In case anyone wanted to copy/paste: Chess Study Plan: 1. Doing hanging pieces puzzles 2. Studying opening (book, 1 hour video) - First 10 moves - Main ideas - Main middlegame plan 3. Learn Imbalances (30 minutes) 4. Doing puzzles 10 5. Player vs real players 2 games (30 minutes) 6. Review the games
Every time you lock onto the ONE BIG THING you need, you can climb that mountain and make a huge ratings jump. It gets harder as you get higher since everybody at higher levels knows most things and even small improvements can be big.
The only thing I'm missing from this study plan is the study of basic endgames. Silman's Complete Endgame Course is a very good book which structures the material according to playing strength. Studying the endgame might not be as obviously rewarding as the study of the opening, which has immediate practical benefits, but it will be very beneficial in the long run if you can outperform your opponent in the final stage of the game.
@Stockaxolotl I totally agree. Endgame study is more important for intermediate players. Beginners should focus on avoiding blunders and better understanding positions and tactics.
I've never read a single chess book when I started chess. I only read articles, mainly from Wikipedia and various chess websites. Whenever I encountered new terminology I researched and saved it to study. It pissed me a lot when beginners kept complaining they're not getting better. Of course you will not if you weren't even familiar with the chess terms such as simple as "discovered attack", "overloading", "deflection", "pawn storm", to as complex as "prophylaxis", "positional play", "pawn breakthrough", "blockade", the list goes on. What do you expect? It's like building an Eiffel Tower without reading the engineering concepts. You can really be good at chess, literally anyone, by just reading articles. Just familiarize the terms. Later you will understand and apply it to your game. I know you can. There's no other trick but to read (or watch video tutorials) and have notes.
Yet, the Ben Finegold video about the Blunders is still the most relevant, you can master all of this ideas and concepts, if you miss something and give a piece in 1, you lose. And ofc I agree with you on most parts, I know all these terms, but if I'm dogshit 1650 blitz, it's on me, because I blunder, or don't remember something. In the end, it's just work better, that's the sum up
@@tufol33k78 blunders are always there regardless of our ratings. It's a human error. But getting to 1600 elo without knowing important chess concepts is almost impossible.
Hi, how many openings you suggest to learn and memorise. I'm a beginner btw. And what videos and books do you suggest . And how did you learn strategy lessons. Thank you for the video❤
@@oscarlloyd275 I doubt if it was considered the best move. All the green checkmark means is that it's a good move. I'm guessing he set this ga e up like this purely for demonstration purposes. If he'd have captured the queen rather than moved his own queen, I'd bet the evaluation bar goes up significantly higher, and then it's just plain obvious who's winning.
so although he is very broad on "imbalances" he is not lying, it really does help, I went from 1000 playing strength to 1500 after a 10 minute video, and now I average around 1700-1800 playing strength against strong players, trust me when I say there is a lot to learn about chess but this is probably one of the biggest barriers between low and high elo.
Here's the 2 that really helped me ruclips.net/video/CBPJrw40Ybw/видео.html ruclips.net/video/BYtXMJjqfvw/видео.html the concept of imbalances itself is from a book series called How to Reassess Your Chess
I can only use my method to improve a LOT but it all depends on what you want out of the game imo it is foolish to aim high unless you want to waste your life away. I stopped playing back around march I played for about 3 months so IDK the exact name of the lessons but I used the practice lessons to play along with the engine. Playing with the engine allows you to think for yourself but then go back and see what the engine preferred to better understand why. I went from struggling with a 500 bot to challenging 1500 bots and defeating a 1700 bot once lol. I found puzzles to be a complete waste of time and would not recommend paying any money to anyone just use the free tools.
I play correspondence chess. I think a long time on most of my moves. In good detail, I take mental note of my thought process. So, unless I feel like I know where my blunder was and I want to try to find an improvement on my own, my post-mortem analysis looks like this: After I finish my game, I do nothing more than check the engine and database semi-deeply and try to figure out how to tweak my old thinking in a way that if followed, would yield me whichever engine or book move is strong, humanlike, and practical. Blitz and rapid are a different story. There, you should probably try to find improvements on your own before you check the engine.
I get a winning position out if the opening 90% of the time and only lose by one blunder, every time. Always villain with some Q shenanigans and i lose track of my attack and give up a piece. Is frustrating. I got to 1300 fairly easily, then stopped playing for 6 months and when i came back quickly blundered back down to 1000. The opponents are as weak at 1300 as 1000, i just am slower and out of pratice. The jobav london, caro and kings indian is all anyone needs to reach 2000 with ease i believe. I am 1000 now and if i was taking a substantial enough bet i believe i could reach 2000 in 45 days max just playing and studying each day
its actually a good plan that works in dream. well, as some 1350+ rated guy this is some hard shit to pull out in just 45 days. i dont want to go to 2000 with a 59% win rate i want to go to 2000 with over 70+% winrate, just a remainder take it slow you will reach it but not in 45 days
i can play against you and open the window for you to realize that 2000 isnt that easy. you sayin caros good right? actually it sucks if you wanna be a good player drop that shit somewhere and learn french. e4 e5 business, kings indian
i feel like the ratings got inflated over time, i started around the pandemic at 700 elo, played for a few weeks to 1000 and rage quit after a streak of loss, came back 6 months later and went up to 1200 in a week, got bored came back after another 6 month or something to 1500 in a week of play and then again to 1700, i don't feel like what low elo people imagine from 1700's, in fact my knowledge of theory is close to 0, i refuse to play against D4 because i'm too lazy to learn lmao, so i abort, it's just that at some point if you are careful enough there is a mistake to exploit, i think i'm not even looking at where the knights might go anymore and get forked 24/7, but that is pure lazyness my time format is 10+0 Répondre
It seems to me that it's more a matter of a small sample size. Following your story, it sounds like you've only got a month's worth of playing time under your belt. That's hardly long enough to get a real accurate rating, especially if you're aborting certain openings, which isn't cheating the game, but is cheating your ranking.
@@shockerjason D4 is basically the only opening i abort, which is rare enough to appear once in 20 or 30 games, and it's not like i would lose facing it, 1700 online is nothing special you still can play troll defenses and get away. Also i'm not sure in what world 1 month of cumulated playtime is not enough to give an accurate rating, 50 games are probably already enough, if you get to the point where you win as much games as you lose.
I feel like videos like these will make people under 1000 way to strong. I feel like the skill is increasing for all levels of chess making it harder and harder for actually new people to improve.
no, it's just what attracts my target audience I very clearly state for this reason I'm not a pro or whatever else & say only from my experience of play
@@Kadaitchi yeah man I was an 800 player for years and this year I was able to get 1300 and I'm proud of it, and I'll be proud when I eventually get to 1700. Don't mind too much about those passive aggressive comments and keep improving!
bro is offended cuz he shows his elo lol, i personally appreciate, makes him more honest about his own rating bro, clearly u just have 400 elo talk thats why
In case anyone wanted to copy/paste:
Chess Study Plan:
1. Doing hanging pieces puzzles
2. Studying opening (book, 1 hour video)
- First 10 moves
- Main ideas
- Main middlegame plan
3. Learn Imbalances (30 minutes)
4. Doing puzzles 10
5. Player vs real players 2 games (30 minutes)
6. Review the games
thanks
i get this pity 1800 😅
So improving at chess by studying chess is “disgusting” strategy?
Studying in general can feel disgusting. but you have to do it if you want that satisfaction of out maneuvering your opponents.
Pretty fucking sick.
It's just clickbait, don't think too much about it ^^
RUclipsrs gotta live!
Yes, the best way to raise your ELO is to stop making mistakes.
I have made an app for practicing this idea. It is called ZERO BLUNDER.
And just enjoying playing and learning game is very helpful
instead just making blunder 💀
Ha! Ha! Good one.
noooo
Every time you lock onto the ONE BIG THING you need, you can climb that mountain and make a huge ratings jump. It gets harder as you get higher since everybody at higher levels knows most things and even small improvements can be big.
The only thing I'm missing from this study plan is the study of basic endgames. Silman's Complete Endgame Course is a very good book which structures the material according to playing strength.
Studying the endgame might not be as obviously rewarding as the study of the opening, which has immediate practical benefits, but it will be very beneficial in the long run if you can outperform your opponent in the final stage of the game.
You won’t properly understand a lot of middle game positions if you don’t know what endgames you’re trying to go for, and what you’re trying to avoid
Most of the time as a begginer u won't even make it to the end game
@Stockaxolotl I totally agree. Endgame study is more important for intermediate players. Beginners should focus on avoiding blunders and better understanding positions and tactics.
absolutely great video, packed with information, thank you for this.
This was top notch
So glad to have found it
I look forward to learning more from this channel
I've never read a single chess book when I started chess. I only read articles, mainly from Wikipedia and various chess websites. Whenever I encountered new terminology I researched and saved it to study.
It pissed me a lot when beginners kept complaining they're not getting better. Of course you will not if you weren't even familiar with the chess terms such as simple as "discovered attack", "overloading", "deflection", "pawn storm", to as complex as "prophylaxis", "positional play", "pawn breakthrough", "blockade", the list goes on.
What do you expect? It's like building an Eiffel Tower without reading the engineering concepts. You can really be good at chess, literally anyone, by just reading articles. Just familiarize the terms. Later you will understand and apply it to your game. I know you can. There's no other trick but to read (or watch video tutorials) and have notes.
Yet, the Ben Finegold video about the Blunders is still the most relevant, you can master all of this ideas and concepts, if you miss something and give a piece in 1, you lose.
And ofc I agree with you on most parts, I know all these terms, but if I'm dogshit 1650 blitz, it's on me, because I blunder, or don't remember something. In the end, it's just work better, that's the sum up
@@tufol33k78 blunders are always there regardless of our ratings. It's a human error. But getting to 1600 elo without knowing important chess concepts is almost impossible.
Short and to the point, filled with practical tips, thanks!
Hi, how many openings you suggest to learn and memorise. I'm a beginner btw. And what videos and books do you suggest . And how did you learn strategy lessons. Thank you for the video❤
I wanna add something "Learn checkmate patterns"
It really helps when you trying to mate and not miss opponents mating ideas
Minecraft sound ? 🥹👍🏻
Just calculate every move everything Will be fine not a move 3 4
Brilliant move
so confused by that 'imbalances' position. blacks queen is hanging and the best move is Qc4 ???
I was finally waiting for some people to notice it
@@Ackerman535 but why does the engine say Qc4 😭
@@oscarlloyd275 I doubt if it was considered the best move. All the green checkmark means is that it's a good move. I'm guessing he set this ga e up like this purely for demonstration purposes. If he'd have captured the queen rather than moved his own queen, I'd bet the evaluation bar goes up significantly higher, and then it's just plain obvious who's winning.
How is eating the black queen not the best move (c6-d7)
What's the best video to learn the kings pawn opening properly?
First time I came across your channel
Good Job❤
I hope your channel and grows and many come to discover you as well🎉
my question would be once you recognise unbalances, how to capitalise on the positional advantage gained?
In your example of imbalances, white's knights also can only move backwards or to the side.
1774 online roughly corresponds to 1500-1600 in over-the-board chess. It is still far below the Candidate Master level.
1774 online is probably like 1200/1300 otb.. just bad
if we're talking lichess, then that could even be as bad as 800 or less
Very helpful, thank you
so although he is very broad on "imbalances" he is not lying, it really does help, I went from 1000 playing strength to 1500 after a 10 minute video, and now I average around 1700-1800 playing strength against strong players, trust me when I say there is a lot to learn about chess but this is probably one of the biggest barriers between low and high elo.
absolute goldmine of a video thankyou mate
Could you provide videos that you suggest. Ones that helped you when it came to positional imbalances.
Here's the 2 that really helped me
ruclips.net/video/CBPJrw40Ybw/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/BYtXMJjqfvw/видео.html
the concept of imbalances itself is from a book series called How to Reassess Your Chess
I can only use my method to improve a LOT but it all depends on what you want out of the game imo it is foolish to aim high unless you want to waste your life away.
I stopped playing back around march I played for about 3 months so IDK the exact name of the lessons but I used the practice lessons to play along with the engine.
Playing with the engine allows you to think for yourself but then go back and see what the engine preferred to better understand why.
I went from struggling with a 500 bot to challenging 1500 bots and defeating a 1700 bot once lol.
I found puzzles to be a complete waste of time and would not recommend paying any money to anyone just use the free tools.
Hey man make a video about how to analyze my game properly?
Go over move by move. If you see a blunder or miss try to find the right move without the computer telling you
What for? Why do you want to analyze your games?
I play correspondence chess. I think a long time on most of my moves. In good detail, I take mental note of my thought process. So, unless I feel like I know where my blunder was and I want to try to find an improvement on my own, my post-mortem analysis looks like this: After I finish my game, I do nothing more than check the engine and database semi-deeply and try to figure out how to tweak my old thinking in a way that if followed, would yield me whichever engine or book move is strong, humanlike, and practical. Blitz and rapid are a different story. There, you should probably try to find improvements on your own before you check the engine.
So, the top secret method to improve at something is to practice and study for hours? How have I missed this for years...
Watching rn bc i somehow stumbled on the school chess team as board no. 1 and i dont even play chess..
Play online as much as u can ro practice
@@weeblordgaming6062 Dont matter no more i placed like 4th place in the regionals smh
@@muchmeister1802 how did u go from not playing chess to beating every other chess player
Or did u pull a Neiman🤔
@@weeblordgaming6062 anal beads are out of the question lol. I studied openings and played overnight for what 2 weeks? Im not signing up next year lol
Awesome video. New subscriber.
Watched the whole thing. I'll report back in two months and let you know how things went
I get a winning position out if the opening 90% of the time and only lose by one blunder, every time. Always villain with some Q shenanigans and i lose track of my attack and give up a piece. Is frustrating. I got to 1300 fairly easily, then stopped playing for 6 months and when i came back quickly blundered back down to 1000. The opponents are as weak at 1300 as 1000, i just am slower and out of pratice. The jobav london, caro and kings indian is all anyone needs to reach 2000 with ease i believe. I am 1000 now and if i was taking a substantial enough bet i believe i could reach 2000 in 45 days max just playing and studying each day
Ambitious plan. Let's see if your bet is true. I can coach you, as a 2000 player myself.
its actually a good plan that works in dream. well, as some 1350+ rated guy this is some hard shit to pull out in just 45 days. i dont want to go to 2000 with a 59% win rate i want to go to 2000 with over 70+% winrate, just a remainder take it slow you will reach it but not in
45 days
i can play against you and open the window for you to realize that 2000 isnt that easy. you sayin caros good right? actually it sucks if you wanna be a good player drop that shit somewhere and learn french. e4 e5 business, kings indian
bro you are just overconfident, make it slow it will work for sure
@@RyoYamada07 appreciate the support. I just dont have the love for chess tbh
Sorry I could not see any red line in the first 5min and then stopped for the million "okays"
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Okay.
Ok
Understood the comment 2 min after the video 😂
Ok
I like your video and would like it even more if you would say less "okay?" :D
Funny you improved at Chess right about the time when I stopped training seriously. Autumn time 2022.
wow what a secret and disgusting method
i feel like the ratings got inflated over time, i started around the pandemic at 700 elo, played for a few weeks to 1000 and rage quit after a streak of loss, came back 6 months later and went up to 1200 in a week, got bored came back after another 6 month or something to 1500 in a week of play and then again to 1700, i don't feel like what low elo people imagine from 1700's, in fact my knowledge of theory is close to 0, i refuse to play against D4 because i'm too lazy to learn lmao, so i abort, it's just that at some point if you are careful enough there is a mistake to exploit, i think i'm not even looking at where the knights might go anymore and get forked 24/7, but that is pure lazyness
my time format is 10+0
Répondre
You abort every D4 opening? Weird way to play
It seems to me that it's more a matter of a small sample size. Following your story, it sounds like you've only got a month's worth of playing time under your belt. That's hardly long enough to get a real accurate rating, especially if you're aborting certain openings, which isn't cheating the game, but is cheating your ranking.
@@shockerjason D4 is basically the only opening i abort, which is rare enough to appear once in 20 or 30 games, and it's not like i would lose facing it, 1700 online is nothing special you still can play troll defenses and get away.
Also i'm not sure in what world 1 month of cumulated playtime is not enough to give an accurate rating, 50 games are probably already enough, if you get to the point where you win as much games as you lose.
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מי אמר שזה לא? 😏
I feel like videos like these will make people under 1000 way to strong. I feel like the skill is increasing for all levels of chess making it harder and harder for actually new people to improve.
🙏🙏🙏
you use too much "ok" words
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Okay.
You did cheat. You're using a machine to think for you.
quit saying okay every three word dude
Can't be easy to make a video in a foreign language
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why all ur thumbnails are showing your elo.. Are u really proud of the 1700 elo in rapid?
no, it's just what attracts my target audience
I very clearly state for this reason I'm not a pro or whatever else & say only from my experience of play
@@Ackerman535 you should be proud of it, don't listen to the haters :)
@@Kadaitchi yeah man I was an 800 player for years and this year I was able to get 1300 and I'm proud of it, and I'll be proud when I eventually get to 1700. Don't mind too much about those passive aggressive comments and keep improving!
bro is offended cuz he shows his elo lol, i personally appreciate, makes him more honest about his own rating bro, clearly u just have 400 elo talk thats why
Me > attaching my ego to my elo 😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
I’d love to watch a video from endgame tips 🙏🏼🪷
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