The best tip I could tell from roughly 2000 blitz and rapid games is that when you feeling something bad about to happen just take your time. Dont rush or anything even if you lose the piece/s in cause. Think about everything you can do even if the clock is running so that way you remember the patterns and the position.
Also best tip from over 5000 games of chess it helps for me at least to ask yourself multiple times a game if you like your position and what you want to change. Than do exactly that
@@mehnamewaffles6050 i think thats the reason why i lose in 10 minutes games. I usually play on board without time against my friend or my father. So i actually want to train how to think faster
15:25 in the last situation you can also take the pawn if they block with them. Cause if you win the queen back you're still going to lose the bishop if pawn blocks, so you pull a Desperado(unless the bishop is defended by a knight or something)
@@davidkumarmahto8187 If you take the queen first, then they have to spend their move taking your bishop with their pawn, and you have the initiative, which you can use to develop your other bishop, giving you a substantial lead in development. If you take the pawn, they can recapture and develop with their knight, then you have to take the queen, giving them the initiative. You’re still slightly ahead in development because your rook is activated. I wouldn’t say it would be better for everyone to take development over the pawn here though. Some people are better with a development lead and some people are better with equal material. (There’s probably a “correct” play above 2000 or so though)
This is so cool, I've watched already >100 chess videos but this is the first time someone gives me ten examples and I remember ALL of them from actual games I've played. Really usefull!
I am proud to say for the first time I have hit 1300 in rapid and blitz, i was hard stuck around 1050 until I started down the chess instructors rabbit holes and chess vibes has been one of my favorite resources. Can’t thank you enough for getting me back into my favorite game!
At 13:33 it's also sometimes worth pushing the pawn to a3, blocking the king's path to the bishop (a3 pawn blocks the b2 square and the bishop blocks b1 and b3, essentially creating a small wall). Useful if, for example, the b3 pawn is protected. Not a permanent solution, but might buy you some time.
@@unofficialxi1814 Yeah, thanks actually, I implied that but I should've explicitly mentioned that this is one of said positions where it wouldn't be worth pushing the pawn. It's a nice idea to keep in mind, since I've had several positions where it was the top engine move
I remember this happened to me after watching this video, literally my opponent thought he was smart, but i used ur tips and basically either traded or counter attacked, so useful tips underrated player.
Perfect timing. These sorts of things pop up so often in bullet. Really helpful as I’ve recently been getting the urge to put a pen up my nose and slam my head down on the table after strings of bullet losses 😂
This channel is straight up awesome. The tactics and principles are amazing but even more so the way that Nelson explains them is so easy to grasp and remember. Thanks again. I’m trying to get to 1500 in almost there
I'm actually pretty good at saving positions from panicky situations if an escape exists. The problem is that the panicky situations I constantly get myself into truly are unsalvageable. 😅
I am waiting for the day when Nelson becomes an IM. I am now intending to join tournaments after 19 years of hiatus because of him. I know I cant get to any master level but still, the inspiration Nelson gave me gives me hope. Even to become the lowest rated Master is a lifetime accomplishment for me. Thank you for all your videos Nelson.
Another thing to consider if you lose a rook to a knight fork, is - if it’s stuck afterwards - just leave it there! Make a developing move. Only take it if it tries to “break out of jail”. Think of this as another version of “maintaining the tension”. I’ve had many games where that knight was still stuck on a1/h1/a8/h8 at the end of the game. 😌
I mean this video is directed towards beginner players and it can be risky letting it sit there, all of the sudden your enemy has developed an escape plan which you can't do anything about and you just lost that rook for nothing.
In situation #7 Black should give up his Knight with a check that forces white to double his pawns. He's going to lose the Knight either way, but giving it up this way gains him a small advantage in pawn position.
speaking from my own experience, if your level is at a point where you're getting your king and rook forked without seeing it and preparing for it, then a pawn position advantage won't matter much anyway.
@@ilmanti Usually I would agree, but in this situation white’s queenside pawns would be so bad that it wouldn’t be unreasonable to win two or even all three of them. This is more than a small structural weakness, this is three totally isolated pawns. I know it would be tough for me to hold on to all of them.
The examples you have selected are all ones I've seen in my games. You've picked some very good ones. Example #10, the last one, is one I encounter a lot playing the black side of the Danish Gambit. I accept all the pawns he offers and white then expects an aggressive attack. But it all rapidly fizzles out on with this line: 1.e4 e5, 2.d4 exd4, 3.c3 dxc3, 4.Bc4 cxb2, 5.Bxb2 White is usually thrilled and appears to have two active bishops looking down on black's kingside. But then black plays 5...d5! After 6.Bxd5 Nc6, white thinks he's tricky with 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7, 8.Qxd8. Then comes 8...Bxb4+ and now white's queen is lost and black usually ends up with a better position. I have played this variation countless times and usually end up having a very good game.
Great video Nelson. I really like stuff like this (concentrated chess wisdom, is how I'd describe it.) Make as many of these style vids and I'll be there to thumbs up everytime. (I know the algorithm tends to really like top 10 lists, but the list nature is unimportant to me.) Cheers!
Hey Nelson! Awesome video as always. Just before watching this, I managed to trade my forked rook+pawn for their knight and bishop just like you mentioned, so I was pretty excited to see that I found that solution. Unrelated, I have been searching for a way to transform 1. d4 into a sharp/aggressive game, and I've come across the Benko Gambit which derives from the Benoni Defense. Any plans to do a video on this?
I have gotten into the situation with the bishop and the a2 pawn so much lately that I figured that trick out on my own and automatically do it now haha. Definitely a good trick to cripple the enemy bishop
You're very straightforward, Not really informative but your explanation is much better than the other tutorial videos, They kept going sidetracked and will ask you a question they themselves cant even answer. Its just so annoying..
Not always. You literally said under the condition that the queen isn't there, so unless the bishop isn't there either, this solution may not work. But that is a good solution to remember.
2:03 move The king first, and it becomes a agitating pin assault tactic I believe the bishop is genuinely most strongest towards the corner of the board. Well defended and is weakest on the last two squares of either side.
In situation #7 you could move e5 and then threaten to fork the two rooks, and if the person doesn't notice you could make a fork, if not of course you'll still have position.
These are so valuable. Thank you! Anything you can post about general chess principles. Maybe a volume 2 of that video. You’re helping me to fill gaps in my training.
Great content Nelson! These are some cool tricks when your immediate response might be to just give up after losing material It's easy to give up when you can't see the way out!
I found 3 out of these 10 optimal sollutions.. the other 7 would have stumped me. Wonderful video. I am looking forward to check out your channel in the next couple o' days.
General takeway and a concept that helped me a lot get a better player: try trapping attacking pieces, even if you don't see how to immediatly capture them, if they can't move they aren't worth much, and always remember the danger levels. It doesn't matter if your opponent threatens to take a pawn if you can threaten to take a knight or something. And often you have a move that both provides a bigger danger and somewhat protects you. Maybe it helps you to get one out of two forked pieces to security and than, when the opponent responds to the danger you have your second move to now defend / retreat etc. the second piece.
You make good content bro I’m sure you’ve caught me poking around in your streams from time to time but you inspire me to get back into videos and stuff. I really hope you read this and smile
So far they're all pretty standard, 10:20 reminds me of something I sometimes encounter playing the Pirc: bishop and knight attacking the f pawn with no pawn to block the bishop. And the answer is exactly the same: trade the rook for the bishop and the knight. That 2 minor pieces advantage you have over them will generally hurt them a lot more than the loss of a mere rook will hurt you.
Always try to play solidly and safely. Always look at what your opponent is threatening and foil their attempts. This is the best way to infuriate your opponent and make them blunder
As a 1000 rated player, the situation #8 is the most helpful. It's a pretty good endgame tactic and I'm unfamiliar with it till now. I like it unlike other tips which are mostly in early game. (If you know your openings, you'll mostly know what to do with these other situations) Situation #10 might also benefit other players but for me, I respond differently against london system and never come across this kind of position. Still great thing to know just in case
Hi Nelson, your content is so amazing! One question: In the last situation is it not better to take the pawn with the bishop to check again? The Queen is still trapped and you get an extra pawn. If you take the queen with the rook immediately, pawn takes bishop and you do not get the chance to win a pawn. Am i correct or do i miss something? Again, great content! Keep up the good work! :-)
white probably will the bishop with the knight to gain development ahead of you since your light-squared bishop and knight still in back rank after you take the queen with rook
i literally learned ALOT from this, ive made alot of blunders while playing cjess online and somehow some online people are kinda kind and told me to this and that, and someone told me to watch your videos, thank you! xx
It’s where you push your pawn twice and then once and your opponent pushes their pawn twice and now there side by side en passant is legal but not on takes and it can only be on first move
first time i got into a small chessclub, i ended up in that similar situation as the first clip. i was thinking for a long time, and concluded that i should trade queens to save the rook. (as shown) at the time i was like maybe 11 or younger, and when i found the move everybody (all grown men) started clapping and cheering that i found it
You can still escape with the bishop with Kc3 axb3 cxb3 Bb1, and even worse for white, white loses a pawn which wouldn't have happened if white played bxa4
Very common real life problems.. and very useful tips and solutions. Tricks that I never knew could be for these forks n traps. Thanks a lot bro. Gonna download it for archive.
Thank you for those tips. Especially for ways you might save the game if your opponent does the tactic on you. I already knew that 1 Bxf7+ Kxf7 2 Qxd8 loses Q and P for B, but hadn't thought of the in-betweener Bb4+ winning the wQ (provided that the bRh8 really does attack it) -- neat!
At 13:00 White is actually just down a pawn and can´t make any progress after 1.b3 ( trapping the bishop) a5, 2.Kd2 a4, 3.Kc3 a3, 4.Ne2 c5, 5.Nc1 Bb1. But there is no need to overcomplicate things. Once the king arrives at c3 we can simply play axb and if cxb play Bb1
Situation #9 or the black bishop after killing that pawn, The middle moves the bishop could just move forward diagonally attacking the undefended pawn and as pawns don’t kill backwards it can either run or the king moves or their other stuff.
Thank you so much! I watched this video and then played a 98 accuracy game. Either I learned an awful lot or your videos are some sort of good luck charm. Thanks for making them!
For situation 10 with the f2/f7 bishop sac - if you move your bishop out for a check and they block with a pawn (c3 as shown), is it better to take the pawn with your bishop and cause another check? Your bishop is going to be captured anyway, so this gets you an extra piece of material and damages your opponent's structure a bit.
Situation 10 (didn‘t check engine, more interested in general ideas behind it) If Bb4+ and c3 which one is better? Taking Q rightaway followed by cxBb4 OR inbetween Bxc3+ in order to „gain“ a pawn Materialisticly Id say second option but through this I also help develop his knight, didn’t mess his pawnstructure and and and
13:21 after black goes a5 I think white s best move would be knight e4, then if black keeps pushing the pawn to a4 you go knight d2 and if black takes the pawn on b3 you take it back with your pawn
in situation 9, time 13:40 why don't we move the bishop to b1 the result willbe different as we will leave the bishop and pawn there and move another piece so that it will go to stop the other one . as a resolt we will be able to move 1 of our pawn forward and our bishop will also remain safe. Anyway wonderful video Vey helpful
The criteria for the "Oh no, my rook is free now." thought to be false 1: You have a diagonal mover 2: You can put it on the long diagonal 3: The piece moved is defended more than it is attacked 4: Is it not blocked
The best tip I could tell from roughly 2000 blitz and rapid games is that when you feeling something bad about to happen just take your time. Dont rush or anything even if you lose the piece/s in cause. Think about everything you can do even if the clock is running so that way you remember the patterns and the position.
I actually wanted to try to think faster. I always lose to time even though i have 2 queens in end game.
@@user-nd5wl4jy8w maybe you should play with more time?
Also best tip from over 5000 games of chess it helps for me at least to ask yourself multiple times a game if you like your position and what you want to change. Than do exactly that
@@mehnamewaffles6050 i think thats the reason why i lose in 10 minutes games. I usually play on board without time against my friend or my father. So i actually want to train how to think faster
@@user-nd5wl4jy8w maybe you can play 5|5 instead of 10|0 because that forces you to be consistent with the time it takes for your moves
Remember that Autosave is off, so always go to File>Save after every crucial move
In patch 1.2 you can now watch advertising to undo your last move
Remeber to also use "confirm every move" so mistakes happen less
@@TohtoriP faaaaax
@@user-eu9pz2fd5p no ur lying
in the new version they removed saving
I always wondered how I would see king-rook forks in high level chess and GMs would still let it happen, but this makes so much sense!
15:25 in the last situation you can also take the pawn if they block with them. Cause if you win the queen back you're still going to lose the bishop if pawn blocks, so you pull a Desperado(unless the bishop is defended by a knight or something)
Don't take the bishop if it blocks because they can retake with the queen and you are lost. But taking the pawn is a clever addition to the video.
Oops moment
In this specific case it's actually better to not take the pawn and go for the initiative instead (taking the pawn actually loses 2 tempi).
@@eriksteffahn6172 how so?
@@davidkumarmahto8187
If you take the queen first, then they have to spend their move taking your bishop with their pawn, and you have the initiative, which you can use to develop your other bishop, giving you a substantial lead in development. If you take the pawn, they can recapture and develop with their knight, then you have to take the queen, giving them the initiative. You’re still slightly ahead in development because your rook is activated.
I wouldn’t say it would be better for everyone to take development over the pawn here though. Some people are better with a development lead and some people are better with equal material. (There’s probably a “correct” play above 2000 or so though)
This is so cool, I've watched already >100 chess videos but this is the first time someone gives me ten examples and I remember ALL of them from actual games I've played. Really usefull!
I'm definitely using the last one.
It's so diabolical it almost feels cruel to play that move lol.
I am proud to say for the first time I have hit 1300 in rapid and blitz, i was hard stuck around 1050 until I started down the chess instructors rabbit holes and chess vibes has been one of my favorite resources. Can’t thank you enough for getting me back into my favorite game!
Keep it up!
@@ChessVibesOfficial first time watching your videos and so much impressed that gave it a LIKE
i just hit 1500
I am 480
Never give up. You're opponent could drop dead from his chair.
My new motto
At 13:33 it's also sometimes worth pushing the pawn to a3, blocking the king's path to the bishop (a3 pawn blocks the b2 square and the bishop blocks b1 and b3, essentially creating a small wall).
Useful if, for example, the b3 pawn is protected. Not a permanent solution, but might buy you some time.
Nice idea, but then the white might use their knight and in 3 moves it would capture the bishop
@@unofficialxi1814 Yeah, thanks actually, I implied that but I should've explicitly mentioned that this is one of said positions where it wouldn't be worth pushing the pawn.
It's a nice idea to keep in mind, since I've had several positions where it was the top engine move
I remember this happened to me after watching this video, literally my opponent thought he was smart, but i used ur tips and basically either traded or counter attacked, so useful tips underrated player.
Perfect timing. These sorts of things pop up so often in bullet. Really helpful as I’ve recently been getting the urge to put a pen up my nose and slam my head down on the table after strings of bullet losses 😂
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This channel is straight up awesome. The tactics and principles are amazing but even more so the way that Nelson explains them is so easy to grasp and remember. Thanks again. I’m trying to get to 1500 in almost there
learned more in 16 minutes than all of last year . Thanks 🤙🏼
these are great situations! i've definitely felt lost in several of these. thank you so much!
Nelson's chess channel is my absolute favorite. I also like his overall attitude and the way he presents his content. Greetings from Hungary.
I'm actually pretty good at saving positions from panicky situations if an escape exists. The problem is that the panicky situations I constantly get myself into truly are unsalvageable. 😅
Who?
Austin, don't do it or I WILL dox you.
I'm good at getting into bad situations
That's why this video exists for low elo like me
I love this channel, very usefull tips, so much underrated, I have learnt a lot from your channel so thanks you so much 😎
I am waiting for the day when Nelson becomes an IM. I am now intending to join tournaments after 19 years of hiatus because of him. I know I cant get to any master level but still, the inspiration Nelson gave me gives me hope. Even to become the lowest rated Master is a lifetime accomplishment for me. Thank you for all your videos Nelson.
Thanks, Josh!
Another thing to consider if you lose a rook to a knight fork, is - if it’s stuck afterwards - just leave it there! Make a developing move. Only take it if it tries to “break out of jail”. Think of this as another version of “maintaining the tension”. I’ve had many games where that knight was still stuck on a1/h1/a8/h8 at the end of the game. 😌
I mean this video is directed towards beginner players and it can be risky letting it sit there, all of the sudden your enemy has developed an escape plan which you can't do anything about and you just lost that rook for nothing.
In situation #7 Black should give up his Knight with a check that forces white to double his pawns. He's going to lose the Knight either way, but giving it up this way gains him a small advantage in pawn position.
speaking from my own experience, if your level is at a point where you're getting your king and rook forked without seeing it and preparing for it, then a pawn position advantage won't matter much anyway.
@@ilmanti Unless it's bullet. In bullet matches missing a fork is common.
@@ilmanti
Usually I would agree, but in this situation white’s queenside pawns would be so bad that it wouldn’t be unreasonable to win two or even all three of them. This is more than a small structural weakness, this is three totally isolated pawns. I know it would be tough for me to hold on to all of them.
If white just castles then knight is trapped and no rook lost
The examples you have selected are all ones I've seen in my games. You've picked some very good ones. Example #10, the last one, is one I encounter a lot playing the black side of the Danish Gambit. I accept all the pawns he offers and white then expects an aggressive attack. But it all rapidly fizzles out on with this line:
1.e4 e5, 2.d4 exd4, 3.c3 dxc3, 4.Bc4 cxb2, 5.Bxb2
White is usually thrilled and appears to have two active bishops looking down on black's kingside. But then black plays 5...d5! After 6.Bxd5 Nc6, white thinks he's tricky with 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7, 8.Qxd8. Then comes 8...Bxb4+ and now white's queen is lost and black usually ends up with a better position. I have played this variation countless times and usually end up having a very good game.
Wow, I really like this topics! Grouping tactics like this is very engaging.
The transitions look pretty cool!
Great video Nelson. I really like stuff like this (concentrated chess wisdom, is how I'd describe it.) Make as many of these style vids and I'll be there to thumbs up everytime. (I know the algorithm tends to really like top 10 lists, but the list nature is unimportant to me.) Cheers!
2:20 I was considering moving that pawn but was like but it can't save the bishop not realising it opens up my queen 🤣
Hey Nelson! Awesome video as always. Just before watching this, I managed to trade my forked rook+pawn for their knight and bishop just like you mentioned, so I was pretty excited to see that I found that solution.
Unrelated, I have been searching for a way to transform 1. d4 into a sharp/aggressive game, and I've come across the Benko Gambit which derives from the Benoni Defense. Any plans to do a video on this?
d4 can go upto Queen's Gambit
11:00 I've never seen that before. Out of all the channels I frequent, this is the one which is constantly teaching me new things, so thanks dude.
I have gotten into the situation with the bishop and the a2 pawn so much lately that I figured that trick out on my own and automatically do it now haha. Definitely a good trick to cripple the enemy bishop
You're very straightforward, Not really informative but your explanation is much better than the other tutorial videos, They kept going sidetracked and will ask you a question they themselves cant even answer. Its just so annoying..
5:45 If I’m not mistaken a solution would be to move the king to e2, if there is no piece defending the knight
Exactly
The queen is defending -_-
@@jlgaming9997 “If it’s Not”
@@brentspineDev oh sorry i misread
Not always. You literally said under the condition that the queen isn't there, so unless the bishop isn't there either, this solution may not work. But that is a good solution to remember.
2:03 move The king first, and it becomes a agitating pin assault tactic I believe the bishop is genuinely most strongest towards the corner of the board. Well defended and is weakest on the last two squares of either side.
thats true bxc4 can move on top and take the advantage to take a win
In situation #7 you could move e5 and then threaten to fork the two rooks, and if the person doesn't notice you could make a fork, if not of course you'll still have position.
These are so valuable. Thank you! Anything you can post about general chess principles.
Maybe a volume 2 of that video. You’re helping me to fill gaps in my training.
Great content Nelson!
These are some cool tricks when your immediate response might be to just give up after losing material
It's easy to give up when you can't see the way out!
best simplest trick ever, super educational, should make more little videos like that
saves the day big time
Me in the same position: resign
I found 3 out of these 10 optimal sollutions.. the other 7 would have stumped me.
Wonderful video.
I am looking forward to check out your channel in the next couple o' days.
Great content. Your channel should be required viewing for beginners.
Thanks, Andy!
Gold. Just pure value, no non-sense, to the point! A must follow!
Awesome tips, really enjoyed this!
General takeway and a concept that helped me a lot get a better player: try trapping attacking pieces, even if you don't see how to immediatly capture them, if they can't move they aren't worth much, and always remember the danger levels. It doesn't matter if your opponent threatens to take a pawn if you can threaten to take a knight or something. And often you have a move that both provides a bigger danger and somewhat protects you. Maybe it helps you to get one out of two forked pieces to security and than, when the opponent responds to the danger you have your second move to now defend / retreat etc. the second piece.
You make good content bro I’m sure you’ve caught me poking around in your streams from time to time but you inspire me to get back into videos and stuff. I really hope you read this and smile
🙂
@@ChessVibesOfficial yess………
U explain so well -slowly clearly and right to the point ❤❤❤❤
So far they're all pretty standard, 10:20 reminds me of something I sometimes encounter playing the Pirc: bishop and knight attacking the f pawn with no pawn to block the bishop. And the answer is exactly the same: trade the rook for the bishop and the knight. That 2 minor pieces advantage you have over them will generally hurt them a lot more than the loss of a mere rook will hurt you.
9:40 7# just did that yesterday in a game, was happy i found it :D
What you show there is sheer madness.
I've been able to improve my chess so much more with your videos.
Many love greetings from Germany.
The only chess youtuber that explains things slow enough for me to actually absorb and remember the information right here 😁
good video very helpful 👍
4:55 you can also bring your king to e7 defending knight and queen defends the rook
You are awesome you improve my game
Just a note, at 15:32, if white blocks with the pawn, eat the free pawn. You still check and can perform the rest of the trick ;)
Hey I love your videos, can you make one on how to play when your opponent plays an unknown opening?
Yeah pls that always happens to me
Always try to play solidly and safely. Always look at what your opponent is threatening and foil their attempts. This is the best way to infuriate your opponent and make them blunder
My strategy is to play naturally and walk straight into the trap
@@JimmyBoosterCrate lmao bruh i can relate 😭 the first time i got hit with e4, e5 and qh5 has scarred me for life
@@rantnhnaketon That's easy but when someone plays Stafford gambit or something scarier like Evan's gambit..
As a 1000 rated player, the situation #8 is the most helpful. It's a pretty good endgame tactic and I'm unfamiliar with it till now. I like it unlike other tips which are mostly in early game. (If you know your openings, you'll mostly know what to do with these other situations) Situation #10 might also benefit other players but for me, I respond differently against london system and never come across this kind of position. Still great thing to know just in case
Hi Nelson, your content is so amazing! One question: In the last situation is it not better to take the pawn with the bishop to check again? The Queen is still trapped and you get an extra pawn. If you take the queen with the rook immediately, pawn takes bishop and you do not get the chance to win a pawn. Am i correct or do i miss something? Again, great content! Keep up the good work! :-)
white probably will the bishop with the knight to gain development ahead of you since your light-squared bishop and knight still in back rank after you take the queen with rook
i literally learned ALOT from this, ive made alot of blunders while playing cjess online and somehow some online people are kinda kind and told me to this and that, and someone told me to watch your videos, thank you! xx
Situation 6 was easy and I have gone through that, your ways to save the game are very use full, especially situation 10
Great vid,!! You come up with a lot of helpful content. Keep it up brah. 🤘🏼
8:21 how did whites pawn killed blacks pawn?
"en passant", read about it 😀
What en passant means
It’s where you push your pawn twice and then once and your opponent pushes their pawn twice and now there side by side en passant is legal but not on takes and it can only be on first move
The first example after fork on a4/a5 after blocking with knight, though best move, is followed by bishop b4
first time i got into a small chessclub, i ended up in that similar situation as the first clip. i was thinking for a long time, and concluded that i should trade queens to save the rook. (as shown)
at the time i was like maybe 11 or younger, and when i found the move everybody (all grown men) started clapping and cheering that i found it
@ 11:15, after palying 1.Kd1 b5 2. Kc2 b4 3.c4 (if you play 3.cxb its lets the knight escape) This still lets you trade the pawns evenly
13:33 every reasonable white player would play Kc3
You can still escape with the bishop with Kc3 axb3 cxb3 Bb1, and even worse for white, white loses a pawn which wouldn't have happened if white played bxa4
This is very helpful information. Thanks Ad
Very common real life problems.. and very useful tips and solutions. Tricks that I never knew could be for these forks n traps. Thanks a lot bro. Gonna download it for archive.
4:30 is basically like the first one but flipped
8:52 "Let's just say hypothetically you didn't see this." -Nelson Shapiro
Thank you for those tips. Especially for ways you might save the game if your opponent does the tactic on you. I already knew that 1 Bxf7+ Kxf7 2 Qxd8 loses Q and P for B, but hadn't thought of the in-betweener Bb4+ winning the wQ (provided that the bRh8 really does attack it) -- neat!
1:08 you can also move the bishop to attack the queen, but only if the pawn wasn't there
At 13:00 White is actually just down a pawn and can´t make any progress after 1.b3 ( trapping the bishop) a5, 2.Kd2 a4, 3.Kc3 a3, 4.Ne2 c5, 5.Nc1 Bb1. But there is no need to overcomplicate things. Once the king arrives at c3 we can simply play axb and if cxb play Bb1
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Knight forks can be devastating. Only piece that can chase a queen without needing backup
Situation #9 or the black bishop after killing that pawn, The middle moves the bishop could just move forward diagonally attacking the undefended pawn and as pawns don’t kill backwards it can either run or the king moves or their other stuff.
Thank you so much! I watched this video and then played a 98 accuracy game. Either I learned an awful lot or your videos are some sort of good luck charm. Thanks for making them!
This channel is underrated as hell, best chess guide channel
Tx a lot Me Nelson. Amazing video. Its these kind ot tips that make the difference. Very helpful. Thank u
Thank you for video, watching and learning step by step
3:43 u could also move the bishop to attack the queen, so if they take ur knight u dont take theyr bishop, but theyr queen
10:06 You can also do a check by capturing the pawn with your bishop unless they take it with their knight.
3:41 somewhere safe: QUEEN ATTACK
There’s a pawn protecting it
5:00 in this case it is a bad move
But if the f pawn has not moved yet
And black has developed his bishop
Otherwise he can deliver a checkmate
Truly an eye opener! I'm seeing things and opportunities which I couldn't earlier!
Most valuable chess video I've ever seen, bravo!
For situation 10 with the f2/f7 bishop sac - if you move your bishop out for a check and they block with a pawn (c3 as shown), is it better to take the pawn with your bishop and cause another check? Your bishop is going to be captured anyway, so this gets you an extra piece of material and damages your opponent's structure a bit.
Yes, usually that's correct
Situation 10 (didn‘t check engine, more interested in general ideas behind it)
If Bb4+ and c3 which one is better? Taking Q rightaway followed by cxBb4 OR inbetween Bxc3+ in order to „gain“ a pawn
Materialisticly Id say second option but through this I also help develop his knight, didn’t mess his pawnstructure and and and
Its just an IF white plays c3 because by far best is to block with Qd2 in order to keep the pawn AND develop a piece (asume BxBd2)
3:50 "Safety" Queen 💀
12:12 in conclusion, if you ever put in the position where you can be the attacker, sometimes it’s better to withdraw and go for the mate
great ideas and insights! thanks for this video!
It was a very nice tip set Nelson sir
13:21 after black goes a5 I think white s best move would be knight e4, then if black keeps pushing the pawn to a4 you go knight d2 and if black takes the pawn on b3 you take it back with your pawn
2:43 personally the best move I think would be dark squared bishop to g5 attacking the queen
Block with pawn
Great tips! Thank you for sharing those
Thank you so much, so helpful!
Awesome collection of ideas. Thanks so much!
6:50 There ought to be a name for this pattern of defending your piece *through* the enemy piece.
I really enjoyed the video! As a beginner, these tips will sure help me improve! Yours videos seem to chill. Definetly a new subscriber here!
The brilliant move only comes to my mind in these kind of situations
10:48 Black can save night by pushing b pawn as soon as he takes the a2 pawn. king have to take the pawn other wise it will become queen.
in situation 9, time 13:40 why don't we move the bishop to b1
the result willbe different as we will leave the bishop and pawn there and move another piece so that it will go to stop the other one . as a resolt we will be able to move 1 of our pawn forward and our bishop will also remain safe.
Anyway wonderful video Vey helpful
Because the King will immediately take the Bishop.
On knight fork c2/c7 you can castle to save both if its king and rook
15:54 bishop d3 also works
when?
The criteria for the "Oh no, my rook is free now." thought to be false
1: You have a diagonal mover
2: You can put it on the long diagonal
3: The piece moved is defended more than it is attacked
4: Is it not blocked