Hey buddy... I remember seeing your channel the very early days amazed at the low numbers.... Congrats on your explosion of popularity. Your content has always been amazing and you've worked hard at it.... Hey what happened to the original intro i use to love that 1... But i guess quicker is better these days :)
I am saying this for a huge subset of chess lovers - we love playing chess but don't have a lot of scope for learning the theory. How you've communicate all the essentials in condensed 'principle' capsule is really amazing. Thanks a ton from all of us!
I agree so many chess videos are so far above my head they are useless to me. This was amazing. Ps my 2 year old loves it also! He is obsessed with chess videos!
@@faladodososomeme6739 After Kb4 white plays Kc6, black plays Ka5 and white's king will go to b7 where it will protect its pawn and eat the black pawn. Then the white king can go to b7 again and the pawn will safely promote to a queen. Use a board if it is difficult for you to keep track of the moves. :)
I appreciate that not only are a Master at chess but you also have the language skills to articulate and teach the concepts. That is a rare ability among youtube chess masters.
Timestamps: 1. King's Pawn Games with c3: 0:20 2. Considering d5 against Gambits: 2:04 3. Queen's Pawn Openings without blocking the C pawn: 2:46 4. Going straight will take the same amount of moves as going diagonally: 4:06 5. Be the first to control a diagonal or file: 6:49 6. Free B or G pawns might be poisoned: 8:55 7. Be flexible whilst playing chess (not literally): 11:43 8. Castling Kingside with Knight on F8: 13:12
@@ChessVibesOfficial You're doing really great with your channel so far. Thank you for all of these lessons, they are easy to digest yet extremely useful.
At 74 I start playing chess again after 50 years… :-) Like many watched a lot of UA-cam videos and how to’s…Do you have a great style that immediately resonated with me… Keep up the great work! Now is Sub!
this channel is the simplest and by far the most effective channel for chess players, especially beginner to intermediate level from what I have seen so far, I hope it blows up as you deserve it
This is really something good. Especially because it focuses so much on the early game, where many people have absolutely no Idea what to do, or just know one or two openings at best.
@@miyu1424 ua-cam.com/users/STLChessClub If the SaintLouisChessClub youtube has yet to reach 1 mil subs with all the high-quality content and famous player that are frequently hosting videos then this channel sure as shit isn't going to "definitely [hit] 1Million soon"
@@Njrocks00 I’m here for two reasons: to co-sign @gudyman’s prediction that this channel will blow up, and to tell you about @agadmator - who has a chess channel with 1.14M subscribers.
Chess works on something called non-euclidean geometry, which is also often used for figuring out problems with traffic on city blocks. It's a super cool concept
He meant "for a king". It's different for different pieces. For a knight, the distance from a1 to b2 is equal to the distance from a1 to g7. For a bishop, the distance from a1 to b1 is infinite.
Also keep in mind, the fundamental difference between the f pawn and the c pawn is that pushing your f pawn opens a diagonal that your king can be attacked in, but pushing the c pawn opens a diagonal for your queen to take advange of. I find it useful to appreaciate the symmetry breaks of the board.
Your lessons are truly excellent. I have something of a quibble with "first to control" a diagonal but more often, a file. Because you can be chased off a file you control if your control is weak and your controlling piece (usually a rook) is badly defended. The overall lesson is certainly correct but I would modify first to DURABLY control a file. And...you show this!
You know you work more hard than other channels , you are the one who gives use all information we actually need instead of others who just make a video and become rich .You need very much respect 🙏 and supporters ❤️ thanks please . We really need your channel at least me . I know you will soon have the respect you deserve.
I’m so glad I found your channel. Been enjoying your videos very much. Best of luck and you deserve to have a huge huge channel. Thank you for teaching me so much thus far.
I watched this last night, then your video on getting past level 600... i went from 595 to 670 and am constantly making better choices. It feels like I am able to have a larger view of the board and I am giving up less pieces to stupid moves. Thank you!
Really amazing content, I am playing chess seriously since 2 years and I got most of the concepts intuitivly by playing a lot, but noone ever broke them down in such great manner and with so much clarity! Thanks a lot! Cant wait for the next videos!
One of the best channels I have found since I have been searching for one. Thanks for simplifying without being too technical. Everything is so perfect!
I had to stop the video and bookmark it first .I`ve played for many years but these lessons will ,at last ,straighten me out . I always knew there were glaring faults in my openings. Great video .
I find your way of teaching very instructive. Learning what moves to make is well and good; but you build awareness of which squares are strong strong or weak (whether they are occupied or not). It helps one to focus & prioritise.
Nelson, you are awesome. I love that you teach concepts that are easy to understand, I love playing French defense and the poisoned pawn in French I will have to study some more. The knight on F8 there is no mate is so cool. Thanks
Just discovered this channel. I watched your 35 principles, as a club level player I knew all of those but it was nice to have reminders. Especially about finding a better move after a good move, which I always forget. This video had a few that were new to me and totally helpful 👍 Subscribed
Just started looking through a couple of vids today. Really great content - I am much better about learning about concept, than studying openings hence I think and hope this might be really helpful. Keep it up.
I'm a 265. I've been playing like a month but I'm really getting into. You content is easy to understand. I never have a clue what other videos are talking about they talk so fast and switch up names and concepts
The crooked path is a great one. Psychologically, it seems like a longer route diagonally because the hypotenuse is physically longer than the sides, but it's the same number of moves. Nice.
Exactly the type of video I was looking for, excellent simple explanations for efficient techniques withouy trying to impress by speaking super fast like on some other channels
I have been playing chess since I was about 12 or 13 years old. I am 63 now. I wish that I had had this training many years ago. I would be master's level now. Unfortunately, the Internet was not available when I was growing up. Kudos!
Nelson Bravo! I watch so many excellent instructional chess videos but yours are epic. I loved your video on Top 35 Chess Principles but this one is stunning. I learned a lot! Thanks!!!
I’m finally moving through the 1000s 😩 I’m using tactics and shit! I’m so proud of myself because I still don’t study openings I just wing it. I been sacrificing pieces to gain positional advantage like a G! Thank you for these videos man, they really do help 😭
Amazing videos. Just saw few of them. All the best buddy! great clarity of thought. I m going to follow your channel and suggest to all my chess playing friends.
Used to play the Falkbeer's countergambit, which gives black more sharp attacking opportunities, but I think its kinda dubious. A more solid approach as black would be the Fisher variation of the Kings gambit for black, meaning that knowing the theory will almost certainly lead to more advantageous positions for black (if white plays 3.Nf3). If white plays 3.Bc4 is a totally different discussion though.
Killer video, better than your last and there is so much headroom to your approach. I'm officially a subscriber! This is knocking on the door of my level, I had heard of pretty much everything you'd mentioned in the 35 tips video but this is my first time really looking at Nf8. Thanks!
Great Video, so informative! I am a teacher and i can guarantee that you are the best chess teacher I've seen on youtube. you deserve 100k subscribers soon!
this video led me to your channel, also I watched more of your videos and I can say this is one of the most useful channels for chess players. Keep making more videos.
I am still watching and HOLY MOOOWLY(clearly not spelled right) but you get it.....the break down to the concept of gambit is so clear, I am now learning about Gambits and stuff but I did not know why or what to do....thk you for explaining.....please simplify more, this is a definite sub and like......
This is sooooo good! Thanks you a lot! Learning principles is so much more rewarding than memorizing lines! This gave me a mental structure of chess! thanks
Travelling in a line despite it being the same number of moves as going diagonally wasn't even something I considered! That's gonna save me a lot of tough stalemates.
I smashed that like button I now a GM! Your channel is great for beginner, you actually make sense of the strategy. Love the coverage of the distance. Ty!! Subbed!
9:35 I always play with black and that trap I also learned it by myself lol I love when that happens, sometimes depending on the game you can even take several pieces away from white just using that knight before finally losing it lol all you do is check the king and capture pieces around
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Stuck at 1000 elo? Not anymore: chessvibescourses.thinkific.com/
more like stuck at 400 elo? well think again XD
Are you related to Ruy Lopez mister Nelson?
Hey buddy... I remember seeing your channel the very early days amazed at the low numbers.... Congrats on your explosion of popularity. Your content has always been amazing and you've worked hard at it.... Hey what happened to the original intro i use to love that 1... But i guess quicker is better these days :)
I like the concept number 5👍🏻
yay finally I can reduce my rating to below 1000! 🎉🎉
I'm a homeschooling chess mom who finds your content great for myself and my child. You're so clear and to the point. We learn so much from you!
Really glad to hear this! Thank you so much! I was homeschooled as well!
I am saying this for a huge subset of chess lovers - we love playing chess but don't have a lot of scope for learning the theory. How you've communicate all the essentials in condensed 'principle' capsule is really amazing. Thanks a ton from all of us!
Thanks, Robin!
@@ChessVibesOfficial question on 6:47 can’t the king go to b4 and get to pawn before white
I agree so many chess videos are so far above my head they are useless to me. This was amazing. Ps my 2 year old loves it also! He is obsessed with chess videos!
@@faladodososomeme6739 After Kb4 white plays Kc6, black plays Ka5 and white's king will go to b7 where it will protect its pawn and eat the black pawn. Then the white king can go to b7 again and the pawn will safely promote to a queen. Use a board if it is difficult for you to keep track of the moves. :)
true
Finally a channel that actually teaches basic knowledge to rookies like me. Hope you hit 1M in no time
This loser guy almost always puts white pieces on the winning side.
Try @chesscoach andras channel. Start with this Amateur's Mind series. ua-cam.com/users/ChessCoachAndras
@@farhanfuad2898 Whites pieces being on the winning side is what makes it applicable to majority of the games I play. This is a fantastic video.
@@TK5280. do you feel proud to win with white pieces?
Pieces, no… but I do enjoy winning when I’m playing black because I properly defend myself 🙂
I appreciate that not only are a Master at chess but you also have the language skills to articulate and teach the concepts. That is a rare ability among youtube chess masters.
Timestamps:
1. King's Pawn Games with c3: 0:20
2. Considering d5 against Gambits: 2:04
3. Queen's Pawn Openings without blocking the C pawn: 2:46
4. Going straight will take the same amount of moves as going diagonally: 4:06
5. Be the first to control a diagonal or file: 6:49
6. Free B or G pawns might be poisoned: 8:55
7. Be flexible whilst playing chess (not literally): 11:43
8. Castling Kingside with Knight on F8: 13:12
Thanks.
Thank you this is awesome
Thanks
Man you're amazing. What a fantastic new channel. You're gonna blow up soon, this is incredible quality!
Thanks a lot, Arjun!
@@ChessVibesOfficial Do you stream?
David, yes, every Wednesday at 8:30pm CST
@@ChessVibesOfficial You're doing really great with your channel so far. Thank you for all of these lessons, they are easy to digest yet extremely useful.
Yeah, immediately add membership after watching his 1st vid.
At 74 I start playing chess again after 50 years… :-) Like many watched a lot of UA-cam videos and how to’s…Do you have a great style that immediately resonated with me… Keep up the great work! Now is Sub!
Very impressive, Les. Best of luck coming back to the game!
Unreal, same here Les only I'm 70. Started playing again 3 years ago. I wondered if I was too old. Not so.
Wow, I learned about the Crooked Path concept just now.
There was a crooked king and he walked a crooked mile....
It's just common sense.
That's how kigs behave
this channel is the simplest and by far the most effective channel for chess players, especially beginner to intermediate level from what I have seen so far, I hope it blows up as you deserve it
This is really something good. Especially because it focuses so much on the early game, where many people have absolutely no Idea what to do, or just know one or two openings at best.
One of my favourite channels.. When you hit 1 million, remember that we are with you right from 2k .. because you will definitely 1Million soon
Appreciate that, gudyman!
Not way he is getting close to 1mil this content is too niche and doesn't attract a broad normie audience.
@@miyu1424 ua-cam.com/users/STLChessClub If the SaintLouisChessClub youtube has yet to reach 1 mil subs with all the high-quality content and famous player that are frequently hosting videos then this channel sure as shit isn't going to "definitely [hit] 1Million soon"
@@Njrocks00 I’m here for two reasons: to co-sign @gudyman’s prediction that this channel will blow up, and to tell you about @agadmator - who has a chess channel with 1.14M subscribers.
@@jameshunt67 Ok so this channel is gonna hit 1 mill soon let us meet back in lets say a year and see who is correct?
1200 player here. This stuff is golden. Can't believe I've never heard anybody say this stuff before, at least not in these terms.
Thank you very much for this video. Your pronunciation is very clear so it is very easy for a Brazilian guy understand 99% of all you said.
Glad to hear that!
"Another important concept is that the distance from a1 to a8 is equal to the distance from a1 to h8."
*Pythagoras: am I a joke to you?*
Well pieces are faster when moving diagonally
That's part of the reason many strategy games are designed with hexagons instead of squares.
Chess relativity.
Chess works on something called non-euclidean geometry, which is also often used for figuring out problems with traffic on city blocks. It's a super cool concept
He meant "for a king". It's different for different pieces. For a knight, the distance from a1 to b2 is equal to the distance from a1 to g7. For a bishop, the distance from a1 to b1 is infinite.
Also keep in mind, the fundamental difference between the f pawn and the c pawn is that pushing your f pawn opens a diagonal that your king can be attacked in, but pushing the c pawn opens a diagonal for your queen to take advange of. I find it useful to appreaciate the symmetry breaks of the board.
This guy is on another level explaining chess concepts! Sensational work, sir!
Your lessons are truly excellent. I have something of a quibble with "first to control" a diagonal but more often, a file. Because you can be chased off a file you control if your control is weak and your controlling piece (usually a rook) is badly defended. The overall lesson is certainly correct but I would modify first to DURABLY control a file. And...you show this!
You know you work more hard than other channels , you are the one who gives use all information we actually need instead of others who just make a video and become rich .You need very much respect 🙏 and supporters ❤️ thanks please . We really need your channel at least me . I know you will soon have the respect you deserve.
I appreciate that!
I’m so glad I found your channel. Been enjoying your videos very much. Best of luck and you deserve to have a huge huge channel. Thank you for teaching me so much thus far.
Thanks for the kind words, Andy! Glad you're learning!
I watched this last night, then your video on getting past level 600... i went from 595 to 670 and am constantly making better choices. It feels like I am able to have a larger view of the board and I am giving up less pieces to stupid moves. Thank you!
You got it!
Not such a small channel anymore. Not surprised this is excellent content
I'm VERY picky with my teachers. I appreciate your ability to be concise and direct. Thank you!
Enlightening, anyone who can simplify chess is a national treasure.
Really amazing content, I am playing chess seriously since 2 years and I got most of the concepts intuitivly by playing a lot, but noone ever broke them down in such great manner and with so much clarity! Thanks a lot! Cant wait for the next videos!
That “knight on f8” maneuver has just become an essential part of my openings. It’s simply brilliant!
I definitely learn more on this channel than anywhere else. Keep them coming!
One of the best channels I have found since I have been searching for one. Thanks for simplifying without being too technical. Everything is so perfect!
0:05 >32,000 views? no, no, no Sir, it is now >1,500,000 views as of August 2022. Well done!!!
This is good quality and I have been teaching chess for over 20 years! Relevance and clarity!
I had to stop the video and bookmark it first .I`ve played for many years but these lessons will ,at last ,straighten me out . I always knew there were glaring faults in my openings. Great video .
Love how youre not just rattling of notations. Simple and easy to understand for us lower rated guys. You've earned a sub
bro, this is some quality video and teaching, his channel's so under rated I truly did learn from those videos, thank you.
Yes, stuck at 1000. This videos covers 50% of my loses. Going to patreon Nelson. Great channel.
You are a very good teacher.
I find your way of teaching very instructive. Learning what moves to make is well and good; but you build awareness of which squares are strong strong or weak (whether they are occupied or not). It helps one to focus & prioritise.
Another excellent presentation. You may be a direct descendant of Ruy López. Thanks for sharing.
Haha Jacob maybe 🤷♂️
I just saw your channel yesterday and instantly I love your videos. You break down your concepts in your videos really well. Keep up the great work.
Nelson, you are awesome. I love that you teach concepts that are easy to understand, I love playing French defense and the poisoned pawn in French I will have to study some more. The knight on F8 there is no mate is so cool. Thanks
Awesome and I've been playing a long time and didn't know these.
The Knight doesn't need to go on f8 because if oponnent plays Bxf6 we can recapture with our knight and there is no checkmate
Just discovered this channel. I watched your 35 principles, as a club level player I knew all of those but it was nice to have reminders. Especially about finding a better move after a good move, which I always forget.
This video had a few that were new to me and totally helpful 👍 Subscribed
Welcome aboard!
Yep, this channel definitely is going to be big and essential. Subscribed.
This is the best chess channel on youtube. It's so clear and simple, I've gone from 250 to 750
Nice work! Keep it up!
Helpful at any level. The best I have seen. The best teachers make a complcated game look simple.
Thanks!
Thanks, Frank!!
I found a hidden gem!! Not even halfway through and I’m subscribed and grateful, thank you!
Wow. 1400 rapid on chess.com and I've never heard many of these before. Very straightforward, simple, and useful. Thanks!
After John Bartholomew's channel this another Chess teaching gem. A channel that actually teaches chess. You got some very well earned subscribers.
Really cool concepts and examples. Also not the usual run of the mill tactics like "look for forks, pins, checks,.."
Really like how you explain things, you make it easy to understand!
Nelson Lopez speaks really well and explains the positions beautifully. Bravo!
Just started looking through a couple of vids today. Really great content - I am much better about learning about concept, than studying openings hence I think and hope this might be really helpful. Keep it up.
I'm a 265. I've been playing like a month but I'm really getting into. You content is easy to understand. I never have a clue what other videos are talking about they talk so fast and switch up names and concepts
The crooked path is a great one. Psychologically, it seems like a longer route diagonally because the hypotenuse is physically longer than the sides, but it's the same number of moves. Nice.
Holy shit!! I'm almost a Master now, and how the hell I never heard about the Knight @f8 and the Crooked Path ideas?? Thank you very much!!
Which Master? IM , CM , NM , FM??
@@aayushtripathi3799 nm
Actually, you knew the crooked path idea. You just call it "shouldering" instead of "crooked path". 😀
Watched about 10 channels but you really hit my understanding nerve. Subbed! Keep it coming
2:00 you can also play it in the alapin variation of the sicilian
This is the first video i came across that is actually beginner friendly. Good job +1 sub
Welcome aboard!
Exactly the type of video I was looking for, excellent simple explanations for efficient techniques withouy trying to impress by speaking super fast like on some other channels
I often slow the voice down to 75% speed. Too slow and the speaker has just rolled home drunk .
I have been playing chess since I was about 12 or 13 years old. I am 63 now. I wish that I had had this training many years ago. I would be master's level now. Unfortunately, the Internet was not available when I was growing up. Kudos!
Nelson Bravo! I watch so many excellent instructional chess videos but yours are epic. I loved your video on Top 35 Chess Principles but this one is stunning. I learned a lot! Thanks!!!
Glad you're learning!
I’m finally moving through the 1000s 😩 I’m using tactics and shit! I’m so proud of myself because I still don’t study openings I just wing it. I been sacrificing pieces to gain positional advantage like a G! Thank you for these videos man, they really do help 😭
This is the most helpful video I've seen so far as someone who is just starting. Good stuff
Very clear explanations. Thank you for sharing
Thank you so much for this channel! Love learning general concepts to help build strategy
Amazing videos. Just saw few of them. All the best buddy! great clarity of thought. I m going to follow your channel and suggest to all my chess playing friends.
Welcome aboard!
Every single tip I felt like I was learning something super valuable, thanks so much!
Used to play the Falkbeer's countergambit, which gives black more sharp attacking opportunities, but I think its kinda dubious. A more solid approach as black would be the Fisher variation of the Kings gambit for black, meaning that knowing the theory will almost certainly lead to more advantageous positions for black (if white plays 3.Nf3). If white plays 3.Bc4 is a totally different discussion though.
Killer video, better than your last and there is so much headroom to your approach. I'm officially a subscriber! This is knocking on the door of my level, I had heard of pretty much everything you'd mentioned in the 35 tips video but this is my first time really looking at Nf8. Thanks!
This is brilliant! The Knight on F8 idea will save me a lot of headaches!!
Great Video, so informative! I am a teacher and i can guarantee that you are the best chess teacher I've seen on youtube. you deserve 100k subscribers soon!
Thanks a lot for that compliment!
The crooked path thing is actually something I havent given much thought, thanks!
You're amazing bro. Glad I found your channel
This channel is already a
CLASSIC
this video led me to your channel, also I watched more of your videos and I can say this is one of the most useful channels for chess players. Keep making more videos.
Welcome aboard!
f8 no mate will be my newest fav move. I always castle then get run over.
Thank you, I really enjoy the game and their few teachers explaining the pieces and interactions. Awesome stuff 👏!
This channel will blow up mark my words.
The other video now has way more than 32k. Loving your constant as a beginner.
Yeah I think it went semi-viral... it's crazy
@@ChessVibesOfficial ye good for you man, I'm 3 mounths into chess and I'm loving it, your contact is as close to perfect as it can get
Love chess videos and wish I had discovered Nelson's sooner! Have learned a lot from Chess Vibes principles, strategies, and tips videos.
You'll definitely grow mate. Good quality content. Respect from sunny England 👍
Much appreciated, Joseph!
@@ChessVibesOfficial You're welcome mate.
Best chess content I’ve seen/heard, you deserve millions of views
I am still watching and HOLY MOOOWLY(clearly not spelled right) but you get it.....the break down to the concept of gambit is so clear, I am now learning about Gambits and stuff but I did not know why or what to do....thk you for explaining.....please simplify more, this is a definite sub and like......
This is sooooo good! Thanks you a lot! Learning principles is so much more rewarding than memorizing lines! This gave me a mental structure of chess! thanks
Wow, this is what i like! Explaining well the reasons behind the moves!!!
free coaching, love this channel - I should be learning "work related stuff" but chess is fun man
Travelling in a line despite it being the same number of moves as going diagonally wasn't even something I considered! That's gonna save me a lot of tough stalemates.
If you go a tiny slower, like the 35 moves, it is really the most enjoyable chess explanation around.
Thank You - congrats on the views!
Instant sub. Really sound, practical advice, very informative content, and lucidly presented. Excellent channel.
Great lesson again. Thanks...
Im surprised you are a small channel. You deserve to go big. I like the way you teach--all the best to you ;D
Thanks Nelson, very helpful.
Thx Mr Nelson. Very helpful😊
Perfect content and delivery. Been looking for this.
Great stuff! Thanks - much appreciated - I have subscribed…
Welcome!
Thank you so much for explaining in ways begginers can understand. Knight on F8. I love it. :)
I smashed that like button I now a GM!
Your channel is great for beginner, you actually make sense of the strategy. Love the coverage of the distance. Ty!! Subbed!
Brilliant brilliant brilliant channel bro love it from novice to amateurs and above you cover some awesome tactics thank you.
9:35 I always play with black and that trap I also learned it by myself lol
I love when that happens, sometimes depending on the game you can even take several pieces away from white just using that knight before finally losing it lol
all you do is check the king and capture pieces around
You realize you can move your king to d1 or d2 and totally avoid losing any material. All it does is prevent castling for white. No big deal.