Thanks for viewing this video! You can also check out the videos that won the Chess Journalists of America award for Best Instructional Videos in 2021 and 2023. They are called The Ways to Make Better Moves: ruclips.net/video/JnA-5qPDq7s/видео.html and A Thought Process Overview ruclips.net/video/1rZX3GiwMnk/видео.html
For anyone who didn't get my reference, here's the Carnegie Hall joke. (CarnegieHall is a very prestigious concert hall in NYC.) A tourist walking in Manhattan stopped a passerby and asked, "Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" The New Yorker replied, "Practice, practice, practice."
Sir that means we just need to calculate only when forcing moves such as check capture and attacks are available other than that no need for calculation and can simply continue with improving position and looking for any imbalance in the position like weak square, open file etc right? Please reply
It's all semantics. You always need to analyze but, by my definition of calculation, yes, you calculate whether forcing sequences are worthwhile: do they win/lose material, change the evaluation, etc. Even on moves when you don't play a forcing move, you might have to spend a bit of time calculating both sides' forcing moves to see what they could do.
Excellent video, Dan; thanks so much. I think you made it through that entire lecture without using the word "visualization." But your ability to see all those moves in your head during the game was very impressive. I still struggle with "image retention" when I calculate more than 5 or 6 ply deep, imagining that pieces that have moved are still sitting where they used to be. If you have any suggestions for how to combat this problem (other than the directions to get to Carnegie Hall, if you know that joke), I think this could be the topic of a great (and popular) video. BTW, one technical suggestion on the video. I like seeing your handsome face as you talk, but throughout this video, the camera box was blocking part of the board. I'm pretty sure you can move that box around, even while you're recording. Thanks again for this excellent content.
I have other videos on visualization and there are many websites using different techniques. If you try some and they are fun, then they may be helpful. GM Soltis has an exercise in Studying Chess Made Easy. My main suggestion is play lots of slow games & try to visualize on almost every move; practice may not make perfect but it does make "better". If you follow me on Twitter I explain that not moving the facecam was an accident (I did move it on the previous videos with the facecam) but I did not want to reload the entire video, have a second copy with a different URL, etc. Luckily there was not much action in the video on h1 :) And, yes, I know the old joke about Carnegie Hall...
Yes, if you follow me on Twitter I explain that not moving the facecam was an accident but I did not want to reload the entire video, have a second copy with a different URL, etc. Luckily there was not much action in the video on h1 :) BTW, Zyko designed that thumbnail, if you know him. I told him I would try it out so thanks for the feedback.
Wow nice combination to end the game ! I was almost able to follow, but would’ve been totally unable a year or two ago. So, slowly getting there I hope. Great video otherwise !
Thanks! Yes, I wish I could do this all the time. That was one of my best combos. Keep working at it; practice may not make perfect, but it does make "better". :)
Great video!!! That earlier Qe1 move looks computerish to my club-level eyes. The fact that White must UN-attack Black's LSB (by Qe1) to make that same Bishop the ultimate target of the sequence is screwy, imo.😵💫In any event, I think I understand the vocabulary re "content" of chess thoughts: The term "calculation" means thoughts about sequential forcing moves. The term "analysis" includes "calculation" but is broader. "Analysis" also includes any other thoughts about moves whether candidate moves, sequential unforced moves, or plans involving visualizing the pieces in some future formation. Finally, the term "evaluation" is about how good or bad the positions are; e.g., how effective the move(s) are at improving or preserving our situation. maybe...🤓
Thanks. Your explanation of why I missed the superior Qe1 when I played Qe2 sounds good to me :) And yes, there's no official dictionary of chess but I generally agree with your definitions. I say the output of evaluation is "Who stands better, how much better, and why?"
Marcus, as soon as you told me he passed away (thank you again for letting me know), I immediately tweeted out my condolences/feelings to my ~7,000 Twitter followers. I have also mentioned it in a couple of videos: I gave Silman great credit for all he did, including having me write "The Thinking Cap" for his website (Chapter 10 in my book The Improving Chess Thinker, thanks to Silman's permission) or great ideas like when he stated that a plan has to be both feasible & effective to be seriously considered. So I am not sure why you think I have not acknowledged him just because I have not made an entire video dedicated to him.
Thanks for viewing this video! You can also check out the videos that won the Chess Journalists of America award for Best Instructional Videos in 2021 and 2023. They are called The Ways to Make Better Moves: ruclips.net/video/JnA-5qPDq7s/видео.html and A Thought Process Overview ruclips.net/video/1rZX3GiwMnk/видео.html
For anyone who didn't get my reference, here's the Carnegie Hall joke. (CarnegieHall is a very prestigious concert hall in NYC.) A tourist walking in Manhattan stopped a passerby and asked, "Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" The New Yorker replied, "Practice, practice, practice."
Very nice video Coach!!
this is what great instruction should be like
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Thanks, much appreciated! Pass the word to your chess friends if you get a chance :)
Sir that means we just need to calculate only when forcing moves such as check capture and attacks are available other than that no need for calculation and can simply continue with improving position and looking for any imbalance in the position like weak square, open file etc right? Please reply
It's all semantics. You always need to analyze but, by my definition of calculation, yes, you calculate whether forcing sequences are worthwhile: do they win/lose material, change the evaluation, etc. Even on moves when you don't play a forcing move, you might have to spend a bit of time calculating both sides' forcing moves to see what they could do.
@@danheismanchess Thanks alot
Wonderful Vid!!!
Thanks, much appreciated. Maybe my next video will be a follow-up to that one on calculation...
Excellent video, Dan; thanks so much. I think you made it through that entire lecture without using the word "visualization." But your ability to see all those moves in your head during the game was very impressive. I still struggle with "image retention" when I calculate more than 5 or 6 ply deep, imagining that pieces that have moved are still sitting where they used to be. If you have any suggestions for how to combat this problem (other than the directions to get to Carnegie Hall, if you know that joke), I think this could be the topic of a great (and popular) video.
BTW, one technical suggestion on the video. I like seeing your handsome face as you talk, but throughout this video, the camera box was blocking part of the board. I'm pretty sure you can move that box around, even while you're recording.
Thanks again for this excellent content.
I have other videos on visualization and there are many websites using different techniques. If you try some and they are fun, then they may be helpful. GM Soltis has an exercise in Studying Chess Made Easy. My main suggestion is play lots of slow games & try to visualize on almost every move; practice may not make perfect but it does make "better". If you follow me on Twitter I explain that not moving the facecam was an accident (I did move it on the previous videos with the facecam) but I did not want to reload the entire video, have a second copy with a different URL, etc. Luckily there was not much action in the video on h1 :) And, yes, I know the old joke about Carnegie Hall...
Thanks, Dan; sound advice. And yes, I figured you'd know that joke! 😁
That thumbnail is a really big improvement. Your facecam does block part of the board though.
Yes, if you follow me on Twitter I explain that not moving the facecam was an accident but I did not want to reload the entire video, have a second copy with a different URL, etc. Luckily there was not much action in the video on h1 :) BTW, Zyko designed that thumbnail, if you know him. I told him I would try it out so thanks for the feedback.
Wow nice combination to end the game ! I was almost able to follow, but would’ve been totally unable a year or two ago. So, slowly getting there I hope. Great video otherwise !
Thanks! Yes, I wish I could do this all the time. That was one of my best combos. Keep working at it; practice may not make perfect, but it does make "better". :)
Great video!!!
That earlier Qe1 move looks computerish to my club-level eyes. The fact that White must UN-attack Black's LSB (by Qe1) to make that same Bishop the ultimate target of the sequence is screwy, imo.😵💫In any event, I think I understand the vocabulary re "content" of chess thoughts:
The term "calculation" means thoughts about sequential forcing moves.
The term "analysis" includes "calculation" but is broader. "Analysis" also includes any other thoughts about moves whether candidate moves, sequential unforced moves, or plans involving visualizing the pieces in some future formation.
Finally, the term "evaluation" is about how good or bad the positions are; e.g., how effective the move(s) are at improving or preserving our situation.
maybe...🤓
Thanks. Your explanation of why I missed the superior Qe1 when I played Qe2 sounds good to me :) And yes, there's no official dictionary of chess but I generally agree with your definitions. I say the output of evaluation is "Who stands better, how much better, and why?"
Make a video about Jeremy Silman. Give him the credit he deserves. I know you can do it Dan!! Or do you want me to be the thorn in your grave?
Marcus, as soon as you told me he passed away (thank you again for letting me know), I immediately tweeted out my condolences/feelings to my ~7,000 Twitter followers. I have also mentioned it in a couple of videos: I gave Silman great credit for all he did, including having me write "The Thinking Cap" for his website (Chapter 10 in my book The Improving Chess Thinker, thanks to Silman's permission) or great ideas like when he stated that a plan has to be both feasible & effective to be seriously considered. So I am not sure why you think I have not acknowledged him just because I have not made an entire video dedicated to him.