The BEST Way To Calculate in Chess
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- This is in my opinion the best way to calculate in chess! This video is aimed towards beginner and intermediate chess players. Hope you find it instructive!
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These "talking you through my thinking processes"-videos are always very interesting and instructional. Thank you!
Helps that she’s hot too
She calculates too quickly for me sometimes, but...they made a rewind button. I think I learn more from Anna than anyone. Excellent communicator (and who doesn't love her mom and dad)
A trick I sometimes do when watching speed chess is put the speed on x0.75 it's more understandable and you appreciate the beauty more..
especially people like Danya who talk fast and then suddenly they sound like a normal person at 0.75
I actually love HER 😅🥰 ahaha such a beautiful woman but the best is her smile and character. Pure, light hearted. I'm sure men go crazy for her.
@@mariooo88 Can’t stand when dudes talk about how beautiful a woman is when it sincerely has no bearing whatsoever. Who cares if you think she’s gorgeous, it’s gross, bro. Stay focused on the task at hand, her brains, skill, love for the game, her sharing the art, her craft …not task in your pants . 🤢
@@terrancekayton007 What a sad comment you made. You assume that if someone says "beautiful" it has something to do with sex. How narrow minded. You know nothing of Italian romanticism, my comments was absolutely polite, nothing to do with sex. " Pure, light hearted" do you know what it means? "It's gross". lmao, you make me laugh.
Yea me too, I think I've learned more from this channel than anywhere else.
Please do this style of video every week. I get more out of this than any other chess video. Great explainer.
Agreed. This is very helpful.
This is the best anna cramling video by far , perfect for beginners and despite the fact I'm intermediate there is still stuff I can take away from it
Evan, even though I saw that Knt move, I balked due to exchanges. Now I've learned not to 2nd guess myself.
Her endgame videos are also very instructive
I agree
At my lowly rating this was perfect.
I'm around 900 and have been stuck on a 1000 level for computer for weeks (only winning about 15% of the time as black). Watched this video and immediately won as black!
I am 71 and trying to become ok at chess. I have spent my career at being good at programming first and project management later and never had time to pursue this. There was racing cars on road courses and flying too. But now trying to learn chess. Anna is the best so far at getting me hopefully past my fear of failure to play real humans. Maybe because she learned from two grand masters and is good at remembering how they taught het, she is great at transferring that info on. Thank you.
Same here!
Concentrate on only the next move. Make the best next move under the circumstances. Why? because it's easy to bind your mind in what your opponent is going to do next. You can never know what they are going to do, so do what you want to do.
This is how RUclips comments minimally should be! With effort and some context. Thank you
One year later, how are you doing?
Please do not race on public roads. That's how my friend got killed 🤬😡
Also important to note at 9:15 in the video that if Anna does not block/attack the diagonal then white has checkmate on g7.
This illustrates my problem in identifying my opponent's best moves. I'm so focused on my own moves that i neglect to analyze my opponent's plan. We also must identify our opponent's checks, captures, threats, etc.
@George Heridis I noticed the same thing , but did she mention it?
@@jesus3268 I don't think so.
Lol thats nuts. Andyes I agree. At a minimum must calculate your opponents next best threats (Often a Knight fork of some kind is harder to spot)
@@jesus3268 No she didn't, but I think it was more because she was trying to rush through the explanation, not because of a failure to see what was happening on the board. She should have mentioned it, but her clock was running down, and she had to move on with the demo. This format takes some getting used to--an explanation of a game that you're playing in real time. Hiraku is probably the master of this kind of thing, but Anna's doing okay. In fact, I would say she's a better match for lower rated players who are simply trying to get a handle on the basics. I include myself in this group...
Yep. Never trust an enemy pawn guarding your king.
Thank you!
I'm still in the "trying not to blunder multiple times per game" phase of chess development (which I'm fine with as a casual). It leads to hilarious games where I had 6 blunders but still win LOL
The other day I was like "ohh I have checkmate in 2 moves!!" and then I didn't see my opponent had checkmate in 1 lol. This checklist helps :) can't forget about my little king, gotta protect him
checklist haha
classic - lol
Your comment makes me wanna write chess comics lol
I loved it! As a beginner chess player it really helps me! I'm 71 and just got a chess game for Christmas so I'm trying to fallow your videos and understand it all. I find it very interesting the thought pattern.
I'm 71 also, and just started going to a chess club that meets at our local senior center on Mondays and Fridays. I've been playing for a long time, but it's great fun to get out and have some games against real people "in real life". I bet there's something like that wherever you are. Cheers! 🙂
As an advanced player, I can say it was a very clear and instructionnal video. We definitely need more of this type of content in the future.
Hi Anna, i am a beginner and this video was so helpful. I would like to see more videos like this or like the one 2 weeks ago where you told us what the opponent did wrong. I like it so much that you explain every move you do. It helps so much.
Pls keep making these masterpieces.
Greetings from Germany
@Gehteuch Nichtsan maybe you are not a beginner
Person 1: this was so helpful
Person 2: I don't think this would be helpful for you
@@sleazeberg haha yea. Some people are very strange
I think it's extremely useful for all but the strongest players to follow the lines of thought presented here. And the humble admission of Anna's own miscalculations helps weaker players to feel encouraged rather than despaired! Excellent video!
12:49 does anyone want to explain it.
Anna, please do more of these type of videos. They are very enjoyable and at same time being very instructional. Thank you.
Another incredibly valuable video. As it turns out, your ability to teach chess is one of your greatest gifts. Thank you.
Anna is such a good teacher. Great video thank you for sharing!
No idea if you ever read this Anna, but I'm here just to say a quick thank you. I stumbled upon your videos last week and I'm slowly learning chess since then. I remember my dad showed me how pieces move when I was little, but I was a crybaby and too sensitive to lose back then so we didn't play much. I challenged my dad today and we found this old decorated Russian chessboard in the attic. I had my ass handled spectacularly but I'm motivated to keep learning now. Apparently my dad used to play a lot when he was young and for years now he had no one to play with. Thanks to you I found a new activity to do with him whenever I visit home. We have a silent, but very supportive relationship, so it fits so well in our dinamics. Now it's time for me to prepare for future games with him, so you've found a subscriber in me.
Have a great day and good luck on your journey!
I watch 2600 Elo GM instruction videos and have no idea what they are talking about. Anna's instructions are crystal clear. Thank you.
Thanks for the great video. It was very well explained & a simple enough thought process for me to practice. One thing that I don't understand is why you took the knight with your queen at 16:28 then defended with the bishop. Wouldn't it be better to attack with the bishop first & have your queen take the other queen? Then when you took the rook, it would also be a check. Did you want to avoid putting the king in check at that point?
Super helpful for a novice-intermediate player like myself. Thanks Anna! This is my favourite format of video.
At 9:34 bishop to C5 would be a game losing blunder as Queen G7 is checkmate due to the white pawn on H6. I think Anna might have got lucky here because she did not mention the checkmate in her analysis.
@9:25 the even more compelling reason for placing the bishop on f6 instead of c5 is that bish c5 allows immediately check mate on g7 game over.
Rabid Coin: Sees that his opponent has 20 seconds left 😏
Secret WFM Anna: *unleashes her full power and starts playing fast
Rabid Coin: WTF!?!?
at 16:37 was it better to take the knight on c3 with the bishop from f6 rather than from Queen c4?
I added Check, Capture Attack to my blank notation sheets. It will help me keep it in mind.
Wild when she starts pre-playing moves at the end - makes you realize how fast her brain moves. So helpful to hear the narration, thank you Anna!
Hi Anna! This was amazing and exactly what I've been looking for as I've stopped progressing at 500 and go no further. This has shown me the way. Thank you so much. More like this please.
This is definitely a very helpful type of video!! I gotta watch it again when I have time to sit down and focus on everything being said.
This is great! I really wish there were more shorts like this on thought process. Do more please!
I love your attacking instincts in this video. At around 9 minutes 17 seconds, bishop f6 was also better because it prevented Qg7 mate!
Thank you for another amazing video, too. 😊
The way she kept her cool no matter how low on time she was was really impressive
Hay Anna. Many years ago my mom met Elanore Fine in high school. (Sometime around 1930,) They became life long friends, and I got to play a game with Rubin Fine sometime around 1964. Rubin taught my dad how to play chess, and dad taught me. I am a potzer.
I used to play chess a LOT years ago. Stopped and trying to pick it up but struggling early days so appreciate videos like this. Thank you
Very important lesson. I also recommend applying this method to puzzles, even if it'll take much longer to solve them. Most early puzzles are check-check-check-check-next, so they never really force you to learn how to predict the opponent's moves, being unbiased about it and spot the sneakest pins.
👉You are so lucky to be👈 among my prize winner list you are indeed a great fan rich out 🎁🎁
I would love more "education" on checks, captures, and attacks. For me, personally, every game I forget to do this, and I think it's the major thing that holds me back: consistency.
Thanks for the video!
This is the best video on calculating I've seen. Learned a lot from this
Great video concept. I like the idea of running through the short list on each move to try to find the best options. It did feel a little fast and frantic. I'd recommend maybe trying to play the game first then going through it with explanations after to give yourself more time to explain important decision points.
Thanks, Anna. Great reminder of fundamentals. Please do more instructional stuff like this 🎉
I second that. 👍
@@perpetualbystander4516 I third that.
I fourth
It works. It works. It works! I followed Anna’s plan at the last club meeting and 1) Didn’t blunder a piece. 2) Found some winning tactics.
I think the number 3 would be to improve your position (after 1 and 2) because a lot of attacks are actually developing your pieces to more active squares .
The instructional videos are extremely useful. Your smile is contagious and personality is refreshing. Keep up the good work.
Anna!!!! I learn so much from these videos. Thanks so much!
Wow! Thanks, Anna. I’m a 1200, and the C’s, C’s, and A’s concept is really helpful for me. Great video.
Her accidental pre-move reactions are the best
The advice that helped me the most as a beginner: move the king as soon as possible, preferably at the second move.
Thanks for this. Talking out loud through it. Real time is fantastic. It really helps. Sticking to fundamentals is some thing that we forget about as soon as we have a little bit of success. 😂
Thank you Anna. This was really instructive, I won't forget checks, captures and attacks. I liked the way how you explained why you did what (and why you did not do some other moves).
9:24 one more important reason is literally to prevent checkmate Qg7# lol. I think for beginners, other than checks captures threats we can make, we should also calculate all checks captures threats our opponents can make before deciding our move
Det blir bara bättre o bättre! Tack Anna för en fantastisk youtubekanal. Mycket inspirerande!
Decided to get back into chess. This was a nice tutorial to stumble across. Thank you!
I am fairly new to chess even though I'm 51. I have over the last few months been trying to learn more and better my game. My older brother always beat me at chess up until I last played him when I was around 25. It made me feel stupid as even though I knew how the pieces moved I had no idea about strategy. I am really enjoying learning. I am neuro-divergent and have ADHD and PTSD. Which means my mind certainly wanders when I need it to wonder! I just want to say Anna I really like the way you teach for me you express all the things I need to hear but not using terminology I don't understand. So thank you. I have subscribed to your channel and will be watching and learning. Many thanks. Johnny
I loved the instructive commentary, Anna! I'm just starting out and I need to learn as much as possible and you help a ton! Thank you!
Nice to see an AC video where over 90% of the comments in the column (so far) are actually chess-related. And who wouldn't appreciate a teacher (in any subject) who conveyed the kind of positive enthusiasm Anna consistently does?
Not gonna lie I think I actually needed this. Thank you thank you for making this video. Especially since I’m a beginning player
Hi Anna, you're great ! As you said, at 12:46 in the video a better move was: black Knight d3-b2 check, forcing white K capture b2, than Bishop f6-b2 capture white K in b2. Than you are in a strong position. The opponent has to save his Rock in a1.
9:30 she should've also mentioned it's mate in 1with white's queen pawn combo.
Core point: Look for Checks, captures and attacks.
I'm about 1200 in rapid (10 min), but 5 min games been camping around 900 and sooo often find myself in better position losing on time or scooping up their pawns jut to save a draw.
Excellent talk and playing. Had to stop and back play several decisions you made --- nice play.
This was great to watch, the explanations (even if a little speedy at the end) made great logical sense. Moreover, you did it all with a smile on your face. 💪💪
You have no idea how this video has helped me to improve by winning many games. Thank you Anna.
I like this tip. It organizes possibilities and prioritizes. I do have the problem of calculating lines which could probably be discarded early by some other criteria.
However, I find it very difficult to avoid calculating opening moves because 1. I don't know them by heart like you since I don't have ample studies of openings, and 2. a sub-optimal move in the opening can cost you material or positional disadvantages enough to lose you the game.
Actually a really helpful vid, more of these types of videos would be really cool. Like closed positions, etc etc.
1. Checks
2. Captures
3. Why your life has come to pushing little things around a wooden board
Check, capture, attack. I would add threat. It is none of those directly, but more like bait.
Great videos Anna!
very interesting move discussion at 06:14, the entire time I was thinking pawn to H6 to lure the other pawn, if it takes pawn at H6 then Knight takes H6 while white's pawn at H5 helps block the offensive rook and we then threaten the bishop at F4 but I see what you ended up doing, interesting....
the way you explain things is next level, please keep bringing more videos like these
At 12:30, you said you made a mistake and should have taken the pawn with your knight. But your queen was not in position before white moved the knight to the edge. It blocked you with that move. You didn't miss anything, I don't think.
She is correct. She had a Bishop a, a knight and a Queen and white had 2 pieces defending. Knight capturing the pawn was forking the king and the undefended white knight forcing the knight to capture back on b2
Learning chess is to me learning how to think about chess. You are my primary source for this endeavor. Thanks.
At about 8 minutes, Anna, you said something about a position being *complicated". No position is too complicated when you explain it. Also your "beautiful Bishop" is not the only beautiful entity in the video. Thank you for all the marvelous explanations you go through on your videos.
I LOVED this walkthrough! TY!
Very helpful instructive and positive thinking video. I decided I need more of it in my life and I subb'd
I have always been so overwhelmed by the possibilities in calculating that I waste a bunch of time and either start blundering everything trying to play faster, or just flat out lose on time, haha This video was so so helpful, it gave me a much better idea of how to structure my thinking when playing and will hopefully help me a lot with time management and avoiding blunders in the process🤞 Thank you!
Lovely Anna! Enjoyed your very incisive and accurate thought process! Keep them coming!
Thank you Anna. Great video
She left out one very important step. evaluate your opponent's threats, captures and checks. Sometimes you have to defend instead of attack.
If we are being honest at 9:35 its funny how you talk about bishop c5 because that would simply hang M1
Very clear instructions thank you. As a beginner I find most chess so long-winded that I forget it. This is memorable. HOWEVER... it does seem to me that we should not just be doing this for our own pieces each move but also the opponents, ie do THEY have any actual checks, forks, etc this time, and any possible ones next time if I go here.
These move-by-move explainer videos are very helpful for beginner/intermediates like me. Thank you so much.
Brilliant tip - "Checks, Captures, and Attacks". I switched to Go-moku usually on an 8x8 board online in Uni. I teach chess in an English K-13 school in Moscow. So now I enjoy your, Gotham's and a few otger succinct yet informative "theory" and named offensive and defensive moves. Good luck in your present Spanish island(Mallorca?) matches. I forgot its exact spelling.
Opponent during the last 15 seconds: "what is happening?"
Excellent. Very good practical advice on how to figure out what to do (Check, Capture, Attack, (which in my head is now AKA 'CCA') after the opening.
Loved it, thank you! Please do more :-) the timing worked out really nicely, going through the mid game accentuating the main idea where it was most applicable, and then proving your prowess through an accelerated endgame was 👍👍
Great teacher. I feel I'm learning because I was seeing some of the same moves you were seeing.
I like this style of video as it illustrates a thought process.
My rating bumps around 1,000 but individual games are as high as 1,500 so I need to work on consistency.
Thanks to this video I've gone from a 200 noob to a 500 noob. Hurrah! Thanks mate. :)
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🤔 *Opening thoughts on calculating in chess*
- Importance of knowing what to calculate in chess positions.
- Personal experience of getting overwhelmed in decision-making.
- Introduction to a systematic method for calculating moves in chess.
01:27 🌐 *Calculation method: Checks, Captures, Attacks (CCA)*
- First, calculate all checks in a position, even seemingly insignificant ones.
- Second, calculate all captures, considering material gains.
- Lastly, assess all possible attacks, including threats and tactical opportunities.
- Emphasis on the method revealing forcing moves in a position.
03:05 🚀 *Opening phase strategy: Focus on development*
- Advice on focusing on piece development in the opening, especially for players below 1200 rating.
- Importance of understanding key squares and piece coordination during development.
- Choosing moves based on pre-established plans rather than extensive calculation.
05:08 🔄 *Adapting strategy during the game*
- Evaluating opponent's moves and adapting strategy accordingly.
- Recognizing opponent's setup (London System) and adjusting own development.
- Demonstrating adaptability in responding to opponent's early attack.
06:01 🔍 *Critical thinking during opponent's attack*
- Analyzing opponent's aggressive move (G4) and the need for calculation.
- Evaluating potential consequences of various captures and attacks.
- Demonstrating thought process when facing a critical position.
08:19 ⚔️ *Counterattacking and creating traps*
- Recognizing tactical opportunities (H6) to set up traps for the opponent.
- Balancing counterattacks with position development.
- Integrating tactical elements into the overall strategy.
11:20 🏹 *Transition from middle game to endgame strategy*
- Exploring tactical opportunities to hinder opponent's castling (Knight D3 check).
- Initiating attacks while considering long-term strategic advantages.
- Demonstrating a dynamic approach to transitioning between game phases.
13:11 🔄 *Reflecting on the thinking process*
- Acknowledging the challenge of maintaining the advised method during time pressure.
- Emphasizing the importance of sticking to the calculation method (checks, captures, attacks).
- Reflecting on missed opportunities and the impact of time management on decision-making.
16:56 🎉 *Optimizing piece coordination for an advantage*
- Leveraging well-coordinated bishops for a strategic advantage.
- Calculating moves to enhance piece activity and threaten opponent's position.
- Emphasizing the significance of creating threats while optimizing piece placement.
17:26 🔄 *Adapting to a new position perspective*
- Analysis of the changed position after opponent blunders a rook.
- Immediate decision-making based on checks, captures, and attacks.
- Prioritizing material gains and exploiting opponent mistakes.
19:18 ⚔️ *Tactical maneuvers in a time-critical situation*
- Swift decision-making under time pressure while maintaining tactical awareness.
- Efficiently using discovered checks to gain material advantage.
- Simplifying the position to manage time constraints and ensure a strategic advantage.
21:18 🚀 *Endgame strategy and time management*
- Simplification strategy in the endgame to avoid complications.
- Promoting a pawn to simplify the position and increase winning chances.
- Balancing the need for speed in time-critical situations with strategic play.
22:14 💡 *Reflection on the thinking process*
- Acknowledging the challenge of consistently applying the checks, captures, and attacks method.
- Recognizing moments of forgetting the systematic approach during the game.
- Emphasizing the potential clarity gained by consistently following the advised calculation method.
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Thank you for your amazing tips, even intermediate players can learn a few things
We absolutely love these new educational videos! Please keep making them! I am very eager to learn! You are the best!
Dont forget to calculate bad moves where your opponent will respond in a way that looks good for him, and look for hidden traps. I love to find moves like this. Sometimes they are perfect.
Wow, the opponent must be thinking, "I might win this with time," but BOOM... super speed moves!
9:30 You don't play Bc5 because of a diagonal, you don't because he'll mate you Qg7.😬
This was so helpful!!! Bless you for providing this go-to "plan" that I can always have between moves now...I was really needing that :)
At 18:12 you lost both your strong bishops. I believe you rather than ... Bxf1 it would be better if you ... Rb8, exhanging your Rock for his Bishop. He takes your Rock Bxb8, you take his Bishop Rxb8 and you pin his King on square b3.
Anna explains chess principles, tactics and strategies so effectively! I am learning so much with these tutorials.
Excellent video, very helpful. Anna, a suggestion: "My opponent" is four syllables but "white" is only one. Makes it easier to talk quickly and makes the flow a lot smoother.
This was so helpful, please do more instructive content!!
At 16:22, why not take with the bishop? Seems like a better fork to queen and rook
Very helpful. It was just the right speed. Not too fast or too slow. It's great that you describe your thought process. Thank you.
15 seconds to go and Anna rips the other person through from what in my eyes seemed impossible! So impressive!
Great instructions!!! Love this sort of commentary - keep the videos coming:)
In 9:45, Bc5 (instead of Bf6) would invite Qg7#
In 17:59, Nc5 (instead of Nb4) would have saved all pieces
Thank you for the video! It was bright and understandable, almost all moves were clear and logical. The question is how to make choice between different variants for example you decide to make a check or to make an attack when you see both. Like when you moved queen to c4 at 15:35?
15:06
I think Bxc3 is also good.
Because after Qxc3 anna will have Nb2+ if he move his king to e1 square I have Qe2# and if he played Kc1 i have a Nh4 .. i think it's still playable and positional advantage for black. Then after he move his queen i will bring rook to action. It's compensated somehow.