This was a lesson that I absolutely needed and I've watched probably 50 videos I'm around 600 to 800 but I have a feeling this is going to give me 50 to 150 points
Playing on line I find there are more stronger players than weaker ones really have to be on top of your game to compete and win Nelson gives Great Insights on the why of certain moves following his thought process it’s easy to surmount the man is a talented player himself
This is practical, helpful and well presented. For beg and novice players, gambits and openings are very limited without grasping these basic principles.
@NRGAgreed! That's true. And in Nelson's case here, I caught more practical and memorable tips in fewer vids and less time than elsewhere, where they do a lot of the same flashy Gambit stuff (that would take months to memorize, btw.) He's getting ready to smoke the field in NC, btw. So, shhhh.
As someone who is (barely) a step above beginner, this helps me understand a lot of my deficiencies in positional play and what to think about. Thank you for this!
What I learned this video: 3:40 How to keep bishops confined in their starting areas better 6:35 Bishops are most effectively used in open positions 7:24 Sometimes comparing the knights and bishops you have to the knights and bishops your opponent has can help you find your best moves 12:20 Backwards pawns can be very useful in breaking through and lining up batteries Probably more that I forgot to write down but I definitely learned more than I ever have watching a chess tip video I look forward to watching more videos, keep it up great stuff
Thank you for your content. The manner in which you organize your thoughts around chess concepts is clear, concise and easy to follow. I've learned more conceptually from your videos than any other source so far. Keep up the great work!
This channel had become probably the best source of practical, immediately useful training for begining and intermediate players. Keep up the great work Nelson, your excellent skills as a chess instructor are they the channel keeps growing as fast as it does.
Exactly the lesson i wanted. There are pawn breaks, threats to make the bishop ineffective, centre counters, literally most confusing part of chess. Thx for this lesson
One request (really a prior request coming up again), I still would love to see a video of you doing analysis on one of your students games and walking through the thought process with them. I think it would be enormously instructive for us all.
Watching chess videos on YT for years, and only NOW i learn about this channel!?! Amazing content, presented in an analytical yet engaging way!! Yup, binge watching and turning rapidly into a fanatic fan!
You are the best teacher for beginning to intermediate players, bar none. A lot is known about chess, but it is difficult to find the most important/essential information to quickly improve your chess, which rare videos like this do well. He also helps any players who have gaps in their chess education. Thank you very much.
Sir you are giving soo much tactics and ideas of chess without ads or even courses . You teach really well . I am not that much interested in chess , still I urge you to consider some online teaching courses , maybe you will get good demands from the newbees . Thankyou and appriciate your passion . I hope someday i find some time to maybe try chess eventually .
Nice to have all these concepts covered under one video! Thanks. I still think of occupied squares more than empty, and possibly weak, squares and holes.
"…to play the pawns well; they are the soul of chess: it is they which uniquely determine the attack and the defense, and on their good or bad arrangement depends entirely the winning or losing of the game." - Philidor
@@ziwuri Don't doubt Philidor would have wiped the floor with you any day. He was an amazing international Grandmaster, and deserves unlimited respect. And you think HE's the 'bozo'?!!
@@ziwuri Ok, friend, I do admit that I'm not familiar with this opening, but couldn't believe it would be that bad if played by a chess genius. Sorry if I got hold of the wrong end of the stick. Thanks for the friendly response.
Your videos are extremely helpful for beginners. Often times people go a hundred miles an hour to explain stuff and it’s very difficult to follow. You also modularize your videos well so we can learn the game in chunks. Please keep the videos coming!
I’ve been watching these and levy’s videos and I feel like I’m playing a completely different game. I haven’t even come close to positions I used to ALWAYS find myself in and it’s really completely changed how the game is played
This is a great video. For all the traps and tactics that exist it feels like knowing when to move your pawns is a black art. Every time I am reviewing a game with the computer and it shows I should have taken a pawn in one direction or another sometimes it's confusing as to why. I'm getting better at it but I'll definitely be watching this video more than once
I'd also want to add onto point #10 playing f6 as white has the potential for alot of queen check tactics on the dark squares, so if you play it always keep an eye out 😜 awesome video thanks heaps
Thanks for this video! Very instructive with great and concrete examples. I like the way in which you explain the ideas behind moves and their drawbacks.
Wow this video is so original and incredibly helpful for beginners! I remember looking for this sort of information about pawn tension a couple months ago and didn’t find anyone who came even close in terms of clarity of explanation. You picked out great opening examples too. Btw the c4 variation of the exchange French is called Montecarlo, it’s my main weapon against the French currently because i can deal with the resulting open positions better than with the ones of the advanced variation.
Things you might consider adding. Pass Pawns: 1. Capturing, Trading, or pushing a pawn to create a pass pawn (or a second pass pawn to create a pass pawn pair) 2. Pushing pawns to create tempo (i.e. a check or an attack on a higher value piece) 3. Supporting (i.e. not moving ) pawns to maintain defense (of a piece, a position, or one's own king) 4. End Game Scenario If it's the end game and the queens are gone and you are down to single bishop, keep in mind what color square is the bishop on? Keeping your pawn on the same color as that bishop might enable you to protect it with the bishop. Especially if your opponent has the same color bishop or a knight,
That's funny! I mentioned in my previous comment that I wondered if there are nuances to pass and push, and you talked about push nuances right after I posted that comment!
Re #9: Pawns are the only pieces (men?) that cannot undo their move. Whenever you push or capture, that pawn no longer controls that square. 18:15 Re #10: Putting a pawn on f3 also weakens the g3 square (see #9) and opens up the kingside to potential attacks.
Your channel is awesome, man! Thank you for the high quality chess videos, they make chess look so easy (until I go play a game and get immediately blasted lol)
One additional Pawn concept that’s important to consider is overextension. Pawns have limited mobility relative to their attacking potential, so if a Pawn is placed actively close to the opponent’s pieces, it generally creates more problems than benefits, because it has to be babysat by the player’s pieces. The key to gaining a space advantage with Pawns is knowing just how far you can push them before the benefits of space are outweighed by the costs of overextension.
I care about creating holes in the 3rd or near files, but after watching this video, I understood that I have to keep in mind of creating holes in the 5th file( when I play white ) , I lot of times it's annoying as Nelson said when opponent places a knight there, even though nowadays I don't usually get into such position. Helpful content, Thankyou
Came back to this video to brush up on pawns. Could you actually do a 10~15 minute video on the isolated D pawn as it is a very common occurrence that a lot of hacks like me don't know how to play with or against. Thanks
You used the term "discovered attack". It is very clear what a discovered attack is by your use of the term in your example. I thought it meant "Oh! Look at that! I can take that rook over there!", Could you create a lesson dedicated to terms like this, please. One that comes to mind is "tempo", or "captured with tempo", or "moved with tempo", or "moved gaining a tempo". I have tried searching for tempo explanations, but not with much success. Pass, push, are there nuances that aren't as obvious as the literal move itself? I see the the thinkific link below, so this may well be the route I need to go. Thanks for the great lessons, Nelson!
6:12 I think there are 2 good moves there, First is to play be3 with the idea to simply defend or to play dxe5 because after dxe5+ we can play bd2 which helps us to develop bishop and castle also if something like Ng4 then u can simply play h3 kick that knight out and you are fine.
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3:35 Black decided to play 1 ... e6, so I think that Black should accept that bBc8 is now a bit restricted. It seems to me that 3 e5 creates a bigger problem for Black: bNg8 can't go to f6, its best square, and must thus go to e7 or h6.
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Your videos are very helpful! Thank you so much for making these available.
That’s right! Instead of being stuck at 1000, I’m now stuck at 600!
This was a lesson that I absolutely needed and I've watched probably 50 videos I'm around 600 to 800 but I have a feeling this is going to give me 50 to 150 points
Thanks for helping everyone to be better at chess
Great video I think I learned more in this video than any other.
This is the lesson we deserve. Thank you Nelson for teaching us free to play chess enthusiast who only played online.
This is the lesson we need but don't deserve.
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Playing on line I find there are more stronger players than weaker ones really have to be on top of your game to compete and win Nelson gives Great Insights on the why of certain moves following his thought process it’s easy to surmount the man is a talented player himself
This is practical, helpful and well presented. For beg and novice players, gambits and openings are very limited without grasping these basic principles.
To understand openings, you have to understand this video basically
@@sshadowzlmao exactly
@NRGAgreed! That's true. And in Nelson's case here, I caught more practical and memorable tips in fewer vids and less time than elsewhere, where they do a lot of the same flashy Gambit stuff (that would take months to memorize, btw.) He's getting ready to smoke the field in NC, btw. So, shhhh.
His videos are informative and very clear on explanations
As someone who is (barely) a step above beginner, this helps me understand a lot of my deficiencies in positional play and what to think about. Thank you for this!
What I learned this video:
3:40 How to keep bishops confined in their starting areas better
6:35 Bishops are most effectively used in open positions
7:24 Sometimes comparing the knights and bishops you have to the knights and bishops your opponent has can help you find your best moves
12:20 Backwards pawns can be very useful in breaking through and lining up batteries
Probably more that I forgot to write down but I definitely learned more than I ever have watching a chess tip video
I look forward to watching more videos, keep it up great stuff
Thanks, Nelson! I'm currently binge-watching all your channel, wish me luck 😅
Thank you for your content. The manner in which you organize your thoughts around chess concepts is clear, concise and easy to follow. I've learned more conceptually from your videos than any other source so far. Keep up the great work!
This channel had become probably the best source of practical, immediately useful training for begining and intermediate players. Keep up the great work Nelson, your excellent skills as a chess instructor are they the channel keeps growing as fast as it does.
Exactly the lesson i wanted. There are pawn breaks, threats to make the bishop ineffective, centre counters, literally most confusing part of chess. Thx for this lesson
Pawn Power In Chess - Hans Kmoch is probably the chess best book ever written concerning pawns. I strongly recommend it.
One request (really a prior request coming up again), I still would love to see a video of you doing analysis on one of your students games and walking through the thought process with them. I think it would be enormously instructive for us all.
You're giving us gold, as you often do. Thanks Nelson.
Watching chess videos on YT for years, and only NOW i learn about this channel!?! Amazing content, presented in an analytical yet engaging way!! Yup, binge watching and turning rapidly into a fanatic fan!
Welcome aboard!
You are the best teacher for beginning to intermediate players, bar none. A lot is known about chess, but it is difficult to find the most important/essential information to quickly improve your chess, which rare videos like this do well. He also helps any players who have gaps in their chess education. Thank you very much.
Sir you are giving soo much tactics and ideas of chess without ads or even courses . You teach really well . I am not that much interested in chess , still I urge you to consider some online teaching courses , maybe you will get good demands from the newbees .
Thankyou and appriciate your passion . I hope someday i find some time to maybe try chess eventually .
Nice to have all these concepts covered under one video! Thanks. I still think of occupied squares more than empty, and possibly weak, squares and holes.
"…to play the pawns well; they are the soul of chess: it is they which uniquely determine the attack and the defense, and on their good or bad arrangement depends entirely the winning or losing of the game."
- Philidor
Pawns are the pillars of chess, but not sure about the "soul" of it
Is that the bozo who came up with the Philidor defense? OMEGALUL
@@ziwuri Don't doubt Philidor would have wiped the floor with you any day. He was an amazing international Grandmaster, and deserves unlimited respect. And you think HE's the 'bozo'?!!
@@forlanifan lil bro it's called a joke, obviously he was a great player but the Philidor defense is objectively a shxt opening
@@ziwuri Ok, friend, I do admit that I'm not familiar with this opening, but couldn't believe it would be that bad if played by a chess genius. Sorry if I got hold of the wrong end of the stick. Thanks for the friendly response.
Your videos are extremely helpful for beginners. Often times people go a hundred miles an hour to explain stuff and it’s very difficult to follow. You also modularize your videos well so we can learn the game in chunks. Please keep the videos coming!
I’ve been watching these and levy’s videos and I feel like I’m playing a completely different game. I haven’t even come close to positions I used to ALWAYS find myself in and it’s really completely changed how the game is played
Thx Nelson and thx for sneaking in, the minority attack!!
This is a great video. For all the traps and tactics that exist it feels like knowing when to move your pawns is a black art. Every time I am reviewing a game with the computer and it shows I should have taken a pawn in one direction or another sometimes it's confusing as to why. I'm getting better at it but I'll definitely be watching this video more than once
Bravo Nelson! I love all your videos and find them highly instructive.
Probably the best chess lesson I’ve ever watched.
I'd also want to add onto point #10 playing f6 as white has the potential for alot of queen check tactics on the dark squares, so if you play it always keep an eye out 😜 awesome video thanks heaps
This is a really good video. I find pawn tension can be an overlooked topic so I'm glad you made a video on it.
Such a helpful synopsis on how to think about the ponds, thank you!
This is definitely your best tutorial.
Instructive and well presented; thank you for sharing.
Thanks for this video! Very instructive with great and concrete examples. I like the way in which you explain the ideas behind moves and their drawbacks.
Your videos are amazing! Explanation,tempo...clear instruction...thank you and keep it up!!
You make so many really good videos mate. I really hope you don't get burnt out because you're working your socks off atm
I really enjoy these list type videos. :) Learned a lot from this one!
Once again, brilliant, instructive content. Thanks Nelson.
Wow this video is so original and incredibly helpful for beginners! I remember looking for this sort of information about pawn tension a couple months ago and didn’t find anyone who came even close in terms of clarity of explanation. You picked out great opening examples too. Btw the c4 variation of the exchange French is called Montecarlo, it’s my main weapon against the French currently because i can deal with the resulting open positions better than with the ones of the advanced variation.
Great explanations! Thanks - much appreciated…
I was just thinking about how this is the thing I least-understood in chess and needed to find a good study about it thank you!!
I thought this video might be below a level which would benefit me. I was very wrong; thank you so much !
Awesome instructional content as always Nelson! Thank you…
I actually really needed this video
Best video out there on pawn theory
Man that was a good one, watched it twice!! Great content and execution
thank you NM Nelson Lopez. great content!
Things you might consider adding. Pass Pawns: 1. Capturing, Trading, or pushing a pawn to create a pass pawn (or a second pass pawn to create a pass pawn pair) 2. Pushing pawns to create tempo (i.e. a check or an attack on a higher value piece)
3. Supporting (i.e. not moving ) pawns to maintain defense (of a piece, a position, or one's own king)
4. End Game Scenario If it's the end game and the queens are gone and you are down to single bishop, keep in mind what color square is the bishop on? Keeping your pawn on the same color as that bishop might enable you to protect it with the bishop. Especially if your opponent has the same color bishop or a knight,
That's funny! I mentioned in my previous comment that I wondered if there are nuances to pass and push, and you talked about push nuances right after I posted that comment!
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Re #9: Pawns are the only pieces (men?) that cannot undo their move. Whenever you push or capture, that pawn no longer controls that square.
18:15 Re #10: Putting a pawn on f3 also weakens the g3 square (see #9) and opens up the kingside to potential attacks.
Thanks my friend!!
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Your channel is awesome, man! Thank you for the high quality chess videos, they make chess look so easy (until I go play a game and get immediately blasted lol)
Very nicely explained Coach
I'd love more videos about pawns! This one was great
Beautiful lesson thank you very much publisher.
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Great video, really informative
Very nice video. Thanks a lot!
great stuff! another 10 pawn concepts please
Thank you. Very instructive!
Love these explanations!
One additional Pawn concept that’s important to consider is overextension. Pawns have limited mobility relative to their attacking potential, so if a Pawn is placed actively close to the opponent’s pieces, it generally creates more problems than benefits, because it has to be babysat by the player’s pieces. The key to gaining a space advantage with Pawns is knowing just how far you can push them before the benefits of space are outweighed by the costs of overextension.
Thank you! Great video.
I have problem with having space to develop my pieces, right from opening. Therefore, I am enjoying his lesson on pawn tension
This was amazing! Thank you!
thank you for these video. Bless you from Dubai
I care about creating holes in the 3rd or near files, but after watching this video, I understood that I have to keep in mind of creating holes in the 5th file( when I play white ) , I lot of times it's annoying as Nelson said when opponent places a knight there, even though nowadays I don't usually get into such position. Helpful content, Thankyou
Thank you so much Nelson for teeching me I’m really gratful❤
Great video, I think I see people blunder their main pieces because they don't manage their pawns correctly.
Thank you, very informative
Really good helpful lesson.
I think that it was Ben Feingold that I heard say the "f" in fPawn stands forget about it. You enumerated his reasons for not liking to move this one.
Well I was about to go to bed, until I saw you posted this haha
Great video man
Came back to this video to brush up on pawns. Could you actually do a 10~15 minute video on the isolated D pawn as it is a very common occurrence that a lot of hacks like me don't know how to play with or against. Thanks
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6:33 I wonder how did you trade your knights for the black bishops here :)
excellent reporting
Damn this one is good im gonna watch it twice
You used the term "discovered attack". It is very clear what a discovered attack is by your use of the term in your example. I thought it meant "Oh! Look at that! I can take that rook over there!", Could you create a lesson dedicated to terms like this, please. One that comes to mind is "tempo", or "captured with tempo", or "moved with tempo", or "moved gaining a tempo". I have tried searching for tempo explanations, but not with much success. Pass, push, are there nuances that aren't as obvious as the literal move itself? I see the the thinkific link below, so this may well be the route I need to go. Thanks for the great lessons, Nelson!
6:12 I think there are 2 good moves there, First is to play be3 with the idea to simply defend or to play dxe5 because after dxe5+ we can play bd2 which helps us to develop bishop and castle also if something like Ng4 then u can simply play h3 kick that knight out and you are fine.
Thanks bro 🙏 🙌, I followed u when u had 1 K follows, congrats your acc is growing
I appreciate this video👍👍
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nice and helpful
Good job.
10:07 That's the Monte Carlo French
Thanks
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Tennison gambit for next content
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10:33 that isolated pawn can be protected by the knight on the right
Top video!
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Thanks, Randall!
Can you make a video on how to play the English opening with middlegame ideas?
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Very informative. Keep em coming
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3:35 Black decided to play 1 ... e6, so I think that Black should accept that bBc8 is now a bit restricted. It seems to me that 3 e5 creates a bigger problem for Black: bNg8 can't go to f6, its best square, and must thus go to e7 or h6.