This is pawn storms explained at a level of complete game analysis.. How you calculate is just engine like. But the way you explain I don't think the engine can explain pawn storms the way you did.. U r my number 1 you tube chess Coach.. Continue with this amazing work👏👏
As a newbie I was familiar with pawn storms when opposite side casting but didn't know how or why, thanks for the excellent breakdown, should be a 900 in no time!
Very good video. Ive never heard of the concept of pawn storms to rid you of your own pawns, hence making more open files towards the enemy king. Very instructive.
That intro gets me every time, I love it man! Your channel has become my favorite! Your content and your way of looking at chess concepts is so different from other chess instructors/ players - it’s simply amazing
I enjoyed the game and the analysis. Thank you for sharing your insights with us (and, for free!) I did feel, however good the example was, it fell quite a way short of 0:30 "everything you wanted to know about how to storm your opponent's King" and I humbly request more. For example, what when they push ...h5 or Nh5 which partially blocks my storm? When should I go for g4 pawn sac or Rxh5 exchange sac? How much time should I take out of my own storm to counter their storm e.g. with Kb1 a3 or b3? These are examples of things I often struggle with. Thanks again, would love to see more pawn storming!
What a game. Pawn storms are one of the most fun things to do in chess. Thanks for the great advice, especially the g6/h6 clarification was very instructive. I actually found Bf6 before you showed us your thought process, maybe because I watched your believer video. In any case it's a great idea to show your thinking before you show the move.
Great game. Should note that I see all the time from weaker players this counterproductive push of h3/h6 on the castled king as opposed to g3/g6 because it seems like (real quote) "the safer attack." It's strange, because this error usually comes from a reluctance to calculate. In this case, though, I can't really explain it.
I think it's the inability to calculate rather than a reluctance! Weaker players like me, who like complicated positions, just can't calculate all the possibilities correctly or quickly enough. I've lost 30 minute games on time, so a 10 minute game is absolute hell for me! Experience & game time will hopefully lead us to get better at assessing & selecting candidate moves.
@@interstellarbeatteller9306 That's the thing though, it isn't a calculation thing. No calculation required to say that if you don't have some sort of immediate follow up on the dark squares (or light squares, from Black's perspective), g6 generally leads to the opening of a file or at the very least trouble on f2/f7. It's similar -- although less extreme -- to like, why do you develop your knight to f3 instead of e2 or h3? Yes, there are circumstances that warrant developing the knight to e2 or h3, but we do this for a specific reason.
@@Paul-ew3yq Thanks for the reply, sorry mine was is so late! I think sub 1000 players have no problem calculating their attacks, it's the rest of the board we have trouble with lol. I try to calculate everything, every move and then I run out of time...Learning what to calculate is the hard part
Ref Notes: Do not play tempo moves that force your opponent to improve their position (especially if it worsens your position). The idea behind a pawn storm is to open lines for your pieces. Your pawns are your mere bargaining chip to "buy" open lines. If your threats force your opponent to defend by undeveloping their pieces, it is advisable not to rush the attack but bring in more reinforcements. With pawns on h5 and g5, do not automatically assume that pushing g6 will result in an automatic capture by black. Check if they have defensive resources based on ... h6, gxf7 rxf7 and if they do, add more pressure to the position before playing g6. When to push which pawn? The fundamental idea of a pawn storm is to create open files by removing the pawns. The secondary idea is to do this while also weakening your opponent's king. Pushing h6 usually leads to the opposite effect and so h6 is usually only good when we have a FORCED mating attack on the dark squares. Other than this, g6 is the push to aim for.
I used to struggle with pawn storms, and I still don't feel completely comfortable with them (attacking or defending). I tend to favor positions where pieces did the attacking, maybe sacking a pawn early for open lines (which serves a similar function). In fact, I was so bamboozled by certain lines of the Van der Weil (Shirov) Attack in the Caro Kann that I switch to playing the fantasy. But I plan on studying this concept more closely and possibly revisiting that line (not that its objectively better than the Fantasy).
Hi Andras, great video (and amazing game)! I have a question about the positioning of the queen in these type of structure (english attack-style pawn storms): had black played Ne8 instead of b5 wouldn't your queen be standing in front of your pawn storm (or be sidelined on the queenside)? Or would maneuvering it via f4 (and possibly e3 if kicked around again) be good as well? I was wondering how the plans change if your queen is looking at the dark squares from the center, instead of standing on the g-file eyeing the king. In these structures the queen usually stands well on d2, but there is always a bishop on e3, making invasions on h6 easier than here (for instance, think of the position after g6 h6, where the g-file is semi-open but the diagonal isn't that useful). Lastly, with a white queen on f4 doesn't the break d5 become a bit better for black than in the game, since in a french structure your queen would stand on the way of the f4-f5 break? Thanks and keep up the great work!
Do you happen to know Krystyna Dabrowska? She competed in the World JCC in Adelaide in 1988 and then travelled to Melbourne with her coach and Jacek Gdanski. She would be approaching 50 now.
10:45 Bf5 was first move I considered in the position, mainly for the reasons that elite chess player Coach Andras goes on to explain, so why am I a 700 rated clown!?! Chess is a beautiful hell I cannot escape! Have a good day chessin' people!
I mean its a common idea, not that hard to spot in my imo, if you saw it earlier when people leave the bishop on g5 to be taken even after h6 "kicking it" because you cant allow your knight to move and the queen to swoop in, if you know what sort of position im talking about
@@milosp.2712 No idea what sort of position you're talking about haha A problem for lower rated player is to see what the pieces are going to be doing later on in the game
Pawn storms are rarely explained. This was exceptional.
First time I see someone explains how to do a pawn storm in a clear way. Thank you coach !
This is pawn storms explained at a level of complete game analysis.. How you calculate is just engine like. But the way you explain I don't think the engine can explain pawn storms the way you did.. U r my number 1 you tube chess Coach.. Continue with this amazing work👏👏
It’s a pleasure to see your channel grow. I expect an explosion in the coming months value rarely goes undetected.
First the chain saw. Now this. Andras your thumbnails are winners. Great video as always
Amazing! Can’t believe you did all that in 3 minutes
I catch Bf5 pretty fast, it just tick all boxes. Amazing attack and teaching!!
As a new player, this is the perfect lesson to practice. I can fairly consistently at least attempt to apply this strategy in most of my games.
Thank you for adding that visualisation exercise at the end. Great video.
Another splendid lecture/instruction. Thank you, coach.
As a newbie I was familiar with pawn storms when opposite side casting but didn't know how or why, thanks for the excellent breakdown, should be a 900 in no time!
Nice game Andras! These type of videos have a wealth of golden nuggets of info!
The pleasure is mine!
Very good video. Ive never heard of the concept of pawn storms to rid you of your own pawns, hence making more open files towards the enemy king. Very instructive.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the thumbnail. Great video as always.
Awesome. Now do another one for attacking with same-side castling. Extra considerations around attacking while keeping own king safe etc?
I like your style, your channel, bruno from France.
Remarkable 3 minute game! I wish I could do that in a classical time control. And brilliant lesson. No one explains chess as well as you do.
Remarkable game, remarkable lesson!
Glad you like it!
How many great attacks i've ruined by playing h6 too early. Great stuff as always!
Bf5 - what a nice move!
7:32 Cheers coach! Great advice on when to push the pawns. The King playing hide n seek in the corner is one of the most annoying things in chess!
That intro gets me every time, I love it man! Your channel has become my favorite! Your content and your way of looking at chess concepts is so different from other chess instructors/ players - it’s simply amazing
So do i its like his trademark. As long as he does it most of the time I am happy. Its like his trademark. The dude has a natural charisma.
Thanks , I am very happy you like my content !
@@darrylkassle361 cheers mate, glad you like what I do!
Nice I saw the Ned4 idea. I just missed that the f5 Knight would be defended there and the king can't take it!
I enjoyed the game and the analysis. Thank you for sharing your insights with us (and, for free!)
I did feel, however good the example was, it fell quite a way short of 0:30 "everything you wanted to know about how to storm your opponent's King" and I humbly request more. For example, what when they push ...h5 or Nh5 which partially blocks my storm? When should I go for g4 pawn sac or Rxh5 exchange sac? How much time should I take out of my own storm to counter their storm e.g. with Kb1 a3 or b3? These are examples of things I often struggle with.
Thanks again, would love to see more pawn storming!
I found your g6/h6 discussion very instructive and can't wait to try it in the wild.
Great content!
And very useful calculation exercise at the end.
Thanks/Köszönöm.
Thanks , en is koszonom!😉
Brilliant lesson, Andras! I am so glad that, for once, I was able to find the idea of Bf5 followed by Rdg1 as well as the mating line that followed.
After my chess improvement after watching a couple of hours of your videos I can only think of one line right now. Subscribed! :D
Thanks , glad you like the channel!
Very very instructive. I hope to take these lessons into my next game!
BTW thumbs up on the thumbnail. Very creative.
Thanks, the idea was mine, the execution is Tooterp’s
Gorgeous game.
love your videos!
What a game. Pawn storms are one of the most fun things to do in chess. Thanks for the great advice, especially the g6/h6 clarification was very instructive. I actually found Bf6 before you showed us your thought process, maybe because I watched your believer video. In any case it's a great idea to show your thinking before you show the move.
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Great game. Should note that I see all the time from weaker players this counterproductive push of h3/h6 on the castled king as opposed to g3/g6 because it seems like (real quote) "the safer attack." It's strange, because this error usually comes from a reluctance to calculate. In this case, though, I can't really explain it.
I think it's the inability to calculate rather than a reluctance! Weaker players like me, who like complicated positions, just can't calculate all the possibilities correctly or quickly enough. I've lost 30 minute games on time, so a 10 minute game is absolute hell for me! Experience & game time will hopefully lead us to get better at assessing & selecting candidate moves.
@@interstellarbeatteller9306 That's the thing though, it isn't a calculation thing. No calculation required to say that if you don't have some sort of immediate follow up on the dark squares (or light squares, from Black's perspective), g6 generally leads to the opening of a file or at the very least trouble on f2/f7. It's similar -- although less extreme -- to like, why do you develop your knight to f3 instead of e2 or h3? Yes, there are circumstances that warrant developing the knight to e2 or h3, but we do this for a specific reason.
@@Paul-ew3yq Thanks for the reply, sorry mine was is so late!
I think sub 1000 players have no problem calculating their attacks, it's the rest of the board we have trouble with lol. I try to calculate everything, every move and then I run out of time...Learning what to calculate is the hard part
Helpful stuff!
My favorite thing to do if they ignore g6 is to push h6 in some positions and just open up everything, its hard to keep closed
Yes, that's a great motif indeed!
Thanks Coach
Amazing video and great game!
Top tier thumbnail
Thanks, will pass on to my thumb dude ! ( although the idea was mine😊)
Ref Notes:
Do not play tempo moves that force your opponent to improve their position (especially if it worsens your position).
The idea behind a pawn storm is to open lines for your pieces. Your pawns are your mere bargaining chip to "buy" open lines.
If your threats force your opponent to defend by undeveloping their pieces, it is advisable not to rush the attack but bring in more reinforcements.
With pawns on h5 and g5, do not automatically assume that pushing g6 will result in an automatic capture by black. Check if they have defensive resources based on ... h6, gxf7 rxf7 and if they do, add more pressure to the position before playing g6.
When to push which pawn?
The fundamental idea of a pawn storm is to create open files by removing the pawns.
The secondary idea is to do this while also weakening your opponent's king.
Pushing h6 usually leads to the opposite effect and so h6 is usually only good when we have a FORCED mating attack on the dark squares.
Other than this, g6 is the push to aim for.
I used to struggle with pawn storms, and I still don't feel completely comfortable with them (attacking or defending). I tend to favor positions where pieces did the attacking, maybe sacking a pawn early for open lines (which serves a similar function). In fact, I was so bamboozled by certain lines of the Van der Weil (Shirov) Attack in the Caro Kann that I switch to playing the fantasy. But I plan on studying this concept more closely and possibly revisiting that line (not that its objectively better than the Fantasy).
Hi Andras, great video (and amazing game)!
I have a question about the positioning of the queen in these type of structure (english attack-style pawn storms): had black played Ne8 instead of b5 wouldn't your queen be standing in front of your pawn storm (or be sidelined on the queenside)? Or would maneuvering it via f4 (and possibly e3 if kicked around again) be good as well?
I was wondering how the plans change if your queen is looking at the dark squares from the center, instead of standing on the g-file eyeing the king. In these structures the queen usually stands well on d2, but there is always a bishop on e3, making invasions on h6 easier than here (for instance, think of the position after g6 h6, where the g-file is semi-open but the diagonal isn't that useful). Lastly, with a white queen on f4 doesn't the break d5 become a bit better for black than in the game, since in a french structure your queen would stand on the way of the f4-f5 break?
Thanks and keep up the great work!
Yes! Was useful.
Coup de grâce! Do not pronounce the "p" of "coup" 🙂. Love your channel!
Do you happen to know Krystyna Dabrowska? She competed in the World JCC in Adelaide in 1988 and then travelled to Melbourne with her coach and Jacek Gdanski. She would be approaching 50 now.
No. I moved to Australia way later and the name does not ring a bell at all so I am assuming that she has been inactive for a fair while.
10:45 Bf5 was first move I considered in the position, mainly for the reasons that elite chess player Coach Andras goes on to explain, so why am I a 700 rated clown!?!
Chess is a beautiful hell I cannot escape! Have a good day chessin' people!
I mean its a common idea, not that hard to spot in my imo, if you saw it earlier when people leave the bishop on g5 to be taken even after h6 "kicking it" because you cant allow your knight to move and the queen to swoop in, if you know what sort of position im talking about
@@milosp.2712 No idea what sort of position you're talking about haha
A problem for lower rated player is to see what the pieces are going to be doing later on in the game
why did you stop "refuting unsound gambits" series
Just prioritizing other stuff. I shall come back to it one point.
@@ChessCoachAndras glad to hear it, i enjoyed the three episodes you made
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