Just started learning about tempo and pushing for advantages there in the opening. Then you drop this. Great timing. Absolutely loving your channel and the tactical advice you drop. Can see your channel really blowing up over the coming months.
Amazing instructive master lesson! The value of time is so important in chess and the impact it has in the opening is mainly on development. It's interesting to think about times effect on other phases of the game as well. In the middlegame time is connected to tactics and initiative, where tempi are used to create pressure and make threats, where the value of time increases or decreases, for example with greater development the value of time increases because you want to keep your advantage, or in closed positions time during middlegame isn't so crucial whereas open positions it is, but other factors come into play like the opponents king safety which increase the value of time in terms of an attack. In the endgame, time is linked to either using it all up (zugzwang) or in pawn races, and converting advantages where every tempo counts. Across all phases, time and tempo are intertwined with the ideas of initiative, development, and advantage. Mismanaging time at any phase can lead to weaknesses that compound over the course of the game. As a game progresses from opening to middlegame to endgame, the nature of time evolves, but in each phase, it is critical to achieving success. Thank you again so much for your insights. Nimzowitch's pig is an amazing and memorable illustration. Every chess player who wants to improve should be watching these!
Such amazing feedback and observations!! Great summary of the importance of time and how it evolves across different stages of the game! Thank you for that!!
You really have a talent for teaching and communication. You continue to come up with these great questions that leads to logical conclusions. This may be the best chess channel out there! 👌
Another excellent video, as always, Dr. Can! Thank you. Here's a way of looking at it. Tempi are the "food" of chess pieces (especially in the opening). So, if I'm considering a candidate move involving a piece that's already moved (i.e., this pig has already been fed, while my other pigs are getting hungrier and hungrier on the starting rank), I must ask myself: "Would that candidate move improve the _value_ of that piece more than the _cost_ of the tempo I'd invest if I made that move?" (Keeping in mind that "cost" includes the "opportunity cost" of failing to feed my other pieces.) I smell a new Can course in the making: "Nimzovich's Pig and the Economics of Piece Play"! Another thought: I always find it so instructive when you say, "That piece is crying on the back rank!" Now you can also say, "That piece is starving on the back rank! Feed him a tempo, before it's too late!"
All of his courses are Great I invested in 3 so far and I'm a much better player...start with the Fundamental course, you will be happy you invested...my score was 800 before his courses, I'm 1081 now thanks to his coaching...
I bought the fundamentals course just because it was a nice way for me to pay a bit for all this great free content on RUclips, now it's one of my favourite courses 😊
I find that players who are aggressive will come out with the Queena and bishop in hopes of wiping the opponent quickly off of the board. In my case, I can weather the initial storm due to good development. Once the dust settles, then I am able to respond to the attack. Sometimes I think my play is too passive, but it works for me.
i love this Tempo lesson! this is maby from your The Art of Burying Pieces?. i am working on your "Fundamental Chess Calculation Skills" right now but i like your teachings in chess and the price for your lessons is not more than you spend on a good bog !
I used to have to consciously tell myself "your other pieces are sleeping on the job" when I would have the urge to move the same piece repeatedly. Nowadays, I just don't do it unless there is an immediate tempo against the piece that I have to respond to.
I took nearly the month of September off from playing while watching yours and others instructional videos. Yesterday I sat down and started playing again, starting at 922 rating, losing my first game, only to come out strong by finishing 20-1-10 at 985 rating. (Should have been 20-2-9 but I got greedy like a pig) This video is exactly what I needed to be reminded of today when I buckle in and hopefully attain 1,000 and onward. It's my first milestone goal, and once I achieve it I think I'll restudy my openings that have got me here, refining my knowledge of them, and then proceed to learn/relearn a couple more openings with the next goal of 1250 in mind. My main goal is eventually reaching 1500 rating, and anything past that is icing on the cake. As of right now I play Queens Gambit and Caro-Kann exclusively, and I want to re-add the Sicilian to my arsenal. Any suggestions on a strong white opening I should look in to? Thanks again for your videos, they've been helping a lot with the intricate aspects of Chess that most others don't touch on.
Great feedback, thanks! Congratulations on your rating progress. Sounds like studying during September helped! And I would be very happy if my channel had contributed to your rating gains! :) You should also check my videos on how to reach 1200 and 1500 ELO. White opening: it is a personal taste mostly. There are several good options. Are you playing 1. d4?
@@Dr.CansClinic First off I want to say yesterday I did hit my goal of 1,000 rating and ended the day at 1029 w/ 14-7 score. Your channel and teachings absolutely contributed, and I'll refer to your recent video - "You're probably misusing your rooks - Here's the right way" from 10 days ago. Since watching that video I've noticed a drastic change in my progress, and have quickly realized how not only I, but many, many others are too, in fact, misusing their rooks. If I haven't already, I'll certainly go and watch both your 1,200 and 1,500 ELO videos while looking forward to your next instructional video. As for white openings; I do mostly play d4, and more often than not Queens Gambit even if they decline. I have been known from time to time to play the London but it's rare. I'm always open to broadening my d4 arsenal, or learning e4 since that seems to be the standard, or even something more obscure. Anyway, thanks again for your videos and the responses you give! Look forward to the next.
What a great instructional video! I wish I had this video years ago -- I was so very guilty of this. Always got caught underdeveloped in the past. And even now at 1450 rapid I still think I am a bit guilty of this because I find that I do not move my rooks early enough. Could you please make a video on developing rooks? I find that i tend to not do it and make other moves instead when maybe I should probably be developing my rooks. Your channel is the best!!
Such great feedback, thank you! I recently made one video about how to use your rooks strategically, perhaps that could help? But I will consider your idea. They are usually the last piece to enter the game.
Yes, I am much better at developing my other pieces now, but still struggle with when to 'waste' (really 'use') a move to develop the rooks vs doing something else. Often times when I do decide to move a rook the engine doesn't like it (should have done something else more important) but I notice that my opponents are better than me at getting the rooks involved so I think I am doing something wrong (there is something I do not understand). Thanks for considering this issue!
Great lesson as always, the things that strike me with time is that to really take advantage of this we need to look a few moves deeper in our calculation and evaluate the resulting position, even if that comes at the cost of material, this definately requires a different mind set and the ability not to be too fearful of losing material, a big step but one that can pay dividends as you have just shown 😊
Thank you so much! That is correct, that needs a mindset shift. I will soon make a video about those psychological barriers, preventing positional sacrifices.
I am very grateful that you explained WHY getting the Rook and pawn by giving away the Bisohp + Knight is not a good exchange. Yes, I've learned a long time ago that it wasn't a good exchange, but I didn't know why. It wasn't told. I had the simple thought back then: 3+3 = 1+5. So what's the deal?! Without knowing the why, I never did that awful exchange anyway. Later I figured: Rooks usually are more strong in the endgames. The Bishop and Knight are really important for the opening and middle game. I thought it was just that. Just NOW in your video you make it transparant what's really going on. Loss of tempi! Thank you for that. It's now too obvious hahaha! I will use this for all my opening moves/evaluation. By the way, I played a CM over the board today, at Max Euwe Center in Amsterdam. I had the White pieces. 1.e4 c5! So again the Sicilian defense haha. This is the third time I played the Sicilian opening as White in 2 weeks. Thanks to your coaching and your recent RUclips short: ''Mastering the Sicilian Defense: Essential Patterns Every Player Must Know'' I had a good opening play. He had a hard time, didn't know what to do in the middle game 🙂 It turned out to be a great game. (I wish I had annotated this one. I moved my White squared Bishop to e2, that was 100% good, keeping that d file open haah!)
I'm having a hard time with openings because I want to get my knights and bishops out, but then I run into center control problems from pawn-pushers. What's the solution?
Thanks. As you can imagine, this video mostly spoke to beginners. Hence the overrepetition. Transfer is not an easy skill, and you cannot expect them to see deep similarities between different positions - hence the explanation and revisiting the first instructive position to show that deep similarity.
I get what you are saying. But by repeating the principle plus showing different positions to make it more and more obvious, it integrates better in my brain. I think it works with more chess players like that. It isn't just passing knowledge, it is about building the skill. But maybe you are already very skilled in this regard of course 👍
Just started learning about tempo and pushing for advantages there in the opening. Then you drop this. Great timing. Absolutely loving your channel and the tactical advice you drop. Can see your channel really blowing up over the coming months.
❤️ Amazing feedback, thank you so much 🙏 Please don't hesitate sharing the channel so we can reach more people.
Amazing instructive master lesson! The value of time is so important in chess and the impact it has in the opening is mainly on development. It's interesting to think about times effect on other phases of the game as well.
In the middlegame time is connected to tactics and initiative, where tempi are used to create pressure and make threats, where the value of time increases or decreases, for example with greater development the value of time increases because you want to keep your advantage, or in closed positions time during middlegame isn't so crucial whereas open positions it is, but other factors come into play like the opponents king safety which increase the value of time in terms of an attack. In the endgame, time is linked to either using it all up (zugzwang) or in pawn races, and converting advantages where every tempo counts.
Across all phases, time and tempo are intertwined with the ideas of initiative, development, and advantage. Mismanaging time at any phase can lead to weaknesses that compound over the course of the game. As a game progresses from opening to middlegame to endgame, the nature of time evolves, but in each phase, it is critical to achieving success.
Thank you again so much for your insights. Nimzowitch's pig is an amazing and memorable illustration.
Every chess player who wants to improve should be watching these!
Such amazing feedback and observations!! Great summary of the importance of time and how it evolves across different stages of the game! Thank you for that!!
You really have a talent for teaching and communication. You continue to come up with these great questions that leads to logical conclusions. This may be the best chess channel out there! 👌
Yes he does...and yes it is...
Your words mean a lot to me, thank you! 🙏
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Really appreciate the pig analogy, another great video, thanks Coach Can!
My pleasure, glad you found it useful!
Great video. It had something for everybody, starting from the basics and finishing with nice combinations.
Thank you! The order of position presentation is very important and I spend a long time figuring that out.
Another excellent video, as always, Dr. Can! Thank you. Here's a way of looking at it. Tempi are the "food" of chess pieces (especially in the opening). So, if I'm considering a candidate move involving a piece that's already moved (i.e., this pig has already been fed, while my other pigs are getting hungrier and hungrier on the starting rank), I must ask myself: "Would that candidate move improve the _value_ of that piece more than the _cost_ of the tempo I'd invest if I made that move?" (Keeping in mind that "cost" includes the "opportunity cost" of failing to feed my other pieces.)
I smell a new Can course in the making: "Nimzovich's Pig and the Economics of Piece Play"!
Another thought: I always find it so instructive when you say, "That piece is crying on the back rank!" Now you can also say, "That piece is starving on the back rank! Feed him a tempo, before it's too late!"
Michael, this is such excellent comment, I am saving it for the future. So insightful.
You earned my subscription. I may even pay for your courses later.
Exactly what I did! Great courses BTW!
That means a lot to me, thank you so much 🙏 You can ask me anything while studying my courses.
All of his courses are Great I invested in 3 so far and I'm a much better player...start with the Fundamental course, you will be happy you invested...my score was 800 before his courses, I'm 1081 now thanks to his coaching...
I bought the fundamentals course just because it was a nice way for me to pay a bit for all this great free content on RUclips, now it's one of my favourite courses 😊
Your calculations and explaining the tactics is really amazing . Well done DR 👏 👍
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Your videos are the best and most instructional. I do plan to buy some of your courses. Bravo Dr.
❤️ Your words mean a lot to me, thank you! You would make me happy if you studied my courses.
Amazing instructive lesson! Thanks for making chess improvement so much more fun!
Also loving your short videos!
So motivating! Thank you 🙏 More shorts are on the way.
Wow, another fantastic lesson! Dr. Can is the man.
🙏 Glad you liked it!
Excellent content
Thank you!
I find that players who are aggressive will come out with the Queena and bishop in hopes of wiping the opponent quickly off of the board. In my case, I can weather the initial storm due to good development. Once the dust settles, then I am able to respond to the attack. Sometimes I think my play is too passive, but it works for me.
Good that you can fend off those premature attacks!
Excellent advice. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! 🙏
Excellent lesson. The conversions were very instructive. So aggressive!
🙏 Glad it was helpful!
i love this Tempo lesson! this is maby from your The Art of Burying Pieces?. i am working on your "Fundamental Chess Calculation Skills" right now but i like your teachings in chess and the price for your lessons is not more than you spend on a good bog !
Thank you so much! Yes, I covered similar themes on the Art of Burying Pieces.
Great feedback on the calculation course. Hope it will help your chess.
Great as always🔥
Thanks 🔥
Thanks
Thank you so much for your generous support, really appreciate it ❤️
I used to have to consciously tell myself "your other pieces are sleeping on the job" when I would have the urge to move the same piece repeatedly. Nowadays, I just don't do it unless there is an immediate tempo against the piece that I have to respond to.
Great insight! It looks like you have automatized that process, while undergoing that 'conscious' phase.
Good video!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
Yes I do. Instructive. Love and peace. Tim
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Love and peace, Tim.
I took nearly the month of September off from playing while watching yours and others instructional videos. Yesterday I sat down and started playing again, starting at 922 rating, losing my first game, only to come out strong by finishing 20-1-10 at 985 rating. (Should have been 20-2-9 but I got greedy like a pig) This video is exactly what I needed to be reminded of today when I buckle in and hopefully attain 1,000 and onward. It's my first milestone goal, and once I achieve it I think I'll restudy my openings that have got me here, refining my knowledge of them, and then proceed to learn/relearn a couple more openings with the next goal of 1250 in mind. My main goal is eventually reaching 1500 rating, and anything past that is icing on the cake. As of right now I play Queens Gambit and Caro-Kann exclusively, and I want to re-add the Sicilian to my arsenal. Any suggestions on a strong white opening I should look in to? Thanks again for your videos, they've been helping a lot with the intricate aspects of Chess that most others don't touch on.
Great feedback, thanks! Congratulations on your rating progress. Sounds like studying during September helped! And I would be very happy if my channel had contributed to your rating gains! :)
You should also check my videos on how to reach 1200 and 1500 ELO.
White opening: it is a personal taste mostly. There are several good options. Are you playing 1. d4?
@@Dr.CansClinic First off I want to say yesterday I did hit my goal of 1,000 rating and ended the day at 1029 w/ 14-7 score. Your channel and teachings absolutely contributed, and I'll refer to your recent video - "You're probably misusing your rooks - Here's the right way" from 10 days ago. Since watching that video I've noticed a drastic change in my progress, and have quickly realized how not only I, but many, many others are too, in fact, misusing their rooks.
If I haven't already, I'll certainly go and watch both your 1,200 and 1,500 ELO videos while looking forward to your next instructional video.
As for white openings; I do mostly play d4, and more often than not Queens Gambit even if they decline. I have been known from time to time to play the London but it's rare. I'm always open to broadening my d4 arsenal, or learning e4 since that seems to be the standard, or even something more obscure.
Anyway, thanks again for your videos and the responses you give! Look forward to the next.
What a great instructional video! I wish I had this video years ago -- I was so very guilty of this. Always got caught underdeveloped in the past. And even now at 1450 rapid I still think I am a bit guilty of this because I find that I do not move my rooks early enough. Could you please make a video on developing rooks? I find that i tend to not do it and make other moves instead when maybe I should probably be developing my rooks. Your channel is the best!!
Such great feedback, thank you! I recently made one video about how to use your rooks strategically, perhaps that could help? But I will consider your idea. They are usually the last piece to enter the game.
Yes, I am much better at developing my other pieces now, but still struggle with when to 'waste' (really 'use') a move to develop the rooks vs doing something else. Often times when I do decide to move a rook the engine doesn't like it (should have done something else more important) but I notice that my opponents are better than me at getting the rooks involved so I think I am doing something wrong (there is something I do not understand). Thanks for considering this issue!
Great lesson as always, the things that strike me with time is that to really take advantage of this we need to look a few moves deeper in our calculation and evaluate the resulting position, even if that comes at the cost of material, this definately requires a different mind set and the ability not to be too fearful of losing material, a big step but one that can pay dividends as you have just shown 😊
Thank you so much! That is correct, that needs a mindset shift. I will soon make a video about those psychological barriers, preventing positional sacrifices.
I will very much be looking forward to that one as for me I'm just starting out on that journey 👍
Even never having this problem, this is a good reminder not to start a new bad habit.
Thanks for the feedback!
How do you find these instructive games?! I feel like you really take your time in the preparation of these videos...
Years of chess coaching and researching.
Sir...Fox...thank you very much....I learn a lot of your demonstration...I'm happy ..Master...😂😅👍
You are very welcome 🦊
I am very grateful that you explained WHY getting the Rook and pawn by giving away the Bisohp + Knight is not a good exchange. Yes, I've learned a long time ago that it wasn't a good exchange, but I didn't know why. It wasn't told. I had the simple thought back then: 3+3 = 1+5. So what's the deal?! Without knowing the why, I never did that awful exchange anyway.
Later I figured: Rooks usually are more strong in the endgames. The Bishop and Knight are really important for the opening and middle game. I thought it was just that. Just NOW in your video you make it transparant what's really going on. Loss of tempi! Thank you for that. It's now too obvious hahaha! I will use this for all my opening moves/evaluation.
By the way, I played a CM over the board today, at Max Euwe Center in Amsterdam. I had the White pieces. 1.e4 c5! So again the Sicilian defense haha. This is the third time I played the Sicilian opening as White in 2 weeks. Thanks to your coaching and your recent RUclips short: ''Mastering the Sicilian Defense: Essential Patterns Every Player Must Know'' I had a good opening play. He had a hard time, didn't know what to do in the middle game 🙂 It turned out to be a great game. (I wish I had annotated this one. I moved my White squared Bishop to e2, that was 100% good, keeping that d file open haah!)
Amazing feedback, thank you! WHYYY?? question is what we are after, always!
Cool game against the CM! It would be great if you kept a scoresheet!
I'm shocked it really changed the way I play chess forever
You are a different person now. We should thank that pig.
Nimzowich used the word "sheep" not pig in his book "My System" Do not connect Aron Nimzowich and pig
You are so funny!
I'm having a hard time with openings because I want to get my knights and bishops out, but then I run into center control problems from pawn-pushers. What's the solution?
I made a relevant video, hope it helps: ruclips.net/video/VTXtDM_zydw/видео.html
@@Dr.CansClinic Thank you!
I hope Nimzovitch didn’t stand on his head in the pig pen!
Good video but I find that sometimes you’re Over Explaining repeatedly which makes it boring to me.
Thanks. As you can imagine, this video mostly spoke to beginners. Hence the overrepetition. Transfer is not an easy skill, and you cannot expect them to see deep similarities between different positions - hence the explanation and revisiting the first instructive position to show that deep similarity.
I get what you are saying. But by repeating the principle plus showing different positions to make it more and more obvious, it integrates better in my brain. I think it works with more chess players like that. It isn't just passing knowledge, it is about building the skill. But maybe you are already very skilled in this regard of course 👍