The problem for me is, I never get a chance to even try what I've learned. I'm playing against a computer designed to be for beginners to learn against. It invariably places me in a position where all I can do is try to prevent the loss of pieces. There's usually no opportunity to make any kind of plan and often I find my pieces trapped and unable to even move. I open in what seems to be a typical way, and by the time I start trying to develop the knights/bishops I'm already blocked in and being attacked.
I had this problem also as I didn't feel I was good enough yet to play real people so practiced a couple of openings against the computer. What happens with the lower rated bots is that they just restrict the thinking time or search depth but when doing book openings the computer does not need to think or search deep as it already know's the best move. It's not until deep in the middle game where it will make a mistake because it only looked 1 or 2 moves ahead instead of 4 or 5 etc. So i would recommend learning one opening with white and one opening with black, practice against the computer and use hints until you memorise the opening and then start playing real people. You will win more vs people than you will against the computer.. @@WalterLiddy
I'm a 900 with 2400 in puzzles. Do thousands of puzzles. It especially helps in Bullet because positions are insane. One just did an early bishop check, I blocked with a pawn, they backed up to the edge, I put my bishop between the king and pawn, they moved something on the other end of the board, I pushed the blocking pawn for "free", they took it and lost the bishop they forgot about.
The old Swedish warrior king Karl XII during the early 18th century was fond of chess. He was known to take part in the fighting himself and was often at the head of his troops on the battlefield. He played a lot of chess with his generals in the field camps. His tactics in chess were always to get the king out to be in the forefront and lead the attacks. The generals, who did everything they could to lose the games so that Karl would not be upset, had great difficulty in dealing with king Karl´s tactics...
@@gm2407 The information about Charles XII playing chess is taken from the book Carolus Rex : hans liv i sanning återberättat. Or, Carolus Rex : his life in truth retold - my translation into English - written by Ernst Brunner. The book is written as an autobiography via all historical facts and all the letters that the king and his generals and other men signed during his time in power. There is a fairly detailed description of how the king often used to play chess with his generals in the field camps and what the king's chess strategy looked like. It was clear that he considered the king to lead his men on the chessboard - as he often did himself on the battlefield. And it was clear that the generals did their best to lose the matches so that the king wouldn't get angry and upset - and then you never know what could happen...
Right! Too many chess streamers ridicule and demean beginners endlessly. I'm sure it drives a lot of views but It really has turned me off from most of them. I appreciate your positive teaching style, Anna!
Excellent video! These are some fantastic tips! My biggest weakness is definitely figuring out what my opponent is up to. I'll have some great plan and not realize what they are doing. Then by the time I figure it out, I'm so committed to my plan and want to see it through that I do it anyway, even if it won't work anymore because I missed my opponents plan. I would love a whole video on how to see the board from your opponent's perspective and how to know what they're planning.
14:18 With no "really beautiful tactic" you just can take the queen with all the same lines, right? R:c4 Rd1+ etc. or having extra queen if black does not take.
The first thing she should teach is sportsmanship. If you are losing and don't want to play anymore "Resign". Don't make your opponent wait for minutes on end for your clock to run out because you're a poor sport little baby.
This is perfect for me. I know how to play the game, and as a computer scientist, I know something of the history of the development of chess algorithms. But I have never been more than a casual player just for fun. I will tell the story of playing with a Portuguese speaking commercial fisherman in Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the tip of Cape Cod. (I am a Kentuckian). He would not allow me to make a bad move, at every turn, showing me the error of my bad move and suggesting a better one, giving me little tidbits of theory along the way. We played one game for over an hour like that, until the bar closed down, and we moved to speed chess, whereupon he wiped me out in four or five moves. It was the opposite of the chess "hustlers" I see on Anna Cramling's channel, no shit talking, just pure chess (with a language barrier, at that). He was a complete stranger to me, and I have never forgotten his patience and kindness in taking me on as his student, even for one game. It made me want to get a job on one of the fishing boats, and my girlfriend said, "You would die."
The amount of pride I felt in finding that winning queen move near the end and being a low ELO. I feel like watching chess content creators and masters such as yourself has really helped me.
Hello Anna, thank you for your amazing video's. Great tips in this one. I learned the basics of chess as a kid about 30 years ago from my granddad. Just started playing again this year after finding your youtube channel. Have to get a lot better and video's like this will help with that. So again Thank you very much!! oh and The Cow opening work great for me :)
If Qd8, it is mate in one after Rxf8, if I remember correctly. One of the ideas of the diversion was to enable to back-rank mate with the rook. If the queen hides behind the bishop, it cannot help defend the king and it is mate.
Anna makes the best beginner tips videos (in my opinion). I'm still using the one where she said just make sure all of your pieces are protected and wait for your opponent to make a mistake. In my opinion, blunders and hanging pieces are the biggest problems in the beginning. In other words, in a lot of beginner games players end up beating themselves. Teaching a strategy whereby beginners give fewer games to their opponents is good.
As a beginner i didn't understand the purpose of openings but as I progressed into 800 elo i realized how important it is to learn openings and move pieces with a plan thanks to you it's much easier to understand chess now 😊
Towards the ending of the video. If your opponent took your rook you’ll be on check, you’ll take back with your king and you’ll lose a queen. That strategy could be countered because it’s risky. Anyways chess has been helpful to me. When going through a bad phase playing chess and learning about the financial market helped me keep a positive mindset. Who trades the financial market?
I trade based on the season of the market. It gives me a direction on implementing the right strategies for long or short term. I also trade based on the volatility of the market. Although it wasn’t easy till I came across a mentor who helped to keep me in the market loop. My mentor is Bernard Paul.
Paul is also my mentor. I’ve observed Paul’s commitment to continuous learning, staying informed to market news has been a helpful factor which he shared with me in his firm and i really appreciate.
Hi Anna, I like your videos! You're fun to watch and listen to with a complex game like chess. But one question here: Don't you just lose your own queen at 16:50? If black plays rook f8 to f1+, you're forced to act on that and then black can take your queen, isn't it? Or am I missing something?
One thing I found that helps, is taking a look at the games, I played and seeing what the losing side could have done differently to have either draw the game or win it. So, if I lost the game that I would analyze why I lost and what I could have done differently. If I won the game, I look at how I could played the opponent position to have won the game. Especially, if an opponent resigns, then I try to see if I could change the outcome by not resigning. I am only 100 or 200 elo player so take this with a grain salt. But, it has improved my game a little bit.
Thanks Anna. As usual I enjoyed hearing your ideas. The only thing I might add is that even beginners possess the kernels of fundamental understanding. For example, a weak player might explain a bad move with the logic that a winning position a pawn up would be too difficult to win. Instead of chastising that player build on that reality because many of us lack the skill to win a pawn up ending against a stronger opponent, so unless you can get a second pawn that pawn up winning position is at best only a draw.
Want to thank you for helping me improve my game! I have been stuck around 200-250 for months, having difficulty raising my level. I’ve been learning from your videos and have increased to mid 300s in less than a week! Thank you and keep up the good work!
Anna It’s nice you have no problem revealing your chess secrets to beginners. Great advice for those chess players who refuse to learn about chess openings, middle and end game strategies and tactics.
Big beginner here!!! Been so in love with your videos. Just played my 2nd chess game ever with a friend and your videos have helped me lots! I’d love to see more ways to train my brain to see tactics.
Well chess for me is like watching paint dry. I haven't played in more than 20 years, and will probably never play again. However, watching this and several other chess channels are incredible entertaining. I especially enjoy the banter during friendly games. Keep it up!
I am a complete and utter novice that used to play chess ages ago (and never really got good), but at 16:58 when you're discussing how moving your queen to g5 creates an opening, couldn't black have simply taken their rook from f8 to f1, putting you in check forcing you to take their rook with your king (or maneuver the king from g1 to g2) or with your rook from a1 to f8? At which point, they have free reign to take your queen by going e7 to g5 (which also threatens your e5 pawn)? Like I said, I'm a total noob so if Anna or someone could walk me through that, it'd be greatly appreciated, thank you.
No, because if the black rook on f8 takes the white rook on f1, the white rook on a1 can then take back the black rook on f1, and then black is in the same dangerous situation because now the white rook again threatens the back rank checkmate on f8, so the black queen on e7 cannot capture the white queen on g5. And at the same time, the black queen cannot stay on e7 to defend f8 because the white queen on g5 would be able to take the black queen in the next turn for free, so then it just goes back to what Anna demonstrated for black in Nf6, which sacrifice the knight instead of the queen for black, who then still inevitably has the losing position.
Wow, I am not a pro and have not lost a game to normal people lol, but I am glad I can say I do more than 85% of the things Anna explains we should do, and it does spark an interest into playing chess since I haven't in years. Really love how you take your time to try and make the game fun and I must say I really enjoy watching your outlook and charisma and rooting for you
Enjoyed the video. I don't play but love to watch. It helps so much to better understand what the players are thinking and planning. Love to see more on" inside the game". Chess Princess
Tried the cow and won the fastest game I ever attempted. Thanks for making learning easy to follow. Love all your videos, also your parents are awesome!
I am a total amateur, but I have two rules I always follow after an opponent's move: 1) Ask the question seriously: _What does he threaten?_ 2) Are his King and Queen on the same color? If so, _Where are my knights?_
YES to having a plan. One of the frustrations I have with chess puzzles is that the "Plan" portion is missing. I understand they are designed to train you to identify the best move from the position, but I constantly find myself wishing I knew the plan that had resulted in the position.
If by tactics you mean perception and analysis...yes. You have to see that move, and figure out that you can capitalize on it for the win. I don't know if that's an innate or acquired skill yet.
Thank you, Anna, for another lovely video. In particular, "checking to see if you have time for your beautiful plan" is something that should definitely help my game. Happy Holidays!
AWESOME video. I’m 1200, not a total beginner, but all 5 points you make here I need to remind myself of constantly. I’m playing games now that aren’t usually decided by basic blunders- so what I realize is that I need to study number 5 much more. Tactics! I hate puzzles though!
my tip would be to play when your brain is awake. if you have an online game scheduled at 11 am, so not set your alarm clock at ten forty but at least 1 hour before so you have time for your morning routine. and in the other direction, avoid scheduling games very late at night. when your brain is tired, it is that time you forget the basics, you forget to sit in your opponent's seat before making the decision on a move for instance. i can't count how many time i said to myself "one more online game then i'll go to bed" and i ended up losing that way too late at night game. (side note, great make up in this video!)
When teaching not to move a piece twice in the opening, the focus is often on the second time a piece is moved. Moving a piece a second time is almost always better than losing it. The focus for this tip should be on choosing a first move so that it won’t need to move a second time.
very good tips. maybe play a game or two against opponents the tips are aimed at. like beginners in this one and intermediate in the next. selecting quick games to keep the video under 30:00 minutes OR just as is next one tips for intermediate
I was playing against a 10 years old kid whom I taught chess, I gave chess as a birthday present 5 years earlier. The kid learned how to defend properly so I couldn't get through without exchanging the same piece a few times.
Wow Anna, he sabido de ti gracias a la entrevista con Jordi Wild… definitivamente te aconsejo que dediques más vídeos a enseñar tácticas de ajedrez, tú capacidad de comunicación y tu carácter extrovertido puede acercar el ajedrez a mucha gente, particularmente a los jóvenes. Me encantaría, ya en lo personal, que dedicaras un vídeo a diversas aperturas y las mejores respuestas a las mismas. Gracias por existir! Un abrazo desde Almería
I've been at a 650 plateau for months now. John Curtis is the only titled player I play now (when he streams, and he makes it instructive too). Hopefully this will help me finally get to 700.
In my experience sometimes beginners are actually harder to play, because they don’t understand the rules and sometimes actually accidentally become rather unpredictable. I have found sometimes a new player has inadvertently created a real problem for me to solve. Fortunately while they’re accidentally good at this, they’re not very good at coordinating an attack.
Too much thinking to get better. If I thought of a plan more than 2 moves ahead and had to keep track of the possibilities of my opponents plan, we’d be in a 12 hr game I also think there are a few set moves to win the game easily, such as 4 move, 5 move , 6 move checkmates. I also think when an opponent does something illogical it messes up the plan of the other competitor. I don’t know just my thoughts as a beginner.
I´ve always had a knack for chess, I do not study it, do not study famous players, hardly ever play, but when I do, I seem to do very well with even with people who actually study the game. I just play according to what the other person does, I never have a plan. I tend to draw more than win. I guess I play not to lose. But I get a kick out of these other people who consider themselves good at it and can´t beat me, and I don´t really care.
I learned about 4 months ago. I have 2 standard openings. If by some miracle, my opponent isn't paying attention, or letting me learn more as I go, I can take pieces by having the Q&K surrounded at all times by at least 1 Kt, & 1B. Any thoughts?
On a different note, I don’t think having a plan is exactly important. Back in 1997 I played years of 1 minute chess. Which sometimes went into 40-70+ moves per game. I think more having a reactionary view on things, tactics are key. Especially when sacrificing. I like your videos, keep it up =)
Thanks partially to you at 39 I attended my first chess tournament. Brought the kids then realized they had an adults entry as well. Unrated estimated 700 I got a draw with a 1080, and won against another unrated player and got my butt handed to me by a 9 year old 1150 player. Another one next month!
But very good tips you explaining in the video what beginners do with mistakes, but sometimes in positions it’s so complicated you don’t know what to do or what to trade or what pieces to exchange it’s really complicated
Anna, may I suggest a vid on basic chess for those that are elderly? I am in my mid-70's and don't have enough life time to learn complex openings. Otherwise this vid well done, I learned a lot that was fuzzy before but after your explanations it is much clearer. thanks.
Excellent interview you had in the wildproject whith giorgio,excelente entrevista en de wildproject que hiciste,pon algun short de esta en tu canal Anna,y Felices Fiestas
No, because if the black rook takes the white rook on f1, the white rook on a1 can then take back the black rook on f1, and then black is in the same dangerous situation because now the white rook again threatens the back rank checkmate on f8. And the black queen cannot stay on e7 to defend f8 because the white queen on g5 would be able to take the black queen in the next turn for free, so then it just goes back to what Anna demonstrated for black in Nf6, which sacrifice the knight instead of the queen for black, who then still inevitably has the losing position.
Q: How to learn the game w quality information without hiring a coach? I don't have GM parents ... but I do have a computer that says "always do this" followed by "never do that". Ahhhhhhh! I'm subscribed and find you both entertaining and informative, albeit lightyears ahead of me. Thanks!
Tack för en bra video! Denna kommer jag se om igen med ett anteckningsblock i handen. Börjar äntligen förstå mer och mer hur en (hittills) obesegrad vän tänker när han spelar schack, hehe
I love your videos. Before starting to watch these, I "knew how to play chess" (like: I know how to move the pieces) but I never really got the idea of how you actually "play" to get somewhere. Read a lot of empty advice like "you have to develop your pieces". But without any further explanations that doesn't mean very much. You really help me making sense out of this game. Thank you!
That last move was a bit tricky, you said solve it in one move for a win. I was looking so hard, and was immedietly drawn to using the queen, but thought no they will take my queen, or if using the rook it'll just get taken. Never occured to me to sacrifice the queen for the win, but then it's not in 1 move, not realy. Or well maybe i interpret it to literally. I thought about checkmate. Great tips though.
me: watches chess videos
me: I got this
also me: forgets everything when playing chess
Yeah, always
The problem for me is, I never get a chance to even try what I've learned. I'm playing against a computer designed to be for beginners to learn against. It invariably places me in a position where all I can do is try to prevent the loss of pieces. There's usually no opportunity to make any kind of plan and often I find my pieces trapped and unable to even move. I open in what seems to be a typical way, and by the time I start trying to develop the knights/bishops I'm already blocked in and being attacked.
@@WalterLiddy play some humans online free
Write these rules down and just play as much as you can
I had this problem also as I didn't feel I was good enough yet to play real people so practiced a couple of openings against the computer. What happens with the lower rated bots is that they just restrict the thinking time or search depth but when doing book openings the computer does not need to think or search deep as it already know's the best move. It's not until deep in the middle game where it will make a mistake because it only looked 1 or 2 moves ahead instead of 4 or 5 etc. So i would recommend learning one opening with white and one opening with black, practice against the computer and use hints until you memorise the opening and then start playing real people. You will win more vs people than you will against the computer.. @@WalterLiddy
Maybe we could get a video just on tactics? Even more complicated tactics and how to spot them in the middle of the game.
Great video btw!
Middle game tactics not only strategy. Best way to improve tactics? Thanks
I'm a 900 with 2400 in puzzles. Do thousands of puzzles. It especially helps in Bullet because positions are insane. One just did an early bishop check, I blocked with a pawn, they backed up to the edge, I put my bishop between the king and pawn, they moved something on the other end of the board, I pushed the blocking pawn for "free", they took it and lost the bishop they forgot about.
Yes can you please do something for people around 1700-2000?
I’m 1600 and will crush a 1750 then later will lose to 1490. Up and down. So frustrating!
@@Pinklegs that's normal. I am 1800 and have a score of 23-28 against a 2000 but I can also loose against someone with 1300 if I get unlucky.
I have to disagree. Playing Chess is easy. It becomes difficult if you try to win your games
That why most of people play with bots
No it's not. What you're saying is that knowing how to move chess pieces is easy which is something completely different.
@powdergateNope, it was really easy to learn the rules, only en Passant and Castle were the moves which I learned later!
@benediktduckers I think you missed the joke 😂
If you're not trying to win, you're not playing chess.
Thank you, Anna. With these tips I went from 40% accuracy to 45%
The old Swedish warrior king Karl XII during the early 18th century was fond of chess. He was known to take part in the fighting himself and was often at the head of his troops on the battlefield. He played a lot of chess with his generals in the field camps. His tactics in chess were always to get the king out to be in the forefront and lead the attacks. The generals, who did everything they could to lose the games so that Karl would not be upset, had great difficulty in dealing with king Karl´s tactics...
no way
Is there a source for that or the games he played?
I mean he is a very successful commander who pushed his luck a bit to far.
@@gm2407 The information about Charles XII playing chess is taken from the book Carolus Rex : hans liv i sanning återberättat. Or, Carolus Rex : his life in truth retold - my translation into English - written by Ernst Brunner.
The book is written as an autobiography via all historical facts and all the letters that the king and his generals and other men signed during his time in power.
There is a fairly detailed description of how the king often used to play chess with his generals in the field camps and what the king's chess strategy looked like. It was clear that he considered the king to lead his men on the chessboard - as he often did himself on the battlefield. And it was clear that the generals did their best to lose the matches so that the king wouldn't get angry and upset - and then you never know what could happen...
@@FredrikAndersson597 Thank you.
what an idiot lol@@FredrikAndersson597
I love the fact that you teach beginners instead of beating them very quickly
Right! Too many chess streamers ridicule and demean beginners endlessly. I'm sure it drives a lot of views but It really has turned me off from most of them. I appreciate your positive teaching style, Anna!
Chess is not easy! Thanks Anna love ur tactics!
I love it to!!!
If beginners wants to get better. They need a book. Not videos from youtube.
@@usuariocelular8065 both & someone to play with!
Excellent video! These are some fantastic tips!
My biggest weakness is definitely figuring out what my opponent is up to. I'll have some great plan and not realize what they are doing. Then by the time I figure it out, I'm so committed to my plan and want to see it through that I do it anyway, even if it won't work anymore because I missed my opponents plan.
I would love a whole video on how to see the board from your opponent's perspective and how to know what they're planning.
14:18 With no "really beautiful tactic" you just can take the queen with all the same lines, right?
R:c4 Rd1+ etc. or having extra queen if black does not take.
Tusen takk Anna! Would love to see a video with many more chess fundamentals or principles. Much appreciated. Really learn so much from your videos.
You’re such a great and kind teacher Anna, I hope you do many more of these 🙏🏻
The first thing she should teach is sportsmanship. If you are losing and don't want to play anymore "Resign". Don't make your opponent wait for minutes on end for your clock to run out because you're a poor sport little baby.
Thanks! That was really confirming of things (I felt I was doing wrong) with some helpful insight on how to improve upon it.
This is perfect for me. I know how to play the game, and as a computer scientist, I know something of the history of the development of chess algorithms. But I have never been more than a casual player just for fun. I will tell the story of playing with a Portuguese speaking commercial fisherman in Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the tip of Cape Cod. (I am a Kentuckian). He would not allow me to make a bad move, at every turn, showing me the error of my bad move and suggesting a better one, giving me little tidbits of theory along the way. We played one game for over an hour like that, until the bar closed down, and we moved to speed chess, whereupon he wiped me out in four or five moves. It was the opposite of the chess "hustlers" I see on Anna Cramling's channel, no shit talking, just pure chess (with a language barrier, at that). He was a complete stranger to me, and I have never forgotten his patience and kindness in taking me on as his student, even for one game. It made me want to get a job on one of the fishing boats, and my girlfriend said, "You would die."
So you are the guy in Kentucky who has a calculator?
The amount of pride I felt in finding that winning queen move near the end and being a low ELO. I feel like watching chess content creators and masters such as yourself has really helped me.
Hello Anna, thank you for your amazing video's. Great tips in this one. I learned the basics of chess as a kid about 30 years ago from my granddad. Just started playing again this year after finding your youtube channel. Have to get a lot better and video's like this will help with that. So again Thank you very much!! oh and The Cow opening work great for me :)
In Anna's last example; I wonder if the Queen faded to the back-rack could have helped in some way?🧭
If Qd8, it is mate in one after Rxf8, if I remember correctly. One of the ideas of the diversion was to enable to back-rank mate with the rook. If the queen hides behind the bishop, it cannot help defend the king and it is mate.
Well said! Hopefully I was asleep when that was explained. TYSM @@risingmojofilter
Anna makes the best beginner tips videos (in my opinion).
I'm still using the one where she said just make sure all of your pieces are protected and wait for your opponent to make a mistake. In my opinion, blunders and hanging pieces are the biggest problems in the beginning. In other words, in a lot of beginner games players end up beating themselves. Teaching a strategy whereby beginners give fewer games to their opponents is good.
As a beginner i didn't understand the purpose of openings but as I progressed into 800 elo i realized how important it is to learn openings and move pieces with a plan thanks to you it's much easier to understand chess now 😊
Towards the ending of the video. If your opponent took your rook you’ll be on check, you’ll take back with your king and you’ll lose a queen. That strategy could be countered because it’s risky. Anyways chess has been helpful to me. When going through a bad phase playing chess and learning about the financial market helped me keep a positive mindset. Who trades the financial market?
Wow, you’re right. She could have lost her queen. I trade the financial market. Which aspect of the financial market were you referring to?
You also saw it lol. I was referring tot the stock market but willing to try other aspects of the financial market. How do you trade?
I trade based on the season of the market. It gives me a direction on implementing the right strategies for long or short term. I also trade based on the volatility of the market. Although it wasn’t easy till I came across a mentor who helped to keep me in the market loop. My mentor is Bernard Paul.
@@RichardWest- interesting. This would definitely help to act like a guide when implementing your strategies. Your mentor is doing a good job.
Paul is also my mentor. I’ve observed Paul’s commitment to continuous learning, staying informed to market news has been a helpful factor which he shared with me in his firm and i really appreciate.
Great video, Anna! I find it hard convincing beginning players that CASTLING is often the most aggressive move.
Hi Anna,
I like your videos! You're fun to watch and listen to with a complex game like chess.
But one question here: Don't you just lose your own queen at 16:50?
If black plays rook f8 to f1+, you're forced to act on that and then black can take your queen, isn't it? Or am I missing something?
If black takes the rook on f1 with the rook from a1, and queen takes queen, then that rook checkmates on f8 the same way.
@@ilyasemenov6641 Thanks, that was what I was missing!
A helpfull video also from the perspective of an experienced player who likes to teach it to beginners! Thx Anna, happy christmas to you!
One thing I found that helps, is taking a look at the games, I played and seeing what the losing side could have done differently to have either draw the game or win it. So, if I lost the game that I would analyze why I lost and what I could have done differently. If I won the game, I look at how I could played the opponent position to have won the game. Especially, if an opponent resigns, then I try to see if I could change the outcome by not resigning. I am only 100 or 200 elo player so take this with a grain salt. But, it has improved my game a little bit.
Thanks Anna. As usual I enjoyed hearing your ideas. The only thing I might add is that even beginners possess the kernels of fundamental understanding. For example, a weak player might explain a bad move with the logic that a winning position a pawn up would be too difficult to win. Instead of chastising that player build on that reality because many of us lack the skill to win a pawn up ending against a stronger opponent, so unless you can get a second pawn that pawn up winning position is at best only a draw.
Want to thank you for helping me improve my game! I have been stuck around 200-250 for months, having difficulty raising my level. I’ve been learning from your videos and have increased to mid 300s in less than a week! Thank you and keep up the good work!
What the hell lol
Anna
It’s nice you have no problem revealing your chess secrets to beginners.
Great advice for those chess players who refuse to learn about chess openings, middle and end game strategies and tactics.
Big beginner here!!! Been so in love with your videos. Just played my 2nd chess game ever with a friend and your videos have helped me lots! I’d love to see more ways to train my brain to see tactics.
Play online
Thanks Anna. New to chess and I find your videos very instructive. Plus you’re adorable 🥰
I always enjoy your instructive videos. You are one of the best at doing these.
Such an awesome video. Not just applicable to chess but also to life. Thank you!
Well chess for me is like watching paint dry. I haven't played in more than 20 years, and will probably never play again. However, watching this and several other chess channels are incredible entertaining. I especially enjoy the banter during friendly games. Keep it up!
Best chess content on youtube. Thanks anna. Im almost 600 now in 10min games.
13:34 knight to f7
18:12 That bye caught me off guard xD my heart skipped a beat!!
Fantastic video! From your heart, clearly to me at least. Thanks so much.
This was a very helpful video. Thank you for the educational content!
Danke!
Thank you!
I used the cow opening and have already won 4 times with it! People have no idea what the hell I'm doing, LOL.
Love your enthusiasm and that giggle of yours!! Awesome. Merry Christmas.
Thanks for the tips! Videos explaining the openings could be nice and interesting, following this video
I am a complete and utter novice that used to play chess ages ago (and never really got good), but at 16:58 when you're discussing how moving your queen to g5 creates an opening, couldn't black have simply taken their rook from f8 to f1, putting you in check forcing you to take their rook with your king (or maneuver the king from g1 to g2) or with your rook from a1 to f8? At which point, they have free reign to take your queen by going e7 to g5 (which also threatens your e5 pawn)?
Like I said, I'm a total noob so if Anna or someone could walk me through that, it'd be greatly appreciated, thank you.
No, because if the black rook on f8 takes the white rook on f1, the white rook on a1 can then take back the black rook on f1, and then black is in the same dangerous situation because now the white rook again threatens the back rank checkmate on f8, so the black queen on e7 cannot capture the white queen on g5. And at the same time, the black queen cannot stay on e7 to defend f8 because the white queen on g5 would be able to take the black queen in the next turn for free, so then it just goes back to what Anna demonstrated for black in Nf6, which sacrifice the knight instead of the queen for black, who then still inevitably has the losing position.
Wow, I am not a pro and have not lost a game to normal people lol, but I am glad I can say I do more than 85% of the things Anna explains we should do, and it does spark an interest into playing chess since I haven't in years. Really love how you take your time to try and make the game fun and I must say I really enjoy watching your outlook and charisma and rooting for you
Enjoyed the video. I don't play but love to watch. It helps so much to better understand what the players are thinking and planning. Love to see more on" inside the game". Chess Princess
Tried the cow and won the fastest game I ever attempted. Thanks for making learning easy to follow. Love all your videos, also your parents are awesome!
Your beginner videos are the absolute best Anna! Thank you for making these. Would love a playlist with more.
Just what I needed at this point in my game development. Thanks Anna.
Beautiful video and very helpful. I love it when you (or Pia) explain the process.
I am a total amateur, but I have two rules I always follow after an opponent's move:
1) Ask the question seriously: _What does he threaten?_
2) Are his King and Queen on the same color? If so, _Where are my knights?_
I'm a 900 with 2400 in puzzles. It helps to treat each move like a puzzle because you evaluate potential finds.
Love beginners/educational content, please keep it up! :)
YES to having a plan. One of the frustrations I have with chess puzzles is that the "Plan" portion is missing. I understand they are designed to train you to identify the best move from the position, but I constantly find myself wishing I knew the plan that had resulted in the position.
If by tactics you mean perception and analysis...yes. You have to see that move, and figure out that you can capitalize on it for the win. I don't know if that's an innate or acquired skill yet.
I must say Anna you have a very beautiful way of talking so informative and easy to follow … thank you for the tips 🙏
Awesome video! Thank you! Yes, please more educational videos. Believer.
Thank you, Anna, for another lovely video. In particular, "checking to see if you have time for your beautiful plan" is something that should definitely help my game. Happy Holidays!
Tons of great, actionable advice! Thank you so much!
AWESOME video. I’m 1200, not a total beginner, but all 5 points you make here I need to remind myself of constantly. I’m playing games now that aren’t usually decided by basic blunders- so what I realize is that I need to study number 5 much more. Tactics! I hate puzzles though!
my tip would be to play when your brain is awake. if you have an online game scheduled at 11 am, so not set your alarm clock at ten forty but at least 1 hour before so you have time for your morning routine. and in the other direction, avoid scheduling games very late at night. when your brain is tired, it is that time you forget the basics, you forget to sit in your opponent's seat before making the decision on a move for instance. i can't count how many time i said to myself "one more online game then i'll go to bed" and i ended up losing that way too late at night game. (side note, great make up in this video!)
When teaching not to move a piece twice in the opening, the focus is often on the second time a piece is moved. Moving a piece a second time is almost always better than losing it.
The focus for this tip should be on choosing a first move so that it won’t need to move a second time.
very good tips. maybe play a game or two against opponents the tips are aimed at. like beginners in this one and intermediate in the next. selecting quick games to keep the video under 30:00 minutes OR just as is next one tips for intermediate
I was playing against a 10 years old kid whom I taught chess, I gave chess as a birthday present 5 years earlier. The kid learned how to defend properly so I couldn't get through without exchanging the same piece a few times.
Keep teaching Anna! You’re helping me! ❤
Thank you so much Anna. I'm new to chess and have been not knowing where to start. I've ordered a book on openings
love all your videos...and your energy blows me away....thankyou for brightening my days.....and helping my game out
Wow Anna, he sabido de ti gracias a la entrevista con Jordi Wild… definitivamente te aconsejo que dediques más vídeos a enseñar tácticas de ajedrez, tú capacidad de comunicación y tu carácter extrovertido puede acercar el ajedrez a mucha gente, particularmente a los jóvenes. Me encantaría, ya en lo personal, que dedicaras un vídeo a diversas aperturas y las mejores respuestas a las mismas. Gracias por existir! Un abrazo desde Almería
I've been at a 650 plateau for months now. John Curtis is the only titled player I play now (when he streams, and he makes it instructive too). Hopefully this will help me finally get to 700.
In my experience sometimes beginners are actually harder to play, because they don’t understand the rules and sometimes actually accidentally become rather unpredictable. I have found sometimes a new player has inadvertently created a real problem for me to solve.
Fortunately while they’re accidentally good at this, they’re not very good at coordinating an attack.
Too much thinking to get better. If I thought of a plan more than 2 moves ahead and had to keep track of the possibilities of my opponents plan, we’d be in a 12 hr game
I also think there are a few set moves to win the game easily, such as 4 move, 5 move , 6 move checkmates. I also think when an opponent does something illogical it messes up the plan of the other competitor. I don’t know just my thoughts as a beginner.
I´ve always had a knack for chess, I do not study it, do not study famous players, hardly ever play, but when I do, I seem to do very well with even with people who actually study the game. I just play according to what the other person does, I never have a plan. I tend to draw more than win. I guess I play not to lose. But I get a kick out of these other people who consider themselves good at it and can´t beat me, and I don´t really care.
Väldigt bra tips Anna! Mvh: Lasse
love the educational vids
I learned about 4 months ago.
I have 2 standard openings. If by some miracle, my opponent isn't paying attention, or letting me learn more as I go, I can take pieces by having the Q&K surrounded at all times by at least 1 Kt, & 1B.
Any thoughts?
Thank you, Coach C. Good chat. Seriously. Just what I needed to hear.
brilliant educational video anna, thanks so much
On a different note, I don’t think having a plan is exactly important. Back in 1997 I played years of 1 minute chess. Which sometimes went into 40-70+ moves per game. I think more having a reactionary view on things, tactics are key. Especially when sacrificing. I like your videos, keep it up =)
Excellent tips. Thanks so much
This was very informative, consice, having example games to show us and explain the moves and concepts... great video. thank you💚💚💚💚
Thanks partially to you at 39 I attended my first chess tournament. Brought the kids then realized they had an adults entry as well. Unrated estimated 700 I got a draw with a 1080, and won against another unrated player and got my butt handed to me by a 9 year old 1150 player. Another one next month!
Hola Anna, podrías hacer un vídeo parecido a este en español?. Un saludo
Great video Anna, you say learn opening’s and end games is there somewhere where we can learn this from other then RUclips?
But very good tips you explaining in the video what beginners do with mistakes, but sometimes in positions it’s so complicated you don’t know what to do or what to trade or what pieces to exchange it’s really complicated
Anna, may I suggest a vid on basic chess for those that are elderly? I am in my mid-70's and don't have enough life time to learn complex openings. Otherwise this vid well done, I learned a lot that was fuzzy before but after your explanations it is much clearer. thanks.
this channel is such a discovery ❤
Excellent interview you had in the wildproject whith giorgio,excelente entrevista en de wildproject que hiciste,pon algun short de esta en tu canal Anna,y Felices Fiestas
Yeah! Just the lesson/reminder that I needed! Thanks!
Thank you for this instruction.
I started playing this month, started at 300 now im 500 just watching videos on RUclips, these really help!
Thank you!
16:47 What if black rook takes f1? Then black should be winning the queen... Am I missing anything?
I thought the same
No, because if the black rook takes the white rook on f1, the white rook on a1 can then take back the black rook on f1, and then black is in the same dangerous situation because now the white rook again threatens the back rank checkmate on f8. And the black queen cannot stay on e7 to defend f8 because the white queen on g5 would be able to take the black queen in the next turn for free, so then it just goes back to what Anna demonstrated for black in Nf6, which sacrifice the knight instead of the queen for black, who then still inevitably has the losing position.
Q: How to learn the game w quality information without hiring a coach? I don't have GM parents ... but I do have a computer that says "always do this" followed by "never do that". Ahhhhhhh! I'm subscribed and find you both entertaining and informative, albeit lightyears ahead of me. Thanks!
This is super helpful. Thanks!
Love your videos thanks Anna!
Very insightful!
Anna: first of all, control the center.
Also Anna: cow opening! ❤
I like this kind of video. Especially how you show multiple examples for each point.
Total beginner here, what's the best way to learn openings? Thanks!
Tack för en bra video! Denna kommer jag se om igen med ett anteckningsblock i handen. Börjar äntligen förstå mer och mer hur en (hittills) obesegrad vän tänker när han spelar schack, hehe
This is in my opinion the most educative for beginners like my video you have ever made.
I love your videos. Before starting to watch these, I "knew how to play chess" (like: I know how to move the pieces) but I never really got the idea of how you actually "play" to get somewhere. Read a lot of empty advice like "you have to develop your pieces". But without any further explanations that doesn't mean very much. You really help me making sense out of this game. Thank you!
Great advice. Thank you!
That last move was a bit tricky, you said solve it in one move for a win. I was looking so hard, and was immedietly drawn to using the queen, but thought no they will take my queen, or if using the rook it'll just get taken. Never occured to me to sacrifice the queen for the win, but then it's not in 1 move, not realy. Or well maybe i interpret it to literally. I thought about checkmate. Great tips though.
12:45 "But then I saw once he moves his bishop back, I can move my rook making it an active piece!" As Stockfish immediately throws up the (?!) 🤣😂