How to Identify and Exploit WEAKNESSES - Chess Strategy Deep Dive #1
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
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I am excited to start this new series on Chess Strategy. My goal is to enhance your positional skills through well-crafted training materials and a methodical, bottom-up approach to presenting the content.
Strategy resonates deeply with me as I have published 5 Chessable courses on this subject. I will also give small teasers from my own courses as this series progresses. I aim to give you a strategic compass that makes your positional decisions more effective. Please get engaged in this series, by sending comments. I will do my best to clarify unclear points. The overarching goal of this channel is to improve your chess by giving you educational psychology/cognitive science-backed curriculum.
The first episode is starting with the pillars of positional chess: weaknesses. We define what a weakness is, why it is important, and how we can exploit it. Weaknesses connect with plan-making in chess: once you identify those targets, your pieces have a better direction. This video also explains how to create a weakness, which is one of the most typical plans in chess.
Subsequent videos will revisit these core concepts, gradually escalating complexity and introducing fresh ideas. This is the structure I envision for this series.
Dr Can deserves more subscribers, fantastic content. He does not make click bait "trap" videos that do not teach you how to improve, which is why he will sadly never have a million subscribers. Please Dr Can continue with these fabulous lessons: very clear and highly instructive.
This comment made me proud. I will surely continue the lessons. I am definitely on the educational side of things rather than entertainment. I want to help improve your game and bring value to my viewers this way.
I agree. However, Dr. Can doesn't need millions subscribers to have success 😀Big publicity comes with it's own cost anyway. Still I hope he will be more seen of course. For example, episode 350 of The Perpetual Chess Podcast. Interesting, insightful, attracts the right audience (looking for quality material for deep learning, willing to pay for courses and coaching.) More podcasts appearances would be great!
This channel is a real gem. You talk about chess in such an insightful way. Can't wait to see your channel grow like it deserves!
Thank you so much for this inspiring comment! I am energised to keep on producing good content!
I am now going through your play lists as your lessons are brilliant!
Thank you! Those are evergreen content, so you can revisit them in the future ☺️
This is why I love his chessable course so much!! Such a wonderful communicator and great personality!
This made me happy, thank you so much for your kind comment.
i highly recommend the books by Johan Hellsten,i have them all and they are brilliant...I know Dr Can is a friend of his or knows him,but still...His other works on chessable are not physical books yet,I asked him if hey would be but nothing planned right now.The strategy book by him is very good indeed with concepts of rules to follow.Fantastic...
Hellsten is fantastic indeed!
I can't believe what im learning wowowo thanks million times......Ali saleh from Bahrain
Thank you million times for your kind feedback 😊 Really happy to see my students learn!
Great video Dr Can you deserve more.
Much appreciated!
I add my humble voice to the groundswell of congrats and appreciations for this inspiring channel. Thank you so much for your insights and enthusiasm, DrCan! I can’t wait for more videos in this new series.
Thank you soo much for your encouraging comment! That really made me happy and gave me energy to keep on producing more videos! Hopefully I will find the time tomorrow!
12 minutes packed with simple yet beautiful chess wisdom. You have found the sweet spot for club players: the positions are not too easy and not too hard. This is fast becoming my favorite chess channel. Thank you Dr Can!
Such an amazing comment to read, thank you so much for this extremely motivating feedback!
Great one Doc. Keep it up.
Thank you so much 🙏
very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
I suggest Rb3 putting pressure on open file with threats.
Great! You can follow the next video on this series to see the full answer!
very good content ! Thanks for the teaching
Thank you so much! I am very happy that you found it useful.
Great video!
And yes, I do see the backward pawn weaknesses easily, IF I look for it. Which I don't do regularly in my daily chess games, and never in my rapid games. It's not in my system just yet. And the weak square in front of that pawn is something I almost never see. I guess my brain is still integrating the concepts of weak/strong bishops and such. So much to learn and train! 😀
Thanks for the feedback. Perhaps there is also a gradual development from piece awareness to square awareness when it comes to positional chess ☺️
A lot of thanks for making and sharing your video!!
My pleasure! Thanks for your kind feedback.
Thanks sir i have learnt much from this video
Glad to hear it, thanks!
excellent lecture!
Thank you so much!
Nice quality of knowledge, Please continue to make such videos
Thank you so much! I will surely continue :)
THANK YOU
Tying down the black rook definitely favours White strategically!
I am new in this channel but I learned that find a weak square is a great guide to making a plan in the middlegame and in the endgame
Great to hear!
This is so helpful again. Thank you for the practical suggestions to improve our game quickly! Loved this
Glad that you found it useful!
Recently found you on YT. Like your videos. My background is in Psychology so I can relate to your topics. I also bought your chessable course. Great topics. Keep it up and thank you.
I am so happy hearing it! Thank you so much for studying my course too! Please feel free to give feedback and share ideas!
awesome
You just came up and I found this video extremely helpful. I look forward to this series and if course, I subbed. Thank you!
That is so nice to hear! I am glad that the video helped you, and thanks for the sub!
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my first try was white to move rook b3 plan to attack pawn b7. If b6 take with rook. If b5 take b6 en passant. If rook a7 move bishop to e2 planning to move to g4 because knight and king are in time to defend pawn on d6 from rook to b6. If king moves to defend pawn b7 from bishop then white rook swings over to the h file. Strategically the point is to pin the black rook to a defensive position on a7.
Indeed, strategically it is great for White to tie down that rook!
Excellent presentation as always. I am looking forward to more on this topic. Thank-you.
Thank you so much! More is coming for sure!
Instructive! Keep up the good work!
Thanks!
So good so clear deserve thanks a lot dr. Can🙏🏻
Thank you so much for your kind comment.
This was an incredible video. Thank you
I am very happy to hear your encouraging words, thank you 🙏
Nice educational video again Can! Thank you ❤
Glad that you liked it Cem!
Dear Dr. Can,
Based on your videos and other readings I've done, I've considered creating a catalog of mistakes and reasons for my errors to use in game analysis, aiming to develop a statistical overview of the most common ones. I was wondering if you might have any additional insights to offer, constructive criticisms, or perhaps even some existing resources?
MISTAKES:
[1] I failed to spot his direct threat.
[2] I didn't actively seek out his weaknesses.
[3] My own vulnerabilities went unnoticed.
[4] I missed a tactical opportunity.
[5] I didn't realize I was hanging a piece.
[6] I overlooked the potential for an intermediary/check move by my opponent.
[6] My calculations were off.
REASONS FOR THE MISTAKES:
[a] I played too hastily, without sufficient thought or inquiry.
[b] I became overly engrossed in a different issue.
[c] During calculation, I prematurely halted the process without carrying it through to completion.
[d] Within my calculations, I failed to notice a superior move by my opponent.
I imagine that these reasons for mistakes might correlate with the cognitive biases you mention in some of your videos.
Your input would be incredibly valuable to me. However, I completely understand if you're unable to provide an answer.
Best regards,
Vilian Bollmann
Hi Vilian, Thank you for writing these observations about your game! This in itself is a great first step for improvement, as many players do not have this reflection. Your reasons for the mistakes sound reasonable to me, please be aware of those recurrent issues for the future. You cannot fix them all tomorrow, but awareness surely helps. I also give a similar sheet to my students so they identify the recurrent mistakes. Then we can do much more targeted training. Your two last points are about technique of calculation, but the first two are mostly psychological. Please keep updating me in the future whether you manage to tackle these issues!
When it comes to calculation, I can recommend my upcoming Chessable course on the fundamentals of calculation. Another upcoming course will be on identifying the opponent's threats - which will help you as well.
Realy like this serie again Can! Rb3 attacking b7, black should defend by Ra7 then white install the rook on the week square b6 attacking d6 in the same time, black should defend with King e7. However, balck next move will be Knight d7 and the rook will be chassed. For that reason, maybe after Rb3 Ra7 white could play Be2 to prepare Bg4 ("awaking" the piece on good diagonal) defending the d7 square latter on (but it's a quite slow strategy).
Thank you Pierre! I will reveal the solution on the next video :)
Wonderful video. Your explanations are so good and easy to follow along. Love this series.
So glad to hear this, very encouraging!
Looking for this type of content thank you ❤
I am very glad that you liked it! More is on the way, stay tuned!
Just subscribed - love the video!
Thanks for the sub! Glad that you liked it!
You did it again 💯💯💯👏👏👏👏 here we go again with when you use books 😔I NEVER EVER make double pawns, because it's bad for pawn structure, only when I play kortchoni variation variation of Caro kann,thanks for this great tip of creating long term weakness by exchangeing making double pawn so as to give opponent long term weakness,in examples I will definitely keep my eyes open for this strategy 🎉thank you sooo much books can't teach everything in all life I never create double pawns,🙏 thank you for great tip WOULD LIKE to know difference between attack, and initiative 😮an what does equality mean🙏
I am happy that you found it useful!
It will help me a lot
good video , I tkinh 1 Rb3 Ea7 2 Rb6 Ke7 3 c4 Nd7 4 Rb3 and playing Be2 then Bg4
Thank you!
Thanks Dr.! I am trying to find puzzles specific to identifying weaknesses, like your lessons. If anyone has any tips please share. Thanks!
Thank you! I am now working on a course on feeling for the pieces + weaknesses.
Great!!
In the fourth position I did pick the right move exd5 instead of cxd5. However, my reasoning was the polar opposite as yours. I wasn't looking at the weakness of e7, rather I preferred the the white structure pawn structure of a2, b3, c4, d5 looked better than a2 b3 & e4 d5. My choice wasn't based on the question of what will make black's position weaker but rather which would result in a stronger position for white.
Thank you for this insight.
On the same example why was knight x knight not the right answer threating bl ks queen and forcing iether bishop x knight or pawn takes knight then ff up for black by bishop takes Bg7 then finishing it with black' pawn taking the white knight
What I see in the last position is that White can force Black's rook to a7 with Rb3, then threaten to bring the d3 bishop to c8 and win the b7 pawn. To stop this plan, the Black king needs to head toward the queenside. Then the white rook can swing over and make threats on the kingside. Additional maneuvering should overstretch Black.
I tried precise calculation, but too much bullet only for too long means I've lost the will. This has to change if I want to return to OTB chess.
Very well said! OTB chess requires deeper calculation.
Can you please go over whole classical chess games with us
The opening is less important. I believe that's why he does not cover the opening phase.
Do you mean analysing chess classics?
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That is a good idea! @@Socrates...
What a4? And if u go rook a1 thats forced mate? Am i missing something ? Wasnt it white to move?
Which moment in the video?
Hi Sir
What's your elo rating
2193 ELO.
@@Dr.CansClinic And your ELO of teaching? >10.000.
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Thank you so much for the video. Such valuable Chess knowledge. ♟️
Thank you so much for your motivating words! ❤️