizzle2851 4 роки тому +12

    This series gives me a reason to go on

  • @dylany7701
    @dylany7701 2 дні тому

    a wonderful lesson, thank you. beginner but this helped me immensely.

  • @inhaltsverzeichnis1133
    @inhaltsverzeichnis1133 4 роки тому +1

    Finally! Thank you for the nice video.

  • @Androslop
    @Androslop Рік тому

    Very nice lesson, thank you!

  • @AgentLogik
    @AgentLogik 4 роки тому

    Thank you sincerely for sharing these. So grateful for your new content. You are US chess' best ambassador and a great teacher

  • @MrSupernova111
    @MrSupernova111 3 роки тому

    This is phenomenal lesson! While I'm rated 2000+ online on all time controls I don't necessarily think this clearly about the position of my pieces. I would highly recommend any beginners or even intermediate players review this lesson until they memorize all of it. Pawn structures are highly neglected by beginners and this is far more important than any other aspect of chess learning. At my level, if I thought this clearly about my pawn structures and their effect on my pieces I would easily be rated 200 points higher. Great lesson Yasser! Thanks!!

  • @wallyanimations
    @wallyanimations 3 роки тому +1

    Yasser: ''e5, thank you very much Elfhater! :) '' this guys is so widepeepohappy, love him

  • @rezashahmizad9585
    @rezashahmizad9585 4 роки тому

    Great series 👍👍👍
    Plz keep it coming

  • @chuckgravity7616
    @chuckgravity7616 2 роки тому

    Great video which I know will improve my game! Thanks!

  • @olaabrahamsen925
    @olaabrahamsen925 4 роки тому +3

    Powerful lesson

  • @grandpatzer
    @grandpatzer 2 роки тому

    What an excellent lesson and teacher!

  • @matteovrizzi
    @matteovrizzi 4 роки тому

    Yasser - without a doubt the best chess lessons on yt

  • @michaelgibbons7014
    @michaelgibbons7014 4 роки тому

    I've never heard Yasser lecture before. He's so well-spoken, relaxing and easy to follow.

    • @geitekop507
      @geitekop507 4 роки тому +1

      Check out Saint Louis Chess on UA-cam, and look up Yasser. You're in for a treat!

  • @rickrick5041
    @rickrick5041 4 роки тому +316

    He's too hostile. He has anger management issues

    • @123duelist
      @123duelist 4 роки тому +2

      Who is too hostile, Rick Rick?

    • @rickrick5041
      @rickrick5041 4 роки тому +37

      Feorge Anderson I’ll narrow it down for you. Who is doing this video?

    • @sergio4660
      @sergio4660 4 роки тому +54

      ikr, he needs to calm the fuck down

    • @iski4317
      @iski4317 4 роки тому +43

      I hate how he‘s always so over the top

    • @Eorzat
      @Eorzat 4 роки тому +52

      Yeah, I had to turn down the volume on my computer because he was shouting the whole fucking time...

  • @jaitanmartini1478
    @jaitanmartini1478 4 роки тому

    Excellent! Yasser is great!

  • @nestoracosta1551
    @nestoracosta1551 3 роки тому +1

    I immediately recognized a great teacher. This is what I've been looking for!

  • @emshiro1708
    @emshiro1708 4 роки тому +1

    Yasser , you make me love chess more and more

  • @magnafire1
    @magnafire1 3 роки тому +5

    He sounds like he's getting ready to tell you a bed time story.

  • @Cholo8943
    @Cholo8943 4 роки тому +1

    I really like these lessons

  • @user-vl4gh7pt3d
    @user-vl4gh7pt3d 4 роки тому

    Beautiful thanks

  • @BrockJamesStory
    @BrockJamesStory Рік тому +1

    This just made the 100 hours of chess stuff I’ve watched make sense in 45 minutes….. space guys SPACE that makes so much more sense

  • @p1nesap
    @p1nesap 4 роки тому +1

    Epic series, could tighten up the editing Eric.

  • @chessfan8673
    @chessfan8673 4 роки тому

    Ok. Now i'm in mood to read Kmoch - Pawn Power in Chess. Another chess book to long untouched. Thx for this intruduction Yasser!

  • @Joe-nh8eq
    @Joe-nh8eq Рік тому +2

    Somebody should definitely make that into a chess puzzle.
    You get a chess position and a piece.
    And you have to drop the piece in the strongest position .
    You can complicate things by having it be your move or enemy move. If it’s your move you have to drop the piece and then move it
    You could add positional sequences to it or tactics…
    But I think that would a really great way to develop better positional understanding

    • @boaz5898
      @boaz5898 Рік тому +1

      Think this is a very intelligent idea .. app idea maybe could make a decent living from something that instructional and useful

  • @KF1
    @KF1 Рік тому +1

    And it was in this position that Captain Jean Luc Picard realised he had missed the opportunity to explore the space that matters.

  • @notjohn100
    @notjohn100 4 роки тому

    Another great video

  • @topspin242
    @topspin242 4 роки тому +3

    Yasser is the coolest dude!

  • @juanricardogarciagarcia8106
    @juanricardogarciagarcia8106 3 роки тому

    Extraordinario abordaje de análisis de una estructura de peones,como aprovechar las piezas activas y el espacio, gracias maestro dé Cd Juárez Chihuahua México

  • @EricSantana13
    @EricSantana13 4 роки тому

    Amazing!!

  • @joshreji7510
    @joshreji7510 2 роки тому

    Great video

  • @nickschmitt8594
    @nickschmitt8594 4 роки тому +11

    What an incredibly beautiful man.

  • @byrdis1a1
    @byrdis1a1 Рік тому

    Whenever Yasser speaks I keep getting Mr. Roger vibes. He is good at explaining things about chess.

  • @MrYassiness
    @MrYassiness 4 роки тому +1

    Yasser feed us more please!
    Too impatient for the next one.

  • @guntherhofer1424
    @guntherhofer1424 3 роки тому

    Great teacher

  • @119mars
    @119mars 4 роки тому +8

    play the video at 1.5x speed to make yasser talk like a normal person

    • @flipao1
      @flipao1 3 роки тому

      Hahahaha, at least I am not alone! :D

    • @user-ev8op
      @user-ev8op 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/LnQLf-CYnIk/v-deo.html

    • @user-ro9md9wp3j
      @user-ro9md9wp3j 3 роки тому

      No thanks

  • @ahmed_mahrouky
    @ahmed_mahrouky Рік тому

    very informative

  • @furkankose4773
    @furkankose4773 4 роки тому

    when you think about the placement of knight and bishop this kinda reminds me london, maybe thats why it is easy to play

  • @MM-vw1ck
    @MM-vw1ck 4 роки тому +5

    21:38 context matters.

  • @nth7273
    @nth7273 4 роки тому +11

    A fianchettoed rook is a powerful piece.

    • @joebermuda6452
      @joebermuda6452 4 роки тому

      nth7273 I thought that move only applied to bishops?

    • @antoniobreaux1584
      @antoniobreaux1584 4 роки тому +1

      Joe Bermuda dude, he’s joking

    • @douwehuysmans5959
      @douwehuysmans5959 4 роки тому +6

      @Nospotic yes the rook most certainly does a good job protecting the g1 square, if the king gets captured you can recapture with the rook

    • @MrSupernova111
      @MrSupernova111 3 роки тому

      @@douwehuysmans5959 . lmao!

  • @zacharysherry2910
    @zacharysherry2910 Рік тому

    Yasser, we thank you for your super chess genius and immortal eyebrows

  • @jimporfit
    @jimporfit 4 роки тому

    This is the best!

  • @somebodys7404
    @somebodys7404 4 роки тому

    The question of what if a piece couldn't cross the middle of the board into "enemy territory" is really interesting because that's true of almost half the pieces that aren't pawns/footsoldiers

  • @patrickryandrums
    @patrickryandrums 4 роки тому

    This is gold.

  • @catshitonthecarpet8520
    @catshitonthecarpet8520 4 роки тому

    You should do some games where an additional and uncheckable king-like piece (twin) is played instead of a bishop or knight. That king has got to be at least as valuable as a rook.

  • @mike62mcmanus
    @mike62mcmanus 4 роки тому +4

    This is meditative if it wasn't so interesting I could sleep to this stuff. Not like the other guys and that crazy music.

    • @BamThwok76
      @BamThwok76 4 роки тому +1

      This stuff is fantastic for falling asleep to. No offense meant, cause as soon as i wake, i try to figure out where i left off and continue!

  • @mrrapoclapo
    @mrrapoclapo 4 роки тому +2

    I never knew 1.75x could be this useful

  • @Malouco
    @Malouco 2 роки тому +1

    Pawns are singular but they move much more than than what bishop space is

  • @WereGururumon
    @WereGururumon 4 роки тому +1

    the chess bob ross! thanks unc!

  • @davidprice7273
    @davidprice7273 4 роки тому +2

    Hello Mr. Seirwan, I love your voice.

  • @The_red_stallion
    @The_red_stallion 4 роки тому

    more please

  • @zYureonz
    @zYureonz 4 роки тому

    What is the name of the pawn structure at 17:19?

  • @blubbfisch98
    @blubbfisch98 4 роки тому +5

    He just explained to me space, structures and plans in around 30min. This man is insane.

    • @magicaryeh
      @magicaryeh 4 роки тому

      blubbfisch98 that is the legend yasser at work

    • @rickrick5041
      @rickrick5041 4 роки тому

      blubbfisch98 He’s been doing this for years. He’s an astrophysicist

  • @PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez
    @PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez 4 роки тому +6

    He is Tsschessumare in English version :)

    • @Cholo8943
      @Cholo8943 4 роки тому

      XD You're cheating promoting yourself,( I watch your videos sometimes)

  • @PeterSodhi
    @PeterSodhi 3 роки тому

    This video is a masterclass...

  • @Jafar_maher
    @Jafar_maher 2 роки тому

    what a beautiful human being mr yasser is