Chess Lesson # 149: Middle-game Strategy Tip
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2022
- Chess players often fall in love with tactics and opening preparation, which makes us ignore the study of boring dead positions. However, most of our games turn out to be more like the latte. So, we better learn how to find our Karpovian side! I hope that by the end of this lesson, you have a new tool in your arsenal to help you become a more resourceful Chess player!
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Hello guys! Before watching the video, (hit "LIKE" 😜) let me know what move you would play as White in the thumbnail's diagram 🤓
Hi, bro what's up. Your content is just amazing. If I learn all your 148 lessons from zero what ELO rating I can get in future. Do you have also puzzles to practice these lessons?
@@sherzod6960 Hello! Everyone is different. Just know we are still adding new lessons every week and if you train consistently you will make it to master level. For tactics there are websites like chess.com and lichess.org you can use 👍💪
Great explanation of how GMs think and play in what appears to be simple situations vs my 1400 brain. Thanks.
Looking forward to the English opening. My Reti play often resembles English structures.
Thank you and yes, English is coming up 😎💪
Nc3 to develop the queen side a little bit, or Ne2 to play O-O and f4
Thanks a lot for sharing your answers 🙌👍
Before watching the video: the black king has moved and is stuck in the centre. I would castle as soon as possible and attack the king: Ne2, O-O, and then Rd1
0:10 Nc3 looks simple and right to do for me (in the idea of Nge2 , Be3 ; just placing our pieces on good squares and by the opponent plays we can choose 0-0-0 or 0-0 )
4:42 f4 💥 (strike the centre ←opp. King is in centre)
5:35 Ne3 looks natural for myself
7:01 d6 💪
9:30 Re7 ( "f" & "d" pawns are isolated and more over their King is too active → hence counter attack 🤜🤛🐘 )
13:31 very much, Thank you coach🙏
Thanks a lot for sharing your answers 🙌👍
Hi Rob, thanks so much for the video. I would have played f4 in the position that you gave us to attack the pawn on e5. If they took, my bishop would be developed and I would have a good control of the centre.
yes
but you must first secure your rook it could get trapped
Have one of my rooks controlling the D-file by Nf3 and castle and Fianchetto the other bishop by b3, Nc3.
Thank you! 👍
826 player analysis: first impulse is that I have to get into a position to castle. But, queens are off the board, so the urgency is not so great. My second thought is development. Those knights need to get out into the game, and the bishops need to start pressuring. W could bring the bishop out to attack blacks King , but then the Bishop will just get attacked, hindering W development.. W doesn't know where the black king is going to be in a few moves, so W should take it easy and just develop. 1) prepare to castle, Ng, f3; 2) W wants N b to support Ng3 but doesn't want to block Bc1, so 2)Nc,d2; with Bb2 in mind for later.; 3) if there is no threat, W will hold off castling and consider an opposite side attack, so move b3 to prepare Bb2; 4) if no threat to King, then Bc2.. 5) O-O or O-O-O depending on situation and plan for attack. OK, now to watch the video.
This was great! Thanks a lot and keep it up 👏💪😎
Its a harmonious position, you need to find weakness in disharmony
Another important tips i gained coach
f7 looks weak but I cannot see how to get to it. so develop all the pieces quickly and get in OOO+. Pile up on the Q file, the only game in town.
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For the second one, I will play Rhf1 to prepare for f4
Give us more of middlegames 😉
Ne2, O-O, and push some queen side pawns
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The fourth one, h3
Knight c3
Find a way to trade dark square bishops. Complete development.
Sorry light squared bishops since e4 pawn is on a light square.
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Nf3. The can’t develop their knight to f6 because the e pawn will be hanging. No discoveries because of Nxf7 fork. Then I will develop all of my minor pieces and castle queenside because the king needs to get to safety but I want to keep him closer to the center.
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Knight f3 I guess, or knight c3
develop knights get in the center
The third one, I will play Rhe1
Second one, knight g5
Thanks a lot for sharing your answers 🙌
Nc3 then Bg5
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Nc3
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Nf3🇨🇵
🤔 interesting, but not really 😎
8:44 Wait what? Why is ...Kd6 bad here? Only in time pressure it looks scary, but on a second thought, it's actually a good move. White is lucky here if it remains equal game.
7:18 d6 seems fine to me as it comes with a tempo. This guarantees a protected passer and also white is developed and active enough to help out. Black must defend. Only blunders will make white lose here.
Edit: relatively recently I have started to study "static center" types , so it's easier observing this. For those who are interested, study center types: static, semi-static, dynamic, open, mobile pawn-center. This will give you a major hint on what plan to adopt.