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@simonharris4873

Жыл бұрын

2:50 I'm not sure that KB6 was the only winning move. I was hoping you would explore the move I would have made, which was NF4. Now the black knight cannot fork the king and pawn, and we're back to were we started. Am I missing something?

@johnbernstein7887

7 ай бұрын

I see White winning with the first move. He just pushes the pawn to a Queen , gets check on promotion slides to B-8 when the King moves, then takes the pawn on B-7 and mates. If black moves first, Knight x g- 5 pawn and white can't win. There is black knight to g5 which leads to a fork, but you move K to b6 and again Black can't win.

Third chess player: White loses on time trying to find the mate

@ABlueThing

Жыл бұрын

Fourth chess player: White loses on time

@lucastheg6156

Жыл бұрын

Germaphobe that was amazing

@BobChess

Жыл бұрын

Fifth chess player: White draws because he doesn't know how to checkmate.

@choudharyrahul722

Жыл бұрын

Not after watching this video.

@ozzienemo

Жыл бұрын

sixth player: white wins because black saw the mate and left out of anger

9:05. Qg1 to block on a7 wasn’t mentioned. But of course, there is also a checkmate: Qxa3+ Qa7, Qf8+ Qb8+, Qxb8#

I found Qc4, but only because I was worried about checks along the C file

@ABlueThing

Жыл бұрын

Same

@lucastheg6156

Жыл бұрын

I found it because i was thinking to cut off the kings escape lol

@lucastheg6156

Жыл бұрын

I overcomplocated it way too much

@hoijarvi

Жыл бұрын

I found that too, but not Qc4-c3. I thought Qc4-c5 wins too, but it does not. Black plays Qd3 and has access to a6.

@ic6406

5 ай бұрын

Same

I feel like Qc4 is worthy of its own study. Insane position, thanks Nelson!

09:13 There's also Black's resource ...Qf1, aiming to block the check with ...Qa6, but of course White just goes Qxa3+ and Qf8+ etc. anyway (sorry if this is obvious). Black's other try, ...Qg1, is similar.

@gibbers2

Жыл бұрын

How is Qg1 similar? Me and my 500 elo looking and don't see a way white can threaten checkmate with that.

@rogerkearns8094

Жыл бұрын

@@gibbers2 09:13 I'm seeing 1 ... Qg1 2 Qxa3+ Qa7 3 Qf8+ Qb8+ 4 Qxb8++ 1 0; what am I missing? Cheers :)

@gibbers2

Жыл бұрын

@@rogerkearns8094 You're missing that I'm a shortsighted fool lol. For some reason I had it in my head that the queens would trade if they did that.

@rogerkearns8094

Жыл бұрын

@@gibbers2 Nothing foolish here, we're both analysing in our heads, everybody misses things. Best wishes. :)

@Code__D

Жыл бұрын

Was going through the same line helped me a bit So thank you:)

I always love the puzzles that you show us. I almost solved this one all by myself, even though I'm new to chess.

Sometimes I put these puzzles in the background cause it's soothing listening to Nelson talking through the problems lol

@Im_just_him_1

Жыл бұрын

Facts😂

I've noticed that for a lot of puzzles, using the opponent's pieces to blockade the attacks of their long ranged pieces and/or blocking their king from escaping are very important, and sometime more important than having more pieces

At 8:10 I liked Qc5 better than Qc3 with the same idea. And then as soon as black plays Qd3 guarding a3 and a6 I realize I threw the game as usual.

@Ace_Guardian

Жыл бұрын

Same happened to me 😆 lol

At 2:49 why couldn't white do nf4? Moving the knight to a square where it stops the fork and gives protection to the pawn(even though the pawn doesn't need it).knight to f4 also threatens the pawn on d3. If the knight can capture the pawn, black can do Ne6 but it would be a check instead of a fork.

You always have the best puzzles!

Thats a tricky one. Requires a bigger brain then I have. Great video Chess Vibes♥

One of the best problems ive seen. Ive never seen problem with that many cominations and unexpected moves, but i think beggining is the most beautiful.

9:20 Black still has the relevant resource ...Qe2, to interpose on a6 against checks. - White still checkmates via Q:a3+ Qa6, Qf8+ Ka7, Qb8+, though.

1:36 Why after NG5 can't you counter with NF4, controlling E6 and preventing black's knight from interrupting your pawn-promotion-with-check plan?

@secretfish6646

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing, after checking with engine I found out that by playing Nf4 you no longer control the f6 square and black can stop you from queening with Ne4 then Nf6 guarding g8 and winning with his extra pawns.

@gmaasry

Жыл бұрын

@@secretfish6646 Ah ok ... thanks, makes sense. Actually still a little tricky -- there are a couple resulting variations I see -- but they are all too slow. Interesting position.

@idoiticidoit5678

Жыл бұрын

Why can’t you just sacrifice the queen

@user-dh8oi2mk4f

Жыл бұрын

@@idoiticidoit5678 If you sacrifice the queen you will never win?

ive been exponentially getting better this past month and was actually able to solve this one on my own

Such a good explanation, thank you

Quite thorough analysis of a cute little study, thanks!

What about instead of moving the king to b6, white moves the knight to f4 which prevents the black night fork on e6? Wouldn't that be a win for white as well?

@linguotgr

Жыл бұрын

The black knight will instead move to e4, then f6, and g8. It just has to get in front of the white pawn. White can try to use their own knight to guard f6 by moving to h5, but black gets a really creative attack by going to d6. if white pushes the pawn, they get forked on e8, and if the king captures on d6 then black will promote the d pawn with check, and win from there.

@Malefic_Roar

Жыл бұрын

@@linguotgr 1:44 why white knight cant go to f4 prevent the fork?

thank you for this wonderful videos

We can also do knight f3 and don,t alow any of the pawn to become a queen because we will cature the pawn

5:34 put the queen into a "zugzwang". Did not know that this german word is used in english. Love your videos, have a lot of fun with them!🤗👍

2 extra pawns can't help black win is super fascinated! It proves that tempo is important than material!

@GregoriousApartment

Жыл бұрын

Not always. But in this particular case yes, tempo is more important! 🎶

Always bet on white!

Amazing, somehow i saw almost every move

@ABlueThing

Жыл бұрын

Are you a good chess player , a good guesser or a psychic

@lucastheg6156

Жыл бұрын

I saw every move as well, and only one of them was the wrong reason. (Also, I'm a 900) (edit: i missed one, thats it)

Can't say how amazing is this

You missed a variation...after White plays Qc3, Black could play Qf1 trying to block, but you anyways play Qxa3+ then after black plays Qa6, you play Qf8+ with check, then black moves Ka7 and you've Qb8#

1:35 Here, I wondered what would happen if white played Nf4 instead of Kb6, since that also prevents black's knight fork. Looking ahead, I think it might cause problems since black would likely respond with d2 and with the white knight no longer guarding the b4 square, a checkmate is no longer straightforward.

Great puzzle. I probably would resigned in most all those positions because I wouldn't have known how to put the queen in zugzwang.

1:30 - Well said.

9:14 there is the variation queen to f1 or e2. The result its the same, but ye...

I actually found Qc4, kinda proud of myself lol

I got the critical moves king to B6 and later Queen to C4 correct .

6:04 we don't even have to take their queen. We just go Qc5+. If Ka6, Qb6#. If Ka8, Qa5#. And finally, if b6, Qxb6+, Ka8, and finish them off with Qa5#, Qa6#, Qb7# or Qb8#.

after 1.g6, Ng4, doesn't 2. Nf4 stop the fork, permitting the pawn advance and the original continuation after g7-g8-Q ? (supposing a black pawn move in the meantime.) For instance: 2...d2 3.g7,d1-Q 4.g8-Q+,Ka7 5.Qb8+, Ka6 6.Qxb7+,Ka5 7.Qb6+,Ka4 8.Nxd3 and 9.Qb4# follows whatever black does.

@RogerNeyman

3 ай бұрын

NOPE! as @secretfish6646 pointed out: I thought the same thing, after checking with engine I found out that by playing Nf4 you no longer control the f6 square and black can stop you from queening with Ne4 then Nf6 guarding g8 and winning with his extra pawns.

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At 9:23 what about queen to e2 or f1? That sacrifices the pawn but let’s the black queen move to a6 when it’s defended by the pawn and stop the white queen from checking the king and leading ultimately to a draw?

6:14 ...Qi1 check!!!

Is there a difference if we play Qc5 instead of Qc3?

@Rocky64

Жыл бұрын

Yes, 8.Qc5? allows Black to draw with 8...Qd3! 9.Qa5+ Qa6, and now the white king prevents 10.Qd8+.

5:09 finally I found a move before he tells it

Could you not play Nf4 instead of Kb6? Would stop black from being able to play Ne6.

@secretfish6646

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing, after checking with engine I found out that by playing Nf4 you no longer control the f6 square and black can stop you from queening with Ne4 then Nf6 guarding g8 and winning with his extra pawns.

8:16 there is also a Qf1 that leads to a draw from black.

@Glowstar-ou3jd

Жыл бұрын

it’s not, because after Qxa3+, Qa6 to block, the white queen can M2 by swinging back to 8th rank and checkmating with Qb8#

9:20 does Qf1 work? And then Black Just blocks?

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Qxa3+ Qa6 Qf8+ Ka7 Qb8#

At the end there, what happens if black plays qf1 instead of qa4 planning to block the white queen on a6 while being protected by the pawn on b7?

@trinhhoangviet4731

Жыл бұрын

Yeah was thinking the same pls notice this comment guys

@zigzy2967

Жыл бұрын

Qxa3+, Qa6, Qf8+, ka7, and white checkmates with Qb8 because the queen blocks his only escape route

At 9:00 what about queen f1 (yes, queen e2 also works

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Qc3 Qf1 Qxa3+ Qa6 Qf8+ Ka7 Qb8#

1:46 I'm wondering why knight to f4 isn't a move here for white. It controls the square that the black knight wants to go to in order to fork the king and pawn 9:16 I also don't immediately see why queen to f1 doesn't work here as it'd allow them to block the check while being protected by a pawn.

@kogmawmain8872

Жыл бұрын

At 9:16 if black plays Qf1, white plays Qxa3+, forcing black to play Qa6. Then white plays Qf8+ and ultimately Qb8#.

@ei-vm9qk

Жыл бұрын

At 1:46 if white plays knight f4 black plays knight to e4 which ultimately prevents white's pawn from queening with knight f6 and will allow black to push the A pawn and win the position

I found the mating pattern as soon as the black queen moved to a4, so proud

9:00 can't blacks queen move to f1 or g1 to block check on f6 and g7?

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Qxa3+ Qa6 Qf8+ Ka7 Qb8#

9:18 what about black queen to f1 to be able to block on a6 protected by the pawn?

@Rocky64

Жыл бұрын

8...Qf1 9.Qxa3+ Qa6 10.Qf8+ and mate next move.

9:12 antoher variation. Qf5, stop stop mate threat in a file. Then Qxa3 Qa6 blocking check Qf8 check. Ka7 Qb8#

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Queens don't move like that. Neither queen can get to f5 at that point.

Surprisingly I actually got the moves right 2nd puzzle I manage to find moves on my own

Me: trying a way to sac the queen, me 3 seconsüds later: its my only piece

"Why would you choose c4 than any other square?" BECAUSE THE BOMB HAS BEEN PLANTED

What about a king move that controls the square where the black knight wants to go?

Is Qc5 a twin for Qc3. Both moves seem to work.

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Against Qc5, black can go Qd3.

I knew the last move wohoo ☝️💪💪👑

Chess Vibes Love your video, feel as through you missed something. At 4:03 it’s black turn. Why not move the King, (instead of a pawn) moving King to A7 (from) A8, nothing is blocking the king from doing that. Nothing at 4:03. Stopping the check when white gets a Queen from the pawn. What happens then, thank you

@andyclark8991

Жыл бұрын

Chess Vibes Because if the King takes the Knight at c7 (3:53) the black king can go to A7, (as the white king is no longer blocking that)

@matteogauthier7750

Жыл бұрын

Nelson showed both pawn to a2 and pawn to d2. In those variations, black queens first, but white queens with check. And the king ends up on a7. Now if the king moves to a7 right away, then push one of the pawns, white doesn't queen with check, but queens first. The position ends up transposing into one of the variations shown. And if you don't push the pawns next move, then it's pretty easy to win with white. :)

@zigzy2967

Жыл бұрын

White queens first and checkmates black on b6

5:04 i saw the correct move, but it was the wrong reason lol

I felt like a genius getting qc4 instantly

But after move ... b6 and Qg6 why can't play Ka6?

How do we send these chess ones to you. Does white win or does black win thanks

Very nice 👍

after qc3 what about qe2 or qf1 blocking on a6

@matteogauthier7750

Жыл бұрын

I thought that too, but there's Qxa3, Qa6, Qf8, Ka7 only move, and Qb8#

I somehow guessed king b7 and queen c4

at 9.16 you could move queen to F1 and it would prevent both possible check mates and come out as a winning game

@zigzy2967

Жыл бұрын

Qxa3+ is winning for white because after the queen blocks on a6, the queen swing to the 8th rank with check, and after ka7, Qb8 is checkmate

After Qc3 black can play Qf1...and then block checks with Qa6

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Qc3 Qf1 Qxa3+ Qa6 Qf8+ Ka7 Qb8#

wow that was pretty cool

You missed blacks queen to f1 to prevent checkmate after whites queen to C3. Because black can then move the queen to A6 to block the checkmate making it merely check. I know this still doesn't prevent a checkmate when white moves the queen H8 followed by queen to b8 BUT it is an option you overlooked for black.

9:15 What if Qf5, if Qa3 or Qa5 Qa6 is protected by the pawn on b7, correct me if im wrong

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

How does any queen go to f5 from where they are at that point in the game?

@kapiplays1645

Жыл бұрын

@@thetaomegatheta i have -200 iq

2min48: I don't agree, king to D7 is good too. The king eat the knight if he tries to get the pawn, and the coast is still clear for the Queen to check when summoned. Only the A1 black pawn promotion is dangerous, but then the game opens up a bit but yes it isnt as well controlled as your example shows... But there are still some dangerous moves that can be done!

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

If white Kd7, then black can safely promote the pawn on the a-file, escape the g8=Q+ checkmate, and force a draw.

What about q f1 instead of qa4 for black

@Rocky64

Жыл бұрын

8...Qf1 9.Qxa3+ Qa6 10.Qf8+ and mate next move.

I like this puzzle. But I don’t think the position at 5:55 is quite a zugzwang. Usually zugzwang is when all moves are bad while being able to pass your turn would be better. But white still has mate in 3 with Qc5 even if black could pass.

@GregoriousApartment

Жыл бұрын

Yes correct! But most people use Zugzwang in this manner too. Ignoring the pass condition.

@GregoriousApartment

Жыл бұрын

Yes correct! But most people use Zugzwang in this manner too. Ignoring the pass condition.

at 9:15 cant you just go to Qf1 cause if you try the same idea the queen can just block and its defended by the pawn on b7

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Qxa3+ Qa6 Qf8+ Ka7 Qb8#

@epiko0

Жыл бұрын

@@thetaomegatheta thank you

At 1:35 - can white play knight to F4 to prevent the fork?

@Malefic_Roar

Жыл бұрын

no because black knight can go e4 then f6 controling g8 and if the king trys to go to the kngiht it will already game over after black push their pawn

What if black king moves down instead of moving the pawn first ?

At 8:15 why can’t you go Qc5 instead of Qc3?

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Black responds with Qd3, which would be a blunder in the line shown in the video.

Nice vid

after Qc3 isnt Qe2 also stopping the checkmate?

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

No, it doesn't. Qxa3+ Qa6 Qf8+ Ka7 Qb8#

This is me, whichever side faces you wins.

9:18 what about Qf1 or Qg1 ?

@Lorenzo1428

Жыл бұрын

Oh nvm, white just takes a3 then do the trick on the 8th file when blakc queen blocks

but when the queen moved from controlling the white squares to the dark ones she couldve moved to b5 and its mate in 1 and black also cant stop it

7:45 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

What's the song please someone tell me :)

Qc3 isn't hard to find. There aren't many good moves white can do there either. c1, c2 and c6 are all defended and only leaves c3 and c5.

After Nc7+ and NxN, just push g7 rather than KxN

Qc4 threatens Qc5+

What about black queen going to g1, isn't it preventing all checkmates with the following move g7

so the real lesson is that queens belong in the center of the board as the queen on the edge did not enough options to defend or attack. Also that the most advanced pawn wins in pawn races.

9:00 What about Queen to G1

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

... Qg1 Qa3+ Qa7 Qf8+ Qb8+ Qxb8#

9:00 what if black moves his queen to e2? It can stop both of them

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Qc3 Qe2 Qxa3+ Qa6 Qf8+ Ka7 Qb8#

5:08 I GOT THAT CORRECT

At 9:10, why black can't move the queen to e2?

@zigzy2967

Жыл бұрын

Because of qxa3+

@robertosecco983

Жыл бұрын

@@zigzy2967 Right! Thank you.

What if in the beginning of this puzzle white king moved next to where the knight will land, to protect that square?

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

Black gets to safely promote the a-file pawn, and then forces a draw.

5:00 queen to g5

I found horse to g7 to stop the white pawn

9:47 - not Q to f3? isnt that .. checkmate in 2 or something? idk.

@matteogauthier7750

Жыл бұрын

Qf3 is not check - you give a move to black. Qc6+ forces an exchange of queens, and then the a pawn wins for black!

@zulhizammhd.zakaria6237

Жыл бұрын

Black can check white first

1:39 knight to f4

1:41 why not knight f4?

@KGR0

Жыл бұрын

Black will just go Ne4, Nf6, Ng8 preventing white from promoting and pushing his pawns.

C5 also works

@thetaomegatheta

Жыл бұрын

No. In that case, black can go Qd3.