Up to which level did you get to!

@ChessGatos

10 ай бұрын

I get to level 8 and the level 9 was 1/2. In the level 4 puzzle I find Rd5 and Is the Best move according to stockfish

@BeganuRares

10 ай бұрын

Well in the 1600-1800 I find that move in 5 seconds no cap

@jaakkokarki1778

10 ай бұрын

9 levels completed! 10th was too hard. I Didn't expect that I could solve those puzzles. Defenitely going to my toolbox. Hopefullu im able to use this new tactic in my games.

@GabrielMuller17

10 ай бұрын

I got everything right up to level 8. On level 9 i got the first moves right but missed some variations. Gave up on the last one tho, after thinking for an eternity, that made me pretty sad 😓

@Alex-st3gc

10 ай бұрын

1:35 can't the rook just take the bishop? this defends the queen and also againstr checkmate

In the level 4 puzzle I find Rd5, sacrificing the rook and if he takes with the rook Is backrank mate Qe8#, and if he takes with the pawn Is backrank mate again taking the rook Qxd8+ Re8 Qxe8#, AND if he takes with the queen is Qf6#

@Muslimcat980

10 ай бұрын

That's a nice move,but can't the queen go to qbx2 and still defend?

@chesscrush

10 ай бұрын

​@@Muslimcat980taking the rook then wins. Rd5 is even better than Re5 as it's forced mate immediately

@hayatara.

10 ай бұрын

Qxb2 Rxd8#? why is the queen taking a pawn when they are getting checkmated

@Muslimcat980

10 ай бұрын

@@chesscrush oh i see,i didn't see that,thanks.

@beastyff1792

10 ай бұрын

actually I think Zach missed this and your one is the correct solution

9:30 isn't Rook to d5 equally good? If you take it with the pawn, queen captures rook checkmate. If the rook is captured by the queen, then queen to f6 checkmate. If the black rook captures the rook on d5, then queen to e8 checkmate!

@btatakatl3eb217

10 ай бұрын

noo rook d5 is best according to stockfish 16

@jjmcnamara5236

10 ай бұрын

no its better, Zach got that one wrong lol

@ImmortalChess.

10 ай бұрын

Rd5 is actually better cause its a forced mate in 8

In puzzle 4, I think RD5 is also possible If they play exd5, then qxd8# If they play Qxd5, we play Qf6#

@davideunland4858

10 ай бұрын

I came up with that one too, and the computer says it's even more precise than 1 Re5, because after the latter there's 1 ...Rf4 2 Qg4 Qf2+ delaying the inevitable for a little longer compared to 1 Rd5 :)) but the substance doesn't change

@Aditya-4821

5 ай бұрын

Rd5 is correct because Re5 is inaccuracy and it doesn't lead checkmate. Congratulations on finding it

1:40 It took me a while to understand why taking the bishop with the rook is not possible. It's because Qb8+.

@YujiroHanma79

8 ай бұрын

Haha same..

this is the teacher i wish i had in high school, loved the video 🤪🩷

Excellent video with interesting examples of the relatively rare (& certainly difficult to spot) decoy tactical theme. Thank you!

You are starting to become my favourite chess youtuber. These videos on 10 levels of tactics really make my day!❤, cheers zach!

@Urakiharumakan

10 ай бұрын

I also have one question: was in puzzle 4 Rd5 also winning or am i missing something?

@Tetracontakaitetragon

10 ай бұрын

​@@UrakiharumakanRook d5 is the best move. It's checkmate in 8 moves (According to Stockfish 16)

i can see him be one of top chess content creators in the future, good luck

Fun fact: Stockfish 16 does not find Rf2 in puzzle 10 at first (at depth 20) Only after you move Rf2, it realises that it is +2.73 for white. It suggested Rd7 (+0.4) before. Or even Nd5 (+0.0)

@onionbaba5769

4 ай бұрын

browser engine?

this is your absolute best video! thanks for this advanced technique!

Nice explanation and good technical details. TY and keep up the good work!

On puzzle 8 I found Ne7+ and after the king moves you follow up with re2 winning the bishop (black queen can't defend because the knight covers f5 and the pawn covers c5

Wow I have improved so much from the first video you made with 10 levels of puzzles

In level 4 I think Rd5 is better than Re5... Re5 there is a defense with Rf4 Qg5, like you said, but then Qxf2+ and QxR on g3 stops the checkmating battery briefly. Still completely winning, but Rd5 finishes it off by force in fewer moves.

Puzzle 2 was hard because after the interference with the rook I couldn't really see a guaranteed victory. Even looked at Nxb5 with the idea of using the pawn for interference

Thank you so much for your videos. Those tactics were really helpful and interesting.

Amazing tactics! Thank you so much! 💙

at 1O:02 Tce5 i think it is not good BECAUSE BLACK PIECES HAVE BRILLIANT MOVES, here there is a check variation with black Qd1+; Rh2 forced; Th4+; Th3 forced to block a check; Txh3 and on (choice1)pawn take h3 there is Qf4+ and after a king move QxTe5 and Qxd8 it's an ending with equal material (choice2 )Rxh3 ;black rook is safe and the ending is good for white with equal pieces. So i think the best move is not Te5 but Td5 to cover Qd1+ if pawn takes d5; Qxd8# if Qxd5; Qf6# if Td8xTd4 ; Qe8# or Qf8# (VERY NICE INTERFERENCE)

Algo suggested your channel and I'm glad it's excellent. Subbed!

I can't believe I solve them all. I literally sat for 2 hours straight to solve them. Level 8-10 are monsters! I almost gave up at the level 10 because I didn't see Rf2 there. Amazing puzzles!

Great stuff! got them all until lvl 7 (which makes your rating very accurate cause I'm a 1600 over the board). On lvl 9 though I would have like to have seen you explore the Black Qa8 line after Be5, which seems like the best defense for black, as after that white wins a bishop with Bxg7 and black can't play Kxg7 as then Qc3+ wins the rook, but black can play Rxe7. And after that white is up a bishop but black has two pawns which seems like it can be held to a draw with perfect play.

I'm proud that I found the solutions of puzzles 1-6 (though I'm 950 in rapid) . And also, wasn't puzzle 4 featured in one of your shorts and there, you told that the answer was an even beautiful Rd5 ?

Absolutely insane that last one

I was waiting for your videooo!!!

As a 1200 elo the first one was pretty easy, but the second one took me almost 2 minutes to find the right solution. Then 3rd puzzle was so easy I premoved it before I was born.

Your videos are great bro.. very enjoyable .. 😊

Thanks. Great videl. Never seen that before

i have not watched anyone who looks and sounds happier than you on youtube in your videos and am here for it

Supperrrrr helpful video!!

Great, thank you so much, I've learned a lot.

15:38 Bxh7 is not the only forced mate here, there is also mate in 3 Qf7+ Kh8 Qxe8 Nf7 Qxf7#, even tho Bxh7 is cooler and faster

At puzzle 4 Rd5 is mate in 8 and Re5 it is only +6

@Tetracontakaitetragon

10 ай бұрын

Rook e5 is around Mate in 20.

I just wanna thank you a bunch, I was around 950 a week ago today, and now, I am 1104 and I plan to keep playing today. Thanks to your tips, I haven't lost a game in quite a while!

That was crazy.. thanks zach 👏👏✨

I love this series!!! Does Rd5 work on puzzle 4 though, that’s the move I found?

@Tetracontakaitetragon

10 ай бұрын

Yes, yes it does. It's M8+.

For puzzle No.4 I found Rd5... attacking the Queen. with Rook... exd5, Qxd8#... if Rxd5, Qf8#... if Qxd5, Qf6#.... It is not an interference, but works... I do not use engine, but I think it is better than Re5... Either way it's an unstoppable checkmate ... You are providing a great content... It is real shame that you don't get more likes and subscribers... I guess for all good things you need time...

You forgot to say that in the example if rook takes bishop, black will get back rank checkmated, because white's rook sees the f file and black is unable to block

The 1200-1400 puzzle is actually wrong. Rd5 leads to a faster win with checkmate in 8 moves. If queen takes rook then Qf6#, and if rook takes rook then Qf8#. Aditionally you are also adding a second attacker to the rook on d8. Black's only way to survive a little longer is to give a few meaningless checks and then play Rc8, sacrificing the queen to give a few more checks and ultimately getting checkmated.

@ethanliu5289

10 ай бұрын

Ye I found rd5 not re5

for level 4, rd5 completely forces mate in 8 while re5 gives white a +7 advantage after rf4, qg5, qf2+, kh2, rh4, qxh4. still white is completely winning tho (i found rd5 instead of re5)

Inspiring, bro❤

In level 4 rook to d5 is a lot better better because it forces black to take white's rook

Do you do reaction to chess games and give tips on how to be better or like guess elo or something like that?

beautiful puzzles

Watched this and then my first game on after watching involved me finding an interference to either win the queen or mate, so thanks for the win

9:40 - can we put the other rook ( g3 rook ) in d3 pinning the queen to the rook and forcing it to take the rook and remove the black queen from defending f6 ? i think this also works

The first example is a superb way for the white to lose the Queen and the Bishop for the black Queen, entering Rook/King vs Rook/King/Knight endgame. Nobody I know would play this.

Damn the number 10 was the only one I could not have found, I had move the horse twice but would never think sacrified tours and blocking with the knight, just crazy hahahah

I found rook to d5 on the 4th puzzle. And I’m petty so I put it into the engine and the move is better because of a force checkmate in 7 while rook to e5 is jsut plus 16. And the only reason it’s mate in 7 is because black can check you like 4 times before you deliver mate

It's very nice and I like it.. You are smart guy and funny... 😅😅

Puzzle #4's best move is a little better if you block the rook to d5. Than to e5. Its much quicker methinks

That first example at the beginning was so bad, all they had to do was take with rook as taking with knight would hang the queen

@DokaIsEdgy

10 ай бұрын

That hangs back rank mate

@synking6503

10 ай бұрын

​​@@DokaIsEdgy QC8 stops the back rank mate, protected by the rook on C6

@synking6503

10 ай бұрын

​​@@DokaIsEdgyno actually I lie, cos rook would be on D6. I am wrong

What happens if Black moves the rook to f4 in the level 4 position, creating a counter-attack on the f2 pawn, while also covering both spaces? It probably leads to a material loss for black, but it should avoid a mate.

in the first example you gave inst the solution for black is to just take the bishop with the rook?

in level capturing the white bishop with the rook is enough to be able to defend against checkmate

9:14 what about rook d5 instead of e5? It interferes the defense of the rook on the 8th rank, where we also can give check mate.

Fore level 2 what if they go Re7, an if pawn takes it’s a free queen. Also, they can’t promote as the queen is guarding the promotion square of the knight

in level 4, how about rook to d5, if he takes with the queen its checkmate , or if he do so with the pawn it is mate, as well if he takes with a rook its mate too

Level 10 puzzle king doesnt need to go a5 or c5 there is b4 also at 31:15

More traps please :) excellent

Puzzle 4 - solution is Rd5 Puzzle 6- when NxR, also possible Qf7+, Qe8+, Qf8#

@cangrexX

6 күн бұрын

puzzle 6 i was looking if someone had found that aswell.. i mean it looks like checkmate too

in puzzle 1 the knight was already hanging

In your issue in so far as "interference" is concern. You blocked a bishop to obstruct the connection between the 'queen' and 'rook' at which way "the rook could just take ('capture') the bishop out" in such a way the x-ray of your queen has no more effect in light of the piece lost of the bishop!

@domingojrtiu179

9 ай бұрын

I see..apologies....you did not point out the continuation of queen to the back-rank which in a beginner's point of view is a therapy of your tactically scenario.

In level 3 the king go to h8 can’t you play rook e7 defending since the pawn is pinned?

Nice video interesting to watch

Omg i actually did level 10. I wasn't able to completely calculate those knight checks beforehand and truthfully speaking wont play the move shown in video in real game but after seeing for a while that the king was forced in such a way that the knight could intercept was not too hard

Hi, In level 4, the move d5 is also serving the same purpose. Don't you think so?

in puzzle 4 the best move is Rd5 not Rd6

Lvl 8 puzzle i think its better to lose a bishop rather than the rook, but i dont know the follow up

In the level2 puzzle queen to f2 would have started a godly attack which is mate in only a few moves

9:22 - Re5 is wrong, it's still winning (+6), but the correct move is Rd5 (M+7).

In puzzle lvl 4 rd5 is also possible

Zach In puzzle 4 Will rd5 will also work ?

rd5 is quick and absolute move for puzzle no.4

On the level four I think of the rook d5 if queen takes on d5 then queen on f6 checkmated If pawn takes d5 then queen d8 checkmate and if rook takes rd5 then f8 checkmate

Bro you are awesome

before level 1 in that position you should have also included the Rxd6 move, although Qb8 will win but you did not explain that move.

In puzzle 6 if kinght takes then queen to f7 is also checkmate in two

for level 4 i think rook d5 is also a winning move

9:22 Re5 is winning but a much better move would be Rd5 which forced a mate in a max of 7 moves.

Im so happy n grateful that I clicked on this video...my knowledge was stuck on pins, discovered attacks and folks...this opens up a new dimension and point of view for me. I dont know why Levy never told me this😂. Now lets get to work...im 600 elo btw😔

@thechessnerd

8 ай бұрын

Keep working my friend!

I am confused. Does rook to d6 work as well on puzzle 7? It looks more forcing than Bishop d6 cause it threatens to take the queen.

@thechessnerd

9 ай бұрын

Hi! Rd6 doesn’t work since you will need to rook to inflict checkmate on h5 at the very end of the puzzle. Let us play Rd6 for example. Rd6, Bxd6, Nf6+, gxf6, Rg1+ and Kh8… now white can’t mate. Although Rd6 deflects the queen off the f6, you give the rook that allows you to play Qxh7!+ with mate in the solution :)

@pagedprawn3760

9 ай бұрын

@@thechessnerd thank you very much! I get it now

on level 2, cant you just play pawn to d6 ? if queen take then you just play rook f6, if you don't take then just queen take g7 and thenn the bishop can help maybe i can't calculate that long cuz im 1200, so yeah. That's i wanna say :)

In the beginning puzzle why rook can't take bishop?

@duccline

10 ай бұрын

i'm wondering the same

@DokaIsEdgy

10 ай бұрын

Hangs back rank mate

@sharathk8510

10 ай бұрын

@@DokaIsEdgy Thanks bro, I didn't see that!

Me at 800 elo solving level 9: 😱😱😱

I don’t understand that first example can’t the rook just take the bishop

In puzzle 4 Re5 isn't the best move! Rd5 is! Re5 is just winning a queen but Rd5 is forced checkmate in 9!

the queen is hitting on the knight, The knight: 😳😳😳😳😳😳

I didn’t see puzzles 8 nor 9 but somehow I just figured out puzzle 10 in like 5 seconds.

15:40 can’t you just play Qxf7+ and then when black goes Kh8 you play Qxe8? And if knight blocks you just take it. Ik the other one works but this one seems simpler

In 9 Puzzle , what if queen a8 after interference by white bishop on e5

I found Rd5 in puzzle 4 which is the best move actually. stockfish says Rd5 is +M8 while Re5 is +35.4.

can you do windmill tactic 10 levels

Am so good in blundering pieces. this tactic suits me

Can someone explain why the rook cannot just take the bishop in the first example?

@jayakcp

3 ай бұрын

Cause Qb8#

Puzzel 6: if Nd7 and bxb2 don’t you have Nxf8 threatening Qxh7?

what about rd5 in level 4 . case 1: rook takes rook qe8 mate case 2: pawn takes rook qd8 mate case 3: queen takes rook qf6 mate there are other moves but they all loose

I really like your videos, i was trying to show it to my friends who are interested in chess but they dont understand english :/ would you be up to make spanish dubbed videos?

You´re the crazy monk of chess-Kung Fu but your puzzles are good.

What if u take the bbishop w the rook in the first one