How to Get Better at Chess Part 2 | Beginner to 1700 | The Amateurs Mind #27
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- A continuation on the previous Amateurs Mind, this time with a target rating range of beginner to 1700 and example games.
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The blunt honesty is actually very helpful. Chess is brutal. Opponents are brutal. You can't afford to pussyfoot around on concepts and procedures if you are to be competent at this game, or to coach this subject. (I got a good laugh at the end of the last game.)
I really enjoy your "blunt" way of teaching, really makes stuff stick. In a way it reminds me of the movie Whiplash
THanks Carl, glad you like the content and the style.
“Not quite my tempo”
All other coaches seem to slowly whisper sweet nothings by comparison.
I really hope you do another of these. It might actually have taken over top spot as my favorite video.
best video for beginner I have seen
Let's face it, Andras is for men, Levy is for boys.
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Just so you know, on lichess that crosshair button immediately to the left of the engine on/off toggle is exactly what you're asking for @18:30. It "shows your opponent's threat" which is to say it passes your turn and gives you the engine evaluation and top line if were actually the other player's turn to move instead of yours. Great video as always! Really important principles are truly violated everywhere.
I think the keyboard shortcut for it is «X»
This might be the best chess video I have ever watched... Absolutely brilliant
Yes! I love this series, also I'd love to see you continue the 'my students rock' series, it's awesome to see people with a rating similar to me play such amazing games
Next MSR is incoming soon!
I found this video extremely hilarious. I can't stop laughing. I dare say stand up comedy of chess 😂
Was not quite the intention but I am glad you enjoyed it!
Andras being Andras. Done and dusted.
I do not see what you are finding funny. People in this range are constantly making mistakes. It is not funny at all. It is very discouraging for players at this level since they constantly lose games and have no idea why. The first example was really sad since they resigned in what would have been a winning position.
The fact that you found it funny makes me wonder if you are a person who might enjoy watching others suffer as opposed to feeling sorry for them because they make mistakes because they are ignorant of certain factors.
@@ace942 Bro, Chill. I found Andras' comments funny. The way he gets physically angry about bad moves. ;)
@@Yrashidi My apologies. I misunderstood your comment. I thought you were laughing at the players playing and not how he seems to get physically ill when a move that serves no purpose or results in the destruction of what was otherwise a fine position is played. My apologies for misunderstanding your comment.
Development will be stuck in my head forever now, thanks
Great video Andras, I think I'm starting to get a really strong sense of chess from your videos. I don't think you need to excuse any of the perceptions that your tone is 'elitest' or the various other adjectives. The vast majority of your fans appreciate you because of your passion and clarity. It's only the rare internet troll who is going to critice you for your tone and it shouldn't be something you need to be concerned with.
Very good first 2 videos of the series! It would be really nice to have a video in the future with concrete improvement advices to get rid of such problems at this rating range, similar to what was done in the 1st video in general.
THanks Felipe, will try my best!
Coach
The way u articulate feels like u r addressing me directly n answering all my questions though I haven’t asked one ..
As u said my chess victories r more of the opponents blunder than my skill set ..
n not being able to recognise the pressure in chess is so true .. thank u
U r the best
As much as it hurts I find a lot of these problems in my games. This video is very helpful. Best chess content on RUclips. Thanks.
Thank you for your blunt teaching. I have been stuck in around 1600 and this video is inspiring me to improve.
Blunt is good. Very good material on your site. I enjoy your humour and ability to teach.
A coach has two imperatives: 1) to make every mistake hurt as much as it possibly can so it's worth anything to avoid making it again, and 2) to find even just one tiny little success, no matter how trivial and/or minuscule, and laud it as if it were one of the great labors of Hercules, a legendary feat that shall go down in history, and that will be expected from now on. Looks like a success on both fronts!
This is one of the best videos on reviewing games I've seen. I've been too easy on myself!
Really impressed. Very helpful and the good humour is always welcome. Thank you.
I love this topic. Never want to miss it and I even go back to see your past video to see how you guide us to use the engine.
I can't find the video on how to use the engine. Could you share the link?
@@AlexLopez-rw1wv ruclips.net/video/_kmdFbyWiTY/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/GysqGDYON5k/видео.html
@@maxshing4265 Thank you!
This is awesome Andras, I just discovered your channel and I decided to watch all of the Amateur's Mind series.
I have one question, though: Do you think that because chess became more popular in the last years, that someone with a rating of 1300 is much better than in the past? Because every time I watch videos on how to beat people my level it is very basic moves that will crush them but then when I play a Rapid online game, it feels like I'm playing a very very strong player (maybe it's because I still stuck though).
Anyways, thanks for the awesome lessons man, you're one of the best chess RUclips channels I found 🍻
First of all, welcome onboard! Secondly, yes, the chess boom has had a great effect on the relative strength of players, and in general, everyone got significantly better!
Brilliant video. No messing about. Talk about hitting the nail on the head. I make these mistakes but am fired up to get better.
don't know how I ended up here, but this is amazing! Very entertaining, educational and simple!
Thanks man, feel free top spread the love!:)
It doesn't get better than this. Every beginner has to watch this video and then watch it again, and then watch it again.
Great vid... I hope and think it will do well. One reason I think that this channel doesn't have as many subscribers as it should is that "some" of the content is too advanced for 1700 lichess (which seems to be 1300 FIDE, I think.) Will be sharing this with my lower rated friends. I've always said that 2000 lichess is simply a matter of doing good puzzles on a regular basis as if you are consistently outcalculating your opponents, theory/strategy/technique is marginal bordering on irrelevant as you are just going to see 3 and 4 move combinations they don't.
I guess the length of the videos might be a problem, too. I personally love the depth of content but a player around 1000 lichess rating might not want to spend 45 minutes on such a video. Especially because you have to acvtively listen the whole time and accept your mistakes to improve. Both things aren't easy at the beginning. It might be better for the channel to put content for lower rated players into shorther 5-10 min videos.
When you start climbing the rating ladder and get addicted to chess, videos can obviously not be long enough :D. Especially with such great content like on this channel.
Naroditsky's speedruns are the only thing as close to informational as Andras's stuff on YT and those vids are like 30+ minutes each, have huge viewership. Eric Rosen puts out 2 hr vids regularly, have huge viewership. I love Eric but Andras vids are the only ones I can say, yeah, that made me a better player. I mean I've watched them all-- Finegold, Rosen, JB, Gotham, you name it. Andras will meticulously research the Gothenburg Variation in the Najdorf for 600 views, this isn't for 1700 lichess players. Maybe if his students sucked more this channel would be more popular haha
Zupppa video!
I'm about 2000 and this video was helpful for me.
I still betraying opening principes (haven-t coach to "blunt" principes into my head and my game phylosophy turns around - tactics-endgames-play-analisys)... then fighting in a worth situation and under pressure (because of betraying) for a looong time.
ALL the videos are extremally the best of chess educative content i ever saw. Thank you, Coach.
I love this series please do 1700-2200 as well, would be great
Coming soon!
@@ChessCoachAndras Hoping for more narrow bands and more videos: maybe 1700-2000 then 2000-2200 then 2200+. I'm about 2100 myself, but I still find value from even these beginner videos. I did laugh out loud a couple of times.
This is absolutely hilarious ! I was laughing all the way, thank you
Thanks Coach. You give great advice.
As someone in this rating range, I'd say it's true, games are mostly settled by blunders and miscalculations. The over the top contempt about blundering was funny but wore a little thin, yes, yes, there's a lot of blunders, we get it, I wish you would talk more about what to do to do calculate more reliably and spot mistakes when the pressure is cooking.. I did watch through to the end and find it worth it, a few comments about what not to do hit hard and funny as blunders in the broader world outside the board, too.
Hi Vera, thanks for the comment! Lots of videos on my channel are dedicated to how to become a better calculator, which in essence is a great way to drop blunders...
Great, sounds like I have some exploring to do...
That was a great video
Indeed , many can learn a lot from such kind videos including myself
Thank you, very useful video!!!
I was hardstuck 1150-1200 for about 200 games. Just reached 1350 for the first time :)
Terrific video! I aspire to be a great player one day
I like your style…subbed.😎👍
Hello Andras, I just found your channel and enjoying your content so much that I am considering getting your courses on chessable! Since it would be my first course bought on that platform, I wonder if I can ask you: are the paid videos actually adding further content or simply there for the sake of comfort for the learner? In other words, if I don't get the videos will I still get the same content just in the format of text? Thanks for your replay and once again congrats for your content!
The videos repeat the same material in greater detail. If you look at the reviews you will find a lot of “ be sure to buy it with the video” comments. I excel at explaining stuff on camera, trust me when I say it, it’s worth the extra money !
Also, welcome to the channel !
Hi Carlo, I have both of his course (Center and Development) and in my opinion, it worth every penny. My rating going up from 1200 to 1400 and trying to reach 1500. And I even think that I will re-watch the video in future.
@@ChessCoachAndras thank you so much for your feedback! I'll keep that in mind! Best regards from Italy
@@FguitarC Carlo, I literally went from like 1490-1900 via all the amazing content provided by Andras. This includes BOTH of his courses! I'm not saying that his courses/videos alone will take you there, you still need to work actively on tactics, openings and endgames. However, Andras provided me with a strong grasp of "basic principles" that have enabled ALL of my other training to be 10x more effective! I feel indebted to Andras and will support his efforts no matter what. Best wishes
Me when I watch videos like this: "Wow, 1300s look super easy to beat! They're terrible!"
Me playing a 1300 in a rated game: "OMG. This 1300 I'm playing against is a chess god! Time to resign."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Loved this video.
That was painful, funny and pathetic all wrapped into one! Also quite illuminating!
HOpefully not that pathethic...
@@ChessCoachAndras Just the play, not the video! :)
I have the opposite problem, where I don't think the opponent's plan is as big a threat as it is 😅
22:19
You say that queen taking d5 is free. But the reply Nb6 forks the queen and the rook, so that actually is a massive blunder. If queen trade, then the rook recapture attacks the hanging bishop on d6, along with the knight still attacking the a8 rook.
For someone who harps on the players for all the mistakes and for overlooking tactics, this isn't a very good look.
Well spotted, thanks for pointing this out!
Straight talk: What you are describing is merely the chess equivalent of one of the fundamental problems of Western education, particularly in the United States. Proper training for beginners in how to decide whether squares are sufficiently protected from capture, and every other aspect of how to play an intelligent chess game, can be found in say Ilya Maizelis's The Soviet Chess Primer. Now there were many things terrible about the former Soviet Union, but in the darkness there were a few who tried to shine some light on knowledge by writing about subjects such as mathematics, physics, or chess, presumably those subjects least likely to be questioned for party orthodoxy. One will find from that era and place that there are some gifted teachers and writers who believed it was possible to explain to even beginners / novices every concept in a field that was essential to know, regardless of supposed difficulty. In physics there are names such as Landau and Lifshitz, in mathematics Andrey Kolmogorov and VI Arnold, etc. In contrast, sadly in particular in the United States, there is an educational disease of overly watering down material at the beginning / novice level to where what is taught is not sufficient to understand the full breadth of the subject, and thus to leave out incredible amounts of what should be fundamental material.
Interesting take, thanks for the comment!
What is your opinion if 0-1700 players study strategic chess, like outposts, good/bad pieces, space advantage etc. Is this wasted time on this level. Should it avoided or kept on a lower level time wise?
I would guess the answer to this question is going to be something like «tactics-tactics-tactics», based on the video
It definitely helped me. I'm pretty sure it won't hinder your process. But keeping the focus on tactics is probably more beneficial.
@@jW-zu6rw I totally agree
Unpopular opinion maybe but I don't think "space" or "outposts" or "technique" should enter the vocabulary of a low rated player. It's center/development, and then calculation... fight for center, develop pieces, attack king. This was Morphy's strategy. Anyone under 2000 should just look at Morphy games IMO, that's the way to win at that level. I mean even Morphy was strategically suspect at times, he undervalued bishops, he got over aggressive, he relied on calculation to bail him out. He had garbage theory and still played like a 2600 in the 1860s. That says a lot
Keep doing lot of puzzles didn't help me. I have maid many thousands of these, and my tactics is still bad.
You have to learn how to make a plan, and not just waiting till your opponent makes a mistake.
And making plans, even bad plans, is not easy.
Instead I often make a move which look good in a non-tactical position, because I don't see anything better. Which latter shows to be a mistake.
Great video! I am going to check out your chessable course on the center. Also, you are pronouncing 'epitome' incorrectly. It's more like 'uh pit ah mee' rather than epi-tome
Hilarious video
Andras..how can I get coaching from you?
Toot my Horn is the real translation
They call me Jimmy Self Destruct
1300's i play do not play this horrible. That's how i feel anyways.
F@asza videók, élvezet nézni, de a reklámok a legrosszabbkor jönnek sajnos. Nyilván kell hogy legyen, hogy megérje ebbe időt/energiát fektetni, de nem lehet őket pozícionálni? Hogy ne random jelenjenek meg, hanem mondjuk egy lezárt "section" után?
Pawns are the soul of the game ruclips.net/video/3nZir7yxyjs/видео.html
I am sure you made these same mistakes as you were improving maybe you should of mentioned that to mitigate the offence potentially called. It comes from erroneous or false logic actually thinking the move they are making makes a certain amount of sense until someone points it out or they realise naturally over time. I am sure if we looked at your games from 1700 under these same mistakes would exist as they happen naturally as a part of the journey of getting better. Even Carlsen when he first played would move his a and h pawns at the beginning of the game. No one is born with stockfish downloaded into their brain although in the future that would be possible probably !!!!
Don't take me the wrong way probably thinking what many are thinking I can't be the only one
This is representative of the average 1600-1700 rated Lichess player? Seriously?
1800 lichess corresponds roughly to 1500 chesscom, they use different Elo calculations to derive ratings.