you don't need to make the videos shorter i love the 1 hour videos ❤

@pho3n1x51

10 ай бұрын

me too!

@vnXun

10 ай бұрын

1 hour videos of this type are fine since there are clear breaks in them

@userac-xpg

10 ай бұрын

You can also watch at increased speed. I use 1.75

@animetionstudio

10 ай бұрын

​@userac-xpg I use 3,5 xd I use KZread revanced if you was wondering how (there is custom speed plugin)

@Jcc988

10 ай бұрын

I am not complaining either. Wealth of knowledge here. Thanks Nelson!!!

I've got to say, this is my favorite chess series on any chess channel ever! I'm a 1700 in rapid, and i didnt think i'd learn all that much in the triple digits but I have learned a ton. And have watched every video in the series. My biggest take away, i'm a tactics guy with garbage opening knowledge and bad positional play. You've really helped me learn how to read the board from a positional stand point. I am very grateful

@stayinspired1271

9 ай бұрын

I started almost a month back and i am 980...how can i proceed brother I am losing to 1000 rated players....same issues bad opening and positional gameplay

@user-es7xw7jb8b

9 ай бұрын

@stayinspired1271 you're doing really well if you're on the cusp of 1000 with only a month of play. Better than me, for sure. To break into 1000, just develop all your pieces quickly and avoid making any big mistakes, i.e. hanging pieces, obvious forks, etc... I'll still make those mistakes, but it's rare, once every five games or something. Since your strength is in tactics like me, focus on complicating the situation, making it dynamic, with piece and pawn tension (pieces or pawns starring at each other without taking each other,) and pins. The more the better. Whenever I make a come back from being down material, it's from me complicating the situation and seeing through it better than my opponent. They miss a pin, and i can take a piece that looks protected for free, or i see a better order on how to break the tension between all the pieces that allows me to come out on top. That sort of thing. If you're struggling with time, for example, in rapid, drop down to faster time controls like blitz or even bullet for a while. When you come back to 10 min rapid, it'll feel like you have all the time in the world to make calculations. My biggest jumps in elo have always been right after I come back from a faster time control. One last tip, work on end games. I hated trading queens bc I hated end games. So studying end games helped a lot. Now I'm neutral on trading queens. And happy with it, if it will allow me to get a pawn for free or even just develop a piece so I'm ahead on development. Good luck. I'm sure you'll be flying past 1000 and even going up to 1500, 1600, 1700 in no time. Especially with how quickly you've nearly made it to 1000.

@thebcwonder4850

7 ай бұрын

@@stayinspired1271 what are you at now?

@KelsonArwhi

6 ай бұрын

I have the odd games where my play is ranked around 1400 or even higher, and have a 60+% win rate with a friend who's ranked 1100+, but struggling to get past the mid 900s...ultimately for similar reasons. Make too many silly mistakes and then get on a mental losing streak. ELO crashes back to the 800s. This series is proving to be invaluable for me in learning how to approach every move psychologically.

Really loving this series. You are an great teacher, and the way you talk through your strategy is awesome to watch. Thanks for the great videos.

Also, as you go up, it’s increasingly likely to come across a player who knows your channel.

@Thebigpiigg

10 ай бұрын

Yea but he isn’t on his main

@tenderloins_

10 ай бұрын

If they watch his channel they will still know its him.

@signeCS

10 ай бұрын

@@Thebigpiigg it says on his chess account that it is a smurf of chess vibes and you will be refunded your lost elo

@SatoriLight

6 ай бұрын

My channel is a safe haven for polite and respectful e gamers. Peace

Nelson i am so impressed by the way you are able to slowly and methodically talk us through your moves and other moves tactics etc using all this time in your games talking and still able to dispatch all these dudes who would probably crush me but due to all your content i am really improving😊 thanks man

I am truly enjoying your channel. The rating climb is extremely helpful. Explaining blunders and their consequences is great. I can’t wait for the next one.

With that series you definitely have beaten Gotham Chess when it comes to beginner to intermediate level chess education. Well played sir !

@LittleOne444

4 ай бұрын

honestly I agree but gotham is more fun to watch :P

@skeletronas5867

4 ай бұрын

@@LittleOne444 the more you get entertained, the less you focus on learning

@LittleOne444

4 ай бұрын

@@skeletronas5867 chess is a hobby. Not a study. Unless you're a grandmaster... then I'll shut my mouth

@skeletronas5867

4 ай бұрын

@@LittleOne444 If you wanna be good at chess, you have to make it a study

@floof6896

4 ай бұрын

​@@LittleOne444gotham is alot more fun to watch, i definitely agree with that, but i learn more watching nelson than levy. idk man, maybe i'm bad at learning but when i watch levy's videos, i only really get entertained instead of actually learning that much.

Pretty great series Nelson, those were pretty fun matches to watch. Good post and great display of sound fundamentals.👍👍

Just discovered your channel and absolutely love it! Can't wait to check out your other elo climbing vids.Thanks for putting in the effort, really really helpful!

I'd love to see the evaluation bar in your post game analysis. It would help visualize how bad a mistake overall is (using the eval bar)

Definitely Watched the full Video! Good teacher!

II've been carefully reviewing all comments here over a long period of time now. It's crystal clear your large audience is sharing and growing because of this winning formula and unique style of yours, Nelson. Your Host Demeanor beats all others. 1-hour videos are praised by 99.9 % of your audience. Concern yourself not with trying to adjust such presentations that are extremely well received. As the successful old saying goes, Don't try to fix what's not broken!! As Always Nelson, thank You SO MUCH, and wishing many Blessings your way!! I've SHARED this Video as widely as possible with pleasure!

One hour to long? No way, I loved every minute of it!

I love that you leave a puzzle for us while taking a break, great idea!

I think it's great how you make time to talk through everything it seems to help the thinking process therefore the longer time format is fine.

Love the vids man :) thank you

Nelson brought up something I’ve long felt, some 1000 opponents can play competitive games and hang for a while against even titled players. Or they can spot some tricky tactics. The lower rated players won’t win, but for those that are in that rating range, chess is flipping hard whether your 1000 or 2000 or more.

Fun to watch these Rating Climb games. Thanks. Thumbs up.

Nelson 👏🏼 What a great series. Best Chess channel I have ever seen in terms of improving your game. Wonderful to watch a great players mindset. How hard is this game even when you calculate!! 👍🏻

I always appreciate your thought process. Really enjoy your vids!

Glad that you are starting to analyze games. I'm about 1600 and while watching you thrash people at my level will be entertaining, your post-game autopsy will be even more helpful.

Yo im watching a lot of ur vids, keep it up g! Great Videos.

My favourite chess series so far, also the longer the video the better for me personally at least

18:27 One thing that I just noticed is that after Qxc3, Bxa7, Qa3+ is a fork that picks up the bishop.

This series is soooo good you could turn it into a simple course later and get some serious returns I think

i love seeing the thought process behind every move, there's really so much to think about. I had an easy time climbing up to 1000 elo but as soon as I got there I realized that there are so many more things to consider in every position, otherwise these players will cook me

Bro, these videos are great, at my level, approaching 1000, this shows me exactly what to do... practice my weaknesses and think what the opponent might do. Cheers !!

Verbalizing your thought process and the instructional component makes this both enjoyable and educational

Yes longer videos explaining the moves and lines so the viewer can see them develop are great!

I don't mind if the videos are less long, I'd watch one hour long games but if it's troublesome for some of us to watch they can be 30-40 minutes long and I'm happy with it.

@b01tact10n

10 ай бұрын

Yeah like learning to make moves that doesnt help the opponent.

I like how you mention to your viewers the distinction between lower rated opponents and higher rated; namely, the careless blunders. I think it's also worth mentioning that for example at 36:24, lower rated players tend to try and be TOO clever without thinking through if the tactic actually works. They essentially are just jumping in with their idea and hoping that everything turns out okay, when if they were to simply calculate one more move, they would see there is an easy response which makes their move a blunder and the 'tactic' fail.

another example of studying openings when you're not at an advanced level. every time i see players making mistakes after the opening memorization runs out, i think back to josh waitzkin's chessmaster series in which he always said chess study should focus on the endgame first, middlegame after and then opening. his argument was once your opening theory runs out, you're moving further and further away from what you know and into what the opponent knows (if he studied chess from the endgame). as a kid josh's quotes is how i learned chess and i love to see nelson using similar quotes to showcase principles. "knight on f8 there's no mate" was a great one to remember.

You are the best never stop!

I'm really loving this series! Very educational. I can relate about the 1000 rated players 😂. I'm currently 1200 at rapid because I'm applying the the thoughts and tactics that I'm learning from your videos. However, I still dont know many openings and traps so I still lose a lot😅

So calm, and very articulate, i appreciate it. I have got a good bit of understanding now. Thank you. Don't fall for the short videos trend, everybody does that. We dont get to learn much from it, now your unique point is these kind of videos, which is a rarity elsewhere.

LOVE IT!!! ❤

Thank you for explaining so well 2:00

Yo i thought you blundered at the end of that first game when they took your queen with theirs. You immediately sent up your rook without even addressing it for the mate. Love watching you play, very helpful.

Was following along with an engine in the last game. It wanted 10. Ke2 instead of castling for your white King! 🤯

Awesome video! Sipping a tall boy learning new things.

Your lessons are the best

So much thought put into each move. Gives me so much dopamine for each move. So we’ll thought out it’s beautiful. This channel suits my dopamine bro. Good job

This man is really amazing❤❤🤩

I appreciate your pacing

I hope I actually get to play against you in this rating climb.

Thanks for playing with me! Learned a lot from your analysis of my mistakes! Felipe222

I like the longer vids, I think 1hour is perfect

You are a very good teacher!

Wow finally someone who actually explains in a way we can learn rather than making fun and mocking people for dumb moves.. Subscribed already!

Man, these 1000s aren't what they used to be.

Because of you I'm understanding how good players actually think and plan for each of their move It has changed my literal perception of playing chess ❤😢

man, this video is so helpful, thanks a lot! climbing to 900 now...

This is the best explanation I've ever seen on how to think and calculate in chess. Hikaru Nakamura has some good streams with explanations, but this series is the best by far.

How would you recommend studying openings? I'm similar to the last game. Decent at tactics but I suffer quite a bit in the opening

I genuinely think ur videos are the best instructional videos out there. I am 1600 an still find value in the tactics u show. Also I recommend these videos to any new player I meet so they can learn the stuff u teach as u explain it it in an amazing way. OK this is a weird comment bit I hope u stay in good mental health and please stay well minded.

Thanks Nelson

Very good content thanks

thanks!! im just climbing past 850 now , but its a battle of winning & losing- not the way chess vibes does it 🎉

13:16 A really interesting move in this position was Bg4, the pawn can't take the bishop bc it's checkmate right after with Qf2##, altough im not really sure if that move is helpful at all if white just ignores it.

Hi YA Nelson, No Sir, an hour Video is not too long, we can always pause. I shared this video, as i do many you produce. I'm loving the explanations of your thought process, Few others have such good style in that, and you're a Pro at it. I find that rich, and it is always powerfully helpful!! A video like this is very favored!! Thank You, and As Always, Blessings your way pal from Oregon. ... Mike.

nice climb series, I just have a little bit hard to apply this to my own games (im 1100) because you can all the "best" moves for every opening and I dont, so how should I think if I dont know the "right" move for a specific opening like in this first game?

@jaideepshekhar4621

10 ай бұрын

Just study an opening for 5-10 moves and stick to it. Practice more on tactics and positions than opening until you reach atleast 1500.

@alexsalinas2236

10 ай бұрын

I am 675 10 min rapid, I don’t think memorizing is a big difference maker at the level we play, EXCEPT positionally. If you can understand the pieces movements you’re really either just defending or attacking albeit at the expense of your positions

Great channel. I watch it every evening. Unfortunately, no chance to see me playing as I struggle between 850 - 900!😁

This is the best series

Do you ever play the Reti? I've been pulling good results with it at this rating range - would be curious to see how you'd play it

I have listened to your philosophy in trying to master one opening and becoming successful. Have raised my rating by over 100 😂..

Hello Nelson, I have really enjoyed this rating climb series. I’m a semi retired, play a lot of chess , my best rating has been around 1350. Last night I lost 3 games to the same lower rated opponent. I would love to see you play against the center game , I seem to lose against that opening every time.

I love how you give us play by play commentary ....

The way U summed up 1000-1200 rated players is literally me. I never realised my own mediocrity lol

Great video try explaining what your opponent should have done in analysis more thank you!

Nelson is like obiwan playing chess: You will play knight to b6 and open that file for my queen. Opponent: Ill play nb6 and open the file for the queen.

Reaction when dropping below 1 minute: Nelson: "I'd like to simplify." Me: "AAAAHCRAPCRAPCRAPPANIC!!!!"

This is top tier content💯

Nelson you are so good att explaining the thought process, the best (along Daniel Naroditsky for a bit higher rated players). Thank you for your content!

The queen move at 10:25 looks nice. I think I will have to try that in a couple of games if I get this position. I am rated ca 700 in blitz and 1000 in rapid. I play mostly blitz (5+5).

I watched this video some time ago, and then watched it fresh again as the algorithm presented it to me newly. It’s as if I am seeing it for the first time. If I could like it again, I would.

You know things are getting serious when he starts moving without discussing what he’s doing

I think Nelson is right about how different intermediate players have different skill sets as I'm 1200 and I usually play poorly in the opening but very well as the game goes on.

@bunpeishiratori5849

10 ай бұрын

That's true even at higher levels. I've been around 1800 USCF for about forty years and I'm very uneven in my play. I probably play openings and endgames at around 1950 (or higher) strength but my middle game and tactics are like a 1600 or so.

At 19:37 would it be smart to sacrifice to the bishop on the light squares to then check mate on A1 next move?

I am stuck at 1000+ for the exact reasons you mention.

In your second game, after you pinned his rook to his king, you pre-moved the capture of the rook. Instead, you could have looked to see if would move a pawn (which I think he did although you were playing those moves so quickly it was hard to tell) which would have allowed you to push your pawn and attack his pinned rook. You could have won a whole rook rather than an exchange. In other words, don't always assume the opponent is going to move his king to break the pin.

12:10 wouldn't you want to take with the b pawn and capture towards the center? because taking with the d pawn means you don't have anymore center pawns and loses control of the center

I'm so thankful for this series, it's so educating! It's actually not a speedrun because there's no clock

I'm a big fan of these longer videos - if people don't have the attentionspan to learn for 1h then chess is probably not their game anyway 😂

29:50 One hour is very good to follow. Usually I see the whole video.

8:22 in the video why not b4 instead of Nb5 ?

What is the platform you are using?

why castle queen side and not king side?

this is why its harder to climb rankings for people like me who is legitimately is just in 1000 -1100 range.. when face with people who are in reality rated 1900-2000, frustrating to lose so lapsidedly almost disheartening to continue playing.. i hate losing most especially losing so badly

@Dragonball3D

10 ай бұрын

all authorised speedrun accounts refund elo at the end

@arrowofkira5658

10 ай бұрын

Yeah people get their rating back. And it's not like there're a million people smurfing in the lower elo pool for yt videos and speedruns, it's so unlikely to actually get paired with someone rated 2000+, even less likely than seeing cheaters I'd think.

as a 900, these guys scare me

Soon enough, you are going to come upon me

Chess but you have more 2x army than martin or Chess but you are force to capture martin piece

in which application do you play chess

Long live the channel! I agree that it is not necessary to make the video shorter

12:11 why is your double pawns good but when you said at 11:21 if he trade queens that will double his pawns, but you did the same why is it good for you and not for him?

@sleepmind9292

10 ай бұрын

Double standard

Could you please play a French defense in one of your games?

5:15 why don't we take that knight with the pawn

Mama always said players are like a box of chocolate. You never know what your gonna get.

He pushed some 1000 elo player to 2000 elo with 3 ending moves

in the last Weeks i climing downwards from 1200 to 800.

I like that you encounter fewer cheaters than most Speedrun Run Streamers 👍