These videos are a lot of fun to watch. It seems that you had fun too, playing through these games by strong old-time players, thinking about them, and publishing your thoughts here.
Awesome! Reminds me a Karpov “1 Material relationship between the forces. 2 Presence of direct threats. 3 Position of the kings, their safety. 4 Possession of open lines. 5 Pawn structure, weak and strong squares. 6 The centre and space. 7 Development and the position of pieces.” - Karpov (2008)
There are multimillion dollar chess companies for playing all the day , sites showing all the complex matches with complex analysis and then this simple channel which helps everyone to learn. And understand chess ..Thnx for the effort
so missing new teaching and content you tube clips on your channel! have watched and studied all of these many time! hope the rest of 2024 is super for you!
Love how your videos take such different approaches to improving one's chess! Thanks for walking us through this position. And we will hold you to it that you will do more positional analysis in the future.
This is a very insightful lesson on chess strategy which is a hard topic for club players. Thank you for these videos and lessons. Indeed they are very instructive.
Very interesting position to analyze! And of course very impressive and helpful explanation Trying to watch content from time to time, but more often recommend it to my students
Great stuff as always.I am 1300ish and at the stage where you think about bad pieces, backward pawns,pawn structure etc.And I'm playing better.The more you learn the more you realise how much you don't know.Thats the beauty of the game.Even players of your strength are constantly learning? Thanks yet again.
Take Note: What to look for when evaluating a position 1. Kings safety 2. Material 3. Piece quality 4. Pawn structure 5. Open files 6. Weak squares 7. Strong squares (outposts) 8. Imbalances (bishop vs. knight, queen vs two rooks, etc.)
Outside of the tactical consideration b4 Bxb4 c5 I'm not sure that I understand the other aspects of this position like king safety. I'm a tactical player so I'm bound to find b4 but without that tactical shot I would have a very difficult time evaluating the original position. I was originally looking at Bd6 after the queen trade (never discussed). The pawn move f5 seemed very doubled edge so I'm not clear whether its better or worse for either side. I thought the black knight might be able to go to g6 but not much was said about the knight. e5 doesn't seem like a good outpost for the knight since it can be easily removed. If black finds 1...a5 then I'm not sure how white develops a strategic plan.
The computer and Nimzowitsch agree here...a5 is more important than f5 because it helps to restrain the opponent's pawn majority. It would have been a no brainer for Nimzowitsch.
I thought that was a very instructional video. I wouldn't have seen the black King as being less safe than White's, because His pawn was there to block, but I was wrong. Amazing how a few pawn moves can transform a chessboard! I'll watch out for these opportunities in my games. Thanks.
And this way classical chess is wonderful because u take ur time not only make the move, u need to understand why that move is better. Sometimes u understand the position but not which move so u will play like the game thinking in is better no chang Queens maybe no is the best of the best moves then put Kh1 the king is hiper say and then is when u feel confortable to play b4- Black have the same position but put more weight in trying to get more activity but we see was better only be passive and try to prevents the plans of white. The plan of a5 is not hard because u see a lot thata when put yout N in b6 in similar pawn structure 3 vs 2 on the queen side.
These videos are a lot of fun to watch. It seems that you had fun too, playing through these games by strong old-time players, thinking about them, and publishing your thoughts here.
Absolutely! That was a really interesting position that I spent some time thinking about before checking what the engine had to say.
Awesome! Reminds me a Karpov “1 Material relationship between the forces. 2 Presence of direct threats. 3 Position of the kings, their safety. 4 Possession of open lines. 5 Pawn structure, weak and strong squares. 6 The centre and space. 7 Development and the position of pieces.” - Karpov (2008)
There are multimillion dollar chess companies for playing all the day , sites showing all the complex matches with complex analysis and then this simple channel which helps everyone to learn. And understand chess ..Thnx for the effort
so missing new teaching and content you tube clips on your channel! have watched and studied all of these many time! hope the rest of 2024 is super for you!
I'm a lifetime chess enthusiast. You are by far one of the best chess teachers out there! Thank you!
Great comprehensive lesson, lots of positions to evaluate, but important because many games have similar challenges.
Love how your videos take such different approaches to improving one's chess! Thanks for walking us through this position. And we will hold you to it that you will do more positional analysis in the future.
I would love some videos based on endgame principles
Seconded. Endgames are the most interesting
This channel is an absolute goldmine
Thanks for the great video, Irina!
This is a very insightful lesson on chess strategy which is a hard topic for club players. Thank you for these videos and lessons. Indeed they are very instructive.
Excellent lesson. Like to see more evaluations of complex positions.
Yes please there’s allot of content for below1500 but very little for 1700-2000
Very interesting position to analyze!
And of course very impressive and helpful explanation
Trying to watch content from time to time, but more often recommend it to my students
Happy to be here again. Just starting to watch. Very impressed with the two other videos from Irina I've watched.
One strategy is to break a hole in the wall of your hotel room haha
How many blunders before one makes that move? 😂
Great stuff as always.I am 1300ish and at the stage where you think about bad pieces, backward pawns,pawn structure etc.And I'm playing better.The more you learn the more you realise how much you don't know.Thats the beauty of the game.Even players of your strength are constantly learning?
Thanks yet again.
Awesome, thanks Irina. I love your personality, you have good energy.
We're all a bit smarter now. Good job, everyone
Such a good video thanks, Irina
Yeah very useful instructive video thanks irina
Loving this channel!
Thanks for your instructive videos
"I would say maybe I got it more wrong than right..." I just love to hear a teacher say this! Fills me with confidence. 🤣
Take Note: What to look for when evaluating a position
1. Kings safety
2. Material
3. Piece quality
4. Pawn structure
5. Open files
6. Weak squares
7. Strong squares (outposts)
8. Imbalances (bishop vs. knight, queen vs two rooks, etc.)
Nice and useful topic. Good job. Maybe in the future you could make more videos in many structures
My biggest takeaway as an adult improver: put your pawn on squares opposite of your bishop. Thank you
Thanks for the informative video
Very instructive.
Chess education. Brilliant!
Wonderful!!!
Outside of the tactical consideration b4 Bxb4 c5 I'm not sure that I understand the other aspects of this position like king safety. I'm a tactical player so I'm bound to find b4 but without that tactical shot I would have a very difficult time evaluating the original position. I was originally looking at Bd6 after the queen trade (never discussed). The pawn move f5 seemed very doubled edge so I'm not clear whether its better or worse for either side. I thought the black knight might be able to go to g6 but not much was said about the knight. e5 doesn't seem like a good outpost for the knight since it can be easily removed. If black finds 1...a5 then I'm not sure how white develops a strategic plan.
Obviously thank you for the quality content ❤
I really enjoyed this lesson. I’m currently reading „Position evaluation and planning”
By max Euwe and this fits the theme.
Hello my Friend!!! thanks for this Irina!
The computer and Nimzowitsch agree here...a5 is more important than f5 because it helps to restrain the opponent's pawn majority. It would have been a no brainer for Nimzowitsch.
Awesome irina thanks
I miss the purple board and unique pieces. Love the info
I thought that was a very instructional video. I wouldn't have seen the black King as being less safe than White's, because His pawn was there to block, but I was wrong. Amazing how a few pawn moves can transform a chessboard! I'll watch out for these opportunities in my games. Thanks.
This was very cool to learn as a total noob🎉
I enjoy your teachings
Black did not have connected rooks to start with. Tricky.
Why 11. gxf3 and not 11. Bxf3? I am curious about that position.
OK, that has to be the sexiest background I've seen in a chess lecture😊
Nice background
I’m only 1200 but Caro Kahn always falls apart on me.
Bishop E3 before b3
Irina ❤
hmm I'm starting to doubt that your castle is real
Imbalences:pawn majority😉
And this way classical chess is wonderful because u take ur time not only make the move, u need to understand why that move is better. Sometimes u understand the position but not which move so u will play like the game thinking in is better no chang Queens maybe no is the best of the best moves then put Kh1 the king is hiper say and then is when u feel confortable to play b4-
Black have the same position but put more weight in trying to get more activity but we see was better only be passive and try to prevents the plans of white. The plan of a5 is not hard because u see a lot thata when put yout N in b6 in similar pawn structure 3 vs 2 on the queen side.
Your blouse is so you.👍 And you look really better when your hair is up.❤
Your name could have been Irina My Crush ❤
How beautiful you are!
she cute