This Is Your Worst Piece | Chess Middlegame Strategy

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  • Опубліковано 11 тра 2024
  • You may have heard the chess advice, "if you don't know what to do, improve your worst-placed piece." But how are you supposed to know which of your pieces need improving? In this video, we'll go through a checklist to help figure out which pieces are the worst-placed. This checklist will help you develop good middlegame strategy to improve your own pieces, make smart trades, and capitalize on your opponent's weaknesses.
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    CHAPTERS:
    00:00 - Intro
    00:34 - The Checklist
    00:58 - Example 1
    03:39 - Example 2
    06:15 - Example 3
    08:27 - Example 4
    11:56 - Thanks for watching
    Original outro music by Nela Ruiz
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 56

  • @smithelliot
    @smithelliot Рік тому +46

    Seriously, your content is helping me improve ! I love how you can explain things in a clear and concise way that even my dumb brain can understand it. Keep up the good work

  • @fakeemcee9912
    @fakeemcee9912 10 місяців тому +4

    What a systematic approach to defeat the opponent.. its just amazing

  • @danibeck3771
    @danibeck3771 10 місяців тому +4

    Your videos have been insanely helpful in improving my positional play

  • @johnwalker1058
    @johnwalker1058 Рік тому +6

    Thank you for this video. I know people usually say chess is mostly tactics, but it's still nice and refreshing to see a video that explains positional principles and ideas as well, as I feel like those often don't get mentioned or explained enough.

  • @ppm2019
    @ppm2019 Рік тому +9

    This checklist is great! Similarly helpful as "checks, captures, attacks" when it comes to tactics :)

  • @danbrown3012
    @danbrown3012 10 місяців тому +2

    I've watched so many chess videos and randomly got recommended to your channel from Anna Cramling. Honestly, you think and play so similarly to me, but you explain it in a way that I can build on what I already know. Thanks!

  • @UncleBill101FM
    @UncleBill101FM Рік тому +8

    Much Appreciate your approach. I watch videos by GMs, IMs, etc. and they run through things so fast that I don't learn anything.
    I'm actually learning from your videos. THANK YOU 😊.

  • @AmericasAlgebraTeacher
    @AmericasAlgebraTeacher Рік тому +2

    Thanks! I always get to these positions and just end up pushing a pawn

  • @BrianTimmonsTX
    @BrianTimmonsTX Рік тому +17

    Another good video! I like how focused your content is. This is giving me a whole new tool to evaluate the way I play.

  • @nc1609
    @nc1609 Рік тому +3

    I like that it's 4 U's so it's easy to remember. Did you come up with that or did you learn it somewhere?

    • @kamrynheidi
      @kamrynheidi  Рік тому +2

      Glad you like it! I came up with this checklist recently and was pretty proud of it lol

  • @gainesdominique
    @gainesdominique Рік тому +2

    This was helpful. I took notes.
    Thanks !

  • @yakup123aku
    @yakup123aku Рік тому +2

    Hey! Really been enjoying ur content.
    I was wondering if you could show how a study day typically goes down. I know you have already shown what you do on your study days, but I was thinking maybe one that shows more how you actually do it. like how you study opening and analyzing your games afterwards.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @AnthonyThorburn
    @AnthonyThorburn Рік тому +1

    how to choose when to castle! would be a great topic

  • @eliasaquino2152
    @eliasaquino2152 Рік тому +4

    Thank you so much for creating this video!!! Finally, a channel to help me improve!!!

  • @jcel4378
    @jcel4378 Рік тому +4

    I stumbled upon your videos on my recommended page. And I'm now hooked. I'm trying to break through the 1000 ELO. And the plateau has just been dreadful. This checklist, though simplistic, is tremendously helpful. You're honestly a better teacher than Hikaru. Half the time, I have no idea what the man is talking about.

    • @SeaPhoenix01
      @SeaPhoenix01 Рік тому +1

      the thing is hikaru is more advanced player, and he really dont care too much about teaching, his play style teaches more. I am also trying to break through and archive 1200. Good luck grinding, champ

    • @tripv420
      @tripv420 Рік тому +1

      "if takes takes takes knight f4 takes then I take"

    • @rayanhiron9607
      @rayanhiron9607 Рік тому +2

      Hikaru's not really for beginner (or even intermediate in my opinion), his style of narrating his games is for club or advanced players already

    • @bt82
      @bt82 10 місяців тому

      Hikaru is for entertainment, Danya is for teaching.

  • @ZaCoSmAcKo203
    @ZaCoSmAcKo203 Рік тому +3

    Keep up the awesome vids good job on being successful on youtube

  • @rcnhsuailsnyfiue2
    @rcnhsuailsnyfiue2 Рік тому +6

    Your videos are fantastic! Keep it up! 🙌 Really enjoyed watching your channel grow, looking forward to the next one ♟️

  • @randallewebb
    @randallewebb 9 місяців тому

    That was a fantastic video.
    Very concise and easy to understand.

  • @reidflemingworldstoughestm1394
    @reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 10 місяців тому

    Nice -- methodical, thorough explanation of the basic thinking beyond general rules of thumb.

  • @seydoudia7828
    @seydoudia7828 Рік тому +1

    Great stuff, subscribed!

  • @TricksticKx
    @TricksticKx Рік тому +1

    Thanks Kamryn!

  • @cemsaglam9241
    @cemsaglam9241 Рік тому +4

    i love your videos ❤ you're really inspiring!

  • @manathy6576
    @manathy6576 Рік тому +1

    The explanation was very nice!

  • @Jeff-gw1lq
    @Jeff-gw1lq Рік тому +1

    Love your videos. Thank you.

  • @alex_spaghetti
    @alex_spaghetti Рік тому +1

    this is exceptional work

  • @sarahk8397
    @sarahk8397 9 місяців тому +1

    You're a great teacher. Just subscribed

  • @DawnPatrol101
    @DawnPatrol101 Рік тому +1

    Great content!

  • @user-gn9fe3zi6s
    @user-gn9fe3zi6s 11 місяців тому

    We need more of this content please

  • @123chesss
    @123chesss Рік тому +1

    Thank you ❤

  • @marzianeri8372
    @marzianeri8372 Рік тому +1

    Great videos!

  • @claudiogiordani89
    @claudiogiordani89 Рік тому +1

    Very helpful

  • @SeaPhoenix01
    @SeaPhoenix01 Рік тому

    Hey great video, I´d like to see a video about middlegames ideas to archive a winning endgame

  • @giuliasardi684
    @giuliasardi684 8 днів тому

    Your videos are gold!!!

  • @SharpCookie
    @SharpCookie 10 місяців тому

    This was really helpful! The games you chose look so similar to mine. How do you know when the right time for a pawn break is? If it's a very closed position and you've both castled, I never know the right time.

  • @werners5191
    @werners5191 Рік тому

    Excellent instruction!
    Agadmator, take note!

  • @brendasullivan7553
    @brendasullivan7553 Місяць тому

    Good video!

  • @James-zr7ec
    @James-zr7ec Рік тому +1

    This is such a helpful video, Kamryn. I will definitely be using this checklist.

  • @JakeLYT
    @JakeLYT Рік тому

    For the last example, wouldn't Qe1 then h4 be a faster plan?
    Great content as always!

  • @thalio
    @thalio Рік тому

    Can you do a video about Carlsbad pawn structure, please? As a London-player I guess you can share your knowledge.

  • @arbo3495
    @arbo3495 Рік тому

    Good video. How to use lichess to improve?

  • @marzianeri8372
    @marzianeri8372 Рік тому

    About the middlegame, it would be great to have suggestions on how to win a won game and how to survive when you have a disadvantage to see if the opponent does a mistake.
    In the end, how to play a solid game and when it is worth to risk a bit.

  • @postmortemjunkie
    @postmortemjunkie Рік тому +2

    You are awesome.

  • @agneltjoseph
    @agneltjoseph Рік тому

    Wonder ful

  • @vladislavshevchenko9970
    @vladislavshevchenko9970 3 місяці тому

    6:30 i guess it comes from London, but I never get into this kind of positions. Too solid. I love creating threats, creating chaos and against London i simply play King's Indian, don't let them have any fun and strike at the center and finally got the opening of the position. I hate locked positions. I often sacrifice my f pawn on move 3 both as black and white, Viena gambit, Rousseau gambit are the loves of my life, king's gambit is also good, but I stopped playing it when I discovered Vienna gambit.

  • @chaineloisir2506
    @chaineloisir2506 Рік тому +1

    Thank you a lot!
    I'm 1450, let see it that helps me

  • @boredash4020
    @boredash4020 Рік тому

    In that last position, how about playing nc5 to open up the d4 square for the knight with bf3-ne2-nd4? The knight puts pressure on blacks biggest weaknesses and even though it breaks the rule of exchanging a good piece for a bad one, the knight on d4 is very much worth it

  • @Mr22rabbit
    @Mr22rabbit Рік тому

    Top Video

  • @GoodmanMD
    @GoodmanMD Рік тому

    I came here to argue that knights aren’t bad…she got me

  • @Devi_Shammuramat
    @Devi_Shammuramat 9 місяців тому

    Your thumbnail seems to imply that knight is the worst piece (tho after watching the entire video, I can confirm that this was probably clickbait)

  • @grimawormtongue1949
    @grimawormtongue1949 9 місяців тому

    Why does she skip through 4 or more moves so quickly? I want to be able to see every move. Leave one second between each move. That way I and I think many others could follow better.

  • @Matrix9364
    @Matrix9364 Рік тому

    its not!!!! the knight can be very helpful