It's much easier to spot a tactic, when someone caĺls out: Theres some tactic. Finding the Skewer in the first game was easy after that, but I wouldn't have spotted it within a game.
I'm currently in a really bad streak, like, lost 150 ELO in a few days. It's impressive how imediatly after watching this video I sat in front of the PC and played (and won) 2 nicely played matches (for my level), just by calmly playing solid and collected moves. Lesson told, lesson learned. You're a great teacher, Mr Lopez
Really love the rating climb videos. Honestly from my position I feel I've been overloaded with alot of opening knowledge and basic principles but I feel like I don't actually know how to properly study chess. If you could make a video breaking down the step you take when you personally study and show how you actually effectively analyze things and what information is useful to retain and what is less important to fully memorize.
@@Seasonednuts can you give me an update pls? how much have you improved from puzzles? im currently on my obsessive puzzle stage as im still a beginner and i want to know if i am using my time properly
Hopefully we'll see danish gambit or even fried liver attack on the next rating climb videos. Anyway, congratulations for 1M+ views on 35 chess principles!
Question - When playing the same weaker player on a regular basis, what recommendations do you have to keep things interesting for both of us? Obviously, winning easily every time gets old fast and discouraging for him.
Greetings from Czech Republic :) I just recently discovered your channel and freshly subbed today. I enjoy how you describe each move with not only the overall plan and intention, but also showing us what it can lead to on the board and the specific scenarios it can lead to. The fact that you're playing aggressive gambits on top of that only makes it more interesting, fresh, dynamic ! Hoping to improve my own somewhat reckless aggressive style from your videos and to have better understanding of what works and why. Also - when you play the lower rated players, is it only your patrons that you select, or how can one get to play a game with you? Thank you for sharing your content, it is much appreciated! Daniel
17:05 you think it would of been better to play RE1? attacking the bishop with the rook instead keeping the king in the center ? that’s what i thought you were going for initially . either way still completely winning
Could you make a "How to Win Against 2600+ players" video? I'm 1000 elo right now, so I'd love to watch that video so I can start taking on GMs. Jokes aside, love your content man. Really great educational content.
If you mean bishop G5 in this position it would be an inaccuracy close to a blunder. Blacks best reponse would be bishop E7 resulting in trading an undeveloped bishop for your developed one and gaining development for their knight leaving you in a worse position. Other things to consider are that the pawns can push your bishop out and your bishop can become a target giving your opponent tempo for developing their peices. All the while your bishop would pose no threat to the queen. Although G5 is protected from your knight pawns are effective at attacking protected pieces since they are more disposable. All in all if your opponent plays bishop E7 the engine says it is best to just trade the bishop.
@@benzindani8540 True but that plays out very different. Your dark square bishop is already in a good place where as your light bishop is undeveloped. In short it is very complicated why Bishop B5+ is good and Bishop G5 is bad; too complicated for me. I am just trying to give you some idea on how us mortals can see that without a chess engine analysis. For example Bishop B5+ where black plays bishop d7 means blacks bishop is not developed but rather it is pinned to the king, a hard pin unlike bishop G5 which would be a soft pin. The bishop will either be forced to capture your bishop meaning you can plan for it and take tactical advantage OR black will need to move their king or block with the knight in order to get any activity from their bishop (the latter would leave the knight pinned). Too much pressure on your bishop from blacks pawns will damage their pawn structure and you can then just trade bishops with check and create another forced move for black. Meanwhile your bishop sits protected on a good square. Another thing to consider is that pawn structure will give you an idea which colour bishop is stronger for you or your opponent and if Bishop B5+ ends in a trade you would be trading different colour bishops than Bishop G5. Finally I see that the center pawns are structured where white can capture and place more pressure on blacks queenside offering more support and tactics on the queenside. These pawns would have no involvement if playing bishop G5. All in all in this position Bishop B5+ leads to threats and tactical possibilities that black will need to deal with where bishop G5 leads to nothing for white, and an improved position for black in just a few moves.
It's much easier to spot a tactic, when someone caĺls out: Theres some tactic. Finding the Skewer in the first game was easy after that, but I wouldn't have spotted it within a game.
Completely agree. Im 1900 in puzzles but only 1400 in 10 minute for that reason
never say wouldnt
Trueee💯
I'm currently in a really bad streak, like, lost 150 ELO in a few days. It's impressive how imediatly after watching this video I sat in front of the PC and played (and won) 2 nicely played matches (for my level), just by calmly playing solid and collected moves. Lesson told, lesson learned. You're a great teacher, Mr Lopez
thank god i was lookihg for someone who plays long time control;n games
I love the way you convey information, it's very efficent and practical. You've helped me a lot getting to 1200.
Really love the rating climb videos. Honestly from my position I feel I've been overloaded with alot of opening knowledge and basic principles but I feel like I don't actually know how to properly study chess. If you could make a video breaking down the step you take when you personally study and show how you actually effectively analyze things and what information is useful to retain and what is less important to fully memorize.
"How to study chess" easy video title included 3;)
you want to know the secret to chess? chess puzzles. 1000's of them . get the patterns burned in your head
@@Seasonednuts can you give me an update pls? how much have you improved from puzzles? im currently on my obsessive puzzle stage as im still a beginner and i want to know if i am using my time properly
Nice. More concepts to learn! I think chess is 2/3 concepts and 1/3 specific things (like openings, endgames, matings and other patterns, etc).
Checkmating is much better than throwing in a random check. Even when "checkmating" the queen.
Thank u very much for the explanation
Good luck in ur next games
Thanks for the run down. Always easier said than done but nice to see how you think and how to change my priorities.
You are the most true thing on the net
Great work
Hopefully we'll see danish gambit or even fried liver attack on the next rating climb videos. Anyway, congratulations for 1M+ views on 35 chess principles!
Question - When playing the same weaker player on a regular basis, what recommendations do you have to keep things interesting for both of us? Obviously, winning easily every time gets old fast and discouraging for him.
What i like to do is play fancy moves that may leave me worse off but look fun or will lead to an interesting game
Try openings you are not very familiar with, different gambits. Makes a good practice for fundamentals chess
I have one suggestion.
The Bongcloud Opening.
I'm learning alot by watching your videos keep up the great work and thumbs up
Can you do a video explaining the main traps and lines of the first opening as black? It would be very appreciated :)
Greetings from Czech Republic :)
I just recently discovered your channel and freshly subbed today.
I enjoy how you describe each move with not only the overall plan and intention, but also showing us what it can lead to on the board and the specific scenarios it can lead to.
The fact that you're playing aggressive gambits on top of that only makes it more interesting, fresh, dynamic !
Hoping to improve my own somewhat reckless aggressive style from your videos and to have better understanding of what works and why.
Also - when you play the lower rated players, is it only your patrons that you select, or how can one get to play a game with you?
Thank you for sharing your content, it is much appreciated!
Daniel
I'll play Thomas at whatever time he wants man, everyone should enjoy chess
I love learning concepts and nor moves!
23:46 I would go Re8, followed by Bd6, coz discover attack on queen and Be2
17:05 you think it would of been better to play RE1? attacking the bishop with the rook instead keeping the king in the center ? that’s what i thought you were going for initially . either way still completely winning
great vid as always thanks!
Why did white resign in the last game?
Can you make a video about the importance of the opening. I don't understand it clearly, and it would educate many people.
He’d already done that in 35 principle of chess video. If you need opening principles, you can watch this video again
@@haidanglamminh9747 i want it deeply
id love to play with him... i wanna start working on my classical chess
Thanks!
No problem, Randall, thank you!
Great Vid bro
Nice
oh boy your close to my level:)
Could you make a "How to Win Against 2600+ players" video? I'm 1000 elo right now, so I'd love to watch that video so I can start taking on GMs.
Jokes aside, love your content man. Really great educational content.
In 8:10, could you threaten the queen with the bishop?
If you mean bishop G5 in this position it would be an inaccuracy close to a blunder. Blacks best reponse would be bishop E7 resulting in trading an undeveloped bishop for your developed one and gaining development for their knight leaving you in a worse position. Other things to consider are that the pawns can push your bishop out and your bishop can become a target giving your opponent tempo for developing their peices. All the while your bishop would pose no threat to the queen. Although G5 is protected from your knight pawns are effective at attacking protected pieces since they are more disposable. All in all if your opponent plays bishop E7 the engine says it is best to just trade the bishop.
@@dekinbane5469 but that's true for bishop to b5+, his bishop could go to d7
@@benzindani8540 True but that plays out very different. Your dark square bishop is already in a good place where as your light bishop is undeveloped. In short it is very complicated why Bishop B5+ is good and Bishop G5 is bad; too complicated for me. I am just trying to give you some idea on how us mortals can see that without a chess engine analysis. For example Bishop B5+ where black plays bishop d7 means blacks bishop is not developed but rather it is pinned to the king, a hard pin unlike bishop G5 which would be a soft pin. The bishop will either be forced to capture your bishop meaning you can plan for it and take tactical advantage OR black will need to move their king or block with the knight in order to get any activity from their bishop (the latter would leave the knight pinned). Too much pressure on your bishop from blacks pawns will damage their pawn structure and you can then just trade bishops with check and create another forced move for black. Meanwhile your bishop sits protected on a good square. Another thing to consider is that pawn structure will give you an idea which colour bishop is stronger for you or your opponent and if Bishop B5+ ends in a trade you would be trading different colour bishops than Bishop G5. Finally I see that the center pawns are structured where white can capture and place more pressure on blacks queenside offering more support and tactics on the queenside. These pawns would have no involvement if playing bishop G5. All in all in this position Bishop B5+ leads to threats and tactical possibilities that black will need to deal with where bishop G5 leads to nothing for white, and an improved position for black in just a few moves.
A queen trap would be hard to spot without checking every possible square
Haven‘t you done this series already?
during last year, the quality has declined a lot... Rating climb from 100 to 200.... will come
I would suggest to switch up the title to attract more people!
Watching it upside down coz I’m rated 1001 rn? 😂
First here