Got to say...have watched just 75 seconds of this and already you have done so many things right. (1) get our interest (2) show where the video is headed (3) credit others (4) set up the lesson of the video Thanks for not having a stupid long intro. Thanks for coming up with great videos on a daily basis. You're an underrated channel and will continue to grow your base.

@zxdevoutxz

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@darrylkassle361

2 жыл бұрын

There are chess channels that have been around for years and have no following because they have no idea of the basics. Nelson is a natural plus I think The big guy up stairs has blessed him!!!

@Z.L.K.

2 жыл бұрын

When did he get to 100k!? He had 20k last time I checked lmao

@kobe51

2 жыл бұрын

Yes 👍

I’ve been slumping so hard lately. I mean, losing over 100 points in the past month or so. I find myself getting my pawns picked off left and right I’m hoping this will provide some insight into this struggle I’ve been going through. I’m an aggressive player so I have a tendency to let pawns go in the name of “piece activity” but then find myself having no pawns to support my good knights, or having no passers when my opponent is able to create one (usually with the pawn he took my sacced pawn with). Love your content brother I’ve been following for about a year now, maybe a little less. Always something to learn from you!

@lancemcque1459

2 жыл бұрын

Hang in there buddy. You'll get out of that slump soon!

@3trilogy

2 жыл бұрын

You're sure you're not over doing it? Or are you miscalculating insofar as overlooking tactical shots? Do you think a less aggressive opening would help? Have you thought of trying narrow down the type or of mistakes you are making?

@dakotathomas2139

2 жыл бұрын

@@3trilogy I only know a few openings well, to be fair. I would definitely benefit from some more positional play and understanding. I do miscalculate at times and I fall into the trap of not calculating far enough, or making a move because “well this has to be good”. Most of my mistakes are from tunnel vision where I think I have a successful attack but I miss some defensive ideas from my opponent. Also I don’t really have any solid openings. I play a lot of kings gambit and scotch and go for quick attacks. Sometimes too quick. I’ve been dabbling into more positional openings like the Ruy and find myself just making dumb moves trying to gambit something I shouldn’t. I unfortunately don’t have a lot of time to just sit down and make my own notebooks full of opening lines, as much as I would love to. I play mostly for fun but I also play mostly at night after work where I’m not as mentally sharp as I could be. Overall I’m not complaining I love the game regardless of wins and losses but it’s just been really rough going lately haha

@aceofjades4815

Жыл бұрын

Well hey man it's all good. You'll figure it out

'8' times to ignore pawns - 8 pawns 3.) '3' or more tempo worth a pawn Love these setups

Another great one. This list will reduce the time wasted overthinking, or worse, making a terrible rash move.

Cheers, I appreciate your videos. I hit a huge slump of losses (about 30 games) and you kept me motivated to keep going. Now I'm out of that plateau and jumped to 1400. :)

@ThereAreTwoGenders

2 жыл бұрын

I’m stuck around 1200 I’ll get up to like 1280. Then drop back to 1200 playing 5min and 3min games. What did you do to jump from my range to 1400? Any tips in our level terms lol

@xerikl

2 жыл бұрын

When you get into a bad patch like this just take a break. Avoid chess for 1 to 2 days and come back with a fresh head. Playing again after losing a couple games will just frustrate you and you'll lose again

@juangalton999

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThereAreTwoGenders Mostly it was just doing more opening and endgame analysis. I've been pretty big lately on finding gambits that give me the upper hand quickly, but I know gambits aren't going to last forever. GMs seldom play gambits unless it's a bullet game or blitz.

@juangalton999

2 жыл бұрын

@@xerikl Fair point. I definitely resigned a couple times when I could have turned it around. That said, sticking to it was good though. I think everyone hits a slump or plateau before becoming better, just natural with any performance statistic.

@yalexyalex2782

Жыл бұрын

@@juangalton999 I agree. I once dropped from 1580 to 1520 and then I skyrocketed to 1650.

One additional key reason I would add is when you are playing an opposite-side castling attack. I use this concept a lot, sacrificing a pawn or ignoring it is usually a great way to break through the king's defence and to get earlier to a direct attack.

I love the "a pawn is worth 3 tempo" heuristic! Never heard that one before.

Fitting that in a video about when to defend a pawn, the h pawn on the board behind Nelson has fallen into a red pawn. Poetic.

Excellent very practical content. A classic example of why this channel is popular and well respected.

Love the red and black chess pieces in the background! Teacher Nelson 👍

17:19 Not only is a3 the best move, at first glance it looks like a finger slip (i.e. White meant to play b3 but touched the wrong pawn).

4:46 that's kinda interesting, because that means in the starting position, white has half of a tempo (if white gives up a tempo then black has the "half-tempo" advantage), so white would have a 1/6 of a pawn advantage, or +0.17 in the starting position.

@christopherheckman7957

Жыл бұрын

Nelson commented in another video that he wasn't sure why Stockfish evaluated the initial position as +0.17 for White. That's probably it. (Stockfish's latest version doesn't base its score on 1 = 1 pawn.)

@jaideepshekhar4621

9 ай бұрын

That makes so much sense! 😮

This is so useful for me. I tend to prioritise material over positional advantages sometimes. Something I’m trying to get better at.

I WAS ABLE TO USE THIS PRINCIPLE TODAY AND TRAP A QUEEN!! It was crazy, it was the exact position as the example at 6:00, but I also had a bishop on h4, so they got their queen stuck on h3 after I moved my rook to g3. Thanks, Mr. Lopez! I won a game today looking out for those better moves.

@ChessVibesOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! 👍

Brilliant, valuable training. Worth every penny...thank you!

One of the best chess channels I've ever seen! Keep it up!

Interesting timing. Just this morning I had that exact opening with somebody playing the Scandinavian against me. I played it wrong and ended up in an ugly position. When I checked stockfish afterwards I was quite surprised to find out that the best move is to ignore the pawn. I didn't really understand why but now I know what the concept is. Thank you for that!

16:10 Why not play knight to A4 to defend the pawn and attack the queen? Then we could play the pawn on C2 to C3 so the queen defends the knight and you have gained a tempo on the pawn.

@KioKah

2 жыл бұрын

Black could respond with Qa5+ or Qb4+ and your knight will have to go back. You lost a tempo. Edit : I missread the end as c3 does protect the pawn but it still doesn't look good

@oliverlewis3126

2 жыл бұрын

@@KioKah so good move?

@KioKah

2 жыл бұрын

Engine says initial position (15:47) is "+0.5" and after Na4 it becomes "+0.2". After Na4 Qa5+ c3, engine suggests Nd7 to black (to control c5?). It's clearly playable, I just find that your knight is in an awkward position in the 1st column.

@oliverlewis3126

2 жыл бұрын

@@KioKah ok thanks

@KioKah

2 жыл бұрын

@@oliverlewis3126 You're welcome :)

This lesson was so necessary for me. Thank you

Good job bro. Sometimes I listen to hear a good teacher. Keep up the good work!!!!

#4 is a favorite tactic of mine; in many games, I’ll encourage my opponent to attack the (supposedly) weak b2 (or b7, if playing as black) pawn, in hopes of trapping the queen, or at least forcing my opponent to waste moves defending or extracting it.

Shoutout to Jason what a great video

Everything was great, I have a doubt at 12:45, when the king goes to g8, white is completely losing right?, there is a mate in 1 and also a pawn fork

Pawns are willing to give their lives for the cause. That shows honor. They are only worthless to players that don't use them. You get eight, utilize them.

Can you do the opposite where it's how do you know when a pawn is worth attacking/actually taking?

@NowhereMan7

2 жыл бұрын

You can figure that out with this video by applying the same tips from the other side

This is a great video

ah yes you heeded my comment, thanks

@ChessVibesOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great question!

@robictibay5747

2 жыл бұрын

Love tou

Sometimes i get confused as to when to push a pawn or not to push it, or when is an appropriate time to open the centre

@KT-dq6wv

2 жыл бұрын

Good principle for opening the centre or making any pawn break move is, when you are attacking you should do it. For example when you are head in development in the side you want to attack. Pawn push in the other hand, with no intention to open up might be a good defensive move. So in short when attacking: open the lines, when defending: close up the position.

Can you make a video on Scandinavian defence nf6 in detail

My first time seeing the full red set

I am new ,kind of Thank you for all of this ,helps a lot Sometimes I just go to sleep with it 🤪

As for the last position, I couldn't for my life understand why Qxd6 was such a strong move. Why would anyone wnat to play that? .... until the computer told me that after ... Be6, White has the really strong reply Rd3! I tried an attacking plan with h3 and g4, but that's too slow. I also tried b4 Qxb2 2 Kd2, but Black can just escape with the queen to a4 and if necessary to c6. So ... Kb1 is better. If you don't see Rd3 in the other line there is also the calm a3 (after first taking on f6), which is alos good for White. Kb1 is not ideal here since, White after ... Be6 has to lose another tempo with a3 or b3 anyway.

15:30 i'd play Na4, attacks the queen and protect the pawn

Can you give us five positions for finding tactics and more tactical ideas

Can you teach us more basic rook and bishop endgames

04:47 Is it _tempo_ or *tempi* ? [pl.]

You should probably make a poll for your viewers elo.... Juat a thought

2nd!!!! can you make a tour of your house I think it would be pretty interesting

If i had two options to capture a piece or a pawn .. do i capture it with f pawn or with the h pawn?

@samsneaky141

2 жыл бұрын

Its better to capture to the center so basically the h pawn BUT if it is opening up your king then with the f pawn.

@Thamboo111

2 жыл бұрын

@@samsneaky141 ok , thanks to your suggestion 😀

@ij4927

Жыл бұрын

The f pawn is interesting because moving it before casting is usually a BAD idea because that's the diagonal where your king is and the queen can't protect if your oponent attacks you with their bishop or queen (This is actually the reason Fool's mate works!)

9:20 Bobby Fisher’s flashbacks

How Can I Improve A Equal Position By Using Strategy?

At 11:26, couldn't you just castle? or that would be too dangerous?

@ZdenekMicke69

2 жыл бұрын

nah just play g4.. O-O b5 Bxb5 cxb5 Nxb5 O-O Nxd6 Nc6 Nxc8 Rfxc8

@danielyuan9862

Жыл бұрын

@@ZdenekMicke69 Why play g4? That ruins your pawn structure, and I probably won't ever castle kingside after g4.

@ZdenekMicke69

Жыл бұрын

@@danielyuan9862 because all other moves (Rg1,O-O,Qf3) lead to the same sequence.. .. b5 2. Bxb5 cxb5 3. Nxb5 O-O 4. Nxd6 Ba6 and losing 1. g4 Bh4 2. Nd2 h5 3. Rg1 is just better

i Started playing Da nish gamit quite frequently , then i realised that my chess level was kinda degrading so now i have started mixing it up with Ruy lopez etc

Why is there no risk of black back-ranking or winning queen with queen at 12:48?

@jasonruff1270

2 жыл бұрын

that's what I was thinking, I'm guessing that since black is already in check white has enough time to move his rook out of the way and protect the king

@sgtnubbings6501

2 жыл бұрын

I kinda think he might have just forgot to add the second rook when setting up the position and it should have been on f1 as though white had castled, but yeah, when the position is at that point if white makes a move that isn't a rook or retreating queen move they're about to get back ranked lol (I'm going to assume this is the case, since it's effectively impossible to have somehow lost the rook given the starting positions of all the pieces)

12:23 if the queen moves then blacks queen takes the rook and white has to sacrifice their queen even though it would still be checkmate

Respect to the pawn. They sacrifice themselves for victory.

Basically is some with every piece is worth to even defence my queen? But in this case was called sacrifice

omg i swear that wasn't the thumbnail when i watched this earlier today, that is so cute BUT would a floatation raft not count as a defended pawn against mass bodies of water???

Position #1: Na4 defends the pawn while also attacking the queen.

@Johnsli

10 ай бұрын

Wouldn't achieve much, after qb4+ the knight has to go back to c3.

1 tempo 2 tempi

Thank you for this video btw I'm first.

When the queen is attacking the b2 pawn: My 700 brain: Na4!!!!!!

10:08 chess vibes in 2030: this is still better for us, the knight and bishop are better than a rook and 18 pawns most of the time

@NotnormLOL

Жыл бұрын

And no, knight and bishop is really only equal to a rook and two pawns. Chess vibes said that cuz before bishop rook on a2 white was actually up a pawn so it’s basically knight and bishop for rook and pawn

Brilliant thumbnail. That looks so funny.😂😂 Edit1: Omg i got 2 likes

I play this video on 2x speed. Works great.

10:02 what if black does knight to a3

@danielyuan9862

Жыл бұрын

Mhm, free bishop _and_ knight, thank you very much!

good thumbnail

R.I.P pawn in thumbnail

Congrats on 4 recent wins

You can also just wing it with principles 8 and "will a piece get trapped if they take?" haha.

when is a good time to sac your queen in endgames

Bobby Fischer blundered like this first game v Spassky no5

This is exactly how to learn chess...

Thank you teacher Nelson! ❤♟

One tempo, several tempi.

Never play danish gambit. It's so easy to counter and have winning position 2 pawns up

How to play in middle game

this video is teaching you to litterally not care

در بازی پیاده ها مشکل دارم لطفن ویدیو زیاد بان.

@ZdenekMicke69

2 жыл бұрын

قسمتی را که مشکل من در آن بود از دست دادم

7 is my favourite, they get greedy and take 1 pawn too many and the it's checks all the way until mate.

i thought it's 'much tempo' rather than 'many tempo'..

@derdridsch3170

Жыл бұрын

IMHO: 1 tempo, several tempi. It's Latin, you know. "Much tempo" feels ambiguous to me, I think in most contexts you can either put a number to it or just say "high speed"

@WichalRangai

Жыл бұрын

@@derdridsch3170 "much" or "many" is more than "several" tho ^ ^