35 Vital Chess Principles | Opening, Middlegame, and Endgame Principles - Chess Strategy and Ideas

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  • @ChessVibesOfficial
    @ChessVibesOfficial  3 роки тому +565

    Stuck at 1000 elo? Not anymore: chessvibes.net/

    • @johnny196775
      @johnny196775 2 роки тому +24

      I am curious if you mean this for beginners, or, if you don't intend this for absolute beginners, why would you suggest castling is a vital principle, let alone in the first ten moves?
      I thought you were doing great until then. Perhaps it is a generational thing (I am 56); I admit I haven't even watched a game in decades, so maybe state of play has changed so dramatically that it is necessary now?
      Also, in the 70's a night was worth 3.5 while a bishop was worth 3. I bishop is limited to half the board. Nights can reach every square. I don't know where you learned that bishops are worth more than nights, but if that is what people think today, I should get back into play and clean the place up!
      What a joke.

    • @kendricklamarlover247
      @kendricklamarlover247 2 роки тому +22

      @@johnny196775 typically bishops are regarded as being more valuable since 1. They can traverse the board in one move and 2. They can protect more squares then the knight can and that's even better when you have the bishop pair, while knights have to jump, skip and hop to get across the board and can't protect more than four squares at a time

    • @johnny196775
      @johnny196775 2 роки тому +8

      @@kendricklamarlover247 If that is what they are telling young chess players, then I should get back into the game and clean the place up... because that is very poor reasoning.

    • @ednelson2501
      @ednelson2501 2 роки тому +3

      @@kendricklamarlover247 I see bishops and knights as, equal value. A bishop's defensive style is only matched by a queen. A knight has it's own abilities. I see both knights as, more like specialized defensive pieces. That balances, for what they change on attack. Where they are specialized attack, hold position pieces.

    • @PaulRees77
      @PaulRees77 2 роки тому +20

      @@johnny196775 Bishops have been considered a little more valuable than knights since way before the 70's. This is not a new idea.

  • @teoflandoliokeefe5483
    @teoflandoliokeefe5483 3 роки тому +10720

    One good tip that I've realized after years of playing is that you should think of Chess as a single player game, and therefore always plan out the moves for both sides. It can be easy to tunnel vision on your own side, but if you always prepare yourself by thinking "what would I do if i were my opponent" you often can perform better and formulate more complex ideas.

    • @jasonbaxter1201
      @jasonbaxter1201 3 роки тому +147

      But what about the time?

    • @aaronlui8477
      @aaronlui8477 3 роки тому +320

      @@jasonbaxter1201 just play longer games :)

    • @ventsyv
      @ventsyv 3 роки тому +110

      3 minor pieces vs queen - I think most casual players would prefer having a queen as it's easier to play.

    • @shriram9933
      @shriram9933 3 роки тому +46

      @@ventsyv yes queen can hang around the whole board and give different sort of forks, when position opens up

    • @daddydealz6088
      @daddydealz6088 3 роки тому +20

      Same goes for poker for poker has a more mental game than chess is more of an intellectual game poker is a game with intelligence but you also have to be able to understand the way normal people think and you can win based off of other people's emotion I would say chess has the second most intellectual game after poker

  • @isaachimself
    @isaachimself 2 роки тому +2921

    0:46 Principle 1 - Control Center
    0:57 Principle 2 - Develop Pieces
    1:16 Principle 3 - Knights before bishops
    1:24 Principle 4 - Don't move the same piece 2 times, while developing
    1:36 Principle 5 - Don't bring queen out too early
    2:03 Principle 6 - Castle Before move 10
    2:16 Principle 7 - Connect your Rooks
    2:33 Principle 8 - Rooks should go on open or half open files
    3:09 Principle 9 - Knights on the Rim are Grim
    3:25 Principle 10 - Try avoiding doubled Pawns
    3:56 Principle 11 - Avoid Isolated Pawns and Double Isolated Pawns
    4:26 Principle 12 - Avoid Backward Pawns
    4:49 Principle 13 - Don't trade your bishop for knight; without good reason
    5:27 Principle 14 - Avoid moving the pawns in front of your castled king
    5:50 Principle 15 - Don't open the center if your king is not castled
    6:12 Principle 16 - 2 minor pieces (Knights/Bishops) are generally than 1 Rook and 1 Pawn
    6:44 Principle 17 - 3 minor pieces is better than a Queen
    6:55 Principle 18 - Rooks are very strong on the 7th rank
    7:19 Principle 19 - Doubled Rooks on an open file are Very Strong
    7:38 Principle 20 - Bishops are better in open positions -Knights are better in closed positions
    8:16 Principle 21 - Best way to deal with flank attack is counter attack the center
    8:39 Principle 22 - Capture towards center of board
    9:03 Principle 23 - Utilize King during end game
    9:22 Principle 24 - Rooks go behind Passed Pawns
    10:00 Principle 25 - 2 Connected Passed Pawns on the 6th rank Will beat a Rook
    11:06 Principle 26 - Attack Base of Pawn Chain
    11:31 Principle 27 - Knights are best blockaders of Pawns
    12:00 Principle 28 - If Position cramped, Trade Pieces
    Principle 29 went on vacation
    12:39 Principle 30 - When Ahead material, Trade Pieces but not Pawns
    13:17 Principle 31 - When Down material, Trade Pawns but not Pieces
    13:57 Principle 32 - Opposite colored bishops are dangerous in middle game
    - 15:15 Opposite colored bishops are draw-ish in end game
    15:43 Principle 33 - Don't play "Hope chess"
    16:44 Principle 34 - When you see good move - Pause and look for better move
    17:11 Principle 35 - Know when to go against Principles

    • @ibrabazzara8765
      @ibrabazzara8765 2 роки тому +102

      despite watching this many times, I’ve just noticed that principle No 29 has really gone on vacation 😂😂😂

    • @SnowBoy1008
      @SnowBoy1008 2 роки тому +17

      Principle 29 might be vice versa of 28

    • @962Pixels
      @962Pixels 2 роки тому +46

      17:55 Principle 29 - Trade your passive pieces for your opponent's active pieces.
      (In the spreadsheet) Even though it surely did go on vacation...

    • @reginagoodbody213
      @reginagoodbody213 2 роки тому +3

      Principle 31: didn't he say rather trade pieces than pawns?

    • @Luke-ot1ql
      @Luke-ot1ql 2 роки тому +1

      👍

  • @LudosErgoSum
    @LudosErgoSum Рік тому +348

    I want to add: 36. Don't play "Defence chess" which is essentially you trying to NOT LOSE. You only defend and try to protect and preserve your pieces, but there's no attacks or any goal to checkmate your opponent. I see this in a lot of players that are afraid of losing.

    • @rewdwarf123
      @rewdwarf123 Рік тому +10

      Unless, of course, it sucks your opponent in and you then counter-attack.

    • @AntheInEcht
      @AntheInEcht Рік тому +4

      @@rewdwarf123 or your name is Petrosjan

    • @mikyl-fo8rh
      @mikyl-fo8rh Рік тому +4

      Strong offense is best defense as you have your opponent defensive rather than offense.

    • @MimMdance
      @MimMdance Рік тому +7

      Against a good player you can become trapped by your own pieces, suffocated, which is such a frustrating way to lose. I rather go all out.

    • @angrypidgeon1714
      @angrypidgeon1714 11 місяців тому +4

      wrong. These are tactical principles. Strategic principles are Sun Tzu. Therefore the warrior shall place himself beyond the posibility of defeat, and the opponent will present the opportunity for victory (by mistakes). However a good defense is an offense, or rather taking of strategic points. Strategic points are places of most options

  • @Mark.shortz01
    @Mark.shortz01 3 роки тому +5706

    1. Control the center of board
    2. Develop pieces quickly
    3. Knights before bishops
    4. Dont move same piece twice in opening
    5. No queen too early
    6. Castle before move 10
    7. Connect rooks
    8. Rooks should go on open or half open files
    9. Knights on the rim are grim
    10. Avoid double pawns
    11. Avoid isolated pawns
    12. Avoid backward pawns
    13. Dont trade bishop for knight
    14. Avoid moving pawns in front of castle king
    15. Dont open center if king is still there
    16. 2 minor pieces are better than rook+pawn
    17. 3 minors is better than queen
    18. Rooks are strong on 7th or 2nd rank
    19. Doubled rooks on open file are very strong
    20. Bishops are better in open, knight-closed
    21.deal with attack on flank with atk on cntr
    22. Capture toward cntr with pawns
    23. End game, king is valuable
    24. Rooks go behind passed pawn
    25. 2 connected pawns on 6th rank beats rook
    26. Atk base of pawn chain
    27. Knights are best blockaders of pawns
    28. If position is cramped, trade pieces
    29. When ahead, trade pieces but not pawns
    30. When down, trade pawns but not pieces
    31. Opposite colored bishop pieces dangerous
    32. End game, games are drawish
    33. Dont play hope chess
    34. When you see good move, stop and look for better move
    35. Know right time to ignore principles

  • @bswan7914
    @bswan7914 3 роки тому +417

    Great list!
    I can totally relate to #34 "When you see a good move, look for a better move".
    Against lower-level players, I have often turned a winning game into a draw with a single move. Other times, I have excitedly taken a piece only to be checkmated on the next move. Ugh!
    Never let your let your guard down in a game of chess. As GothamChess said, "chess is a game of one blunder".

    • @ChessVibesOfficial
      @ChessVibesOfficial  3 роки тому +33

      Haha exactly right

    • @ChidiUma
      @ChidiUma 3 роки тому +55

      Nah fam. Mine’s a game of 9 blunders

    • @aesaehttr
      @aesaehttr 3 роки тому +16

      One blunder lol true. Savielly Tartakower was quoted for saying: "the winner is he who makes the next-to-last mistake." The opposite attitude is also true. David Bronstein was quoted for saying: "in chess, as in life, opportunity strikes but once."

    • @rondid
      @rondid 3 роки тому +6

      When I see a good move move I mostly play it and don't look for a better one, maybe I'm wrong but clock's ticking and I think it's best to play a good move than overthink and get flagged. Time management is a big issue for me.

    • @andycopeland7051
      @andycopeland7051 3 роки тому

      @@ChidiUma hahahahaha me too

  • @8stormy5
    @8stormy5 Рік тому +144

    I also love Levy Rozman's principles of "Checks, Captures, Attacks" for analysis importance, and "disprove the move" in calculation (the latter basically means you should never justify how a move could succeed, but instead justify why the move can't fail)

  • @rvqx
    @rvqx 3 роки тому +6282

    I don´t play hope-chess, i play hopeless chess.

    • @bastawa
      @bastawa 3 роки тому +50

      same here!

    • @aesaehttr
      @aesaehttr 3 роки тому +294

      "I'm going to move here...i hope he doesn't see it!"
      -Ben Finegold

    • @bastawa4569
      @bastawa4569 3 роки тому +265

      @@aesaehttr In my case it's like: I already moved, I hadn't seen how bad it was. I hope the opponent won't see it!

    • @indyjoe6
      @indyjoe6 3 роки тому +14

      Lol

    • @drewpocernich2540
      @drewpocernich2540 3 роки тому +16

      @@bastawa4569 same.

  • @-ChrisD
    @-ChrisD 3 роки тому +331

    This is one of the best beginner level instructional/informational videos I've seen. Spoken very clearly and well articulated. Great job!

  • @mbc-xe8rb
    @mbc-xe8rb Рік тому +125

    For a ""beginner+" player like me this was a perfect video. Clear, logical, and brief/helpful explanations! Thank you so much! 👍

  • @oscarwaterman6137
    @oscarwaterman6137 2 роки тому +454

    My elaborate notes
    *General principles*
    Look for a better move when you see a good move
    Know the right times when to ignore chess principles (so basically know why you use the principles)
    *Opening*
    Control the center
    Go for kings safety
    Develop pieces: first knight, then bisschop, queen not immediately because you may have to move your queen and you miss out on the chance to develop other pieces
    Develop pieces on side you want to castle
    When developing your pieces, don’t move already developed pieces if possible
    Connecting rooks is powerful after you have castled and you have developed your pieces
    *Middle Game*
    Put rooks on open files or half open files (half open file is file with one pawn)
    knights have more options in the centre
    Avoid double pawns (two pawns on the same file)
    Avoid isolated pawns (if no pawn is next to his file)
    Avoid backward pawns (pawns that have no protection from side pawns)
    Don’t trade bishop for knight without good reason
    Avoid moving pawns in front of castled king
    Don’t open up the center if your king is still centered (because your king can get exposed)
    2 minor pieces are better than rook and pawn
    3 minor pieces are better than queen
    Rook is strong on 7th rank
    Double rook on open file is strong (e.g., can prevent opponent from placing rook on open file)
    Bishops are better in an open game, knights are better in closed game (closed game can be a game with pawns that block bishop lines)
    Deal with a flank attack (from pawns) with a counter attack in the center
    Capture towards the center if you have the option to capture a piece with two pawns
    Attack the base pawn of a pawn chain (pawns that are protected by each other)
    Trade pieces to open up a cramped position (when pieces are blockaded and can not move)
    Opposite coloured bishops are dangerous in the middle game because you can not do anything with your bishops against his bishop. His bishop with his queen are particularly dangerous
    *Endgame*
    It is strong to protect passed pawn (= a pawn that could walk freely to 8th rank) with a backward rook
    2 connected pawns (= two passed pawns next to each other on the same rank) always beat a rookand one pawn gets a queen.
    Knights are good to blockade passed pawns
    Trade pieces when you are up in material but don’t trade pawns. E.g., if you are up 2 points in material with a rook against a knight, the rook becomes more valuable after you trade pieces because it can then capture pawns.
    - The opposite of that is also true, try to trade pawns when you’re down material
    In endgame, opposite coloured bishops (without queen in the game) can easily result in draw

    • @mzukhology5177
      @mzukhology5177 Рік тому +9

      Tnank you for these, i have copied them. I will go over the tips and practice. I have always been sad that no one has ever taught me how to play chess. Then a few days ago it hit me: THE INTERNET!!! Again, Thank you.

    • @davidramljak9961
      @davidramljak9961 Рік тому +14

      For the end game the 2 connected pawns ONLY beat a rook if they are both on the 6th rank, otherwise rook takes them. Other than that very nice summary!

    • @phichetc5300
      @phichetc5300 Рік тому

      2111111111212

    • @ACE-yo1in
      @ACE-yo1in Рік тому

      ✔️

    • @3300flavio
      @3300flavio Рік тому

      Thanks

  • @dipoa2
    @dipoa2 3 роки тому +347

    This is a great video. Loved how you sped through the principles whilst still making the points. You're a good teacher. Keep it up!

    • @billyndolo4348
      @billyndolo4348 2 роки тому +1

      He is.

    • @murderah17
      @murderah17 Рік тому

      Let's play a game Dipo. I will win many times against you, trust me.

    • @y0h0p38
      @y0h0p38 Рік тому

      ​@@murderah17 Insecure?

  • @alkaholic4848
    @alkaholic4848 Рік тому +75

    Also don't forget to try to force your opponent into breaking the principles.
    Eg try to put them under pressure to double up their pawns, try to pressure them into moving their knights to the edge of the board, pressure them into moving the same piece multiple times during the opening, etc.

    • @yoobyoob2764
      @yoobyoob2764 7 місяців тому +4

      when you're in 100 elo, you don't even have to put pressure, they do that on their own lol (me included)

    • @LloydM-oh4uk
      @LloydM-oh4uk 5 місяців тому +1

      I love playing with doubled pawns or an uncastled king

  • @Fireball_Roberts
    @Fireball_Roberts 3 роки тому +103

    Something that helped me was to look for attacking moves as a way to interrupt the opponent if you need to escape danger or develop a stuck piece. If I can safely threaten one of my opponent's pieces, many times he needs to defend it or move it, which can buy me an extra turn, and with the board a little bit different on my next turn it can sometimes give me better move choices without the opponent having made much progress, if that makes sense.

    • @saudade7842
      @saudade7842 Рік тому +5

      Yeah, that's really good at buying time. One example for me would be when one of my opponents had me in a but of a tight spot, but his queen was out, and while I could not take it at the time, I could harass it, so I did, and I shut down his attack for a while while I kept moving my pieces further into his territory, putting him on the defensive. That was a really satisfying win and I learned a lot from that game

  • @KumarBendrake
    @KumarBendrake 2 роки тому +504

    I really enjoyed how you were thorough yet succinct. 35 important principles in less than 20 minutes. Great job.

    • @JohnFKennedy420
      @JohnFKennedy420 Рік тому

      Oo succinct, someone went to college! Lmao

    • @stevenshockley3665
      @stevenshockley3665 Рік тому +2

      @@JohnFKennedy420 someone went to college and someone else has an inferiority complex

    • @MacAutoDiag
      @MacAutoDiag Рік тому +1

      Succ

  • @twinpeaksVVV
    @twinpeaksVVV Рік тому +34

    I would add Principle #36. Always think twice before moving a pawn because you can't move it back. If you make a poor move with your other pieces you can move them back, but pawns only go forwards. A lot of beginners make pawn moves when they can't think of any other moves and often they do it with little thought. I think beginners tend to underestimate their pawns.

    • @lezty
      @lezty 11 місяців тому

      Most important principle is not move your King pawn until you're high enough in ELO

    • @Marsbars-iz3iv
      @Marsbars-iz3iv 11 місяців тому

      Im new to chess and what do you mean by that other than the obvious?​@@lezty

    • @heyitsmorenike_
      @heyitsmorenike_ 3 місяці тому

      @@lezty what is ELO?

    • @lezty
      @lezty 3 місяці тому

      @@heyitsmorenike_ It’s a Number that shows the strength of a player

    • @lezty
      @lezty 3 місяці тому

      @@Marsbars-iz3iv below 1300 elo. Try to never move the pawns in front of your king after you castle no matter how much the opponent provokes you. You only move them when you have no other choice.

  • @tonysu8860
    @tonysu8860 3 роки тому +13

    A nice collection of "Vital Chess Principles."
    Yet, if there are many out there that prefer memorizing fewer Principles,
    A number of the listed can be summarized and taught as
    1. Identifying or striving for dominance of a network of squares (White vs Black). Dominance means having the "Good Piece" that can take advantage of that network of squares vs your Opponent having the inferior piece, suffering from lack of Dominance (And hopefully you'll never be in that inferior position yourself).
    2. Similar to the first rule, Identifying or striving for dominance of individual critical squares. This is usually a bit more difficult than the first rule because this requires understanding of various pawn structures and being able to recognize why certain squares are more valuable than others. A short list of possible reasons are... Unassailable because the opposing pawn structure has weaknesses. A piece on a particular square can have "blocking qualities" like plugging an open file so your opponent can't use it. A critical square for a particular piece for a particular combination pattern. A particular square that can enable transit to another critical square or multiple possible squares.
    3. Mobility can be a crucial winning (or losing) characteristic. The only reason why for instance a Queen is worth more than any other piece is because she can move to so many squares on an open board... Otherwise, she is like any other piece on the board, a piece of wood (or plastic). Therefor, for each and every of your pieces, strive to enhance the absolute number of possible squares it can move to, but balance that thought with the first and second rules because the quality of squares also makes a difference. So, what leads to an advantage in Mobility? Stuff like dominating the center, control of more space, control of open lines like files and diagonals. And, this can become complex as advanced technique can require certain piece and pawn strategies or even sacrifices that lead to necessary mobility that was originally denied.
    4. The inverse of the above 3rd principle is also extremely important, and numerous successful strategies can be built on simply restricting the scope of your opponent's pieces and denying them access to a network of files and critical squares.
    The above few principles encapsulate the underlying principles of Chess, but may suffer compared to this author's 35 Vital Principles by being less specific with concrete examples.
    The idea of these are that hopefully the Student learns how to think of chess strategically with all pieces working in coordination rather than as individual, disconnected moves.

  • @vanessajazp6341
    @vanessajazp6341 3 роки тому +562

    Whenever your opponent has a single bishop in the end game, you neutralize it by keeping your king off of that bishop’s color (as much as possible).

    • @moosakt8876
      @moosakt8876 3 роки тому +38

      very good tip, Learned it from my expierience

    • @Dodo-ur7cq
      @Dodo-ur7cq 3 роки тому +5

      @Rusty Highlander yes, not just king but the other pieces

    • @zorkan111
      @zorkan111 3 роки тому +35

      ​@Rusty Highlander No, not pawns. If the opponent has only one bishop, most of the time it's better to keep your pawns on the same color as the opponents bishop. Pawns control squares on diagonals, just like bishops do, so if you form pawn chains on the opponents bishops color, you severely limit them.
      Likewise, if you only have one bishop, try to arrange your pawns on the opposite color of your bishop. That way your bishop won't get cramped by your pawns.
      That leads into another point. The strength of the bishop largely depends on the pawn structure, so when an opportunity to trade bishops arises, look at the pawns to judge the value of that trade.

    • @anshik.k.t
      @anshik.k.t 3 роки тому +5

      Can someone tell what to do if opponents rook is taking my pieces one by one?

    • @zorkan111
      @zorkan111 3 роки тому +12

      @@anshik.k.t Don't leave your pieces undefended.

  • @davidwhite2465
    @davidwhite2465 Рік тому +10

    That was really valuable. I knew just about all these rules, but really useful to see them all together. A couple of them, such as three minor pieces are better than a queen, I had suspected, but wasn’t sure. A couple of them, such as when to exchange pieces and when to exchange pawns, was new. Great video. Keep it up!

  • @rhyspowell9426
    @rhyspowell9426 3 роки тому +266

    Principle 5: Dont move your queen too early
    Nelson: So i took that personally

    • @HOWITZER169
      @HOWITZER169 3 роки тому +9

      Yo I got that reference xD

    • @aesaehttr
      @aesaehttr 3 роки тому +3

      When i beat that guy i took a screen shot and posted it to Facebook. Lol

    • @moltenshard
      @moltenshard 3 роки тому +3

      Chess Vibes’ name is also Nelson lol 😄

    • @martinplayer23
      @martinplayer23 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @martinplayer23
      @martinplayer23 3 роки тому

      @@aesaehttr I also beated him😂

  • @brazenzebra
    @brazenzebra 3 роки тому +37

    Fantastic video! Thanks. Can you give us some more principles, or even tricks? Some principles I've learned as a novice:
    1. Beware of focusing too much on your own attack. You may miss major threats from your opponent. Stay vigilant!
    2. Beware of intuition. It lies! You must calculate, calculate, caculate.
    3. Beware of sneaky moves from your opponent in a winning endgame. You may be suckered into a stalemate.

    • @psykonauta
      @psykonauta 2 роки тому +2

      Bad intuition lies. Real intuition is right only 100% of the times

    • @williamschlass6371
      @williamschlass6371 8 місяців тому

      @@psykonautatrue but how do you distinguish between good and bad intuition except for calculation or hindsight?

    • @yusufdemirok8108
      @yusufdemirok8108 7 місяців тому

      good job keep playing

  • @TonyMontana-tm7ul
    @TonyMontana-tm7ul 3 роки тому +245

    This is one of the best explanations chess videos I've seen

    • @ChessVibesOfficial
      @ChessVibesOfficial  3 роки тому +24

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @aaronsahipakka3224
      @aaronsahipakka3224 3 роки тому +9

      This! Most people just assume that chess newbies know every term etc., this guy explained everything very clearly and quickly. Earned my like

    • @HM-yq3cn
      @HM-yq3cn 3 роки тому +4

      no doubt

    • @rachelwangcal
      @rachelwangcal 2 роки тому

      AGREE

  • @lemagicienannonyme7289
    @lemagicienannonyme7289 3 роки тому +307

    I'm playing hope-hope-chess : hoping my opponent plays hope-chess and then blunders

  • @gabirican4813
    @gabirican4813 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @nobodycouldhavethis
    @nobodycouldhavethis 3 роки тому +42

    This video has helped me so much, and I've still got 5 or so more to understand and add to my game. Having said this, I want more! Give us more like this!

    • @ChessVibesOfficial
      @ChessVibesOfficial  3 роки тому +9

      I've got a part 2 in the pipeline that will happen at some point soon-ish. Appreciate the feedback! Glad it's helping 👍

  • @shamilcarela1699
    @shamilcarela1699 3 роки тому +15

    00:46 1.Control the center of board
    00:58 2.Develop pieces quickly
    01:16 3.Knights before bishops
    01:23 4.Dont move same piece twice in opening
    01:37 5.No queen too early
    02:03 6.Castle before move 10
    02:15 7.Connect rooks
    02:33 8.Rooks should go on open or half open files
    03:08 9.Knights on the rim are grim
    03:26 10.Avoid double pawns
    03:57 11.Avoid isolated pawns
    04:28 12.Avoid backward pawns
    05:00 13.Dont trade bishop for knight
    05:28 14.Avoid moving pawns in front of castle king
    05:49 15.Dont open center if king is still there
    06:13 16.2 minor pieces are better than rook+pawn
    06:42 17.3 minors is better than queen
    06:56 18.Rooks are strong on 7th or 2nd rank
    07:20 19.Doubled rooks on open file are very strong
    07:38 20.Bishops are better in open, knight-closed
    08:18 21.deal with attack on flank with atk on cntr
    08:38 22.Capture toward cntr with pawns
    09:04 23.End game, king is valuable
    09:23 24.Rooks go behind passed pawn
    10:03 25.2 connected pawns on 6th rank beats rook
    11:04 26.Atk base of pawn chain
    11:33 27.Knights are best blockaders of pawns
    12:00 28.If position is cramped, trade pieces
    ///// 29.When ahead, trade pieces but not pawns
    12:40 30.When down, trade pawns but not pieces
    13:17 31.Opposite colored bishop pieces dangerous
    13:57 32.End game, games are drawish
    15:44 33.Dont play hope chess
    16:44 34.When you see good move, stop and look for better move
    17:12 35.Know right time to ignore principles

    • @fexzi4074
      @fexzi4074 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks

    • @danno1800
      @danno1800 3 роки тому +1

      AWESOME! Thanks - much appreciated…

  • @wopan14
    @wopan14 Рік тому

    Danke!

  • @brenorocha6687
    @brenorocha6687 Рік тому +39

    I've been trying to play against a chess app in the level hard and had been repeatedly beaten by it in the opening. On my first game after watching this video I did significantly better. Thank you!

  • @olivernordin
    @olivernordin 3 роки тому +81

    Great video. I had missed some of these basics

    • @e.m.9590
      @e.m.9590 Рік тому +1

      1m subs and three likes?! XD

  • @dwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
    @dwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww 9 місяців тому +5

    I’ve taught myself a lot of rules playing chess & it’s great seeing most of these rules in your video. Personally, one thing I don’t abide by is developing pieces asap. I’ve learned to develop my pawns in early game to really take control of the games direction, they are integral to many of my wins. I’ve never looked at chess strategies, how I play is based solely on my own experiences, which is likely why I’m a 1500 level at my very best. However, I enjoy this aspect of chess, which is developing my own strategies, I don’t want it to turn into a game of pure memorization. So I will continue to break any rules I want 😁

  • @paulbali9998
    @paulbali9998 3 роки тому +147

    wow, that was super useful. even the ones i knew implicitly - it's good to have them confirmed explicit. will enjoy applying the new ones!

    • @ChessVibesOfficial
      @ChessVibesOfficial  3 роки тому +6

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @itismethatguy
      @itismethatguy 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah earlier i exchanged bishop for a knight sometimes didnt know that bishop was better….

  • @tomvonneefe4269
    @tomvonneefe4269 2 роки тому +100

    Wow I was skeptical about a Top 35 video but this was very amusing and helpful. I haven't even seen this guy play but I know he's good. I learned more in 20 minutes than all my games I've played. Thank you so much for the tips. They feel like secret weapons.

    • @thegenuine9173
      @thegenuine9173 Рік тому

      I'm

    • @MrMrneil1
      @MrMrneil1 Рік тому +1

      actually, it helped that I've been in these situations before, making it a lot easier to 'relate to'.

    • @k46_clips
      @k46_clips Рік тому

      Yeah he is really good

    • @Flexy59
      @Flexy59 Рік тому +1

      @@MrMrneil1 100%! for most of them i immediately remembered a recent scenario where i subconsciously understood that principle but didnt actually consider it as such at that moment, really a good video

    • @andrewhenriques6806
      @andrewhenriques6806 Рік тому

      Enjoyed this Video very much,

  • @toddinhali
    @toddinhali 3 роки тому +7

    Fantastic instructional video! I knew nearly all of these, but never had them explicitly explained and validated. The three or four I didn't know will really help my end game.

  • @GameGoalsRulesLife
    @GameGoalsRulesLife 3 роки тому +4

    My undestanding of these principles are:
    Who controls the most of board has biggest chance to win (either by developing pieces or by area denial of spaces, i mean using rocks in files or half files, basically spheres of infuence). That is why the center of the board is important.
    Use 3 pieces to develop game fast, to control and influence space fast. Be fast.
    Always look for better positions, by having "high ground" opportunities to win will become visible.
    Never forget the weak link. The king is my vulnereable link, it must be protected, must be casttled, but defend it after i attack my opponents king. An attack is by itself a defense, it puts pressure on my opponents.
    What do you think?

  • @corradog7015
    @corradog7015 3 роки тому +8

    Great video! Especially the middle game principles. Knowing some of the general ideas of what to do in the middle game greatly helps minimize the moments of confusion about what to do once all my pieces are developed and my king is castled.

    • @ChessVibesOfficial
      @ChessVibesOfficial  3 роки тому +3

      Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment, Corrado!

    • @grantojeh1251
      @grantojeh1251 3 роки тому

      The middle game can be very confusing !

  • @ltisenotem
    @ltisenotem 3 роки тому +14

    Solid advice. Only several games in, bouncing around 700-800 elo. Trying to learn openings, but this is really helpful seeing the principles of the game, thanks!!

    • @johnhinkleman9757
      @johnhinkleman9757 2 роки тому

      Yeah principles are so much more important for a beginner than theoretical opening knowledge. If you just keep an eye on the board and develop to control the center, openings should be no problem for you

  • @itsPenguinBoy
    @itsPenguinBoy 3 роки тому +7

    Excellent! I recognised many but I never thought about pawns capturing towards the centre, counter-attacking in the centre being the best response to a flank attack, knights to block pawns, OR the one about when to trade pawns

    • @travelfreak2
      @travelfreak2 3 роки тому

      Pawns capturing towards the center was the first rule I ever learnt at age 14

    • @andycopeland7051
      @andycopeland7051 3 роки тому +1

      Hey did you ever break out of 800??

    • @itsPenguinBoy
      @itsPenguinBoy 3 роки тому +1

      @@andycopeland7051 hell no

    • @andycopeland7051
      @andycopeland7051 3 роки тому +1

      @@itsPenguinBoy I'm still struggling and floundering in that range myself after a year of trying semi-seriously. I just gotta learn more, get better. Good luck man it's worth the pursuit. Happy new year, God bless you

    • @itsPenguinBoy
      @itsPenguinBoy 2 роки тому

      @@andycopeland7051 I honestly think there is a ceiling to my level of play... I love learning strategies, including very advanced ones, but during a game I don't think my spacial processing, or capacity for organised memorisation, ever allows me to follow the lines I would like to, a seemingly obvious blunder always takes me down first.
      When I have hovered at the higher end of my range, it has required constant revision of openings, strategies, positions, but I never seemed to retain it long enough to move on to newer information, and improve my playing to the level of my understanding.
      With certain things, it seems, I will always forget as quickly as I learn, and that's ok, because I enjoy the experience of playing chess and don't need to be big winner. I love teaching kids chess and see them get better than me, and have non-chess-playing-friends being already close to my level for casual games.

  • @danielnillo
    @danielnillo 6 днів тому

    this was awesome. thank you. just starting to explore chess beyond the surface level. very clear and helpful. Will be making adjustments immediately.

  • @LibreChess
    @LibreChess Рік тому +4

    Wow, this is incredibly insightful! Thank you, Nelson for breaking down those principles in such a clear way.

  • @RayCincy
    @RayCincy 3 роки тому +14

    another aspect of rule 27 i just realized about knights being great blockaders of pawns is that if they do jump forward on the rank behind the pawn it also protects the square the pawn might push to! :)

  • @tomsmall1244
    @tomsmall1244 Рік тому

    Thanks!

    • @ChessVibesOfficial
      @ChessVibesOfficial  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, Tom!!

    • @tomsmall1244
      @tomsmall1244 Рік тому

      @@ChessVibesOfficial No problem! This video is super helpful! I’m a struggling 800-900 player and I think I will do much better with these principles!

  • @Aurelian76
    @Aurelian76 7 місяців тому +3

    Amazing - thank you so much. Amazing how 18 minutes fly when you're watching a good teacher explaining things.

  • @andycopeland7051
    @andycopeland7051 3 роки тому +16

    Watched your videos all night. Man you have a lot of great information that is paced well and easily digested. Please keep it up man you're doing great. Thank you

    • @k46_clips
      @k46_clips Рік тому +1

      Really a great tutor

  • @howardhill3395
    @howardhill3395 9 місяців тому

    Love how you explain, demonstrating basic principles visually & with reasons. Thank you.

  • @wolfie5
    @wolfie5 3 роки тому +9

    Knew most of these - but the knights in closed - bishops in open positions info was very useful thanks.

    • @far2ez539
      @far2ez539 2 роки тому

      Yes. I was pleased to see that tip. I recall reading it ages ago in a book by, I believe, GM Nimzowitsch, that I haven't seen many mention since.
      Another great tip he had was about doubled pawns. In particular, he noted that the true weakness of doubled pawns is the space _in front of_ the two pawns, as well as the front of the two pawns. The square in front of the two pawns is weak for two reasons: (1) a blockade on that square stops both, and (2) that square has already been inherently weakened by the adjacent pawn traveling to that file. Additionally, he noted that the forward pawn is weak for two reasons: (1) the adjacent files lack a defender for it (because it _was_ the defender of that square), and (2) it cannot be protected from behind by a rook (because the backwards pawn blocks the rook).
      Interestingly, he argued that a doubled pawn structure stops being a net weakness if you can address these two problems (defending the forward-pawn and the blockade square), and even argued that it is overall a net-benefit in that scenario (as it offers far more protection against minor pieces -- Knights especially).

  • @joepiazza3756
    @joepiazza3756 3 роки тому +48

    Another thing to add about blocking pawns with knights is that when you move the knight away it isn't the easiest for the pawn to immediately move up since the square it would enter if it moved up 1 space is in the Knight's vision.

    • @FantasyFantasy934
      @FantasyFantasy934 3 роки тому +1

      Wouldn’t that work for a bishop, queen and rook too?

    • @FantasyFantasy934
      @FantasyFantasy934 3 роки тому

      My personal preference is bishop blocking as if the opponent wants to use an adjacent pawn to attack the blockading piece, my bishop would be covering that square and attacking the pawn

  • @ac3121
    @ac3121 Рік тому +1

    16:48 how is that check mate can the pawn kill the knight to protect the king. Not trying go against the grain just curious trying to learn

    • @geraldGUMP
      @geraldGUMP 10 місяців тому +1

      black pawn cant move cuz of queen

  • @ahuman32478
    @ahuman32478 Рік тому +3

    Another good principle to note is "responsibility pins". It's when an opponent's piece must stay in a certain area to prevent checkmate or an immense loss of material. The piece's responsibilities keep it confined "aka" pinned to an area. For example, if I have my rooks lined up, getting ready to back rank mate my opponent's king, my opponent's rooks MUST stay on the first rank to prevent checkmate. That means I can get a piece like my bishop onto the second rank to help attack rooks and attack the king without worry about it being captured, because the instant one of the rooks goes to the second rank to capture my bishop, I can deliver back rank mate.

  • @marianodemiguel3442
    @marianodemiguel3442 Рік тому +9

    I can not thank you enough for this youtube. I was so rusty and struggling. Following your suggestions i was finally able to beat my PC normal mode! I realized I have been doing so many mistakes. I am finally organized. Very condensed information, everything is important.

  • @susiekluwgant1266
    @susiekluwgant1266 Рік тому

    Thanks

  • @Silverpicker
    @Silverpicker 2 роки тому +42

    As a new chess player, I gotta say this was a fantastic primer. Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @alastairdivers4069
    @alastairdivers4069 2 роки тому +5

    Thorough, yet succinct. And as others have said, well articulated. Really enjoyed this video and no doubt will come back to it. Thanks for your work here.
    Haven't played in decades and only as a kid. Now keen to learn to play properly and teach my niece and nephew!

  • @3Kefka6Palazzo9
    @3Kefka6Palazzo9 Рік тому +2

    One move I find to work often (for reference I have played roughly 4,000 chess games, still new) I play Rapid Chess, it is possible to mess with your opponents mind by starting out with your tactics very quickly or very slowly. Either way you know what you will do but if you rush your opponent rushes yet our plans are already predetermined, then I slow down mid game and my opponent does make many hope mistakes. I can also start off slow making my opponent think I take caution and mid game go very quickly with a plan that is flexible enough to work even if something unexpected should arrive. Great video by the way.

  • @Rammbock
    @Rammbock Рік тому +44

    Thanks. I have actually intuitively adopted all the principles over time. Principle 21 is the one I'm struggling with, as is EVERY beginner: "attack". This is what makes you an intermediate player: being able to plan an attack, i.e. predict more than 2-3 moves.

  • @brick7719
    @brick7719 Рік тому +4

    Double pawns are beneficial in this particular situation (4:19). Queen is in a great spot to take advantage. p×c4 leaves black in a bad spot. Mate in 5, at worst.

  • @mbc-xe8rb
    @mbc-xe8rb Рік тому +2

    I have watched and re-watched this several times. . What a great and helpful overview for those of us who are still learning! THANK YOU!

  • @dio8636
    @dio8636 2 роки тому +5

    I've enjoyed playing chess for a while, but am only just now starting to learn some theory. This video has been the best so far! Quick, straight to the point, and many pieces of info in one place. Thanks man!

  • @FredPlanatia
    @FredPlanatia 3 роки тому +9

    A related thought to principle 35 (know when to ignore chess principles): these principles can give contradicting advice. In a given position, you need to weigh which of the principles is more important in that situation. I guess some calculation and a lot of experience helps you to decide which principle is more important in a given situation.

  • @rodolfoangelini
    @rodolfoangelini Рік тому

    Valeu!

  • @dewar2002
    @dewar2002 3 роки тому +8

    This is fantastic. So much great info packed into a relatively short video.

  • @mathew96385296
    @mathew96385296 2 роки тому +4

    This is an incredibly well done video. Very concise and nice fast pace. Thank you for not wasting time.

  • @catskillyeti2405
    @catskillyeti2405 Рік тому +1

    Best informational video for chest and helpful information. If you came across so far, thank you sir!

  • @nathanfisher4687
    @nathanfisher4687 2 роки тому +38

    Just seeing this now - sharing with everyone I know. Was a 1650 player at 15 in 1990. You nailed a lot of good ones. Two I didn’t know. I think you need a follow up video with more of these. Call them bonus rules. I have a few.
    1) generally speaking, do not exchange a ‘good bishop’ for a bad bishop
    2) create open lanes for bishops to increase their value
    3) attack supported pawns with minority attack
    4) keep tempo, or fight to get it
    5) create space, when possible
    6) support all pieces, when possible. Don’t leave hanging pieces
    7) understand tactics like forks and pins

    • @paulkanja
      @paulkanja Рік тому

      so chess noob here,, is Ne4 at 12:00 bad?

    • @esquerdocorrimao4021
      @esquerdocorrimao4021 Рік тому

      @@paulkanja no, its not at all

    • @paulkanja
      @paulkanja Рік тому

      @@esquerdocorrimao4021 thanks :)

    • @mitch6602
      @mitch6602 Рік тому

      @@paulkanja yeah it really is he was wrong after you do that he takes you bishop with his bishop after you move your queen (you cant take he will take with the knight) so after you move your queen he take your knight you are 2 pieces down and saving the rook is hard so yeah thats REALLY bad but keep trying to get better trust me its worth it

    • @spark5010
      @spark5010 Рік тому +1

      @@paulkanja After Nxe4 I think White can play Bxe7 forking Queen and rook, so Ne4 is bad

  • @AnovaLisaDragonfly
    @AnovaLisaDragonfly 2 роки тому +24

    This is probably the most valuable chess video I’ve seen to help me improve my game. My 11 yo son has started to surpass my skill level, so I need to up my game, LOL. Thanks for this vid!

  • @kapilagrawal5777
    @kapilagrawal5777 24 дні тому

    Awesome video for beginners as well as intermediate players. Now need to practice a lot to sink in these valuable principles. Thanks :)

  • @kayasper6081
    @kayasper6081 3 роки тому +75

    I am a rather regular player (1600) and although most of these principles I know, it is really good to have them all mentioned together, thanks! I'll suscribe

    • @davegrenier1160
      @davegrenier1160 3 роки тому +4

      Yes. I've found the best chess books to revisit are those that cover the principles. You can't go wrong by re-enforcing the basics.

    • @Benyad23q
      @Benyad23q 3 роки тому

      when

    • @Blitz_tz
      @Blitz_tz 3 роки тому

      aronbadu lixu

    • @hendo1877
      @hendo1877 3 роки тому +4

      you’re not 1600

    • @kayasper6081
      @kayasper6081 3 роки тому +1

      @@hendo1877 What makes you think that? Wanna play?

  • @Hannibalzulu77
    @Hannibalzulu77 Рік тому +4

    I really appreciate this video. I am an intermediate chess player who is trying to up my skills, and finding videos with a lot of good intermediate chess philosophy is harder than I expected.
    I keep finding either really obvious basic stuff for beginners or extremely advanced tactics that still feel like they are beyond my skill level for now.
    I especially loved the rook file advice principles because I've gotten good at developing bishops and Knights, but besides castling I feel like my rooks don't get developed or used until the endgame.

  • @abhiudaypratapsingh9872
    @abhiudaypratapsingh9872 10 місяців тому +2

    1. Control the Center of the Board
    2. Develop your pieces Quickly
    3. Knights before bishop
    4. Don’t move the same piece twice in your opening
    5. Don’t bring out your queen too early
    6. Castle Before move 10
    7. Connect your Rooks
    8. Rooks should go on open or Half-open Files
    (Open files are totally vacant files/ no other color piece should be there)
    (Half-open files have one other color piece)
    9. Knights on the rim are grim.
    (Do not put knights on the side, try to put them in the center for more moves)
    10. Try to avoid double pawns
    11. Try to avoid isolated pawns
    12. Try to avoid backward pawn
    13. Don’t trade a bishop for a knight without a good reason
    14. Avoid moving pawns in front of your castled king
    15. Don’t open the center if your king is in the center
    16. Knights and Bishop > Rook and a pawn
    (Knights and Bishop = 6 points and Rook and Pawn = 6 points. But 2 minor pieces are better than a rook and a pawn)
    17. Knight and 2 Bishops (or 2 knights and a Bishop) > Queen
    (Similar reason as that of the 16th Principle)
    18. Rooks are powerful on the 7th Rank
    19. Doubled rooks on an open file are Very Strong
    20. Bishops are better in Open positions. Knights are better in Closed positions
    21. The best way to deal with an attack from a flank is to attack at the center
    22. If you have the option to capture a piece with two different pawns, generally you wanna go toward the center of the board
    23. In the end game, the king is also a valuable piece to capture and win over the game
    (Do not let the king lie somewhere it’ll become a target for a series of checks)
    24. Rooks should go behind pass pawns
    25. Two connected passed pawns on the 6th rank will always beat the rook
    26. Attack the base of the pawn chain
    27. Knights are usually one of the best blockaders of pawns
    28. If your position is cramped, then you should try to trade pieces to open it up and give you more options
    29. When you are ahead of materials, you can trade pieces but do not trade your pawn
    30. Opposite of 29: When you are losing (Down material), trade down all your pawns but do not trade your pieces.
    31. Opposite color bishop game- is dangerous in the Middle game and Draw-ish in the endgame.
    32. DON’T PLAY HOPE CHESS
    (Don’t play with the hope that your opponent does something blunder, or you hope that your opponent doesn’t see something)
    33. When you see a Good move, stop! Go see a better move.
    34. an outstanding chess player knows the right time to ignore chess principles.

  • @SamFickelHomeLending
    @SamFickelHomeLending Рік тому +4

    When I saw 35 in less than 20 mins I didn't think you'd be very detailed, but was pleasantly surprised with your performance. Well done!

  • @sunrevolver
    @sunrevolver 3 роки тому +683

    When I play a cutie, I develop feelings instead of pieces

    • @fyezahmed1947
      @fyezahmed1947 3 роки тому +9

      😂

    • @locutusdborg126
      @locutusdborg126 3 роки тому +18

      Since most players are male I assume you are gay, not that there's anything wrong with that.

    • @sunrevolver
      @sunrevolver 3 роки тому +15

      @@locutusdborg126 maybe or may not be.. didn't know a male can be a cutie as well

    • @sunrevolver
      @sunrevolver 3 роки тому +1

      @@ddist0rtt dat... is illegal...

    • @ralphzoontjens
      @ralphzoontjens 3 роки тому

      As the host said: Stay sharp, play smart.

  • @evansmoak7182
    @evansmoak7182 Рік тому

    This is the 1st helpful video on chess that I've seen. Every other one goes so fast and assumes I understand all the terminologies. I've only been playing a couple months and this video is very helpful. Subbed.

  • @clashdevil2925
    @clashdevil2925 2 роки тому +4

    Following these principles
    Learning 3 opening for both sides
    not hanging pieces
    And practicing your tactics can alone help you get to 1600-1800

  • @rajat895
    @rajat895 3 роки тому +4

    Well explained! Been looking for content to improve my middle game

  • @stephenweller1681
    @stephenweller1681 9 днів тому +1

    Thanks again for this video! I learned so much from it.

  • @N2O_The1000thElement
    @N2O_The1000thElement 3 роки тому +16

    I like how you used pratical positions rather than just a position that is completely winning for the side that you’re on

  • @snatchX626
    @snatchX626 3 роки тому +155

    based on experience, principle 34 is really important 😏

    • @cedricmichaud552
      @cedricmichaud552 3 роки тому +11

      The one where you see the greatest WGM being mated ^^

    • @ephemera...
      @ephemera... 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed

    • @ephemera...
      @ephemera... 3 роки тому

      @@blablabla7796 way to bring the conversation down dude.

    • @blablabla7796
      @blablabla7796 3 роки тому +7

      @@ephemera... it’s a common internet name. I’m sorry if you didn’t like my meme.

    • @Mayank-mf7xr
      @Mayank-mf7xr 3 роки тому

      It is a famous quote from Emanuel Lasker.

  • @Tomasz_Siwiec
    @Tomasz_Siwiec Місяць тому

    Very instrucial, condense knowlage. Made nice shortly to the point. Thank You very much, learned a lot.

  • @coachwilliamsakadr.gambit5334
    @coachwilliamsakadr.gambit5334 3 роки тому +4

    You're the Man Master Lopez. This is great and easy for my students to see.
    "Stay Sharp, play smart and take care."

  • @DEEPAK-jj3sn
    @DEEPAK-jj3sn 3 роки тому +4

    Dear sir, your session on Top 35 chess principles is worth working as it is gist of all 100 chess principles. You also nicely elaborated each of them making it really interesting and worth considering. Each chess player should take a note of them and try to implement at actuals. It will surely provide right direction playing chess and a road to chess master. Your each video session is conducted in a nice professional way. Looking forward for such session. Thanks and regards. Dmbhangaonkar

  • @Artem_Babych
    @Artem_Babych 8 місяців тому +1

    Thx for the table, in the end, I copy it and will mark each of it with a bit of time

  • @thiagodefreitas6075
    @thiagodefreitas6075 3 роки тому +16

    I've recently reached 2000 rating and I've never seen such a instructive video! Congratulations!

    • @samuelrichard8849
      @samuelrichard8849 3 роки тому

      I just reached 3000. You think you're good?

    • @darealdovahkiin3652
      @darealdovahkiin3652 3 роки тому +7

      @@samuelrichard8849 someones ego is insecure

    • @bendeguire6965
      @bendeguire6965 3 роки тому +2

      @@samuelrichard8849 I hope you are doing ok man

    • @joshuadavis5899
      @joshuadavis5899 3 роки тому

      Wow how long do you play I've been at it for a year and I'm at 1000

    • @tannerwaagmeester792
      @tannerwaagmeester792 3 роки тому

      But neither of you see rook f1 in principle 32

  • @borgdrone88
    @borgdrone88 3 роки тому +30

    Great video. I missed on the of the most important principles I learned from Igor Smirnov. To take is a mistake. Meaning, you should never without a good reason exchange your pieces that help develop your opponents pieces. I see this mistake a lot under 2000 elo.

  • @teddiegauta651
    @teddiegauta651 Рік тому +2

    since watching this video. i've gotten a lot better because i can somewhat read the board better now. i appreciate this video. great work.

  • @luciusthomas4017
    @luciusthomas4017 2 роки тому +4

    Thank you. 5 years, I still suck, but I can beat everyone I know. There are several points that I know will help me improve more. The double pawns on the 7th, I never learned that. Although there are a handful I could probably tell you or were left out rather. All in all, a treasure of knowledge. Thank you!!

  • @kevinlee7083
    @kevinlee7083 Рік тому +2

    Thank you this is inspiring! I want to learn how to properly play and understand chess but theres just too many strategies lol. Thank you for helping me understand at least basic concepts. As you explain each concept the game starts to take more shape and i began to see each piece differently. It makes more sense and the board no longer looks like just a bunch of squares. I can actually see the territory and its advantages.

  • @richardcly3
    @richardcly3 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video!!! I know I'm late lol but just getting into it. Thanks a lot

  • @robijnverlinden7328
    @robijnverlinden7328 3 роки тому +9

    The worth of the pieces varies with every move. The strict system with points is an approximation for beginners.

    • @adammcallister9675
      @adammcallister9675 2 роки тому

      This. A closed bishop is worthless whereas an open knight is worth the same no matter.

  • @md.zabirshams6776
    @md.zabirshams6776 3 роки тому +126

    Well..The best part was the "Hope Chess" Part. :D.

    • @cornelio78
      @cornelio78 3 роки тому +4

      agreed 😆 that's me some years ago

    • @durgapun9475
      @durgapun9475 3 роки тому

      @@cornelio78 p

    • @pixelbogpixxelbog2090
      @pixelbogpixxelbog2090 3 роки тому

      I play so much hope chess... sometimes I attack enemies queen with my queen by putting my queen hanging and i hope they dont see it. It works around 66% in my elo(1000), and around 90% in bullet :)

    • @davisglanton9871
      @davisglanton9871 3 роки тому

      @@pixelbogpixxelbog2090 keep doing that if you never want move up in elo lol

    • @BrisLS1
      @BrisLS1 3 роки тому

      You always have some kind of hope for what you hope your opponent does. You just have to have a plan for if they don't. Not every trap is as "Hopium" as Scholar's mate. Fried Liver has won me a ton of games lately.

  • @denusklausen3685
    @denusklausen3685 Рік тому +1

    Less of a principle but more of a heuristic: when your opponent plays a move, look at the board and see what has changed, what is attacked, what is maybe no longer defended, what does this move possibly set up. Most importantly, speed: is my attack faster than theirs? Is this checkmate threat actually a threat or does my king escape? Can I give up some pieces to deliver checkmate?
    A principle that wasn't mentioned (credit to Levy): PP on the PP (put pressure on the pinned piece) and generally pins are strong, a classic pin in low elo is getting a rook on the first rank with check forcing the king on the second and picking up the opposite rook. Pieces can be pinned without actually being pinned; if a knight is the only defender of a square that will fork the king and the queen, then that knight essentially is pinned (lets call it quasi-pinned), and you should probably pressure it.
    Also a good thing to remember that early queen moves can be punished by attacking the now undefended c pawn for instance, and premature bishop moves can lead to the opposite bishop picking up the b or g pawn and trapping the rook.

  • @VicktoRUrosAndrijasevic
    @VicktoRUrosAndrijasevic 3 роки тому +10

    Great! I wish I had this kind of info when I was starting! 🙂😉

  • @Hippie_steve
    @Hippie_steve Рік тому +7

    Was doing pretty rough at first but after coming and watching these principles I’ve been able to get 2 checkmates! Great video!

  • @asswhole4195
    @asswhole4195 3 роки тому +73

    Hundreds of chess principles? Well I hope you do more videos on them!

    • @ChessVibesOfficial
      @ChessVibesOfficial  3 роки тому +46

      Haha yeah a lot of them are pretty obscure and don't show up a lot in games so I tried to just focus on the most common. But yeah if there's enough interest will definitely do a part 2!

    • @stevea1936
      @stevea1936 3 роки тому +4

      @@ChessVibesOfficial I was just about to ask if you were going to do a second video. Would be really cool!

    • @darylallen2485
      @darylallen2485 3 роки тому +2

      @@ChessVibesOfficial ::waves hand and invokes force powers:: - You WILL make a part 2 of chess principles. 🤣

    • @ephemera...
      @ephemera... 3 роки тому

      @@darylallen2485 It worked! He did.

  • @manishkumarshukla4389
    @manishkumarshukla4389 3 роки тому +15

    I liked your mocking of hope chess😁.
    "I'm gonna hope he would do it, I'm gonna hope he did not see it." That was nice😁👌
    I used to play hope chess. but after watching this video, I learned my mistakes.
    Thank you🙏

  • @jacobdancey145
    @jacobdancey145 2 роки тому +11

    Bishop tip: when in the endgame, keep a king on an opposite colored square as the bishop, it is also wise to protect said king with a pawn.

    • @MimMdance
      @MimMdance Рік тому

      Another good tip once your opponent and you only have valuable pieces left is to lock a bishop and a pawn (the pawn behind) and keep playing with other pieces. If the opponent has no pawns bishop or knight around to break that lock it might have to sacrifice a rook to do it. I hope I explained well.

  • @WARRENBUFETT
    @WARRENBUFETT 3 роки тому +6

    Man. You're a great chess teacher.

  • @h4ckluserr
    @h4ckluserr Рік тому

    Hey there! I've got a question about #34, please. I'm still learning. You moved that knight into that smother check. It seems like the easy response would have been for black to take it with the pawn in front of the king.
    Is the gain here that the King is opened up for more pressure?

    • @alexdavisspecial
      @alexdavisspecial 4 місяці тому

      The pawn moving from out of in front of the king exposes it to white's queen, so it is doomed even if it does take the knight.

  • @LeventK
    @LeventK 3 роки тому +10

    Remember.
    The only thing in chess that doesn't have an exception is the "there will always be exceptions" rule.

  • @mahsincast8490
    @mahsincast8490 3 роки тому +4

    There are two points that i want to add:
    1. After mentioning principle number 28 you jumped into 30 which makes 34 principles in the end.
    2. there is a greate principle that i think you didn't mention at all and that's trading your worse placed pieces for your opponents better placed ones.

  • @philosophicallyspeaking6463
    @philosophicallyspeaking6463 Рік тому +2

    Well done!
    This is what I've been looking for to pass on to people who want to do more than play 'hope chess'! The absence of this basic material from the educational tenets of the chess curriculum is now chronic. I was taught this 'reasoned' way more than 50 years ago.
    I routinely check out chess videos (purportedly made for beginners, novice, and advancing players) to recommend to people so 'I' don't have to teach them, and in all that time I never once heard mention of these tenets as 'chess principles' which is how I teach.
    Its a bad teacher that attempts to impress their students by evidence of jargon and rubric, and that's what most competent chess players do. They teach the movement of the pieces and then jump straight into abstracted strategy with no mention of when or why.
    You never hear anybody bother to explain what or why you should do things in chess that are generally advantageous any more. The facility of foundations is assumed premature or past due, as it were needing no apparent explanation or not for beginners at all.
    I teach principles to beginners, first and foremost, who otherwise would be asking the same questions...why?

  • @a.i.l1074
    @a.i.l1074 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you man, I get overwhelmed as a beginner sometimes but this is just a logical and fun game