Intro to Chess Imbalances

NM Dan Heisman introduces the concept of chess imbalances. Imbalances are when one side has "something" and the other has something else (or maybe nothing special). "Somethings" include material, pawn structure, king safety, etc
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NM Dan Heisman has been a full-time chess instructor since 1996 and is the author of 13 chess books, the TV show "Q&A with Coach Heisman" on Chess.com and the radio show "Ask the Renaissance Man" on the Internet Chess Club. Radio personality Howard Stern was one of Dan's students. Dan tries to answer comments on UA-cam but for a quicker, more comprehensive answer (or questions about lessons), contact Dan via email, skype, or phone via Dan's website www.danheisman.com. His Chess Tip of the Day is @danheisman on Twitter, which won the awards for "Best Twitter Feed" in 2021 and 2023 from the Chess Journalists of America. #Chess #ImproveChess #ChessInstruction #ChessThinking #ChessLesson #LearnChess #ChessImprove #ChessChoices #ChessDecisions #ChessImbalances #ChessAnalysis #ChessGame

[@danheismanchess]

Thanks for watching! If you liked today's video, check out another video which won the Chess Journalists of America award for Most Instructive Lesson in 2023: Chess: A Thought Process Overview ua-cam.com/video/1rZX3GiwMnk/v-deo.html. If your rating is over 1600/1700 USCF/FIDE and you want more on imbalances, check out the 4th edition of IM Silman's book "How to Reassess Your Chess"

[@bradvincent2586]

Wow excellent video, thanks.

[@danheismanchess]

Thanks, much appreciated. Please pass the word to your chess friends about ua-cam.com/users/danheismanchess :)

[@domkatbess322]

Great video. Can you make a video on how we can use this imbalances to cook a delicious plan against our opponents?

[@danheismanchess]

Thanks. Of course 1) That greatly depends on the many types of imbalances and which are on the board and 2) That takes an entire book; one that comes to mind (once you are 1700+ FIDE/USCF IMHO) is the 4th edition of Silman's How to Reassess Your Chess

[@lgst5985]

You keep saying "he" ...