Knowledge is not the same as having skills.This concept is very important for Chess players to understand. It's very hard to increase skills and easy to gain new knowledge. Also most video courses or books don't have tests after you have gained knowledge. This is a huge flaw in instructive material, the authors thinks you will know how to apply it after seeing it a few times. In reality we need to practice a theme many times before we get skilled in it. It's a shame there are not that many books that let you practice certain themes in Chess. Nice video thanks for sharing it with us.
In the decades that I have been studying and playing chess, I've noticed that, often, learning new ideas will, temporarily, decrease the level of your practical play. You just have more to think about at the chessboard. It can be frustrating, but, if you are able to play regularly, eventually your practical play catches up with your increased knowledge.
Yes, exactly. The same amount of time to think and a ton more to think about on most moves. I've been trying to think more positionally, as I'm more concrete and tactical but you're right, sometimes trying to slow down and consider the position from a holistic perspective can throw me off.
I can definitely say at points of my lowly 1870 chess journey, I have been on both sides (focusing on one but not the other), now I am trying to play more and study more now that college is over. Now that I am playing against players of a similar skill level, it is kind of surprising i guess sometimes that a lot of endgame ideas arent known by the players i play against.
IM Kostya Kavutskiy winning a queen vs f2 pawn with the defending king on the correct side in an otb classical game was shocking, a 1900 who wasnt aware, for me i always liked endgames even for the aesthetic purposes
I am youtuber, I do chess videos in Hindi, I am not even 2000 rated but I have good sub base so I will try to promote your channel, i dont know how this will help you but will try as you're just too good...
Hello, I'm new to this channel, and I apologize in advance for posting a comment that might not seem very relevant to this video, but I thought you would be the person who could answer this with higher degrees of credibility. I recently bought Nunn's understanding chess move by move, however, I'm struggling after reviewing first 3 games of his book. It's not that I'm having trouble following or understanding his ideas behind the game, rather it's more about how to journey myself through all these dense variations on the side with time efficiency... I want to become a stronger chess player in the future, but I just don't know how I should exactly approach this book... Should I focus on understand his words behind the main lines for each game, or... how would you do it if you've came across this literature in the past?
my advice is to try to understand the conceptual reasons behind the moves. don't get lost in the dense side variations-- they are mostly to justify an idea or the current assessment (e.g. black is losing after a move... the possible variations can show checkmates or forced material wins). side variations can be worth your time bc they can show tactical patterns you might not have seen before; the more you see them, the better will be at recognizing them. in summary, focus on conceptual reasons behind moves and basic tactical patterns you come across.
@@bicyclethief yep great answer! To answer S P I really like Nunn's book -- definitely spend time trying to learn the most out of each game. Spending 30-60 minutes per game is quite normal. Good luck!
Knowledge is not the same as having skills.This concept is very important for Chess players to understand. It's very hard to increase skills and easy to gain new knowledge. Also most video courses or books don't have tests after you have gained knowledge. This is a huge flaw in instructive material, the authors thinks you will know how to apply it after seeing it a few times. In reality we need to practice a theme many times before we get skilled in it. It's a shame there are not that many books that let you practice certain themes in Chess. Nice video thanks for sharing it with us.
Knowing is not doing!
In the decades that I have been studying and playing chess, I've noticed that, often, learning new ideas will, temporarily, decrease the level of your practical play. You just have more to think about at the chessboard. It can be frustrating, but, if you are able to play regularly, eventually your practical play catches up with your increased knowledge.
Good point! Definitely takes time to integrate what you've learned
Yes, exactly. The same amount of time to think and a ton more to think about on most moves. I've been trying to think more positionally, as I'm more concrete and tactical but you're right, sometimes trying to slow down and consider the position from a holistic perspective can throw me off.
Great explanation about chess knowledge and skill..very clear and efficiently explained. thank you
Nice video - this was I wanted to know you clarified it . thanks
It would be great if more of blueprint videos are out.
Thank you
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I can definitely say at points of my lowly 1870 chess journey, I have been on both sides (focusing on one but not the other), now I am trying to play more and study more now that college is over. Now that I am playing against players of a similar skill level, it is kind of surprising i guess sometimes that a lot of endgame ideas arent known by the players i play against.
Endgame=knowledge!
IM Kostya Kavutskiy winning a queen vs f2 pawn with the defending king on the correct side in an otb classical game was shocking, a 1900 who wasnt aware, for me i always liked endgames even for the aesthetic purposes
@@jamesontang3218 yea that's crazy. 1900 should know those basics
Good informative video.
Can you do a video on how to analyze your own chess games and learn from them?
Absolutely, thank you for the suggestion
Absolutely, thank you for the suggestion
This is superb. Thank You!!
We all start off humble or we should
I am youtuber, I do chess videos in Hindi, I am not even 2000 rated but I have good sub base so I will try to promote your channel, i dont know how this will help you but will try as you're just too good...
How does this not have millions of views??
спасибо
Wouldn't you say solving puzzles is also very good for your knowledge base when you look up the answers you got wrong?
Perhaps if you really try to absorb the patterns
@@IMKostyaKavutskiy Btw do you remember playing NM Craig Clawitter? He's my friend that played you.
@@PhilomathBret yeah definitely we are friends on FB, have played a few times
GREAT
Hello, I'm new to this channel, and I apologize in advance for posting a comment that might not seem very relevant to this video, but I thought you would be the person who could answer this with higher degrees of credibility. I recently bought Nunn's understanding chess move by move, however, I'm struggling after reviewing first 3 games of his book. It's not that I'm having trouble following or understanding his ideas behind the game, rather it's more about how to journey myself through all these dense variations on the side with time efficiency... I want to become a stronger chess player in the future, but I just don't know how I should exactly approach this book... Should I focus on understand his words behind the main lines for each game, or... how would you do it if you've came across this literature in the past?
my advice is to try to understand the conceptual reasons behind the moves. don't get lost in the dense side variations-- they are mostly to justify an idea or the current assessment (e.g. black is losing after a move... the possible variations can show checkmates or forced material wins). side variations can be worth your time bc they can show tactical patterns you might not have seen before; the more you see them, the better will be at recognizing them. in summary, focus on conceptual reasons behind moves and basic tactical patterns you come across.
@@bicyclethief yep great answer! To answer S P I really like Nunn's book -- definitely spend time trying to learn the most out of each game. Spending 30-60 minutes per game is quite normal. Good luck!